Car Restoration

**dr. d** · September 3rd, 2016 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by minicarph

If say magically, the civic that you bought in 1993 disappeared and appeared now in your garage all brand new internals and exteriors.

Then you take out for a spin, im sure you will get head turners coz a brand new civic ESI all original in 21st century manila traffic. That's a classic!

We dont need to restore classic german or american cars for purposes that is a classic. Wala naman kinalaman yan mgs cars ba yan sa history natin.

I have long since followed Counting Cars and Americans dont restore Jap cars puro old Ford and Chevy. Because those cars identify them, their roots et .

Dapat in this part of the world, we restore cars that are unique to us, that gave us identity, that helped us in that part of our history. Like for example, the Feroza, the civic, the pajero, the crv and the starex.

The starex alone is so worth to restore coz most kids right now grew up in that as it was the cheapest school bus back then.

So yun, restore old phases out cars that was sold here before, that will surely have more value for us as a Filipino than those hemis or v8 americans or europeans.

That is my philosophy.

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errr... the americans manufactured cars. they own the marquee. they are proud of it.
restore cars that are unique to us? we... merely assembled or imported them. and there's a very much lot more, where they came from. we can't really identify with them, because they aren't... us.
my opinion.

but i agree. it is nice to restore a car that brings back nice memories of family, childhood, and growing up, etc etc.

btw... a 1993 esi? it looks like a bar of soap. after having been used for some time.
a corolla small body has nicer lines, in my opinion.
beauty beauty.. heh heh.

**Juan Martinez** · September 3rd, 2016 09:34 AM

Waste of time and a lot of money.

**Altis6453** · September 3rd, 2016 10:11 AM

In the U.S. It's easy to get replacement parts you need for a restoration. If they need to fabricate, they have the tools for it. Here it's harder to source parts and even harder to fabricate them.

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**carguy101** · September 3rd, 2016 11:00 AM

it would also be nice to restore a less popular car, something that would be eye-catching. something that not everybody knows... unlike a honda or toyota, every day! every single day you see at least 30

its been a long time since ive seen a mazda 323 familia, the "rayban" one... i see the older version from time to time but its been years since i last saw a rayban in real life... might be one of the better cars to restore

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**minicarph** · September 3rd, 2016 11:43 AM

Ang i-restore nyo eh yun galant

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**carguy101** · September 3rd, 2016 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by minicarph

Ang i-restore nyo eh yun galant

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yes, maganda din ang mitsubishi galant... bihira lng ako makakita nun, last time i saw "buy 1 take 1" na galant sa olx... nagsisi ako di ko kinuha nasa pampanga kasi eh

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**minicarph** · September 3rd, 2016 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by carguy101

yes, maganda din ang mitsubishi galant... bihira lng ako makakita nun, last time i saw "buy 1 take 1" na galant sa olx... nagsisi ako di ko kinuha nasa pampanga kasi eh

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Buy 1 take 1 na galant, di man lang ginawa mazda 626 yun isa

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**carguy101** · September 3rd, 2016 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by minicarph

Buy 1 take 1 na galant, di man lang ginawa mazda 626 yun isa

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never pa ako nakakita ng mazda 626 in real life... kaya yun mga ganun ang maganda i-restore, rare.

meron din ako nakita right now in olx na mazda 323 buy 1 take 1... pinagiisipan ko... problema kasi dalawa eh wala nako space for 2 cars hehehe atleast baka pwede ko benta yung isa so i would have funds to restore the other one!

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**dr. d** · September 4th, 2016 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by carguy101

never pa ako nakakita ng mazda 626 in real life... kaya yun mga ganun ang maganda i-restore, rare.

meron din ako nakita right now in olx na mazda 323 buy 1 take 1... pinagiisipan ko... problema kasi dalawa eh wala nako space for 2 cars hehehe atleast baka pwede ko benta yung isa so i would have funds to restore the other one!

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or, you'll probably use the worse car as the donor car, and the better-lookin' car, the recipient car.

**minicarph** · September 4th, 2016 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by carguy101

never pa ako nakakita ng mazda 626 in real life... kaya yun mga ganun ang maganda i-restore, rare.

meron din ako nakita right now in olx na mazda 323 buy 1 take 1... pinagiisipan ko... problema kasi dalawa eh wala nako space for 2 cars hehehe atleast baka pwede ko benta yung isa so i would have funds to restore the other one!

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Magkamukha ang Galant saka Mazda 626, parang magkapatid

Ang gawin mo sa Mazda 323, make sure two colors say black and white. Tapos pag pagpunta mo sa work black dalhin mo, pag-uwi mo white naman, pagpasok mo next day white, then pag-uwi mo black naman.

Sigurado madami magtatanong ng kapitbahay mo

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