Since i started putting my engine bay and interior back together, i've become very motivated to finish the car, probably because i'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, i've sort of hit a stop sign because after debating over and over whether or not i should rework some of the turbo/engine plumbing, i decided to just bite the bullet and get the stuff i wanted done before i put the engine back in. Namely, i wanted to redo the turbo coolant lines, oil lines, and also add a line for the rear oil return for my catch can, which meant i needed to order parts. In addition to changing out the plumbing, i went ahead and bought some fire sleeves and heat shields to protect my new lines as well as some of the existing vacuum lines. So far, i've collected about half of those parts:
I'm hoping to get the remaining parts this week so i can start prepping the engine this weekend and possibly even install the engine this weekend. Update 7/14, received some additional parts:
I also ordered some additional parts that i needed for after i got the engine back in, including:
a vmount radiator since my radiator got destroyed in the crash
and a resonator to replace my high flow cat. After i removed my cat i found out it was pretty much destroyed so instead of buying a whole new one, i figured i'd just pick up a resonator and have a welder cut out the old cat and weld in the new resonator.
Since i couldn't work on the front end of the car, i turned my attention towards the rear. Technically, i don't really need to touch the rear of the car to get the car running again, but one look at the rear and i knew something had to be done. The car hadn't been driven in over 9 years, so a lot of rust had built up over the years in the undercarriage, including the rear differential and the rear subframe. To do a proper clean up, i had no choice but to take everything out so i could wash and recoat the subframe.
Here's the subframe removed the car. Notice how filthy it is.
Like everything else that needed cleaning, i took the subframe out to the drive way to power wash it. Unfortunately power washing isn't as effective as media blasting, but it was still easier than hand washing and scrubbing. Here's the subframe after a good power washing.
Despite a good cleaning, there's still quite a bit of rust on the subframe. The next step will be to use my dremel to grind away the rust then spray it was some undercarriage coating to protect it from the elements. Unfortunately that's all i was able to achieve this past weekend. This coming weekend should be a little more productive once all the parts and supplies i ordered come in.
Removing the subframe should be the last time i need to take apart the car. From here on out, it's just a matter of putting everything back together...this will be the uphill climb of the journey, but also the more exciting part as the car becomes closer and closer to to it's final destination.
In other news, i finally got a chance to see the World Trade Center memorial waterfall. These waterfalls (there's two of them) were created in the location of the original WTC buildings, so you know where they once stood.
We also got a chance to get out onto the balcony on the floor of our building so i snapped a quick picture of the new WTC building
You can also see the Statue of Liberty from that side of the building as well, although it's not very clear in the picture
The Final Tear Down Stage 
