So, after a long time reading on the forums I finally have something to post! I thought I would start a build thread of my 1985 Carrera that I have plans to do a light restoration on. It will be repainted, have a lot of the interior replaced, redone wiring, some cosmetic changes on the exterior, and some suspension refreshing. I started dismantling it back in November but haven't gotten around to starting the thread until now.
So here it is, a 1985 Carrera 3.2 Coupe I purchased last summer in "Prussian Blue." The pictures make it hard to tell but the paint was in pretty rough condition, bubbling in lots of places and completely lifted in others.
You can still see some of Hurricane Irma's aftermath in the back, the flipped sailboat.
I don't have a very good picture of the interior unfortunately but it was one of the main things that needed refurbishing. The car had some pretty bad water leaks which left behind a pretty bad smell. This was only made worse by me daily driving it rain or shine down here all summer and fall. It also led to some unfortunate surprises down the road. The car had a supposed accident which the seller had no information on. The car also was non-running when i purchased it. When it arrived I realized the passengers back fender was painted with what seems like a brush. The non-starting condition ended up being a cut ignition wire deep in the bird's nest being used as a cutoff for a non functioning alarm. Still it had non-working headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights, cruise control, radio, ac, heater, power mirrors, or defroster. I was able to fix the lights the following morning as it was nothing too serious. The rest, could wait. This soon became my daily driver as I just enjoyed driving it so much, even without a radio or ac in upper 90 degree weather.
This forum has helped me out more than you would believe in my time of ownership of this car and even before while I was doing my research. I thought a build thread would be a great way to introduce myself to the community and contribute to this already great forum. I've been a car fanatic since I was a kid and was raised on American V8's, particularly old Chevys and Mopars. I plan on doing all the work on this car myself and documenting as much as I can. Any input you guys have along the way will be more than appreciated and any questions you have I'd be glad to answer! Thanks!