the time has come, where I have spent more time replacing parts than actually driving the car, so I might as well start a build thread to help myself document this. so far I've replaced every piece of weatherstrip (excluding hatch), door lock actuators (already need to replace passenger side again), replaced fuel tank/fill neck grommets, shorty headers, bbk catted H, flow master stainless exhaust, door pins, repaired leaking sunroof, repaired crappy radio install. in Lieu of this weekend's incident where the ball joint washer stripped off the top of the ball joint, I just ordered the moog lower control arms with ball joints, steeda lowering springs, bbk front and rear isolators, koni orange str.t shocks/struts. I'm hoping after I replace all of that, I can enjoy driving the rest of the summer before I do a top-end kit. possibly more. here are some photos of the new goodies. thanks everyone for their advice here. truly.