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2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser

This project actually started with a need for gold electroplating for the 1956 Imperial restoration. I couldn't find anyone locally who could replate the gold hood emblem on the car so I bought the tool and learned to do it myself.  Well now that I have the tool I should offer the service to others. I needed a Gold Plating shop truck. Why not have a vehicle with a little performance enhancements as well while I was at it? A turbo PT Cruiser sounded like a great choice. I found this beat up Platinum Edition on the Facebook Market Place. A "turbo light" version with an automatic transmission. "Fixer upper" ripe for customization.

Starting point

    GOLD RU5H BodyWORK

    The first thing on the agenda was to repair all the body and mechanical damage. A trip to the Conley GA Pull A Part sourced replacement a replacement door, fender, and bumper. I  found a GT model and pulled the rear axle with disc brakes, a NP 500 five speed manual transmission, clutch slave, master, and peddle. Looks like we're in for some fun. The damaged body parts were replaced and a fresh base coat of PPG black followed by a glossy clear topcoat. Custom side skirts, front air dam and air ride were fabricated. 

    Body repairs and upgrades

      Air ride system

        The drivetrain enhancements included upgrading to a slightly larger turbo, a tuneable wastegate, Cowler HP turbo cams, HP valve springs, larger fuel injectors, 4 BAR pressure sensor, new hP timing belt, water pump, five speed manual transmission, stage 4 clutch, Hurst pistol grip shifter, poly shifter bushings.

        SRT4 upgrades

          Gold Ru5H Gold Plating

          Of course a gold plating business shop truck needs some gold plating examples. I 24K gold plated the chrome grill, front exterior door handles, front and rear Chrysler Emblems, and the custom fabricated Hurst pistol grip shifter. I cut and applied black flat black JUI logo decals to complete the blacked out look.

          24K Gold plating


            Performance tuning

            Performance tuning is completed with a Syked Tunning Pro suite tunner and a Diablosport for data logging.  Additional gauges have been added to monitor the vital signs.

            Tunning


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