TeamSwift

I am going to start a sister build thread for my gl to gti swap. I want to keep my hyundia trans swap in the tranny section so it dont get cluttered up with the rest of my build.

To start i have the whole car apart except for the dash and rear bumper. I spent the better part of 20 min removing the tar sound deadener from my floor pan, i took a ballpen hammer and gentaly hit the tar working from one side to the other. The floor pan will flex but because the tar is old it was brittle so as i worked at it with the hammer it started to come apart in big chunks. when i got it all out i weighed it and it was 3lbs from just the front and rear floor boards.

After i get my cable shifter mounted in going to install a no name sound deadener i got on ebay. im also relocating my batt to the spaire tire well so it will be out of the way and you wont know where it is if you dont look really hard.

I have started my fender flaires to extend the wheel well out so i dont hit the body with the car dumped. The car is as low as i can go while using the stock style struts. im welding in new upper strut mounts to lower the car another 2in.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Always interested in build threads pics of the progress would be nice

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I ride a Honda, but I drive a Suzuki.

99 Honda CB600F Hornet
90 Suzuki Swift 1.6 GLX 4WD

I am monitoring this thread. I hope to be treated to awesome.

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Nick Manning

2006 Scion xB (fun-mobile)
1990/92 Suzuki Swift GTi TURBO (The GTiT)

I got a few thing in the mail today so ill post some pictures later tonight. I have a question tho, well its more like whats your opinion. I am painting my new calipers red and was wondering if i should pain the bracket red as well. i have a little over half of a jar of brush on caliper paint left over from the first set i did so i have more than enuff to paint to do the brackets as well.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

I would have the brackets black and the calipers red.

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I ride a Honda, but I drive a Suzuki.

99 Honda CB600F Hornet
90 Suzuki Swift 1.6 GLX 4WD

as i promised pic's

Got some new parts. cross drilled and slotted rotors, new calipers all the way around, ceramic pads wheel bearings and seals, and 25sq feet of sound deadening mat. still waiting on my ss braided brake lines, and one more inner seal.


This is the beging of my fender flaires/ body kit



After about 40 min of cutting and sanding

My freshly powder coated wheels

The best for last 50mm studs. compaired to stock stud

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Very nice wheels, I like them a lot

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I ride a Honda, but I drive a Suzuki.

99 Honda CB600F Hornet
90 Suzuki Swift 1.6 GLX 4WD

Time to update everyone on the progress. I finally got a set of mk3 gt tail lights that i have always wanted and also scored a Geo metro center section that has the bungs for lights. I still have to do my fiberglass rear bumper to get rid of the cut out for the license plate
New&Old


Now since mine is an mk2 i had to take some brackets and two pieces of a mk3 to get the center to fit. i also found some rust so i cut out the whole section out of my parts car.


The final repair with the tail light brackets and the bungs to bolt it to the car.


I also had my wheels powder coated white.


I also finished up my 4 wheel disk conversion. EVERY part is new minus the knuckles and the left front caliper, drilled and slotted rotors, ss braided brake lined ceramic pads. new bearings and seals. i also installed some extended wheel studs out of a wrx, they are 50mm 12x1.25.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Since I am doin a wire tuck and some sever cleaning up of the engine bay i relocated my batt to the rear of the car. The batt is a optima 51.



I also installed two racing seats, And lowered the mounting point for the rails as low as possible.


I also installed pillar mount seat belts last year so i could get rid of all the weight in the doors.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

More progress is in order, mind you our 2012 ts meet is in just 16 days.
i got my bumpers molded and in the final sanding phase.


The body is ready for final cleaning and wipe down then spray. left when i started right when i stopped today.


Got the firewall and rear wheel wells covered with sound deadener. i used up 25sq feet.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Paint

I got the car sprayed. i still have to spray the door piller and rear pillar black. i dont mean to sound full of myself but the paint turned out almost perfect.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Did you paint that yourself? Looks awesome What kind of white is that?

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I ride a Honda, but I drive a Suzuki.

99 Honda CB600F Hornet
90 Suzuki Swift 1.6 GLX 4WD

Looks a pretty good spray job to me!

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~the other Ralph~
Certified Suzuki Owner:
MKIII Swift GTi - The Green Destiny!
2010 Suzuki Jimny - The DD Workhorse!

Remember; the b and c pillar should be black!

Nice work so far!

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1989-GTi: JE 75mm 11:1 pistons,Ported head,Suzukird single UD pulley,Sandros 210/340 chip,Aluminium flywheel,3tech 222/365 cams,Apex I S-afc,Genie headers,Cultus IM,50mm tb,Crane cams adjustable cam gears,B&G suspension.
1991-GTi: Cultus headers, Single UD pulley,Sandros Chip,3Tech 210/340 Cams,Cultus IM, 4.39fd GB, Apex springs.
2001-Altezza AS200: Stock.
Aruba "one happy island".

ya its my first paint job. single stage gm 40u paint. Im currently masking the car to paint the pillars will take pics of it painted.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

nice work ... you had me at "Heavy pictures" still waiting.....jv&s
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wow that's a lot of woman Scott. Well i underestimated the time it would take to mask the car and the amount of masking tape, I just got done spraying the car like 40 min ago so I'll post some pics after work tomorrow before i start putting it together, so it has the recommended 16hrs to cure.

Here is a teaser pic tho.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

I peeled the tape off and some of the black blead through and some flaked off next to the masking tape. but you cant tell from ten feet.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

Nice progress. White gti looks really good!

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.: www.suzuki-klub.com :. SUZUKI KLUB SLOVENIJA

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Were those rims white before you re-sprayed them? I have a set of 16" SSR's for my GT-FOUR Celica I'd like to re-paint, and would appreciate it if you could give me an idea of the prepwork process. The SSR's are pearl white but I want to respray them in the Toyota SuperWhite to match the car's body.

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~the other Ralph~
Certified Suzuki Owner:
MKIII Swift GTi - The Green Destiny!
2010 Suzuki Jimny - The DD Workhorse!

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Looking good.

Ok your almost done ....Don't stop
this is what I'm thinking I can bring my car (GTI/Vert Proj,)down with a big pile of cash and you could shoot it for me .
I'm no painter my finger get tired holding down that little botton on the krylon can
Right after you finish the GTI build of corse......jv&s

The wheels were painted black when i bought them new, then i had them powder coated white. idk about painting your car Scott, Iv had two painters with 20+ years tell me its pretty good for my first time, but if i do another one it will be done differently, because now i know what im doing........ kinda. ill let ya look at it first and see if ya like it.
I got the wiring ran and got the dash in. and almost all the weather striping and moldings. if anyone know's where to find the molding clips that would be awsm.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

I got the bumpers painted and put on along with the rest of the body except for the pass side skirts.

What do ya guys think?

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress

I think you better hurry up. One week left

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98 swift big block
03 cobra bolt ons
97 3000gt vr4 e85, high comp, bolt ons
too many others to list

I will be there with the car on a trailer. My axles more than likely wont be done in time.

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If you ain't First your last - Ricky Bobby

1990 swift GL Twincam swap
Hyundai trans swap- in progress