Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 200805:35 am UTC
So i was just cruising the web and i see how this other car clubs have a sticky for "Post your ride pictures" and we dont have one, how come? Should we start one?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 200808:12 pm UTC
Is the red on 1g's, different than the red on 2g's? Because theres a guy on Tuners selling his GSX, and the paint on it is gorgeous, almost looks like my old Talon with the Candy Apple red... He said its a stock colour "Fire Red" from Mitsubishi.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 200808:36 pm UTC
I think the Mitsubishi branded cars had their own "pallet". For 1G vs. 2G Talon, the red paint looks very similar. I think it might be called "Indy Red".
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 200810:05 pm UTC
OK, the thread is now stickied and I cleaned it up a little.
Jamie, finally got it working as you can see. It only took 17 tries. There's a button to paste in an image instead of a link but it didn't seems to like the format of your url. I took off the "?t=..." stuff at the end and that seemed to fix it!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 200812:31 am UTC
Really nice looking cars guys! I particularly like that there are a few pics at events.
@Troy; Thanks. You should come to the Canadian Autoslalom Championships this year since it's at Slemon Park in PEI! I'll take you for a ride, right after Scott takes us out in his 'ride'
I'm going to have to work on my engine bay me thinks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 200801:00 am UTC
I'm just going to wait for mine to have the front mount on and the paint re-finished. Right now its a badly primered car in a snow bank. Nothing like the gorgeous cars that are being posted right now =]
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Is the red on 1g's, different than the red on 2g's? Because theres a guy on Tuners selling his GSX, and the paint on it is gorgeous, almost looks like my old Talon with the Candy Apple red... He said its a stock colour "Fire Red" from Mitsubishi.
Mike, this car is what I would want my 2g to look like. But I would only have one if I had money to burn.
The colour could be a varation of like 2 coats of paint and then clear or maybe he had a darker primer.
I know tim hunts car looks darker and better then Stock wildberry all he did was 2 coats of wildberry and then 2 coats of clear. Really nice combo.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 200811:47 pm UTC
So before anyone says anything, I bought the car with the hacked front bumper and just got my new one in the other day. It will finally be fixed this summer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 200802:16 am UTC
Well these are pics of my project car. Come spring the paint should be back to silver, Front mount, Rims, Later on in the year KYB AGX's with some lowering springs.
Hopefully she will be pretty for the Spring cruise. Got a little bit of work to go though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 200809:25 pm UTC
Originally Posted by toddmeunier
Come on Steve.......you can catch him!
Unfortunatly, I had the same view, but from the other side I was reeling him in once in 3rd, but I ran out of track. That may have been my first time shifting at 9K, I was pulling him in nicely in 3rd I didn't want to shift, lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 200801:06 am UTC
No, not really. The leather's in mint shape though.
I am changing my Prosport gauges this year. I was thinking about going Greddy, but I kinda like the smoked-when-off aspect of them, so I'm going to go all Prosport except Amber as opposed to Green.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 200801:13 am UTC
I found my leathers in my auto awd were really bad for letting you slide. Yes, I had my seat belt on all the time to. I would always slide into my door.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 200801:56 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jay McClelland
I found my leathers in my auot awd were really bad for letting you slide. Yes, I had my seat belt on all the time to. I would always slide into my door.
Same here. Although mines really worned out. Crack and everything. If budget allows this year, ill replace it with a bucket seat.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 200802:10 am UTC
Yeah mine had some crack's. I woulda thought that would cause enough friction to hold you in place though. Either way my new talon has the gray seats with like black and red stripes =]
Nothing beats my old red interior as far as im concerned though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 200807:06 am UTC
If you put the gauges where the vents use to be, doesnt that mean that there's hot air blowing on the back of them when the heating is on? Isn't that bad for them?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 03, 200802:08 am UTC
Long time since I have posted. Here are some pics of my dsm as she sits now!!! Old pic of her at the very bottom!
Anybody want to come help me throw the motor in / get it running? I have the motor sitting in the bay on 2 mounts right now. Free beer is to be had by all - garage is cold right now though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 03, 200811:14 pm UTC
MMMM gauges, the oil press gauge saved my butt twice when my oil filter housing bolt got loose and dumped all of the oil out in few seconds while lapping at shannonville. I like overkill what can I say.hehe
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 04, 200811:58 pm UTC
Huh? Ya I definately need to see more pictures of that engine bay. Where did the other half of his turbo go? That alternator must be uncomfortably warm.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 200801:58 am UTC
Yep same set of pistons I've been beating on forever. Complete stock rebuild with new seals, bearings and rings.
I didn't have to but figured might as well, since the car was parked for the winter. I only wanted to get the surfaces decked for ARP's and metal headgasket, but I was like bah just rebuild everything to keep it good Downtime on the engine was only a week. On the ther hand I'm gonna throw whatever I can at it. We'll see how good it holds
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 200802:47 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Yep same set of pistons I've been beating on forever. Complete stock rebuild with new seals, bearings and rings.
I didn't have to but figured might as well, since the car was parked for the winter. I only wanted to get the surfaces decked for ARP's and metal headgasket, but I was like bah just rebuild everything to keep it good Downtime on the engine was only a week. On the ther hand I'm gonna throw whatever I can at it. We'll see how good it holds
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 200803:47 am UTC
I'll probably be doing the same to my winter beater over the summer, maybe not rebuilding the engine, but pulling it and freshening things up (Water pump, front case, b/s elim etc). Going to try and do a manual conversion to it over the summer. She's got a great body on her, and the engine's strong so why not. Few mods (14b, 550's, MAF-T, Fuel Pump etc) to give it some pep.
I am also interested to know how much the rebuild/machine work ran you.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 200812:03 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
my cost: well less than $1000
That's the beauty of doing things yourself. Just make sure you check your clearances and align the thrust bearing. Other then that, once you do it once, you'll never forget for the next time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 200801:27 pm UTC
My Talon in late 2006, hasn't changed much externally since. I'll take pics of the engine bay when I get around tidying it up a bit - hopefully this summer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 200808:21 pm UTC
Yeah, it was a good turnout at that meet. The silver eclipse GST that was there was I do believe a 99, and most of us were marveling about how shiny the bolts still were.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 200809:06 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Yeah, it was a good turnout at that meet. The silver eclipse GST that was there was I do believe a 99, and most of us were marveling about how shiny the bolts still were.
Ya, that was me, sporting the old rims in those pics. So that would be a 98
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 200804:31 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Fai Lee
My current one, got to love it with the current weather!
So far 90% of the vehicles I've seen in the ditch this winter were pickups or suvs. But I'll admit the truck plows through some of those huge drifts pretty good.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 200804:37 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Randy Kuiperij
Originally Posted by Fai Lee
My current one, got to love it with the current weather!
So far 90% of the vehicles I've seen in the ditch this winter were pickups or suvs. But I'll admit the truck plows through some of those huge drifts pretty good.
people get cocky and over confident in their super machines
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 200807:49 pm UTC
You would be surprised at what most trucks wont go through. Most newer trucks come with really wide tires and I can assure you since I went from a 225/75R16 to a 265/75R16 it is much worse in the snow. Any slush is terrible, and it pulls you around a lot more.
I couldnt agree with Brian more. Most people with big trucks think they cant be stopped. Until they pass you when your doing 80 in a blizzard and they end up in the ditch
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 17, 200804:56 pm UTC
Here's my DSM. Not great pics but they were all I could find. Still haven't taken any pics under the hood since the stroker build. I like keeping the stock look. Makes for more of a surprise when you lift the hood.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 17, 200809:25 pm UTC
Well I am sure you are all just dying to know what car I bought form the states that I have been talking about lately. Well here she is! I think its a nice addition to my talon back home.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 18, 200805:48 am UTC
Here's the motor after the latest round of clean up. (not pictured: clutch, all belts, front engine seals, rear main seal, all fluids, master and slave cyl's, alternator, injector seals and new exhaust)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 20, 200806:27 pm UTC
LOL true, but being under 25 and having something over a 1995 is not so good for insurance reasons lol. Im going to buy an R1 after september. But the FZR1000's were rated at 145hp. When it was stock it went 10.76 at 135 I believe. I have the slip somewhere. But the bike is rated the bike at a 10.30 at 137.
Since then ive done a full Kerker 4-2-1 exhaust system, K&N filter and airbox mods. Re-jetting. It seems much faster now. Id like to get it on a dyno and see what happens.
Props on a gorgeous bike though Dan. If only it was a 1000
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 20, 200806:50 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Chris Mckee
Props on a gorgeous bike though Dan. If only it was a 1000
Hahahahah, no way......I am convinced I will never actually use this bike to it's full potential...plus, I am a big fan of doing more with less. I will be putting in a sprocket/chain combo this weekend in order to change the gearing mildly. This will yield more acceleration at the expense of the top end, which is fine, since I rarely get up over 100mph anyway.
Incidentally I originally had my heart set on the R1, but decided the R6 would be a better choice, especially since it was my first bike in 18 years.....no need to kill myself TOO quickly
The R6 is very capable rocket. The R1 is a beast, that's for sure........but the thought of it scared me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 21, 200802:50 am UTC
Adam- Funny you mention that. That thought crossed my mind when I heard there was going ot be an Eclipse tonight.
Dan- I love the Eclipse. I am having a lot of fun with it. I spend most of my day in my car driving given the line of work I do. So I wanted to get something I enjoy. I just can't wait until summer to drop the top. The interior was what really sold me on the car. Funny enough, when I first went to the dealership I was looking at the Lancer GTS but than saw my car in the showroom so it kind of redirected my attention. Than I went home and pondered about the Lancer and somehow went back for the Eclipse the next day. The test drive made it a fairly easy decision. Originally I was looking for something cheap on gas but I couldn't resist. And I am actually amazed at the mileage I am getting with this car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 21, 200803:58 pm UTC
What's with this 'don't want to die yet' stuff? You don't HAVE to crack the throttle wide open! REALLY. You don't! And as for the 'need to buy for insurance' stuff, it's like not getting a TSi in favour of the ES. Sure, you'll save a little money. But you can't put a value on the erosion of your soul...
A 600 is a good size. Fairly economical, with just enough power to get you into trouble. Anything more is just gravy. The guy I bought my minihome from showed me his baby, a $24k Ninja 13 or 1400 (or something, it was the biggest one they made). He told me it was a great bike, but a total waste of money. You just COULDN'T use that much power around our area, without jeopardizing yourself or other people. You always had to be restrained...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 200804:51 pm UTC
I've been on the back of one of those FZRs before and damn...Even with the weight of me on the back, passing cars on the freeway felt like you went into a teleportation device. One second you're behind someone, the next you're 100 feet past them.
I'm too much of a puss for that stuff though. I don't like knowing that I could die any second. I'll stick with mountain bikes.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 200805:36 pm UTC
Its not the bike or the power that scares me. Its the drivers on the road. They have no respect or concern for people on bikes. Thats why I avoid crowded roads like 400 series highways. Ive had my fair share of close calls, and its a piss off, but I love riding a bike.
The thing sure does move. I wouldnt need anything more powerful. But since its older its definately the cheapest form of transportation I own. I can get 40+mpg easily.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 200808:38 pm UTC
Car drivers are actually MUCH better these days than they used to be. When everyone rode 125s and a 250 was considered a big bike, the cars used to HATE being held up by a bike and used to feel we didn't belong on the roads. They would sometimes PURPOSELY try to run you off the road. These days the problem is usually just that the car driver didn't SEE the bike...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 24, 200802:40 am UTC
Didn't "see" the bike, saw the bike, but chose to ignore it........you choose.
One of the tricks to surviving when sharing the road with cars is to simply stay away from the group; stay out of blindspots, avoid all SUV's and assume that everyone driving is going to do the most selfish thing possible at any given moment. If you think the fat ass with the grande latte in the black escalade is going to suddenly jump over to your lane without signalling because they are bored of their current lane.....then 95% of the time, he will......if you anticipate this, you'll be fine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 27, 200811:55 am UTC
The bike situation is a tough one. I've been riding since I was a kid and I've learned a thing or two, but nothing more. ALWAYS anticipate the worst possible situation you could be in, know that you're not sharing the road with intelligent drivers in "cages", stay away from blind spots, wear your leathers, have a LOUD pipe, so if they don't see you they hear you, and keep out of the blind spots. I also love to ride with the high beams on in the daytime.
Since I used to race MX and ride Freestyle MX I use another tactic to keep from killing myself. I watch as many crash/death videos as possible before the season starts. During the riding season I like to watch a few to keep it fresh. I also think that "cagers" should be forced to do the very same thing.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 05, 200801:04 pm UTC
Bwahaha! My first thought was that you look like you're going to put everything out on the garage floor, and go *Vroom Vroom* with your pretend 'whip'.
*Laugh* You just look a little 'young' in that pic, Ryan.
Glad you got your hood in good shape. Looks like you're going to be sporting some serious bling.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 08, 200812:30 am UTC
This is what my 1995 Eclipse looked like in its good days. Its a non turbo. These days its got winter tires on stock 16" rims and a lot of stone chips.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 200801:45 am UTC
Reza. If I remember properly you were running a stock block last year when you hit 11's right? Is this still the case or did you do some work to the block this year as well? Can't wait to hear what numbers you run with that new snail in there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 200804:10 am UTC
It's still the same stock block. I just got it freshened up with new rings, bearing and the crank polished/balanced. I had the head rebuilt as well, figured might as well over the winter. Only thing done to the engine is BC 272's, ARP's and metal HG.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 200802:10 pm UTC
Reza, engine bay's looking good, though I'm wondering where all the mandatory oil/grease is thats supposed to cover a 1g's engine bay ?
Like the black Tial (thats what I have) but be prepared for it to not resemble black after a few thousand k's as it will eventually turn a cherry/rust colour.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 200802:56 pm UTC
Thanks for the compliments folks I can't stand any leaks, oil or grease. I like to keep things relatively clean. On the other hand, after running it for a while and 3 oil changes, not a single leak or problem anywhere. Do it once, do it right! Now all I need is to fab up a pipe for the dump tube before I cook everything.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 18, 200812:48 pm UTC
I don't have many pics on the comp right now but here's a pic of under the hood (older one)
here's the mods done to my Stealth
exterior
-99 3000gt headlights and turn signal -99 3000gt bumper -VIS racing evo hood -Moda R6 rims -99 3000gt combat spoiler -2nd gen 3000gt sideskirts and door caps
interior
-seats have been redone (2 tone) -carputer with JBL speakers, alpine amp and sub -white face gauges -autometer boost, water temp, oil temp, oil press., EGT, A/F gauges with a triple gauge pod on the A pillar and the rest are put into my dash -battery relocated to the trunk
performance
-13T turbo's (stock WRX turbo's) -FMIC with costum piping -costum made intake pipes with vibrant filters -MSD DIS 4 -EGR block off plates -AEM FPR -MAFT PRO with all the goodies -3" costum exhaust -ebay SS tubular headers and 02's
there's more I just can't think of it, at the end of the summer all this is going to change since I'm going with a single because the engine bay is WAY to cluttered
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 18, 200808:43 pm UTC
I've never raced it or had it tuned, I'll do both once I do my single setup, other people are putting down around 440awhp and are doing high 11's low 12's just to give you an idea
and yes it's a pain in the ass to work on and that's why I want to go with a single
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 200812:23 am UTC
^^ Those numbers are easily reachable on a 3.0 single setup. I'd bet that you could make that with the current setup if you wished.
Check VG30dett forums for some ideas. Hot side piping is a pain but overall, you'll lover the gains, the cleaner look of the bay, less piping, great Top end, etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 21, 200804:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rafael Pimentel III
^^ Those numbers are easily reachable on a 3.0 single setup. I'd bet that you could make that with the current setup if you wished.
Check VG30dett forums for some ideas. Hot side piping is a pain but overall, you'll lover the gains, the cleaner look of the bay, less piping, great Top end, etc.
Nice looking car.
Thought about going Spoilerless????
when I first pieced the car together I had no spoiler and it looked fugly, I know the combat spoiler I have now isn't everyones cup of tea but I like it, I find it makes the car look a little more aggressive
as far as piping I'm going to use the stock manifolds or my SS ones and just make a collector, here's a pic of what I'm talking about, but instead of having the turbo mounted ontop of the tranny like this guy mine is going to be in front of the rad where you can see one of his wastegates and I'm going to make a plenum that way my TB will be on the driverside and I won't have to route piping all over the place like this guy
Theres mine. Page one is my old project thats now gone. ANd Page 3 is my current Eclipse. With all the goodies. Been playing with it on the dyno for the last couple days now. Working on getting over 500 WHP at 20psi. Its close!!! A few more days and it will be there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 200812:28 pm UTC
I think the Audi was leather sides with an Alcantara<sp?> center. Felt REALLY nice. I was ticked when a security guard kid bought the A4 that I wanted out from under me. You can't beat the Audi/VW seats. Even the Passats feel great, AND are supportive when you crank cornering speeds up...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 200805:37 pm UTC
Sweet car Grant. I always loved those. I had a customer at my old job who had the same car. He put the chip in and said the difference was incredible. He just had it chipped with exhaust. He raced it the odd time. Being a 50 year old doctor I am not too sure how much more he was planning on doing with it but he was really happy with the car. How much power do those cars have stock?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 200806:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Wopereis
Sweet car Grant. I always loved those. I had a customer at my old job who had the same car. He put the chip in and said the difference was incredible. He just had it chipped with exhaust. He raced it the odd time. Being a 50 year old doctor I am not too sure how much more he was planning on doing with it but he was really happy with the car. How much power do those cars have stock?
thanks Ryan,
stock, the car runs on 7psi through it's two K-03 turbo's and makes 250hp/258tq
a typically chipped car raises that boost to 14psi and nets 360tq/390tq and even more so on race gas.
with a true turbo-back and a k-04 turbo upgrade, they get quite well into the 500s with hp/tq and put down 11s
coolest feature is that you can select 91 Octane, 93 Octane, 100 Octane, Stock or Valet mode all from the Cruise Control button.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 200811:22 pm UTC
Ha! You say it's sweet, until you consider that it's the equivalent of Todd Day's ECU mod (~$200?) and a $50 manual boost control. And it costs around $600.
The Euro crowd keep a TIGHT grip on ECU communications specs and encryption, so that every-hacker and their dog can't develop S-AFCs or Palm Loggers like you see for the Japanese/DSM-type cars. So you can't just slap on a bigger turbo and tune like a DSM, you have to get a new chip or a re-program for another few hundred bucks. And then there's no guarantee it'll work.
There's tools like Lemmiwinks that you can use to tune your ECU parameters, but only a little bit. And if you slap on an MBC and crank the boost yourself, the ECU steps in when it detects more boost than it thinks it should have and you get stuck with 'limp-home mode'.
Also consider that the K03 and 04 turbos are about the size of a stock 2G's T25. Something the size of a T28 is a MAJOR upgrade. There's a few that have pushed farther with bigger turbos and custom tuning, but either the limiter steps in with the AWD systems, or you get nothing but wheelspin. Hell, I can light my little 15" tires up at will with a stock 1.8t...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 200802:31 am UTC
Lots of my friends including me get stuff done here.. Chips, downpipes, turbos, whatever. Good enough guys too. Give em a call they should be able to do it, or direct you in the right way..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 200811:50 am UTC
Sorry Manuel, the hijacking will stop in a moment...
I have an APR 93 (no fancy selections) ECU I bought from a guy in TO that was liquidating his mods. I need to get my car running right first, but then I have to pay about $200 to change the chip to 91 or custom-mix my own additives to boost 91 to 93 octane in my tank.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 30, 200802:50 am UTC
I am trying to friking get the car ready but, its giving me issues, the damn HUGE f.pump wont fit anywhere under the car. I might have to go with what i had in mind before a bosch 044. --Fuel pump for sale-- 1g would have better use (more room).
Anyways, after that it would only need dyno and aligment.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 13, 200804:34 pm UTC
So no one has new pictures of there projects come on people post up some pictures of the dsm's summer is coming surely u all got something new packing post it up .
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 13, 200805:17 pm UTC
This is all I have so far, all turbo parts removed & sent out for some high temp ceramic coating. New FP coated race mani installed. Not shown in pics, new Fluidampr crank pulley & Apexcone 5000K HID's installed. Still to go in Koyo rad with SPAL Fans & Samco hoses, EvoIII intake mani, FIC 1050 injectors & a larger meth injection nozzle.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 13, 200805:19 pm UTC
Thats a nice looking engine daren cant wait to see that thing at the track i will post some pictures of my engine when rebuild is complete a bunch of new parts cant wait.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 200804:42 am UTC
So here's my progress so far, got my turbine housing, O2 housing, JM fab heatshield & downpipe back from the coaters. They are all done in a satin black ceramic that's supposed to be good till 2000F. I also had an internal coating (supposed to be 3 layers) done, called XMU I believe to the downpipe & O2 housing that is supposed to trap in the heat even more still. My evoIII mani was just mocked up but am waiting to finish up an egr setup before I can finish up installing parts. Hoping to have it on the road for May 1st.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200803:43 pm UTC
Come on, lay off the poor guy. Everyone has different tastes. I think it looks alright. Maybe not what I'd put on my car, but I appreciate the effort. Notice his 90 tails and 91+ front end, guys? Jeeeeez.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200805:04 pm UTC
I've seen this car in person at Helders.
Personally, I think it looks pretty good. Only thing I really don't like about it is the front bumper and rear bumper flares out too much at the sides when you look at it from a side angle.
plus, people post pics up to get opinions. If i posted my pics up and you guys don't like it, I would want to know, and also know why it doesn't look good.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200805:29 pm UTC
I personally like the car except for the tail lights and the rear bumper flares out too much. The front end reminds me of a 97+ silvia and good choice on the HKS TI carbon muffler
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200807:05 pm UTC
I love the engine bay its like what I want under my hood. For the exhaust very nice =] I have the same muffler cept its just stainless sitting at ziggys =]
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200810:45 pm UTC
People can hate it or love it but i like it! theres not that many 1genb's that are in shows so that's why i picked it out for orginality to represent 1 gens and prove they look just as good as thge 2nd gens. I will in the future be putting on fender flares to fix that problem with the front skirt. And i will be going balls out on the motor eventually but for an overall build of two years and all the money blood sweat and tears im proud to say i own a dsm
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 200811:20 pm UTC
As you should. Regardless of what people say your ride should be what you want it to be. Some will like. But there will always be people who don't like your ride.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 13, 200809:54 pm UTC
Ryan, your title is incorrect... This is much more appropriate: إثنا عشر ثاني سيار
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 27, 200802:23 am UTC
Looks real good Ryan. The only thing, is the liscence plate! I know its the stupid law, but it sticks out like a sore thumb.
I've been without for at least a year and I only have 1 ticket for it (and I didn't get pulled over for it, the lady cop circled my car after I got pulled over for something else) Do they care about that stuff up in Sudbury? and I spend most of my time in Oshawa area.
Looking very good though Ryan, you know you want to post some engine bay pics.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 28, 200801:53 am UTC
Finally back in the DSM world! Purchased on April 26th, 2008. 1998 Talon TSI AWD, pretty much stock (aftermarket cams by previous owner.)
My previous Talon (98 TSI AWD), bought it in Nov 2004, sold in May 2006 to the owner of Collection Auto, which was then shipped to Alberta. Biggest regret ever
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 28, 200807:00 pm UTC
New car is finally home... ignore the uglyness for now, its a work in progress ITs a GSX.
Things that need to be done: -Throw engine and transmission in -Swap in interior -Throw the mods on (Turbo, FMIC etc etc etc.) -Save for paint -Save for tires for new wheels that I bought for my talon.
Oh, and the fenders will be gone shortly, the original owner has agreed to mail me new fenders (and a missing sideskirt) if I mail these back to him.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 28, 200807:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Murtaza Saadat
New car is finally home... ignore the uglyness for now, its a work in progress ITs a GSX.
Things that need to be done: -Throw engine and transmission in -Swap in interior -Throw the mods on (Turbo, FMIC etc etc etc.) -Save for paint -Save for tires for new wheels that I bought for my talon.
Oh, and the fenders will be gone shortly, the original owner has agreed to mail me new fenders (and a missing sideskirt) if I mail these back to him.
Looks like you have just as much work as I do ahead of us. I will have pics sunday probably on my new shell. =]
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 10, 200812:41 pm UTC
And your headlights and taillights aren't BLACK enough, Sunny!
Come on, Brian! I wanted to read teh silliness! *Laugh* Good-looking car, BTW. I've got a pic of the Passat before and after the new wheels. Just crazy busy so no time to post 'em up.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 03, 200802:53 am UTC
Thanks, Yea it's the original paint. There are a few faded spots and chips in it, but overall really good condition. I just made sure to take a picture of the good side lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 200804:38 am UTC
Took that pic while waiting in line to get into prom, Just got lucky, it did turn out damn well. The girl, Steph will come out to yorkdale once the "racecar" (as the friends call it) is ready..
Specialized bikes for the winn! Ive got a few myself Epic, tarmac, P3 .. Kevin that bikes not stock.. you just buy it like that.. or build it like that?
The clips for talons were dicountinued, your lucky to have em!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 200808:12 pm UTC
Thanks for the comments guys.
The bike is definitely worth more than the daily driver. I built the bike over the course of about 4 months. I just waited until I found the best deals on everything between ebay, bike forums, and the fall bike show. It's got full xt drivetrain, juicy 7's, large capacity fox float shock rebuilt by push industries, marzocchi 700sl fork, and crossmax enduro wheelset. It rides amazing, actually I'm heading out right now.
The 2g should be on the road in about a week's time depending on how the e-test goes but I'm crossing my fingers, it's been a long time coming.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 200812:35 am UTC
Nice looking ride Dan. My favourite looking 1g. Judging by that FMIC you have a few little goodies under the hood. Care to share what those might be? Welcome to the club.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 200812:54 am UTC
Originally Posted by Kevin Jenkins
Thanks for the comments guys.
The bike is definitely worth more than the daily driver. I built the bike over the course of about 4 months. I just waited until I found the best deals on everything between ebay, bike forums, and the fall bike show. It's got full xt drivetrain, juicy 7's, large capacity fox float shock rebuilt by push industries, marzocchi 700sl fork, and crossmax enduro wheelset. It rides amazing, actually I'm heading out right now.
The 2g should be on the road in about a week's time depending on how the e-test goes but I'm crossing my fingers, it's been a long time coming.
All my bikes have been worth more than any car I've had, but it's a passion I have and I can't deny myself the natural fun!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 200801:00 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Wopereis
Nice looking ride Dan. My favourite looking 1g. Judging by that FMIC you have a few little goodies under the hood. Care to share what those might be? Welcome to the club.
Thanks. I had the crankshaft balanced, Eagle rods, Weisco pistons, ARP Main and head studs, Greddy T-belt, SCM 44-31e turbo, Snow performance water meth. and more.
Here's an old pic of the engine bay, I have cleaned it up a bit.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 06, 200802:10 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Wopereis
Nice looking ride Dan. My favourite looking 1g. Judging by that FMIC you have a few little goodies under the hood.
Originally Posted by Dan Bezanson
Thanks. I had the crankshaft balanced, Eagle rods, Weisco pistons, ARP Main and head studs, Greddy T-belt, SCM 44-31e turbo, Snow performance water meth. and more.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 200802:52 am UTC
Hey Mike, Where did you mount your Coolant bottle? I'm getting a FMIC with short route piping installed tomorrow and I want to steal your idea of where to put it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 200810:11 am UTC
Mike I'll get you a pic. It's down in the lower splash cover held on with these super thick tie wraps. It seems just as solid as the OEM setup. I ran the car for about a month before coming up with this solution though lol. I had to add coolant every couple of weeks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 200810:22 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Mike;
BEAUTIFUL, change those rims and throw some paint/powdercoat on the valve cover!
Thanks for the kind words. What do you figure for the VC? I'd love to have it powdercoated, but no one does that locally. I'm just not sure if paint would hold up too well. Also I'm not sure what colour to go with. Black most likely. I'm trying to make the engine bay more lowkey. I just picked up Taylor 8mm Spiro Pro wires in that pic in black They look OE.
Oh, here's why I'm still rolling on factory wheels...
My race wheels (17x8 Rota Torques) and tires (Nitto NT01) have blown my rim/tire budget for a while If only I could drive them on the street as well. Oh well! They get me around the corners quickly when it counts!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 200804:08 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Hiscott
Mike I'll get you a pic. It's down in the lower splash cover held on with these super thick tie wraps. It seems just as solid as the OEM setup. I ran the car for about a month before coming up with this solution though lol. I had to add coolant every couple of weeks.
Yeah let me see. My car is at the shop right now and he said he'll figure something out, but if you're idea is better, I'll just do that instead.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 08, 200801:17 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Hey Mike, Where did you mount your Coolant bottle? I'm getting a FMIC with short route piping installed tomorrow and I want to steal your idea of where to put it.
I have short route on my 2ga and I never had to relocate the coolant bottle. I am sure it would look better relocated though.
Mike. Nice looking car. Same colour as my 2ga only I don't have the Eclipse front bumper. Definately a nice touch. How long have you had the car for and who did you buy it from? It looks very familiar.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 08, 200802:30 am UTC
My ticket to 10's I hope.
Fresh shafts, bearings, all synchros including double synchro 2nd gear, welded diff and a clutch that doesn't slip. I will need to get used to the shorter 1st gear though as I had a taller Galant 1st and never even knew it.
A little help in the intake department to get there as well
Here is what happens when you try to rev to 9000 rpm, snap a front motor mount bolt which wiggles its way out of that little hole and lands in the alternator belt which eventually winds up smashing the fack out of your hood.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 08, 200806:35 pm UTC
I'm not allowed to polish her, no wax for 3 months! She's shiny enough though.. when I have access to a better camera one day I will get better pictures. lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 200803:08 am UTC
Im sure they tell you that so you dont go and find all the imperfections in the paint job. Do yourself a favor now, go over it and make sure everything is the way it should be.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 200802:10 pm UTC
I've given the car a few look overs for imperfections and haven't seen anything significant. They tell me this because the paint actually takes a long time to dry, and needs to breathe. The guy who did this is a good guy and wont screw with me, I've had a friend deal with him in the past and he has been nothing but good, especially with touch ups if they are needed.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 11, 200810:02 pm UTC
Here is my new baby!(as of almost a month ago):D Just got DRLs done today using fogs, and inspection tomorrow! Looks like new bumper isnt even sagging: Favorite shot: Low miles!(trip meter is distance from michigan to home): Some more:
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 13, 200803:12 am UTC
lol there is too much mike talk going on in this area, I didnt think your talking about me though, cuz my car is far from beastly at the moment:P, confused:P :s
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 200802:49 pm UTC
So many people with nice rides, keep 'em mean and clean! As for the pic above, gotta love the Captain Obvious statement hidden within... Can YOU find it?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 200803:45 pm UTC
oh ok lol, thanks eric:P i didnt think people would find a stock gsx too badass, but its still pretty baddass:D, just wait till i get money and do the sucker up:D:D -guna try and get the passenger headlyight off today and reseal so it stops foggin up!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 200804:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Gates Perry
So many people with nice rides, keep 'em mean and clean! As for the pic above, gotta love the Captain Obvious statement hidden within... Can YOU find it?
Yep, we figured if we were going to go ahead and snap a shot, we may as well make sure everyone knew that the camera was going to be used. Wouldn't want to catch anyone off guard
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 200806:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Lane
oh ok lol, thanks eric:P i didnt think people would find a stock gsx too badass, but its still pretty baddass:D, just wait till i get money and do the sucker up:D:D -guna try and get the passenger headlyight off today and reseal so it stops foggin up!
I think it's badass, hence my 2gb conversion to the stock 2gb GSX body.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 200807:08 pm UTC
haha well thanks. So I got halfway through headlight removal and got pissed off, now i foound out I need to take a few more bolts out the bumper, already snapped the one under the splash guard, as long as the one doesnt snap under the corner light i should be ok:|, by the way where is trenton near?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 200803:50 pm UTC
I still havent gotten them %##^S out so either of the bumper or headlight bolts are no way goin back in, makes it a lil easier when I get a FMIC, 5 broken bolts and a stripped screw head later and that bolt refuses to mate with my socket!!!! (anyone know a better than stock fix for all my broken fender to bumper bolts) well outside I go for some more fun.....
Just thought I would post some pics and see what you guys think of my car. I know the taillights aren't for everyone but I think they suite it. Anyway good or bad, let me hear it! I'm going to change the rims as soon as I can afford to.
Clean car Ryan, nicer rims will make the car look even better. Actually the taillights look nice with the color of the car. Was someone standing behind the car in the last picture?
I agree about the fog lights, they look kinda cheap (canadian tire ish) and I think I will make the center of the lights black when I can. thanks for the feedback guys I appreciate it. This pain in the a$$ car has been a 3 year project so far and I kinda hope it never ends. (at least till I win the lotto and get a gt3 rs)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 23, 200804:08 am UTC
what wheels are those ?! lol i want a cf hood and hatch, but im going to paint the top half of the hatch black so it flows:p, looking for work vs xx wheels too
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 200812:18 am UTC
No its still red. Hard to find a carbon fiber hatch at a good price. Not to mention the hassle of taking the glass out of my old one and putting it in a new one.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 29, 200808:39 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Sebastien Cardozo
Hey man I noticed your car at Santa Maria Foods a while back, my brother works there and I pick him up sometimes. It use to be multi coloured right. I saw it again today and it's looking real sharp. Thats a nice fmic setup, whats under the hood?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 30, 200802:06 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Palome
Hey man I noticed your car at Santa Maria Foods a while back, my brother works there and I pick him up sometimes. It use to be multi coloured right. I saw it again today and it's looking real sharp. Thats a nice fmic setup, whats under the hood?
edit: How much did you pay for the paint job?
Yea I work at SMF in customer service; it was multicolor when i was doing the 97 eclipse conversion (since its a 95 talon) because all the parts i was finding were different colors lol. THe paintjob i got a good deal on, only cost me 1300 for the two tone and with gold sparkles in the red. Under the hood, i got a 20G Hahn Racecraft Turbo, FMIC, Greddy Type RS BOV, Intake, Evo 3 Exhaust Manifold, Aeromotive FPR, 3" JDM exhaust pipes, 255 Walbro Fuel Pump, I dont know, i might be missing some stuff. I got AEM Digital Boost gauge and AEM Wideband. It's coming along, still got lots to do to it. I need to upgrade my injectors, get DSM link, etc...
What kinda car do you got Mike? Taclipse too ? lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 30, 200803:34 pm UTC
Thanks Guys, Im not too sure what i want to do with the rims. Im accually considering selling the car to make room for a new project, something a little newer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 200811:59 am UTC
This might sound like blasphemy, Dan... But when I considered that, it wasn't worth it. The newest 2G will be 10 years old, and newer cars have technology that make the DSMs near-obsolete. It'd be more worth it to go for a used EVO from the US, now that they can be brought in.
And as good as the 2Gs look on the outside, I could never get over the 'girl-designed' interior. It's nice, but the 1G interior fits like it was custom-designed for me. Every 2G I've sat in and driven I've always felt like an 'operator' as opposed to a part of the car...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 200812:17 pm UTC
I have to agree with Troy on the 1g cockpit. It's one of the most comfortable places...and I like the pop-ups.
The problem with newer cars and their technology is that all the new stuff weighs too much. I prefer a simpler car, but I'm sure I would make use of adjustable diffs. Just skip all that performance robbing, fuel sucking nav-dvd-home theatre in your car.
I'd wait until the new Lancer Ralliart is released. It should be a lighter version of the EVO X.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 200801:32 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Tashko Sarakinov
I have to agree with Troy on the 1g cockpit. It's one of the most comfortable places...and I like the pop-ups.
The problem with newer cars and their technology is that all the new stuff weighs too much. I prefer a simpler car, but I'm sure I would make use of adjustable diffs. Just skip all that performance robbing, fuel sucking nav-dvd-home theatre in your car.
I'd wait until the new Lancer Ralliart is released. It should be a lighter version of the EVO X.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 200804:20 pm UTC
Yeah, for the 2G they took all of the Japanese "function over form" out of the cockpit, that right there is enough to keep me in a 1G
Also - the 1G has a better looking exterior, "easier" under-hood configuration, a turbo that doesn't give up before the redline, a more "tuner-friendly" ECU... And no crankwalk.
Oh and any of your 2G parts that are better - we take those and we put them on easy.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 01, 200802:03 am UTC
Originally Posted by Sebastien Cardozo
Originally Posted by Mike Palome
Hey man I noticed your car at Santa Maria Foods a while back, my brother works there and I pick him up sometimes. It use to be multi coloured right. I saw it again today and it's looking real sharp. Thats a nice fmic setup, whats under the hood?
edit: How much did you pay for the paint job?
Yea I work at SMF in customer service; it was multicolor when i was doing the 97 eclipse conversion (since its a 95 talon) because all the parts i was finding were different colors lol. THe paintjob i got a good deal on, only cost me 1300 for the two tone and with gold sparkles in the red. Under the hood, i got a 20G Hahn Racecraft Turbo, FMIC, Greddy Type RS BOV, Intake, Evo 3 Exhaust Manifold, Aeromotive FPR, 3" JDM exhaust pipes, 255 Walbro Fuel Pump, I dont know, i might be missing some stuff. I got AEM Digital Boost gauge and AEM Wideband. It's coming along, still got lots to do to it. I need to upgrade my injectors, get DSM link, etc...
What kinda car do you got Mike? Taclipse too ? lol
Been busy and yes its a 95 talon with eclipse parts. I'm rolling around with different coloured parts aswell. My car is midnight purple and the parts are all black. It's gonna take a while, but a paint job is on my list of things to do.
Nice list of mods all you need after the injectors and link are some arp head studs and a clutch and you'll make some big power.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 01, 200802:03 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Palome
Originally Posted by Sebastien Cardozo
Originally Posted by Mike Palome
Hey man I noticed your car at Santa Maria Foods a while back, my brother works there and I pick him up sometimes. It use to be multi coloured right. I saw it again today and it's looking real sharp. Thats a nice fmic setup, whats under the hood?
edit: How much did you pay for the paint job?
Yea I work at SMF in customer service; it was multicolor when i was doing the 97 eclipse conversion (since its a 95 talon) because all the parts i was finding were different colors lol. THe paintjob i got a good deal on, only cost me 1300 for the two tone and with gold sparkles in the red. Under the hood, i got a 20G Hahn Racecraft Turbo, FMIC, Greddy Type RS BOV, Intake, Evo 3 Exhaust Manifold, Aeromotive FPR, 3" JDM exhaust pipes, 255 Walbro Fuel Pump, I dont know, i might be missing some stuff. I got AEM Digital Boost gauge and AEM Wideband. It's coming along, still got lots to do to it. I need to upgrade my injectors, get DSM link, etc...
What kinda car do you got Mike? Taclipse too ? lol
Been busy and yes its a 95 talon with eclipse parts. I'm rolling around with different coloured parts aswell. My car is midnight purple and the parts are all black. It's gonna take a while, but a paint job is on my list of things to do.
Nice list of mods all you need after the injectors and link are some arp head studs and a clutch and you'll make some big power.
For sure, I'm nearing completion. Ive been doing it one step at a time since December, its a long slow process! But when its done, it will definitely be rewarding. What do you have left to do on yours?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 200804:02 am UTC
ohh im shure them door caps are hard to find;) haha my eclipse came as an eclipse so i dont have to worry bout these issues! It somehow just feels better knowing my car never started its life as its twin brother talon:)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 200806:20 am UTC
ahahha thats what three years of savings got me, starting at 15, money didnt come so quickly for me, i just had the eclipse in mind that whole time and I still cant believe its in my driveway right now:D lol sometimes i just walk out there and stare at it
edit: OOOHH i broke 100! 100 useless posts, well not really when you count a few like the importation one and such
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 200807:03 am UTC
this thread is dying:( I just looked through the whole thing on dial up lol, that takes a reall longgg time(i think it was 2 hours :O) But anyways i noticed andrew's car is no where in sight! I gotta get over to that guys house and get some my eclipse meets his talon shots in for him lol! I never see him posting on here anymore:S Has a very clean talon which deserves some photos, thats for shure:P
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 02, 200804:17 pm UTC
Careful with that jack handle Scott!
That really did suck on the Sunday...I just thought of it now, but why didn't you co-drive my car?!? I didn't even think to ask you at the time for some reason. Did you think of it?
...and to keep on topic, here's some pics of my car at Calabogie last weekend.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 02, 200809:29 pm UTC
Scott's suspension probably doesn't give enough for the tires to rub.
Heh, Scott's not the kind of guy to go and ask someone if they can drive their car, Tash. He'd also rather soldier through on his own. Makes it all the sweeter. But your car reminds me SO much of mine, I'd be begging, pleading, offering my wife, etc...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 03, 200812:31 am UTC
I didn't end up going to Shannonville. I was pretty tired and the thought of unloading all the stuff from the car and shelling out $100 didn't appeal. I'm sure my gf wouldn't have approved either!
Troy, you had a chance! Now you'll have to come to some event in Ontario. Hmm, don't know if the gf would've approved of the wife for co-drive deal either
I test fit some 16x9.5's at Calabogie with 265-45-16 V710's. Looked nice, similar to Scott's and at 15.5lbs the wheels are light. Thinking about picking them up.
I'm going to run out of pictures posting in this thread!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 03, 200803:11 am UTC
The wheels I use are Kosei K1 Racing. 16x8.5. The ones I test fitted were 16x9.5 Circle Racing Series 82. I couldn't find any pictures on the web of those.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 03, 200801:19 pm UTC
I'll be up the second week of November... *Laugh*
It would have been tempting, but I'd have turned it down for the same reason I don't take my father's motorcycle for a ride. A) It'll really make me want to buy one more, and I can't afford it; and B) I couldn't afford to fix it if it broke while under my control.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 03, 200802:33 pm UTC
Troy is right in that I'm not the kind to ask someone for a co-drive. I'll soldier through with my own car and try to make the best of it. Masochistic perhaps.
Fender flares is not something I'd consider. For starters, I would never run Kumho V710s on the street. Plus tires that big (275/40R17 on 17x10) are way overkill for anything other than competition. And as Kevin pointed out, they look much more intimidating as they are. I've got my suspension stiff enough that they never make contact with the fenders.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 11, 200805:42 pm UTC
I was cleaning it up at the time was going to a show there was a crak in valve cover cause at the time the engine was on it's last legs so there was oil on the head buy the plugs lol.
Re: Post your car pic page? - September 28, 200808:02 pm UTC
Agreed, Ryan. For fun, I tried cleaning a portion near my new upper intercooler pipe and let me tell ya, there's some hidden shine under there! I'm sure I'll get around to cleaning it up during the winter.
In the meantime, here's a new snapshot. I'm still trying to determine what kind of adhesive to use to get my Eagle symbol back on there, but anyway, enjoy!
Re: Post your car pic page? - September 30, 200804:15 am UTC
Gates Perry
nice upgrades man the car is clean out side. defonitly clean under hood a little more... and where did you move your foule presure regulator to or did you just upgrade that to ? also I would get an oil catch instead of puting it back in the system.. I find it gums it up !
Re: Post your car pic page? - September 30, 200802:07 pm UTC
Thanks Kent! I plan on getting around to cleaning up the engine bay during the winter season. I have yet to upgrade the FPR. I am aiming at a fuel delivery system overhaul next year, along with a turbo upgrade while I am at it since the poor little 14B is capable of literally maxing out right now. Things get pretty intense in the upper RPM's as it is...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 08, 200811:49 pm UTC
"Got rubber' and you know it, put on you car then trow it and show it, This way tatta way, this way tatta way.... Its Young spike on the board, mr make stick on the road" LOL. i like that version better.
Anyways, Here is the rubber and rims i just got (Track wheels). Can you say rrrrrrrrgggghhh compound! Here are the specs: Wheels 17x9 +35 5zigens fnor1 c Rubber 255-40-17 advan a032r
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 09, 200804:52 pm UTC
Nice wheel / tire package. Very similar to mine (17x10 FN01R-C & 275/40R17 V710). Have you mounted them on the car yet? I'd be curious as to whether they'll tuck under the fenders.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 200801:16 am UTC
Thats what i have been doing for the last couple of days everything is kinda all over the place right now since the tranny just came out but everything wil be cleaned out just spend about 500 dollars on new parts for engine bay cosmetic looks also.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 200811:37 pm UTC
O.k so the manifold has a crack, i will be going to magnus asap, I guess thats a good excuse to take everything apart and re-do it this time with v.band clamps.
Keep and eye out i might sell the standar ball bearing 35R and go with an HTA-35r as for now the 44 tial wastegate is for sale check out classifieds.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 13, 200806:51 pm UTC
Kent and Sven, please use proper grammar or at least some sort of structure to your sentences when you post. It only takes a minute to solve the keyboard diarrhea.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 200806:40 pm UTC
lol, I didnt get a picture of it, but we found a Portage trail.... and decided to make it a wee bit wider, by the time we got to the shown waterhole we were dragging a couple saplings/shrubs and fair sized branches jammed between the roof and Lights lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 26, 200804:33 am UTC
Current setup, as of this afternoon. Switched over from a 1G MAF to a 3G MAS. I am no longer over running my MAF, the car may have a bit more in it with the current mods.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 26, 200801:41 pm UTC
It's actually from a v6 eclipse, very similar to a EVO 3 MAS. Both MAS's as rated to flow about 270 L/min compared to the 2G 240 L/min and the 1G 180 L/min. I was over running my 1G MAF at about 19 psi and did not want to hack the MAF no more. This is a total plug and play.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 26, 200804:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jamal Qazi
It's actually from a v6 eclipse, very similar to a EVO 3 MAS. Both MAS's as rated to flow about 270 L/min compared to the 2G 240 L/min and the 1G 180 L/min. I was over running my 1G MAF at about 19 psi and did not want to hack the MAF no more. This is a total plug and play.
Not entirely true.... your eprom chip has had your airflow tables modified to read the 3G maf like a 1G stocker. The maf would not work well without the compensations. Altho, I'm sure it could be dialed in with the S-AFC too.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 29, 200803:53 pm UTC
Thats how you did it, I like that hotside/turbine housing , nice combination, I bet my B16G would like that to, but on second thought I think I might just jump to a larger turbo next year.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 29, 200805:47 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
The 11 second 16g... I hope your treating my old turbo good Jamal ? I wonder if you'll ever beat my 11.6@121 mph.
Running 12.6@108 at 19psi is nothing to spectacular for the 16G
Currently running 21/22 psi I see the 16G with so much more in it. So, 11's early next season should be expected. Could be running that already , but a timeslip would make me feel better.
Im still running on the SMIC, haven't even installed my FMIC and the car already pulls harder than it use to pull with the 1G MAF being overrunned. The 3G MAS flows significantly more.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 29, 200805:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
11's was a walk in the park for the 16g.
I was choking the 16G to stay at 19 psi and still ran a 12.6. Once you have all the supporting mods to let the 16G spin, the doors being kicked down to the 11's and the 16G will walking through, proud like a camel.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 30, 200809:36 am UTC
Quote
At the same boost
I know once you slap on your fmic, and up the boost your touching 11's on the 16G
Just getting back from work, I decided to tune the car on the way home. With the cold weather, I went from being in the + to - 10 across the board on the afc, running 22 psi with no knock right pass 6500rpm.
Havent had the car running (-) across the board on the afc with ultra 94, kinda got scared, but timing was good and i did not see no knock!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 01, 200805:06 am UTC
Soo, my eclipse is pretty much done..... Here are some sucky pictures. Rear spoiler will be shaved, so ignore its missing components. Fenders will be changed, so ignore their ugly ricerness... and lack of fitting. Missing side skirt will be added... Once I get one. Hood and bumper will be painted along with the rest of the car once I decide on a colour, and re-save the money I set aside for paint.. which I spent . It will be lowered in the spring. I have Tockiko blues, and Eibah sportline springs. Also have a camber kit for both front and rear. Actual rims will not go on the car until spring. I cant afford tires for them right now, plus it's almost winter.
And here is my flashy new SAFC vent cover. Replaces the vents with the safc
Now I just need to learn how to use it and tune.......
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 08, 200810:01 pm UTC
Some of you might recognize this car . Just got it all fixed up no rust and it's beautiful. I am part of a local Car enthusiast site that just went up in the Kitchener/ Waterloo region called perfect-shift.net, here are a few pics of my talon and the rides of the Perfect Shift Admins ( 93 Nissan Altima, 91 Eagle Talon TSI, 92 Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 10, 200802:14 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Yeah yeah sure...
Next time your clutch explodes or you snap your center spool, we'll see who's talking.
Ahhh.....
Excuses, I heard them all. BTW, Whats drag racing? I think i heard of that before, Is it when F1 cars DRAG to the first corner, Than they turn, and then the keep going??? If so i have heard of it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 10, 200802:20 am UTC
LOL.. but for real... no. Nothing wrong with the automatic, sure it's a little less "fun" as it were, but a lot less hassles and much easier to mod than a manual. Less moving parts = Less Breakage.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 10, 200801:33 pm UTC
Hey Ryan have you ever taken apart an automatic transmission? they are alot more complicated than any manual. As more me my first 1g was an auto, I went through 3 used transmissions in 6 months. Never again in my life will I purchase an automatic. Eitherway it looks like a clean car so enjoy it and definetely get the IPT kit to stiffen up the shifts.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 10, 200804:25 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
When I say moving parts, I mean hard parts. Shifting is pressure driven with balls and springs.
Compared to a manual transmission with all the gears, synchros, Forks, rails, etc. the automatic transmission as a bit less moving parts.
Automatics have way more moving parts! spool valves,regulators,pistons,seals,releif valves,clutches,bands,servos,diaphram springs,planeraty gearset, Hydrulic circuits(input,held,outputs)just to name a few. Theres alot more things that could go wrong with an automatic. Build it right, proper converter selection, proper suspension set up will net you with an unbeatble dragcar.
Automatics are more complicated to rebuild. They also require alot more specility tools. Unless your rebuilding alot of them, better off sending it to a shop.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 11, 200802:42 pm UTC
Ok, this is a little story that was emailed to me that I think fits this auto vs. manual story fairly well:
A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by. The jet jockey decided to show off.
The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot then asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that?
The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!' The C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and said: 'What did you think of that?'
Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?' I didn't see anything.
The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, walked to the back, took a leak,then I got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon bun.'
When you are young and foolish, speed and flash may seem a good thing. When you get older and smarter, comfort and dull is not such a bad thing!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 11, 200803:59 pm UTC
""Anyone want to bracket race against me?""
^^^, me me, pick me I wanna play, I think you'll like my six puck and studder box launch with a bit O meth
I'm keeping my car on the road until Nov 27ish, then my car will be put away in my new to me 20' x 40' garage that came with the new to me house & 100acres I just bought, perhaps we can get together
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 11, 200810:36 pm UTC
I hate you all.
Except you Ziggy, I'll always like you. You are my parts Santa.
Manny... I hope some flimsy stock coolant hose breaks on you again ruining your very nicely put together motor.
Malcolm, Brandon is coming to my place on Saturday to do a parts swap and trade me a BNIB MITSUBISHI VALVE COVER!!!. You should join him since I've been wanting you to pop by for a while!
I'll be the bigger man, throw it in D and Drive away.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 13, 200802:53 am UTC
I'm with Ryan and Ziggy. I always thought auto DSM's were the devil until I went onto the Link forums and saw how many people are running auto's, and how many others want to be like them.
When you start making a ton of power, there's nothing better than a decent auto that can harness all that power.
Not trying to start a war, just saying how much of a difference they are once they're done up right.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 200801:03 am UTC
What can you do on a bike.. not much . Just joking. Galantvr-4 Wana be and girl picture comming soon.. Looks like someone in a building is taking a pic of me.. lol..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 200803:55 am UTC
Yup, I drive it every day. Drove to PEI for the August long weekend this year. Even managed just under 9L/100km with a passenger and race tires+gear in the back.
Why would it break?
If anything did break, I'd fix it. If I was in Indiana and it was something serious like a blown motor, I'd go to the local U-haul, rent a van and car hauler, and tow the sucker home! I make sure I do preventative maintenance, since I abuse the car, and having a failure put me into a wall is not something I plan on happening. If I hit a wall, it'll be driver error not car failure!
I've had a couple of minor things happen.
In 2005 I had an ECU start failing (misfire) while I was at the track in St. Eustache, QC. Made it home.
In 2006 I had a front wheel bearing spin when I was in Indiana. Brake feel was terrible but made it home.
When I was at Calabogie (out by Ottawa) in Sept. I had my main coolant pipe pop out of the water pump and dump my coolant out while on track. The mounting bolt was awal for some reason and it's hard to put a bolt in with the manifold in place. I fixed that with some borrowed safety wire, competed the next day and made it home:
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 20, 200806:54 am UTC
I live down by BR and Laurier. Another guy with an auto silver GS there too but hes not really into it and not on the forums either, lol. He just got it cause he saw the ladies always hop in my car, haha! Where do you live at? And wow...a few people here on the boards from Hamilton except the only eclipse I ever see on the streets is my own, lol. I see that blue one with blue rims from time to time and thats about it!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 29, 200811:33 pm UTC
I would post pic of mine. But I have never figured out how to! Of all the things to learn. lol.. A lot of nice cars here though Here is a few links to mine though. http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=FF0000&image=http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/6/web/630000-630999/630472_87_full.jpg
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 30, 200805:33 pm UTC
Thanks, And the car actually came with that hood. I have always wanted to put an OEM CF hood on it. Just to clean it up a little more. But that open in that hood is so functional. A lot of heat comes out of there. But this spring it will have an OEM CF hood!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 01, 200803:59 am UTC
WOW Troy that is Fracking nice! veryy clean..but agree on the oem hood points i also have plans to have a damn nice clean looking car when the money comes..
edit: who makes your intercooler ETS, greddy, or someone else, really clean, I have ETS in my plans, like when they keep the fogs:)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 05, 200802:21 am UTC
That is a nice piece, I was looking into one of those with someone on this board.
But, that wouldnt be good for my set up. A top mount would up-set the balance at the front, since it raises the weight and places it higher than I would like.
Never the less, its a nice piece. Why is the runner for the wastegate so long?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 05, 200807:25 am UTC
I haven`t actually done fitment in the car yet, so i`ll let you know when i get to that point. Im thinkin its more for 1gs to clear the front motor mount.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 05, 200807:48 am UTC
Robert, do you park your car in the Terminal 2 parking lot, I believe I saw this/your car not too long ago, and I was really impressed on how clean it was.
If not, you have a twin out there looking just as clean.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 11, 200808:28 pm UTC
Thanks guys.
Unforunately I don't have a high res version and it's not my picture. Some guy that was spectating at the hillclimb snapped the picture. His panning was pretty good considering I was coming towards him also.
I'll have to try find him since his name is almost readable on the picture. Maybe the 2010 calendar.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 11, 200809:46 pm UTC
Ha! No, I meant that it's difficult getting the focus exactly right on the moving object without the rest of the picture looking 'off' instead of blurred. Especially given that lighting.
Could have been PS'ed though, Rob. Everyone knows that Tash hardly ever exceeds 'parking lot speed'. *Laugh*
The only PS change I'd consider making is maybe snagging the rear wheel and putting it over the front one to make it seem cleaner...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 200805:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Troy Jollimore
Could have been PS'ed though, Rob. Everyone knows that Tash hardly ever exceeds 'parking lot speed'. *Laugh*
The only PS change I'd consider making is maybe snagging the rear wheel and putting it over the front one to make it seem cleaner...
1Ga Pewter Mist FTW!
Wise guy eh?
You guys are too funny!
I was going to run my R-compounds but they have break-out times for un-caged cars and I could beat that time on streets. Hence, the brake dust covered front wheels...and after an 8hr drive the night before, I wasn't too concerned with appearance, mine or the car's! Next year I'll be keeping her shiny for all events and make sure to get high res. pics from people.
The event was in a public place so anybody can snap pictures of whatever they want. It's their property. However, if they were to use your image to make money (like stock photo) then you have the right to your share. Of course most events have an 'event' photographer and you end up giving consent for any use of our image without any reward via the entry forms.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 200806:12 pm UTC
manuel, I was looking at pictures you posted of spike, and in one, the front bumper seemed black, and in another, it was painted same as rest of body, green.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 11, 200906:11 pm UTC
Just got my manifold back from Fireball Coatings, they did a full inside and out ceramic coating on it, and it turned out amazing. By the way, this guys are great to deal with, one of the best costumer service I ever had.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 11, 200909:45 pm UTC
It was 150, it reduces temperatures by 40%.
.........And yeah Ill acept that the looks were a big part of me doing it, I was just going to wrap the manifold but then I made my numbers and It worked out pretty good,(I got the manifold for almost nothing)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 12, 200912:21 am UTC
Originally Posted by manuel salazar
It was 150, it reduces temperatures by 40%.
.........And yeah Ill acept that the looks were a big part of me doing it, I was just going to wrap the manifold but then I made my numbers and It worked out pretty good,(I got the manifold for almost nothing)
-Manuel
Hey Manual, that looks like their "std" coating, I believe its rated to around ~1300F? Did you get their internal coating as well, believe they call it something like XPT? I'm wondering if that coating will stand up to the kind of EGT's we see (if you had the internal coating done, that'll probably help)? They did all my coating for me (heatshield, turbine housing, O2 housing & complete downpipe) but I had it all done in the high temp (~2200F) satin black & had the O2 & downpipe done internally with that XPT coating (they don't normally do turbine housings internally because of wheel clearances).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 200904:17 pm UTC
Right now I am just trying to get her back on the road, but I got a 2.3l build in progress. Check out my cardomain page for more info. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3223622
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 200901:20 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Adam Grenon
Tashko did you sign a media release for that event? I say frack that guy its your car, did he ask you to take a picture?
If it is a public event and there is no expectation of privacy on the part of the driver then the picture is the property of the photographer whether he asked to take it or not. Since it was a competitive event the only person other than the photog who might have a claim to it is the event organizer depending on their policy.
That being said I don't know a single photographer who would object to seeing their image published. If it had been my image and you wanted to publish it I would simply ask for a credit in the publication and a copy once it is printed. Unless of course you are making money from the sale of the calender .... then I'd want my piece too =)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 25, 200909:57 pm UTC
Just a fresh coat of Flash Red. I had the motor stripped and subframe / suspension dropped anyways, so I figured now is the time to get it done. It bothered me how ugly it looked under the hood.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 26, 200902:06 am UTC
Garret Sliva My first talon was painted flash red i loved the clour it almost look ornage at night.. And I hope I can clean my engain bay up in the same way when I am finished my 92 bulid !
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 200906:48 pm UTC
Painted the booster. It still works just fine, but somewhere in the cars past it had a really bad master cylinder leak so the paint had bubbled from the brake fluid.
After a good scrubbing and sanding down it looks great now.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 28, 200911:53 pm UTC
So I got the turbo this morning and this afternoon I put it in. The damn down pipe does not fit anymore, so that will set me back few more days, sucks.
I took a couple more pics I was playing with the camera.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 200903:56 am UTC
looking good man, one of my dsm's still sits at factory height... I was going to lower it but I decided not to because I drive it in the winter and it gets stuck to much on the way to work as it is now !
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 03, 200901:07 pm UTC
Nice car Mike. What made you decide to paint the top? I think you should have kept it black IMO. I'm a fan of the two tone on Talon's. Still looks good though!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 03, 200901:42 pm UTC
Thanks guy. Hey Mike.. I also love the two tones, but when I went in for the respray, my friend doing the work suggested it. I thought what the hell, he can paint it back since it was his idea, lol. After it was finished, we really liked it. We didn't bother with the spoiler yet, but ended up liking the contrast of the red top, black spoiler. Hence why I tried to stick with the red and black theme afterwards.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 16, 200901:53 am UTC
Garret OMFG good job man I am doing a similar thing to my car I am jealous. That thing is going to look so clean.. I wish I was as far along as you are.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 16, 200901:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Degli Angeli
Hey, Manual. That upper rad hose might be a little long. Watch out it doesn't trap air in the system.
It is long, but I noticed that he elevated the hose slightly after adding fluid - I've hear of people with similar braided stainless setups doing that to prevent air from getting trapped.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 17, 200903:02 am UTC
Haha well I am glad you guys approve of my work sofar. I am currently not working on the car do to a family emergency, but will be back at it in the near future. Motor is pretty much ready to drop in, and then its just put things back. Should move fairly quickly once the motor gets back in.
I will take another picture when I get more work done.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 200905:17 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Doesn't really look like it needs a paint job But do I see dents in the roof?
That was my fault. I forgot to shut the stock hood down the night before, got up the next morning started to drive to work. Got to 401 and Keele and "BANG" the hood flew open smashed my windshield and slapped against my roof.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 02, 200912:38 am UTC
I am kevin just run out of t-bolt clamps and had to use a worm clamp just to get the piping to fit on right monday gona go grab some redline fluid and im going to grab another couple t bolts to finish the install.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 02, 200904:43 am UTC
with the thickness of that thing I dont understand that, but if you say so. Your fogs are gone now though thats for shure. Try and at least keep the bezels
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 200902:39 pm UTC
Thanks guys, its taken ALOT of prep work to get the awd pieces to look better then factory
Alot of the doner parts were rust free from Cali. Everything was still refinished. Some parts were powdercoated (all suspension parts), which others I sandblasted, applied rust bullet (a very tough epoxy coating that should never rust, even if I did drive the car in the winter) & then finished it off with some Eastwood Chassis coating.
Some parts like the toe adjust lower control arm, parking brake backing plates/dust shields, wheel bearings, etc are new OEM.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 200903:59 pm UTC
I don't usually like black rims, but I'll make an exception for those.
And Daren... How long are you going to cry after you take a look underneath of your car after it's first drive? *Laugh* I'd just leave it in the garage forever...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 200902:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Joe Esmama
Looking good Daren. Where did you buy the epoxy/resin type undercoating?
The Rust Bullet website is www.rustbullet.com where you can find all the info on their products. I bought it off their local distributor, which is: http://www.kapcor.ca/
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 06, 200905:14 am UTC
I sprayed it on with a HVLP gun (have to thin even the automotive formula to spray nice, I used xylene). Most of my parts were rust free but I sandblasted them all so they were all rust free before application.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 200903:36 am UTC
Lets get this thread going again;) Some of you said more pics (Kent lol) I don't remember which ones Ruben posted of these, so here is Cayuga in the fall. My car still almost completely stock.
Front to back(Daren, Mark, Ruben) me and the eclipse are out of the pic because I didn't race and wasn't inspected. Hopefully I race this year:)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 200901:36 pm UTC
Mike why do we need to remenber this day that i blew my transmission i dont like it so much but its okay now new transmission is with bigger turbo and alot more boost hopefully this she dosent brake as easy this year lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 09, 200911:22 am UTC
I thought it would be fitting to post some pictures of my new ride... Plans in the near future are Evo 8 Enkies, and suspension/brakes. Then make it quicker
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 10, 200910:36 pm UTC
wow you guys have some nice cars here. Ill have to take some new pictures soon with the lowering kit and new lights but here is a picture from last year(all of the oil was from my car btw)
And before everyone makes fun of me, ill point it out and say yes it is n/t.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 12, 200903:28 am UTC
I kind of like that exhaust too.
O.k so, Spike went to the dyno aand then I went to take few pictures, practising for my new carrer, I will get better, you can only get better.... Enjoy,
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 24, 200906:13 am UTC
Its alive. Just finished putting it back together today. Went down the street and found out that the rear tires were rubbing on the trailing arms. Grinder fixed that. Now off to the track.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 27, 200905:09 am UTC
Wow! There are some Dang fine cars in this thread. I just got wireless installed on the farm here and I went through all 100 pages. Wish I could see some of them in person. Keep up the great work everybody.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 200902:33 am UTC
Looks good Anth! perfect ride height. Last set of old pics from my roof. I almost finished painting brakes, I ll get new ones soon with the redone wheels and bronze calipers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 200903:12 am UTC
I used a kit on my passenger headlight Mike, PM me if you need any info. Edit, how much is it lowered? You really have that much bumper scraping problems or no?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 09, 200901:23 pm UTC
Thanks guys, I love the rims too, I just need bigger tires, there 5% too small. And I think the car was painted at one point in its lifetime, and replaced a small section of the driver rockers. None the less, they did a good Friggen Job. There was a fair amount of surface rust along the seams underneath from the rear weel well back.. but I dropped the subframe and the tank, and took a good 5 hours or so to fix it all.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 14, 200906:44 pm UTC
Thought I'd share some of my rides. Just pulled the truck out winter hibernation last night. Been too busy too even enjoy it. Just worked 25 days in a row. Today first day off since may long weekend. LOL.
96 dodge indy special truck, I am original owner and never seen winter, except a freak snow storm in May many years ago.
90 Talon fwd getting some new fenders. Ignore the messy garage.
92 talon AWD My baby, fenders are both rusted through and rear quarters got some surface rust. Gonna fix all that and shoot for 450 to 500hp.
And lastly a 94 supercharged Buick, yea, I know, I am getting old, I like ride comfort. The beetle is ours too, wife's car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 200903:15 am UTC
Josh, finally got it fixed eh, jeeze! Lookin good! The rims you were showing me definately turned out nice. If you want any help lowering it let me know, I wouldnt mind knowing what Im about to get myself into
And Shandon, that thing looks fast , buddys 2g is sick too.
Ah man that's not good, but I'm glad to see your getting it back on the road! In the winter I ran over a curb and bent my front left inner and outer ti-rods and needed a new rim. I still haven't got the new rim :S but all else is fixed. New tires + rims soon anyways.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 30, 200904:02 am UTC
Some of them actually turned out real good! I didnt even look at my camera after I took the pics to see how mine turned out. By the way since my last pics these ones show my bronze and black brakes Except the rear passenger side, I ran out of paint, and have more important things to spend money on...I ll fix that soon though. Oh and by the way Rob my exhaust wont drag no more, those pics really show how bad it was. I fixed it last week, tucked it up real nice. Oh, I spotted a crazy tree monkey !
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 200906:16 am UTC
It doesn't take much to get me to post pictures of it, I really liked that car, it just needed more power and a targa roof and I wouldn't have sold it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 10, 200911:40 am UTC
Well this is what she looks like with the new head on, just have to torque down the head studs, put the timing on and throw the rad in then ill start her up..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 11, 200906:54 pm UTC
samuel, looking good. But honestly please just get some more low profile normal wipers when you replace them! Worst part of the whole car, I dont even care about the need for paint, just fix them damn wipers! And Darren DAYUM sums it all up What percent tint do you know? Thats almost the look I m after, Can you see out the rear windows ok at night? I d go a wee bit lighter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 12, 200908:11 pm UTC
Couple pics of my car today. Still haven't heard back from Union Rim Repair about my rear rim, but all well, the 2 steelies on the back will do for now
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 12, 200908:18 pm UTC
Thanks I had to custom mount the stupid plate, the japanese plates have a different bolt hole position. Car was originally red, the engine bay and frunk both have red in them unfortunately. If I end up keeping this car, I will pull the engine and get the whole car repainted white
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 13, 200904:45 pm UTC
it is a steath converted 3000 gt. Im not going to give dial up my time to load the pic again but if you look up the mitsubishi GTO it will have the same/similar spoiler, not the big turbo wing style one. edit: I think the spoiler would look better if it was red like the car, and the actual wing part was black or CF wrapped. (like the evos)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 13, 200904:57 pm UTC
I saw that pic now. I see what your all saying. ITs a 3000gt front and a stealth rear so thats whats throwing it off. Plus the fact it just doesnt match, though thats arguable with a black hood.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 14, 200902:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Cody Dyck
Originally Posted by Mike Lane
Im not going to give dial up my time to load the pic again
Dial up?
Yes, I have it too. It's this archiac method of internet communication primarily using small screeching speakers, styrofoam cups, and poorly braided twine. Not even string. If you look at it in a manner otherwise than directed, it slows itself down. I feel your pain Mike.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 14, 200903:29 pm UTC
the car is a 95 Stealth, but when I received the car it was just a shell so instead of putting stealth body parts on it I decided to get 3000GT parts instead, everything is stock except the front lip and I'll be getting some widebody front fenders next month for the front
I think it was Mike that said the spoiler would look better with red ends and I'll have to agree, that's probably what I'll get the guy to do when I bring him the new fenders, I'll probably get him to paint the lip while he's at too since I didn't ask him to paint those pieces black but he did have a good idea since everyone that sees it really likes the way it looks
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 15, 200903:56 am UTC
Yep! you guys got what I meant And Eric that was the funniest thing I have read in a while. I m not even exaggerating to say I laughed at it 3 times. HAHAHAHA F in hilarious!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 16, 200904:03 am UTC
Brian - good memory
Cody - yes, only the wheels are AMG, the car is not, it's just a regular S500 .. funny thing is almost every regular maintenance part is cheaper on it than my dsm, and it's a lot easier to work on
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 20, 200905:02 am UTC
thanks.. the car was painted Lexus Gray last summer. the skirt is from Blitz, it aligns up perfectly with the front bumper but it just appears to be lower in the pictures lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 26, 200908:11 pm UTC
thanks neal ^ i bought the car with the rims on it and the only reason why i have kept them is because they're curved and it flows nicely with the shape on our DSM's. but its something i plan to look into it this upcomming winter
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 29, 200902:55 am UTC
Maybe not most on topic post but it is a pic of my car sorta:
Just turned 400,000kms!
I was hoping it would happen at the track but at least in the next month it will see 4700kms going to all the events I have coming up...good start on the way to 500,000
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 200905:05 am UTC
Well I have seen his car twice and I thought that everyone knew by now how clean it was, yet it continues to suprise everyone. Props to that Typically a car gets dirtier and older with everyday, yet somehow Daren's gets increasingly cleaner and newer. Now that its AWD, the only reason I am not jelous of your car is because it is not black
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 200904:10 pm UTC
Thanks guys, that was just after a quick clean (not as thorough as I'd like to do, but don't have the time I use too). Try to keep it in "like new" condition but you can see some wear over the past 6+ years of summer driving, as the car was like new when I got it, with 19K on it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 08, 200905:59 pm UTC
Well now that I am back in my stomping grounds I decided to start working on my beast again. Aquired a house in London with a 3 car garage so slowly I am getting everything set up and working on the car for next year.
I installed a fluidyne rad and a Taylor battery relocate kit. A built 6-bolt with a stock second gen head. Magnus intake, front mount. Hahn 16G kit. Stock cams and all that. Netted 330awhp and 343awtq. 17 psi. I have a header to put on, a meth kit I will experiment with. Exedy twin disk so I can shift again (I hate ACT). A jay racing alternator relocate kit. HKS 272's and a few other trinkets. at around 25 psi im hoping for over 400 whp.
The car was good for a high-mid 12 second quarter mile two years ago, couldnt shift thanks to my dragging clutch. Also passed an e-test with no EVAP, EGR or cat It felt nice to get back in it because it had been so long. I have the fever again, and the only perscription is more cowbell, so more cowbell there will be
I am definately changing the interior, the tan leather is not doing it for me anymore haha. I should clean up the engine someday, its been sitting in storage for a while but it fired right up and drove a couple hours without a problem
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 09, 200905:29 pm UTC
Thanks! The track is Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The wheels are 5Zigen FN01R-C 17x10 5/114.3 +12mm and the tires are Kumho ECSTA V710 275/40R17.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 200910:17 pm UTC
It is a MAPerformance fully built 2.3 stroker with their heavy duty rods and Wiseco pistons. Completely ported head with BC 280 cams and a crower spring / retainer kit and a ceramic coating package. ACT 2600 and a FP 20g turbo.
And trust me, there is not one rusted bolt in that engine bay. If you look closely you might find a scratch, but thats about it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 200903:34 am UTC
OHHHH so your Deep Mann lol! I never knew who you were and it was funny seeing you on the road and at hooters that one day man. Now its nice to connect the name face and car. Sorry I dont think we got around to introducing eachother.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 200903:26 pm UTC
I was considering doing that (nightshades I assume) to the ambers(rear turn signals) of my tailights. But I figured I would get some hassle for it. Never get stopped by the law?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 200902:45 pm UTC
Thanks Mike K. some people like them others don't lol I think they flow with the car...was thinking about coating them black any suggestions?
Mike Lane... yeah i member seeing you in Hamilton when they had that car show lol, Nice eclipse
Charles, I never got in any trouble with the law regarding my lights, I got pulled over many times due to other reasons but no officer said anything about them
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 23, 200911:22 pm UTC
Yup, the leather seats are a pain but I lock my seat-belt with arm and shoulder out, then it's nice and tight when I put my arm and shoulder back in. Not the best but it'll have to do until I put a race seat in.
@Alex, thanks dude. No paparazzi following me but luckily, the events I go to always have either an official photographer or there's enough photo enthusiasts that post the pictures they take.
It's been a busy month! Here's some pics from last weekend in Picton:
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 24, 200903:08 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Tashko Sarakinov
Yup, the leather seats are a pain but I lock my seat-belt with arm and shoulder out, then it's nice and tight when I put my arm and shoulder back in. Not the best but it'll have to do until I put a race seat in.
I have a brand new CG-Lock I could sell you if you're interested. Just send me a PM.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 24, 200909:02 pm UTC
^^^ Mike, I felt the same way so I drilled and tapped my bumper to accept two M6 bolts. Just be careful not to torque them too much. Spring washers help.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 24, 200909:53 pm UTC
Hmm.. I was thinking of the mount that is used on the Evo's. Pretty sure theres a bracket that goes in the air duct hole, and then bolts to something behind the bumper.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 25, 200901:35 am UTC
Ryan, did you win anything? My buddy Steve was there, and he was supposed to win Best VW.... he got the trophy and cash, but the judges realized they made a mistake, and took it all back.
Shitty part was, the guy who won best VW owned an Audi and won the best VW/Audi class.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 25, 200903:37 am UTC
hey ryan, yeah i ended up winning third place for the Baddest Eclipse of 2009.. and thats some shitty luck about the award your friend got, the judging at the event was a little sketchy! Didnt exactly seem to organized
and cody.. heres a few shots of the seats inside the car! they are coming out this winter when i store it if anybody is interested.. they are the 30th or 40th anniversary SRD's. Pretty rare but they rub against the door everytime you close it and they sit extremely high.. id rather have comfort then looks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 25, 200912:54 pm UTC
cody.. the height of the seat in general is almost to the roof, the padding that you sit on is extremely thick so you feel like your almost rubbing your head against the ceiling.. and your legs feel crammed with the steering wheel when clutching/ braking!
i had to make custom brackets in order for it to fit, im thinking about staying with recaro but just down sizing the the dc5 model
joe, the car was painted lexus grey last summer.. the rims are not chrome, more of a polished grey/glossy finish!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 13, 200908:52 pm UTC
I have yonaka coilovers and I had to roll my fenders so they wouldnt rub. Its good for the most part just no backseat passengers or bad bumpy roads or I rub. lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 200907:11 am UTC
I don't know how many talons I will post till I get one on the road. Here is a shot last time I was out. (The tire is cause I don't trust the ebrake till I do the rear brakes)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 200905:37 pm UTC
It was. I don't know if at that point it was idling or I just shut it off put it in gear and hadn't removed the tire. Judging by the lights looking like there off at that point I shoulda moved the tire. But oh well lol =]
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 17, 200903:13 pm UTC
I got it from Danny. I'm not sure who it belong to before that but I don't think it's the same one. It is lowered a bit but not low enough :-p maybe I'll slap my tiens on it this afternoon.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 18, 200902:32 am UTC
I'll snap some new pics with a real camera once I get a chance I should have taken some while it was on the hoist, the underside is cleaner than the top.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 20, 200912:20 am UTC
Hey I would like to know if the previous owner of my car is on this board or if anyone knows him ahaha, I bought the car from an auction about 3 years ago, First picture is when i bought it and the 2nd is from when it was fresh out of paint before i even lowered it
Ps. If anyone needs a paint job holla at your boyy
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 20, 200912:33 am UTC
ahaha Daniel not by myself, my cousin owns a shop he painted it, we had to strip this thing to bear shell, someone paintied it blue, then YELLOW! and then back to red and then We redone everything from bare shell to the 2 tone theme
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 20, 200901:08 am UTC
Deep! I think I've seen that car around Brampton! Was the 'yellow' a puke colour? I remember seeing a 2g talon with a hidious wing, and ugly terrible colour.. that wing reminds me of it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 20, 200901:48 am UTC
hey eric, it was bright yellow, i only could see it on the bumper and when i took out the windows, that was like probably years ago because it was painted red over it, and you can see in the pics that looks pretty old too, so im guessing it was a long time ago it was yellow, I also seen another yellow talon lol not in brampton and ive been living here for 6 years
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 20, 200910:27 pm UTC
Hahaha thanks guys, I think it looks alot better too Guna try and get the hatch on in the next few weeks too. Unfortunately no FMIC for a while, must ..stop....spending...money...on...Car..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 200911:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Shandon Lomoro
Nice pics Jason
Thanks!
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
I especially like the last one.. nice pics though!
Thanks as well, those were some pics I took in attempt to win the Mitsu-Media monthly photo contest. I'm a mod over there, you guys should come on over and check us out
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 18, 200901:16 am UTC
Yeah I didn't have time for it back then when it needed a rack, tie rods, new ball joints, new downpipe, all new breaks, new 14b and blah blah blah the list goes on but since the body was pretty much mint and only got $400 dollar offers I kept it and fixed all the crap wrong with it and she shall be my winter beater this year.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 23, 200908:10 pm UTC
Great so far, Picked it up last night! Quite a bit faster than 75HP Passat. Its about 260hp. Super comfortable on the highway. got 9.0L/100km for gas. Goodyear Eagle F1 Summers Goodyear Nordic Winters
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 01, 200902:43 pm UTC
Thanks guys, those are indeed Super Advan SA3's 17x9 +19 w/15mm spacers to clear. 245/40 tires. They stick out about 1 1/2 inches on all 4 corners. Megan coilovers with some stiff dampening, fronts rub only on hard cornering. All this was miraculously made to work by Raf.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 24, 200904:06 pm UTC
Yeah honestly Im on both sides of the fence on this one, I miss it, but I like it, maybe it will go back on one day... The rear view mirror seems like it transformed into a widescreen TV though
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 12, 201011:32 am UTC
This is my Mitsu-DSM , Cordia/Mirage NA 4G63 sohc powered oval track race car . The car was finished late last year and only ran a handful of races in 09 but was successful never finishing out of the top 5 with 1 race win . The car has a full nascar legal cage and is all tube from the suspension locating points forward . The nose is after market plastic race car cut down to fit with a lexan windshield . The whole package weighs about 1700 lbs
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 12, 201010:45 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mark Bondy
Originally Posted by KEVIN KIRELUK
What the hey! I'll post a pic too
What are you doing with your old shell, out of curiosity?
I haven`t fully decided. I may sell as a rolling chassis for a couple hundred bucks, or I may just keep incase I ever have an urge to build a racecar. If she`s going to be a racecar, she`s going RWD
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 17, 201007:02 am UTC
Here's a few of my '97 eclipse GST Spyder. Theres also a few pics with Eric Kellar's car in them as well. Just bought this thing in September and it's been away all winter. Come spring/summer I'm hoping to get a new paint job, new top, and some new rims. Everything on this car is stock except for the exaust system. The civic in the last 2 pictures is my winter car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 25, 201002:53 pm UTC
What, no Evo?
I love the new Recaro's in the Evo/Ralliart, they fit me like a glove! (better not leave your doors unlocked in my area )
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
^^ Warranty doesn't allow for lowering, but I can change the wheels. I'm thinking some BBS 18 x 8.5 would be nice
Really? I'm pretty sure I've seen lowering springs as well as other things like exhaust, intakes, etc at Markham Mitsu. So they'll install these parts (& charge you a fortune) & then decline your warranty? Or is it only when you do it yourself?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 25, 201003:38 pm UTC
Could be that, but my mitsu stealership said "If we see you've got it modified we cancel the warranty". But it's possible that if I buy the parts and let them install it, it's still covered. :S
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 201012:15 am UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Could be that, but my mitsu stealership said "If we see you've got it modified we cancel the warranty". But it's possible that if I buy the parts and let them install it, it's still covered. :S
they wont cover it. Even if they install the part. My buddy has an 06 or 07 eclipse gt and they installed a aftermarket clutch and said it wouldnt void the warrenty. 8 months later, they tranny ate itself from the inside out( less then 50k km). When the took it apart to see what went wrong they blamed it on the clutch and voided they warrenty. Wouldnt even put the car back together for him. had to have it towed out of the dealership. He ended up buying a used tranny off of ebay..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 201012:18 am UTC
Originally Posted by dan vernahm
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Could be that, but my mitsu stealership said "If we see you've got it modified we cancel the warranty". But it's possible that if I buy the parts and let them install it, it's still covered. :S
they wont cover it. Even if they install the part. My buddy has an 06 or 07 eclipse gt and they installed a aftermarket clutch and said it wouldnt void the warrenty. 8 months later, they tranny ate itself from the inside out( less then 50k km). When the took it apart to see what went wrong they blamed it on the clutch and voided they warrenty. Wouldnt even put the car back together for him. had to have it towed out of the dealership. He ended up buying a used tranny off of ebay..
Wow when you go to there website it says backed by the best warruntee ever.... lol Eric..... dont touch your car. =[
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 201012:22 am UTC
I heard a different story about that fellow. That it was all good to be covered under warranty until someone discovered and had proof he beat it at the track every other weekend..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 201011:36 am UTC
I would say if the dealership tells you a certain mod won't void the warranty, GET IT IN WRITING. Talk is cheap. Otherwise later on it will be: "who told you that? Oh, he was fired long ago....sorry, can't help you".
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201008:51 pm UTC
BBS RC? Nice I have the same set on the A6, they look tiny however because it's a big body. Looks terrific on yours tho, along with the clear corner headlights.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 28, 201001:02 am UTC
Yeah, never had my car worked on by them, But talked to them both on a few occasions. They seem like decent guys(seem to be more trust worthy then some other speed shops). I'll have to stop in to their new location sometime soon.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201004:24 pm UTC
The new Ralli-arts are awesome. We got to beat up on and modify one of them. Loads of fun And about the warranty, mitsu has the ability to check if an ecu has been re-flashed. There is a counter. So get your car flashed at the dealership as much as you can lol. Because the dealership doesn't keep track of how many times it has been flashed, just that it has been. And that is good enough for mitsu.
But let me tell you, a re-flash makes a BIG difference. I was surprised. Those cars respond very well to bolt on parts plus a flash. Nice car though!! I saw a bone stock one drop a valve, with under 40K on it. Scary. And they eat clutches, even in stock form.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201005:51 pm UTC
Eric nice man!!! Wanna donate your tsi to me for kicks?
Grant, sick! My buddy has a 2001 or 2000 S4 and he just recently bought a bunch of parts to take it to "Stage 3". Why do Audi guys talk to stages? I was confused, or maybe it's just my dumb buddy. K04 turbos I believe, and a new chip, plus downpipes. That's what the kit consisted of if I remember correctly.
Guess you'll bee seeing him on occasion if you go to the Audi meets.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201006:15 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Chris Mckee
The new Ralli-arts are awesome. But let me tell you, a re-flash makes a BIG difference.
Yeah, it's alright haha. It's friggin awesome, I love it. Any idea if the mitsu stealership will do a reflash for teh HP!? How much does it cost? Does it just take it to Evo X spec?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201007:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Originally Posted by Chris Mckee
The new Ralli-arts are awesome. But let me tell you, a re-flash makes a BIG difference.
Yeah, it's alright haha. It's friggin awesome, I love it. Any idea if the mitsu stealership will do a reflash for teh HP!? How much does it cost? Does it just take it to Evo X spec?
What the EFF!?!?!?
Wasn't this exact post, posted not too long ago by someone else?
I'm having a major Deja Vu moment here. MAJOR.
I am leaving my desk and work and going outside for some air and a cigarette.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201009:23 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Eric nice man!!! Wanna donate your tsi to me for kicks?
Grant, sick! My buddy has a 2001 or 2000 S4 and he just recently bought a bunch of parts to take it to "Stage 3". Why do Audi guys talk to stages? I was confused, or maybe it's just my dumb buddy. K04 turbos I believe, and a new chip, plus downpipes. That's what the kit consisted of if I remember correctly.
Guess you'll bee seeing him on occasion if you go to the Audi meets.
Ruben...WOW. That's a beauty. *wipes drool*
Thanks Michael. Audi goes by set Staged upgrades. My car for example:
Stage 0: Stock Stage 0+: Preventative maintenance (DV's, hoses, etc.) Stage 1: +Chipped Stage 2: +Exhaust Stage 2+: +gutted or aftermarket downpipes Stage 3-: +K04 turbos without fueling or intercoolers Stage 3: K04s + complete fueling kit (injectors, fpr, fuel pump, specific tune) and intercoolers Stage 4: Same as Stage 3 but with bigger turbos (GT 25's,28's, etc.)
I'm currently at Stage 2 (chip + exhaust) and will soon be 2+ once I gut my downpipes this summer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 201003:19 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
she could take you to the moon
It should!
No engine bay shots Kevin ?
Nope!
I'll take some pics, and get them up.
And so far at only 20psi with about 10 minutes of tuning it HUALS! I'm only bringing it upto about 6Krpms during break-in. Can't wait to till add another 20psi to it and rev it to 10K!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201006:54 pm UTC
Thanks Michael.
I'm not a big fan of the B6/B7 S4's. They kinda killed the appeal by dropping a big V8 in there instead of the F/I V6. Glad to see they went back to that in 2010.
Yup, it's Stage 2 which means it's chipped and exhaust.
Next project will be the gutting the precats for about a 30hp gain.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201011:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Deep Mann
Hey I would like to know if the previous owner of my car is on this board or if anyone knows him ahaha, I bought the car from an auction about 3 years ago, First picture is when i bought it and the 2nd is from when it was fresh out of paint before i even lowered it
Ps. If anyone needs a paint job holla at your boyy
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 10, 201012:27 am UTC
She won't be out on the road for a week or two.
Balance Shaft Elimination BC 272 Cams AEM Transmission Temp Gauge 3G Lifters Knock sensor IAT RTM Racing 95Lbs Injectors And of course, I'll be making things look purdy under the hood. She's a MESS!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 24, 201010:36 pm UTC
This is long past due, but here's a few shots of mine. Not show quality by any stretch, but I wish I had some pics from when we pushed it (and the boxes a lot of it came in) off the trailer. That was about 8 years ago. (wow. Time flies..)
and a couple under the hood:
It's finally at the point where I can just drive/enjoy it now. (Never said THAT before... )
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 24, 201010:40 pm UTC
Originally posted by Steve Kinnard
This is long past due, but here's a few shots of mine. Not show quality by any stretch, but I wish I had some pics from when we pushed it (and the boxes a lot of it came in) off the trailer. That was about 8 years ago. (wow. Time flies..)
and a couple under the hood:
It's finally at the point where I can just drive/enjoy it now. (Never said THAT before... )
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201002:22 pm UTC
Thanks!
Soon (hopefully by the end of July I think), I'll be getting an ENTIRE brand new interior. Seats/carpet/seat belts/and all the plastic pieces redone. Mike Degli Angeli & his upholster guy Louis will be doing the work.
Black leather with double red stitching for the seats. Black carpet & seat belts. Black plastic pieces. We're also going to incorporate some carbon fiber vinyl as an accent on some areas. I can't wait.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 27, 201003:43 am UTC
I'm sure you'll all see it in the for sale section, but my TSi AWD.. for your viewing pleasure Obviously she needs a little work yet, but she's come a long way so far!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 28, 201002:59 am UTC
Thanks guys, I'm still scratching my head on why someone would want to change the 2Gb Talon look. Need those side mouldings though, and I may add 2Ga side skirts.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 31, 201001:26 am UTC
hahaha, there's not much of a set up and I don't mind sharing it.
It's just a refreshed 7 bolt, new gaskets, water pump and what not, balance shaft eliminator, HKS 272 cams, 14B, ARP Head Studs, Chinese tubular manifold and dump, DSM Link V3 Lite.
The 14B is not long for this world, should get me through the summer but I only plan to run 12lbs max. I've got an Evo 3 16G on the way that will be set up for an external wastegate, that not till next year though.
Only a few more days and she'll be back in my hand.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 31, 201001:55 am UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
No injectors?
Man that's a sweet setup if you ask me, just basics for the street.
That's what I want.
Next year I'll be doing the fuel set up and an FMIC along with that new 16G set up. Also plan to switch over to speed density and run meth too. Not counting my chickens yet though.
Garrett, awesome looking car man. Needs to be lowered though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 02, 201006:06 pm UTC
Almost looks a little funny with the triangle windows and back windows tinted, but the sides not so dark! Otherwise, you've got a few fun little toys there!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 02, 201006:36 pm UTC
Ya i didnt tint the car, the previous owner wanted to keep the tint "legal". I would go darker on the sides if i got it re-done. The smoked taillights are rather easy to do if you can get your hands on a can of VHT Niteshades paint.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 201002:29 pm UTC
The po-po would agree that you need the lighter tint ;), Eric can tell you that, looks sweet just the way it is!!, love the old Ford they are fun in the bush.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 201002:54 pm UTC
^^ Oh don't get me wrong, the car looks hot, just an observation. I have my windows tinted right dark, but I'd never harrass anyone for window tint (unless they painted their windows or something, and can't see through on their side of the glass).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 201005:03 pm UTC
^Your one of the few Eric, glad to see your out there for the right reasons, ie, not nit pick'in
I'm in a small town so if you buy a new vehical that turns heads they pull you over and say "routine check" just to see who you are, ect.., its all good, I'm 1 in 2000, guys down south are 1 in a 1,000,000, so it kinda expected, lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 15, 201009:27 pm UTC
No,I did this a few years ago, wasn't happy with the result as I shave and painted the trunk part black and the rest of the hatch is still gloss black from factory. I'm planning to invest in a CF hatch as it would fit scheme much better as I have a CF hood and my wiper piece is CF too. How did yours turn out Mike?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201007:08 pm UTC
Originally Posted by kevin woods
How did yours turn out Mike?
Well I bought it second hand still in the wrapping. I dont even know who made it but fitment isnt great. I cannot get the back of it to sit flush with the tail lights and quarter panels. Also your 2 tone turned out better than mine. I had the top half painted and the line is not curved the way I wanted it to be. I wanted it painted like yours, but mine is more of a straight line. And as of the last few months the clear/resin has hazed over like a cloud. It hasnt yellowed, just has hazy patches
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 18, 201002:29 am UTC
Thanks Anthony,
I havent updated my thread, the engine was completely refresh and lots of other upgrades were done, we have not finished it yet. And the wallet is getting thiner.....
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 18, 201003:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by manuel salazar
Thanks Anthony,
I havent updated my thread, the engine was completely refresh and lots of other upgrades were done, we have not finished it yet. And the wallet is getting thiner.....
-MSR
I hear you Manny, trust me. I'm sick of spending money on my car (for this year anyways).
Wish I could still be around when it's all done. Best of luck.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201012:23 pm UTC
Manny, that 2nd shot must of been a hard pic to take. I know exactly where that is and how busy it is there. Thats a friends Tattoo shop on the left in the pic. Car looks good!
Hopefully one day I'll be able to take a pic of these 2 together.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201004:39 am UTC
New setup is in, fresh engine fired right up and broken in at 20 psi of boost. Driven her about 30 km so far for a break in. Sounds fuckin mean with the 280's, got them idling at 1000 rpms so far Deja vu, but just better
For those who don't know, here I go: Completely rebuilt 6 bolt engine with Scat rods, Arp rod bolts, Manley 9:1 pistons, A1's, Felpro 1153-1, regular ACL main and rod bearings, no balance shafts, BC 280's, BC springs, Ti retainers, stock valves & locks, 3g lifters, 3 angle valve job, Kiggly HLA, Felpro valve stem seals, head and block decked, all parts hot tanked and cleaned.
Rebuilt Rza trans/ Three speed scattershield/ ACT 2900/ ACT 6 puck sprung/ ACT Flywheel/ new ball,fork, and tob.
VPC/AFC/Kevdiver stage 3/ FIC 1000's/ Aeromotive FPR/ Dual Walbro setup(intank and inline)/ Dual M14's Devils own meth injection.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 03, 201002:58 am UTC
It's different.. theres about 5-6 of us*all across north america* running a pink, black set up... People make fun of it till i do some SS'S or cirlce wheelies around your girl!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 03, 201005:04 am UTC
Nop.. i usally ride solo as theres no one out there that stunts there all straight liner and knee draggers and when your bike can't do more then 180km/h... I can't really keep up... I know theres some on youtube of me doing circle wheelies on my little 150 and the fiddy..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 06, 201005:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Cars are boring. Bikes > Cars
No SLOW 11 second bikes please!
I'd make that bike look silly
11 seconds where?
And I'd hope the car that you've spent probably 3 times what I spent on my bike would be able to keep up with its fully built transmission and motor and slicks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201006:03 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
You gonna put one of them fancy chrome gas caps on it?
What colour is it going?
No, I just never put the gas door back on seeing as it's only sitting in my garage, and it's one less thing I have to take back off when I do paint it. And it's going back to the original Radiant Fire Red.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201004:46 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
You gonna put one of them fancy chrome gas caps on it?
What colour is it going?
No, I just never put the gas door back on seeing as it's only sitting in my garage, and it's one less thing I have to take back off when I do paint it. And it's going back to the original Radiant Fire Red.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201006:05 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Post your lawnmower pic page!
More reliable than a DSM
You mean yours and Sven's DSM ? In most cases its never the car, its always the nut behind the wheel
Both my DSM's are definately more reliable than a lawn mower. I could hop in any of them and drive across the country right now. Bet you couldn't do that on your lawn mower
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201007:30 pm UTC
I bet my bicycle is more reliable than your lawn mower, and it would probaly do it in $0 spent on gas. J/k man. You ride the lawn mower across the country, I'll take the DSM
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201009:39 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
I bet my bicycle is more reliable than your lawn mower, and it would probaly do it in $0 spent on gas. J/k man. You ride the lawn mower across the country, I'll take the DSM
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 12, 201002:39 am UTC
Shandon's car IS sexy. I was blessed with the opportunity to sit in the cockpit and fire the beast up. Those AVID mounts make the car shake like no other, and everything is immaculate.
I can't wait to see what it does at Luskville/Napierville my friend.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201005:17 pm UTC
Just passing over the boarder into New Brunswick, I'm not even sure where I was (running on 100% caffine at that point in the day). It was a little air field after I crossed, I saw the plane and had to turn around to get a picture.
I can't wait to loose the front plate, the car will look a bit better. I'm gonna try and get out to the lot night Capital Mitsubishi on the 26th, I hope at least. Insurance is off the car on the 30th.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201011:58 am UTC
Thanks for the comment, as for the drop its less than 1 finger on each corner on the coilover. Scrape a bit but still ride decent. As for the body its a 96 GS-T with 95 rear / 97 side and 99 front faschia.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201008:35 pm UTC
I was looking at Evo 8 calipers but it seems like a lot of work, you need knuckles from the JDM Mitsubishi Galant. I'll look more into it once I'm serious about getting the brakes but thanks for the quick reply.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201008:47 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Gnanesh Para
I was looking at Evo 8 calipers but it seems like a lot of work, you need knuckles from the JDM Mitsubishi Galant.
You actually don't need the jdm knuckles, you can opt to use a set of brackets sold by a few people/vendors. There might be a slight amount of grinding on the stock knuckle but I hear its very little and nothing to worry about.
edit: Also make sure you have wheels to clear the brakes.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201009:12 pm UTC
Yeah I heard about the brackets but I was over on DSMtuners and not too many people approved of the brackets, maybe they've got better brackets out now but I hate doing things like grinding and stuff. The wheels are also another issue I plan on looking into once the time comes.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 26, 201003:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Gnanesh Para
Yeah I heard about the brackets but I was over on DSMtuners and not too many people approved of the brackets, maybe they've got better brackets out now but I hate doing things like grinding and stuff. The wheels are also another issue I plan on looking into once the time comes.
Most Big Brake kits use a bracket of some sort. If it's a strong metal, I see no issue with brackets.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 05, 201005:42 am UTC
Laliberterator, your car and my car seem strangely similar should be neat to hopefully get them side by side at cayuga
...and I didnt mean on the strip, cuz u def have more into your engine than I do. Just putting that out there lol, realized it sounded like a challenge but def wasnt
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 05, 201006:09 pm UTC
Tashko: I run 31 front / 29 rear cold.
Anthony: They're 17x10 +12 offset with 275/40R17 tires. No spacers. The tires are close enough to the vertical uprights to clean away dust during tire deflection, but that's it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 06, 201001:35 am UTC
Pics from last night with Rob gripper's new RX8. New tint, bumper and FMIC. Bumper needs paint still, and to be mounted properly. I think that that bumper and intercooler came out hella flush! results of over 3 hours of trimming.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 201012:57 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Removed, I agree. Looks better.
pics to prove it please ! and if you are taking picture in the dark again please place your camera on the solid surface, switch to night shoot, and set the timer
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 09, 201012:42 pm UTC
^^^ Keepin the rocket at home and using the hairdryer, lol
I've been doing the same with my wifes burgundy 1g lately. Stock suspension, stock exhaust, fuel pump and small 16g at 15 psi. I enjoy driving a stockish DSM too, attracts less attention.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 10, 201006:21 am UTC
I drove a hairdryed 2G, with a full 3 inch, dumped o2, intake, plugs, wires, bla bla bla and Jesus that thing spooled up under moderate throttle. It was hitting full boost (stock, no MBC) and the o2 was barking at me when I was trying to drive around normally haha.
It makes my 14B and 16G powered 1Gs feel like they take bloody ages to spool. I dunno, not a fan of the T25. But in the above cases where it's already in the 13s with it, a reliable DD, and the owners already have a much quicker car, it's a personal choice I guess
My red AWD (well, primer gray ATM) is going in for paint at the end of the week, I'll post some pics with the fresh factory Indy Red sprayed
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 18, 201001:59 pm UTC
Here's my Teal Talon:
She's been in storage for two years. During the time she received some TLC... JMF Race intake manifold; 50mm BOV; FP Race exh. manifold; Custom 50trim w/FP turbine housing; TIAL 44mm WG; C-O-P ignition driven by HKS Twin Power DLI; Saturn alternator; Rota Subzeros wrapped w/ Falken Azenis 245-45-17; ECMLink V3 Speed Density.
Now she needs some tuning. Hope she treats me well.
Amazing shoots again this year Tashko! One of these days I want to see it in person. Too bad I do to much travel and most the time my talon is at home and I am away.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 22, 201007:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Amazing shoots again this year Tashko!
Looking towards your talon off the ground shoots
Thanks Alex.
I just realised I don't have any winter rally pics of the car! I don't think I'll be getting any since I don't do those anymore so very low probability of "off the ground" pics!
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Tashko's car/driving is so quick, I doubt I can catch him in the near future...:-(
You were getting close at the ATTS Gymkhana, only 0.8s back! Most of that you could've made up with a better line in two spots which comes from more experience. You were looking good out there with just the right amount of rear slip to get the car around some of those tighter corners.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 17, 201004:55 am UTC
Here is mine after 6 weeks of hell trying to get it on the road and looking good, this is just after i got it tinted. hope the link works i have no idea how to put up pics.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 17, 201006:06 pm UTC
Nice looking car Chris, I think that's the first time I've seen a 2G with the sideskirts matching the roof. 2Ga skirts too, nice!
I don't know what they were thinking removing the sideskirts from the 2Gb's (aside from the fact that they were probably better for rust on the rockers)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 27, 201003:06 am UTC
Not crazy pictures. But found these on my cell today from a while back. Mine and Gnanesh's car. Thought the Brampton guys should show this thread some love.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 201001:45 am UTC
I haven't been on here for quite some time, here's some pics a few weeks ago, first snowfall of the year, and meaning the car is now away for the winter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 18, 201012:47 pm UTC
I have no garage and welding patches in when it's cold as a witch's tit and the snow is blowing in across the bay is not my idea of fun. However if it's your idea of fun I'll buy ya plane ticket
There's some things I'm working on inside though like rebuilding my turbo, new HID retro, wiring other things etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 23, 201010:58 pm UTC
mmmmm.. Greg that's sexy! What mudflaps do you have on yours? I've got a set of rally armour ones on mine look amazing, from the angle your s too look like rally armours, but I can't be %100 sure
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 23, 201011:12 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
mmmmm.. Greg that's sexy! What mudflaps do you have on yours? I've got a set of rally armour ones on mine look amazing, from the angle your s too look like rally armours, but I can't be %100 sure
Do you use those mudflaps for a purpose or for appearance ?, I LOVE Greg's lancer and the black color looks really nice but not a fan of the mudflaps.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 24, 201001:04 am UTC
Mudflaps are Rallyarmor, probably the same as yours Eric. I put them on because I drive the car in the winter and the rear 1/4's are prone to chipping from rocks flying up, so this sends them in another direction. I wasn't sure about them but they grew on me after a while..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 24, 201004:58 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Deep Mann
Do you use those mudflaps for a purpose or for appearance ?, I LOVE Greg's lancer and the black color looks really nice but not a fan of the mudflaps.
Though I think they add a more aggressive look to the car, I use the mud flaps for purpose. Like Greg said, the rear 1/4's chip, and I find that the bottom of my rear bumper gets lots of rocks and dirt too. I will be driving my Lancer this winter as well so it just made sense.
Something else I invested in for mine was a set of Weather Tech floor mats. A little expensive but they are a perfect match and they are the best floor mats I've ever seen.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 24, 201009:25 pm UTC
I told you the floor liners were worth it. I also have Rally Armor mud flaps on my car and i love them. Still cant get them to go straight, maybe next year when its not freezing out.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 25, 201002:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stacey Shaw
Lucian, that is a great paint job, I love the red.
Thank you! It was painted in a barn in July. What you see there is literally how it came out. I haven't even wet sanded it and polished it yet, I will be doing that in the spring, as well as painting the factory wing to color match. The shell didn't come with one and I ended up picking up a wing and fuel door off a black car. Still haven't decided if I should leave the wing black or paint it red, but if I'm mixing paing and filling my gun with red for the fuel door I might as well do the wing as well.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 28, 201005:55 pm UTC
Here is the link to my first or I guess my second build (built this car twice from its original state. Started out a 1.8 grandmothers car to a 2.slow with a chip n cam init to wake her up then the G60 with a twin screw supercharger
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 30, 201003:46 pm UTC
So because I kind of dropped the ball on getting pictures of my new TSi AWD, Mr. Laliberte kindly uploaded some video for me! Here you go guys! My recently new 1996 TSi AWD
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201112:58 am UTC
Yeah its such a bike of character, I have owned many bikes in my lifetime but this one is one that I keep just cause its got such a personality and its just not like most of the other bikes built today. I would go for a Duc but its not worth the extra for the little that I drive now
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201106:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Weir
I would go for a Duc but its not worth the extra for the little that I drive now
I owned my Ducati for about a year, honestly I would just buy another R1 now, the Japanese bikes do everything better they just don't have the Italian name.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201108:22 pm UTC
Yeah I know what the Jap bikes can offer its just they still lack that certain something of a twin offers. My days of ripping around well above posted speed limits are long over so the twin offers real world power.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 201102:12 pm UTC
as good as it is to have these cars inside away from winter I think they were born to love the snow!! What amazing cars in the white stuff!! Now if we could only get rid of the damn road salt that eats the cars
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 201102:39 pm UTC
^^^ In Quebec, I don't think he has to worry about the salt - aren't they still using dirt? As for NS, wouldn't you have to get rid of the ocean? I miss mine too!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 28, 201102:53 pm UTC
In NS we just have our yearly Rust Check or undercoating to get them from having cancer. Mines a great example of how clean they can be as this car was purly a winter driving car but undercoated from day one and still under warrenty for it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 29, 201103:32 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
^^^ In Quebec, I don't think he has to worry about the salt - aren't they still using dirt?
More like stones out of a farmers field. We also are not allowed to run all season tires here, so I would need a set of snow tires for it.
I really shouldn't take the car on the roads until mid April when they have been swept, but I can't help it and my front bumper has paid the price, it is full of stone chips, it looks awful.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201102:47 am UTC
Thanks Actually same size tire 215/45/17, but on new rpf1 17x8 +35 rims. Its my new street setup. Beefier but lighter rims, 15.6 lbs. Can't wait to roll around on these
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201103:44 pm UTC
I've always only used a 215 tire on the street, never really found the need to add unsprung weight. All my best 1/4 mile track times on street rims/tires were done on a 215/45/17 tire too, it has the best characteristics IMO I would go 225 but it would have to be a very lightweight tire, maybe Kumho MX's next time. Also since Kevin K is running an HTA86 and 10:1 compression now, I got to do these little things to try my best to keep ahead of him on the streets Adding more tire will only slow the car down up top
Actually fitment is good with the +35 offset. I could run a 245 tire with no rubbing issues at all, which some guys are already doing with the same rims on 1g AWD's.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201104:47 pm UTC
Not with rpf1's . My previous white rims were 17x7 approx 20lbs each. These ones are 17x8 and only 15.6lbs each. Looks more aggressive and weighs about 4-5 lbs less per corner. It could only be better. This is actually a lightweight racing rim. Also slight stretch of a 215 tire on a 8" rim will make steering response a little better, though I didn't care much about that aspect.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201106:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
I've always only used a 215 tire on the street, never really found the need to add unsprung weight. All my best 1/4 mile track times on street rims/tires were done on a 215/45/17 tire too, it has the best characteristics IMO I would go 225 but it would have to be a very lightweight tire, maybe Kumho MX's next time. Also since Kevin K is running an HTA86 and 10:1 compression now, I got to do these little things to try my best to keep ahead of him on the streets Adding more tire will only slow the car down up top
Actually fitment is good with the +35 offset. I could run a 245 tire with no rubbing issues at all, which some guys are already doing with the same rims on 1g AWD's.
Interesting info, do you not have traction issues in lower gears at your power level? What would a 235 tire add in weight vs a 215, maybe 1lb per corner? I would have though the advantage in traction would outweight the minimal additional weight, that is, if your having traction issues with the 215's.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201107:13 pm UTC
Yes I can break them loose in 2nd, but the car still moves though. Its fun going sideways with the power I make. I never launch the car on the street anyways, its always 2nd onwards. The difference b/w a 215 and 225 is usually 1 to 4 lbs depending on brand of tire, sometimes even similar. No way I'm running a 235 or 245 tire especially with a 40 series sidewall. Reminds me of a conversation I was having Shandon on the ecmlink forums yesterday. I believe he's on this board too, drives a low 11 sec 1g. He mentioned to me how its been nothing but a boat load of broken parts and axles every since he switched to a 235 or 245 (can't remember) tire from a smaller profile, and has not even had a personal best on them either. Having a tire that gives out matters too. We have AWD, even with a 215 tire you have more traction than most RWD car on the street with wide tires.
You have to remember I have MT slicks mounted on 15" rotas for the track. Getting the biggest tire on the street was not at the top of my list, which might be for others. Weight was my # 1 concern. I also have something now that 99.9% of DSMers don't use, which is a cusco 4 spider LSD center differential Big tires aren't everything, I've been that route before and prefer a 215/45 or max 225/45 tire.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201112:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Also since Kevin K is running an HTA86 and 10:1 compression now, I got to do these little things to try my best to keep ahead of him on the streets ....
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201103:49 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Yes I can break them loose in 2nd, but the car still moves though. Its fun going sideways with the power I make. I never launch the car on the street anyways, its always 2nd onwards. The difference b/w a 215 and 225 is usually 1 to 4 lbs depending on brand of tire, sometimes even similar. No way I'm running a 235 or 245 tire especially with a 40 series sidewall. Reminds me of a conversation I was having Shandon on the ecmlink forums yesterday. I believe he's on this board too, drives a low 11 sec 1g. He mentioned to me how its been nothing but a boat load of broken parts and axles every since he switched to a 235 or 245 (can't remember) tire from a smaller profile, and has not even had a personal best on them either. Having a tire that gives out matters too. We have AWD, even with a 215 tire you have more traction than most RWD car on the street with wide tires.
You have to remember I have MT slicks mounted on 15" rotas for the track. Getting the biggest tire on the street was not at the top of my list, which might be for others. Weight was my # 1 concern. I also have something now that 99.9% of DSMers don't use, which is a cusco 4 spider LSD center differential Big tires aren't everything, I've been that route before and prefer a 215/45 or max 225/45 tire.
Ya, I remember you still have the seperate set of "real" tires for the track Up to 4 lbs heavier from just going from a 215 to a 235 wide? Are we talking comparison between same brand/model or between different brands/models? I can see one tire manufacturers 235 being 4 lbs heavier then anther brands 215 but if its the same brand & model I can't see them actually weighing that much more, for just abit more width. What are the tires made from, lead Besides, I thought you were making enought power that rotational weight no longer matters
Why the extra breakage with the wider tire (were still talking equal overall tire height between the two)? Just the fact of having the extra grip?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201104:13 am UTC
My ssr 18x8 with 235 tire are 46lb, by comparison the 98 car has 17x8 with 225 tire and they are 43lb. Keep in mind that it also depends where the weight is on the rim, some rims have thick spokes and thin outside others have thin spokes and thick outside. I think its better to have the heavier part of the rim closer to the hub. Also the 215/45 tire will give you better acceleration being smaller OD the stock. I went with 235/40/18 to keep my OD the same as OEM. When I swapped the 225/45 tire with 17s on my white car I noticed the car a little more responsive due to less weight (3lb) and lower OD. Also keep in mind that usually the higher the speed rating the heavier(or stiffer sidewall) the tire in the same size.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201104:44 am UTC
Originally Posted by Paul Sitarski
My ssr 18x8 with 235 tire are 46lb, by comparison the 98 car has 17x8 with 225 tire and they are 43lb. Keep in mind that it also depends where the weight is on the rim, some rims have thick spokes and thin outside others have thin spokes and thick outside. I think its better to have the heavier part of the rim closer to the hub. Also the 215/45 tire will give you better acceleration being smaller OD the stock. I went with 235/40/18 to keep my OD the same as OEM. When I swapped the 225/45 tire with 17s on my white car I noticed the car a little more responsive due to less weight (3lb) and lower OD. Also keep in mind that usually the higher the speed rating the heavier(or stiffer sidewall) the tire in the same size.
My rim/tire combo defently aren't light weight either, 18x8's w/235's as well. Don't think I've weighed them assembled but I wouldn't be shocked if they weigh 50lbs a corner. I know the benefits of a lighter setup but I haven't been able to convinve myself the performance benefits are worth the look of going to a 17" rim, with their larger sidewall & rather large looking 2g wheel wells. I'm sure a lighter 18" could be found vs what I'm currently running (believe they weighed in at 25lbs ea) but I don't like the look of most lightweight wheels. Not that they all look bad, just seems the styles I prefer are heavy
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201106:50 am UTC
so today I finally decided to post pictures of my car for the first time! its a 97 AWD Talon Before
After
The car at the moment is stock besides little things like intake and exhaust, we just finished doing the regular maintenance work and cutting out all the rust and replacing it with fresh sheet metal. Next will be fresh paint and hopefully in the near future some mods!!! Hope you all enjoy!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201101:10 pm UTC
Hey Daren, you should be able to get a rim thats generally a pound an inch as a light weight wheel. My last autocross car I used Konig Heliums they were 11 lbs for a 15 inch rim and let me just confirm to you the car was spin happy. When it was with its regular 17 ADR M-Sports it couldnt just break lose in anything other than 1st and then a chirp late in 2nd but with the Konigs and much stickier rubber I would be having issues with traction in 2nd and getting chirps and slides in 3rd. That being said its always expensive but if you keep an eye out on NASIOC.com there are loads of high quality wheels at decent prices that will fit our cars
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201101:48 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Nik Zdunic
so today I finally decided to post pictures of my car for the first time! its a 97 AWD Talon Before
The car at the moment is stock besides little things like intake and exhaust, we just finished doing the regular maintenance work and cutting out all the rust and replacing it with fresh sheet metal. Next will be fresh paint and hopefully in the near future some mods!!! Hope you all enjoy!!
Hey Nik, You are on the right way! It is not a good idea to pain parts while they still on the car. The clutch fluid reservoir does not look good in your pic
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201103:02 pm UTC
Daren, there is a weight difference across different brands and the same brand with different sizes even if it is minor. Some may be the exact same and some won't, depends on the tire brand. Then again I'm never going to a 235 tire, I only compare a 215 and 225 tire. Yes 1 lb matters to me . Softness and thickness of the sidewall matters to me too. Don't think I'll ever run a 235 on a 1g AWD
I've been driving around on 215/45/17 for a long time in 1g DSM's, I don't just go with what works and looks good on paper 11.00@136 (FP3065) and 11.6@120 (16g) on almost bald 215/45/17's street tires, with not much failure compared to how many passes I have done at the track. If someone else has a comparable car with bigger tires, chime in.
I couldn't imagine running 18" 50 lbs weights at the end of each one of my axles just because they look good. Making all that power just to have it robbed by 50lbs slugs is a good way to slow your car down. That's just asking for something to break when your making power, probably similar to Shandon's situation. He mentioned to me the weight of his 245/45 rim/tire combo is 47 lbs. Too heavy.
Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201105:07 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Daren, there is a weight difference across different brands and the same brand with different sizes even if it is minor. Some may be the exact same and some won't, depends on the tire brand. Then again I'm never going to a 235 tire, I only compare a 215 and 225 tire. Yes 1 lb matters to me . Softness and thickness of the sidewall matters to me too. Don't think I'll ever run a 235 on a 1g AWD
I've been driving around on 215/45/17 for a long time in 1g DSM's, I don't just go with what works and looks good on paper 11.00@136 (FP3065) and 11.6@120 (16g) on almost bald 215/45/17's street tires, with not much failure compared to how many passes I have done at the track. If someone else has a comparable car with bigger tires, chime in.
I couldn't imagine running 18" 50 lbs weights at the end of each one of my axles just because they look good. Making all that power just to have it robbed by 50lbs slugs is a good way to slow your car down. That's just asking for something to break when your making power, probably similar to Shandon's situation. He mentioned to me the weight of his 245/45 rim/tire combo is 47 lbs. Too heavy.
Hey might even be why your running 12's on a FP3052 when you should be in the high 11's at low boost
Or it could be that clipping of an 11 second run isn't a priority for me, if it was I would have changed out my slipping/dragging clutch & been back to the track a long time ago
I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times
We'll see 11's on the 3052 eventually, when I get around to it, even with the heavy 50lb weights on each corner
I have no desire to push my car to the limits, breaking things each time you go out isn't what I consider a "fun day".
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201105:21 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201106:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
I ran a 12.3 the second pass I made with the car being awd, on 24psi (becuase of the 91 I was forced to run). I have only made about 6 more runs since that, some with up to 28psi (with proper 94 this time). But with a slipping & dragging clutch still managed the same 12.3, also doesn't help when you miss 4th a couple times
what type of tranny/diff do you run?
TRE stage 3 from a couple years back (think he's changed his numbers). It was his top of the line at the time, basically a complete 1-5 evoIII gearset, 4 spider with a TRE LSD insert. Rear diff is stock LSD.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201111:20 pm UTC
yeah i know some things are not perfect on the car. my dad just painted that with the little spray paint that was left in the can so he can throw it out
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201105:31 pm UTC
Reza the car looks great, but that rear end is looking real 4x4. I do love the thicker sidewall on dsms. I always have, make it look like the car means business
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 11, 201112:23 am UTC
happened to have the summers out cleaning the rims so I thought I would post up a pic with the rear sitting up next to its home. They came with the purchase of the car along with the factory rims and a set of 14's which are now gone
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 201101:34 pm UTC
Outstandingly clean The true love between MAN and DSM. Some engine components still remain in their original factory colour such as power steering lines. LOL you are missing bolts for the bumper bracket between headlights.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 14, 201105:34 pm UTC
Ooh, nothing, I just had them tucked underheath when I was working in front of it. The doorway is at the front of the car, right between where this one sits and the other spot, so I leave my shoes out, but I didn't want to step on them all the time crossing
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 14, 201108:52 pm UTC
^^ I was debating shaving it and leaving it wingless before paint, but I came to the conclusion I only like it on a Laser. The 1Gb Talon ass is bubbly is you look from a side profile, and the wing is perfectly designed to sharpen it. The shell didn't come with a wing, I have one now but it's black. When spring rolls around I am going to mix the remaining paint/clear I have, and shoot the wing and fuel door, before wet sanding and polishing the whole car. I might shave the antenna hole too, since 1) I don't even have an antenna, and 2) Never listen to radio.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 14, 201109:44 pm UTC
I know the new series Kenwood decks have them too. I have one in my daily driver and it blows the Alpine in my Talon out of the water. It also has an SD card slot, as well as a front aux port, so you could play music a few different ways, as well as a normal CD.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 201104:56 pm UTC
I have the new Pioneer MPH 8200 its an ipod SD and USB player only no cd what so ever. Its all new to me so I dont know how good it navigates and so on but so far I like it!! No need for scratched Cds anymore
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 28, 201112:05 am UTC
Damn it just took me half the day to go through all those pics, some nice cars here for sure!! I wish we had that little of snow here in NB, we probably got more a couple days ago than you guys have seen all winter...lol we've had a brutal winter this year for snow.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 28, 201102:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
^^ That reminds me... I still need engine mounts
Now that ya mention it, so do I. When I bought the car and got it home, I started the car and my wife said....."Is this bracket thingy that goes to the engine suppose to shake like its about to fall out"? Haha, I said no honey, but thats right around the spot where I am going to start to spend the $2000 this car needs.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 201107:32 pm UTC
lol Brandon, I think he's got one of those exhaust flex pipes attached to the dump that routes it out the side. Thats gonna sound obnoxious Ryan. I guess your not worried about MTO up in your neck of the woods.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 201107:51 pm UTC
No, not really. I've got a Jay Racing kit now, and yes, I'll drive it on the street. Not worried at all considering there's absolutely nothing illegal about it unless it's open. It's not an exhaust leak.
Can't do a damned thing because that's assuming I go to full boost on the streets.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201108:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bashar Khalifeh
^ Try going trough a tunnel...maybe you'll understand
I ran an external for a few months before it was recirculated into the DP. The only time it ever sounded cool was on a narrow road between two 30' or so tall buildings. Defently sounded bad ass but the rest of the time, sounded like a POS with the exhaust falling off. I'd much rather listen to the whine of my dual BB turbo anyday
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201109:31 pm UTC
My 44 mm tial dumps straight to the ground right between the oil filter and downpipe, love the sound! Doesn't even sound like an exhaust leak, more like a mean screamin eagle when under full boost. Internal wastegates with o2 dumps sound like a huge exhaust leak, the way my 16g car was. Tials sound more proper and aggressive when dumping. I like dumping. Emmissions and power don't go together
Blazing through a tunnel with the wastgate dumping has got to be the coolest sound ever
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201109:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
My 44 mm tial dumps straight to the ground right between the oil filter and downpipe, love the sound! Doesn't even sound like an exhaust leak, more like a mean screamin eagle when under full boost. Internal wastegates with o2 dumps sound like a huge exhaust leak, the way my 16g car was. Tials sound more proper and aggressive when dumping. I like dumping. Emmissions and power don't go together
Blazing through a tunnel with the wastgate dumping has got to be the coolest sound ever
I guess our opinions differ on what exactly a "mean screamin eagle" sounds like
Mine was ran with the Tial 44 as well, using FP's dump tube. Not sure if dump tube lengths make a difference but I defently didn't like mine. Mine is recirculated into the DP just before the lower bend, at a nice angle to not disrupt exhaust flow. Didn't want it recirculated into the O2 housing because of the potential performace decreases.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201110:44 pm UTC
My min boost is 32 psi on the streets. At the low boost you run Darren, I doubt you get the screamin eagle effect I do
Must be the way I got my dump welded that makes it sound smooth, I never hear the exhaust leak sound you describe. I did so on the internal wastgate dump which sounded like a huge exhaust leak. I still liked it though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201111:50 pm UTC
I agree, my Tial also dumps outside and it sounds awsome at 35-40psi, i have the dump tube extended to be where Rezas is but is extended to be flush with the bottom of the bumper.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201101:36 am UTC
I liked the sound of mine with the straight dump when I first got the car - straight of the Tial down beside oil filter. The novelty wore off after scaring the CRAP out of more than a few grandmas coming off the on ramp under full boost. Maybe I'm getting older but I prefer more stealth on the streets. I don't need a loud speaker screaming "Hey I'm over hear and I'm speeding!"
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201103:53 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
My min boost is 32 psi on the streets. At the low boost you run Darren, I doubt you get the screamin eagle effect I do
Must be the way I got my dump welded that makes it sound smooth, I never hear the exhaust leak sound you describe. I did so on the internal wastgate dump which sounded like a huge exhaust leak. I still liked it though.
If your running such big boost, your WG shouldn't even be opening
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 201111:51 pm UTC
She's awake! Today I did an oil change, coolant flush and refill, and installed my new CD Deck. Then took her for fun drive! Kind of smiled a bit when I felt the boost
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 20, 201104:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
and figure out why my meth won't turn on?
Any air entering the system before the pump can result in it not working. It can take several minutes of priming the pump before it will start to work properly again. I prime my pump manually before EVERY drive, just for peace of mind.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 20, 201104:05 pm UTC
Prime without the check valve on. Since its not turning on, I would recheck the whole system, something might be wrong from sitting for so long. I could leave mines all winter long with meth in the system, and its still primed and ready to spray in the spring. A little sneak peak:
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 20, 201104:17 pm UTC
Looks good Reza! You should've tried out one of those new DSM intakes tho. You know the ones that had no research & development, nor were tested before being put into production
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 20, 201111:15 pm UTC
and here she is the 96tsi with original paint! Drove her for around 200km this weekend! No work was done for her this winter since the spyder completely took over my attention and funds. She only got some fresh synthetic oil and 94 gas. Pulls real hard at 18-20psi. Had plenty of fun boosting the 5th gear!
Mike your spyder looks jaw dropping good, just do the AWD conversion and stop slowing down kijiji in search for 99 gsx! Was there your upset winter civic in the background?
Ryan that intercooler is ready to swallow somebody maybe even a Smart car, and dump it back through exhaust pipe!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 21, 201103:26 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Mike your spyder looks jaw dropping good, just do the AWD conversion and stop slowing down kijiji in search for 99 gsx! Was there your upset winter civic in the background?
Haha thanks Alex But I think I've decided against the AWD swap. I don't have the funds to pull it off. Yeah that's my Civic parked on the road. Most reliable car I've owned by far. All I've put into that car was oil changes/gas. Everything else is mint (only 135k) so it should last as long as I need it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 21, 201104:39 pm UTC
Good call Mike. Keep the FWD alive. I am in the same boat as you and in all honesty, as good as AWD is, there is nothing like a FWD DSM on the highway. That's my opinion anyways.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 21, 201105:03 pm UTC
Oh my car is very much alive I was just thinking that when the time comes to sell both my DSM and Civic and pick up an everyday car (which might be next year)... that the money I put into my Eclipse now - I won't get back. Strictly maintenance and a few cosmetic stuff this season.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 23, 201110:12 pm UTC
I've never had an issue with tires breaking loose on the highway so not sure what that's all about. For a summer cruiser, AWD is pointless and heavy on gas.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 23, 201111:46 pm UTC
Originally Posted by miguel barros
I've never had an issue with tires breaking loose on the highway so not sure what that's all about. For a summer cruiser, AWD is pointless and heavy on gas.
Mabey when your car puts out some real power this summer you will know . I don't know about dsm's but a Honda ohh mann but thats another story.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 201104:06 am UTC
Its got a 4G69 2.4 Mivev engine with sportronic automatic transmission. It should be pretty good on gas from what I've researched. Same 4 clylinder motor in they use in the older lancers and other models.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 05, 201101:53 am UTC
Originally Posted by ruben silva
i hate you ! lol cant wait to do mine
All I have left is to swap in the AWD transmission, t-case and figure out the electrical gremlins in the fuel level sender. Everything seems to be wired correctly, pump runs fine but the gage is not
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 05, 201107:29 pm UTC
lol yep 400k Sergio . I am pretty sure Tashko on this forum is higher than that.
Alex, not original paint. Unfortunately those door mouldings are discontinued and yes you spotted the only minor rust spot on my car Fortunately my good friend is a body/paint guy and when I asked him how much to fix the blemish, he told me he's just gonna paint the whole car for me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 05, 201107:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Never winter driven in the past 10 years helps a lot..
Yea for sure! I'll admit my car has seen a winter or two. My wifes 1G on the other hand has just under 220k with original engine and transmission, and I consider it cleaner than mines and rust free. I just got it repainted and krowned right before the winter too. All the jack points and rails under her car are still clean and not butchered with jack stands either
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 05, 201108:01 pm UTC
If only 2G's were as rust free as the 1G's! F@cking pieces of sh!t and their rustry strut towers. I would like to meet the prick who designed the stupid thing and shove his face inside of a rusty tower!!!!!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 05, 201109:49 pm UTC
yea dad closed the garage door on it and cracked the some paint then when i whent camping with it got that way but im gona get it repainted before i start driving it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 06, 201112:38 am UTC
OK so this is it so far,. ready for safety and etest! Just need a horn and a washer pump. And yes paint! She felt boost today for the first time in about 7 years when the original owner threw the belt. Its been sitting in back yards till i got it 2 years ago.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 06, 201101:42 am UTC
This is what my AWD looked like what I got it. There really wasn't much to it. Prior to me getting it it appeared to have been used as a parts car, and sat in a field for a long time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 06, 201101:54 am UTC
YA mine had the rear bumper all scrathed up from being pushed around, the front fenders were badly rusted thru, hood was faded and rusty, Front bumper had rips allthru it. Quarters were full of holes, the hatch glass was smashed in and the motor was in the trunk. Plus the owners kid had spraybombed the rims SILVER and littered it with neons!
BTW I just found the post on Plastidip! This is how im doing my car!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 06, 201102:45 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
YA mine had the rear bumper all scrathed up from being pushed around, the front fenders were badly rusted thru, hood was faded and rusty, Front bumper had rips allthru it. Quarters were full of holes, the hatch glass was smashed in and the motor was in the trunk. Plus the owners kid had spraybombed the rims SILVER and littered it with neons!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 08, 201107:41 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Roman Cullen
Almost done =O
boys and girls! Above is the original "DNA" body of the 6bolt motor! Awesome 20year old-look of 1Ga for present time. The true history of the DSM begins there. I think Tim Sciocchetti newborn DSMer should be interested to hear this as a night story.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 09, 201106:03 pm UTC
... And looks like my drivers side headlight is a new home for this moth. Like, really? Must have found its way in there before the car went into storage.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 11, 201105:51 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Nick Gallo
She's come a long way..
When I bought her back in August 2009
How she sits now 2010
Whoa Nick! When did you get those wheels? I have the same ones, remember? lol, once you get the 2GB conversion she'll look just like mine! Haha...except yours will be running and mine isn't.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201101:14 am UTC
Engine bay from 2009
Engine bay today! She's got the following treats on her birthday this month. -New OEM starter, -Clean Throtle body with new shaft seals and gaskets (zero leaks now) -Stock oil pressure gauge fixed (used Ryans parts car to transfer parts)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201106:42 pm UTC
Picked up brand new CF tech hood and hatch locally for a good price. Weave is perfect, not supposed to fade either. Hopefully this stuff takes kindly to the sun. Just have the hood on at the moment. Needs a little adjustment and shimming still. Plan on replacing the front bumper and rad support next and then I ll probably install a set of hood pins. WOOT for tax returns
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201107:40 pm UTC
^^ Sometimes with the CF, the hood latch isn't as strong as it should be, and any wind under the hood could cause the latch to break, causing disaster. At least that's what I'm told.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201107:43 pm UTC
Someone on the board had their CF hood fly up and smash their windshield. I remember reading (or seeing a picture?). Better to be safe than sorry! I have hoodpins on mine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201107:52 pm UTC
Lol yes Bashar it will be when I put the new one on. I didnt think you were still interested in it? If so shoot a PM. I m trusting the hood for a month or so and no more though. One hood into the window was enought for me (although due to my own stupidity, it had pins). IMO id rather pins than risk in excess of 1000 damages. Im lucky I wasnt going all that fast and only wasted a 400 dollar hood. Window and roof no signs of damage, took it like a champ!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 12, 201110:56 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Someone on the board had their CF hood fly up and smash their windshield. I remember reading (or seeing a picture?). Better to be safe than sorry! I have hoodpins on mine.
I belong to that club. In my case, the skin actually separated from the skeleton and WOOOOP! Off she went. A set of pins woulda saved that from happening.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 14, 201108:24 pm UTC
Haha well I like the opening on the 2gb eclipse as it provides a lot of airflow without having to cut up the bumper. I wouldn't mind putting the 2gb talon bumper on though. Haven't scraped my front bumper yet but I avoid parking lots and driveways with big bumps.
Haha I gotta take my dad out once its tuned better. He;s never been in a turbo awd car yet so it should be fun..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 15, 201102:12 am UTC
the old VW I built last was a twin screw super charger that well defines the term charger whine, well my GF at the time wouldnt even get in the car let alone drive it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 15, 201103:03 am UTC
When I first got my AWD running it only had the drivers seat... My girlfriend insisted I take her for a ride. So I did. She sat down, and I figured I would let her hold the boost gauge since the interior was all missing.
She did. I drove around gently and accelerated hard in first, and as soon as the turbo spooled up she went flying into the back part of the car somewhere.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 15, 201112:31 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Nick Gallo
And I really need to fix this recirc piping but not make it as complicated as your's Alex
Not that complicated! Buy sink silver metal plumbing pipe or kit from CT here , cut it and combined it with you old upper rad hose and you'll have a shiny looking recirc pipe matches well with your intake pipes.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201112:32 am UTC
Took mine out today! There nothing better than driving in the countryside. Yes still need to fix paint on the front bumper. I will talk to Mike Petro, maybe he can help.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201101:21 am UTC
Painting, ahh. I need to get mine redone again. The place I went to in Toronto did a decent job for a decent price, but it didn't last. I don't think I drive too close to people.. but the stones still hit it. Might look into that 3M clear film...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201102:50 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Painting, ahh. I need to get mine redone again. The place I went to in Toronto did a decent job for a decent price, but it didn't last. I don't think I drive too close to people.. but the stones still hit it. Might look into that 3M clear film...
One of the older guys at works gets it for his SUV. Something like $600 every year for it, but his bumper and mirrors are mint.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 13, 201108:33 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
$600 a year for what?
Believe he's talking about the 3M paint protection. But I'm wondering why he needs/gets it redone every year? Thats stuff usually lasts years & years before it needs to be replaced, doesn't it?
I just bought two new OEM headlights & plan to get them protected.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 15, 201102:19 am UTC
Well, I cleaned mine up today a bit. Had to put on the stock tails to pass mechanical....looks like ass. Gonna put the smoked ones back on. The bumper had the big cutout when I got it so I left it. Thought that since there is such a big hole I would put the Greddy on the FMIC to take attention away from the huge hole. Will get a new bumper next year when it gets repainted!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 17, 201111:01 pm UTC
lol, you have an 03 OZ rally? If you ever want to get rid of the skirts and lips, the wife has been begging me to find a set for her ES.
The eclipse is pretty nice, i see where Eric is coming from, i'm not a fan of body kits myself, but yours does not seem to be too obnoxious. would also like to see more shots.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201101:50 pm UTC
Hey thanks fella's! ill try and post some pics this weekend.. its been raining for the past 8 days so it really hasnt been the best of weather. And Garrett ill let you know when or if i get rid of my skirts for my lancer; im having a hard enough time finding aftermarket parts, would you know anywhere i could look just to ease my curiousity ?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201105:47 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Penton
Ha-ha, that sticker will probably get you some backlash from the board! Gutsy move...can your car back up that statement??
haha, nope! She's pretty much stock, but she's reliable(for now) And it's more so for the ricers in town with the cavaliers, civics, integras, sunfires, etc.
When I had my JDM MR2, I had the calvin sticker pee'ing on the chevy logo!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201106:51 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Quick mod, 50hp at least.
I've got the RWD sucks and that one on my hatch glass. Sadly they'll be gone as of this weekend. Only stickers I'll be rocking are some RTM ones and of course my Wink mirror.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201107:20 pm UTC
haha, well at least yours is running. Stock or not it will beat mine on blocks. If i want to race you it will have to be a foot race Can i have a head start?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 21, 201101:42 am UTC
Thanks Brandon. I had it Ceramic coated at GP engineering next to Gord Bush's shop. It has been a long project but i think i am near the end. I am hoping to be running by Monday. Its been parked for over a year.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 21, 201112:26 pm UTC
Actually i had some really lucky breaks. I got the turbo and the tial exhaust housing for $500 Brand new and unused. I also got the Wastegate for $200. Someone built a pretty bad ass car then never got to fire it up. They ended up parting the thing out to cover shop costs. Poor guy.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 21, 201108:13 pm UTC
My goal is to have it running by Monday. I am going to do what i can today and tomorrow. I will have to take it somewhere to have the exhaust welded up then i am going to break in the motor on the dyno. There is a place near me that will be open on Monday. The motor is in the car and the electrical and coolant lines are 90% done. I think i have purchased everything i need. Just a few minor things still needed.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 31, 201102:39 am UTC
Nice clip Shandon, makes me really miss the boost now. It's probably listed in this thread somewhere, but what turbo & boost are you running?
Tim, the first thing that sticks out, add zip ties to all your vacuum lines. Its good insurance as I know you plan to be running some decent boost. I'd also add some heat protection to the vacuum line that runs to the WG.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 31, 201104:01 pm UTC
Thanks Reza. The gopros are super fun. I'd love to make a few more videos but I usually only get to drive my talon after the suns gone down and the cameras are not very good in low light conditions.
I've been to much of a wuss to do a real 3rd gear pull. I've seen 73lb mins once at 8800 rpm.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 01, 201104:42 am UTC
If a cop wants to be a dick he will ticket you for your muffler. If you want to avoid a muffler ticket, then you will have to keep it stock. In the end, every harley davidson in the world goes above the federal db limit, even a city bus on acceleration has a higher db limit than any exhaust I have had on any of my cars. It's just the car that attracts the attention, and if the cop is in a bad mood, you will get a ticket for something ridiculous.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 01, 201105:02 am UTC
I just keep my car appearing stock on the outside. And my muffler is really not noticeable. It's a Magnaflow 3" in and I think 3" out with no tip on it, so it just kinda hides in the bumper
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 01, 201102:12 pm UTC
If its an import with a "fart can", it will likely get a ticket, no matter how quiet it is. My old Apexi N1 system was super quiet, with an actual dB test about the same level as a stock 99 Grand Am & quiter then a stock Ford Explorer & I got hasseled all the time. Went to court 3 times & had it dropped & talked my way out of getting a ticket probably 5 times.
My current exhaust looks identical to stock & is much louder then my old Apexi N1 system. I have not been bothered since I swicted 3 summers ago.
They say its about how loud the car is, thats BS, its what the muffler looks like. If it looks stock, you'll be fine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 02, 201104:40 pm UTC
I agree with you there. I have a cherry bomb exhaust and when i got pulled over there was a Transport truck beside me with a blown muffler and a harley behind me. I find it hard to believe he heard me at all. I tried to fight it in court stating that the db was below and what the stats on a truck and harley etc were but the judge was a douche. She said since it was not a "dealer" muffler it was illegal. WTF?? I have never heard of such a rule! Then how do any other companies stay in business. It all depends on the cop and how they feel that day. I paid my fine and moved on I think i have had 3 in the last 2 years.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 02, 201105:00 pm UTC
I use to keep a copy of the law in the car with me, cops liked to tell me its illegal because its not OEM, its illegal because its straight through, it won't pass emissions, blah blah. They usually changed their tune when I politely told them I have a copy of section 75A (think thats the right one, its been awhile) in the car with me & if they'd like to go over the details with me to see what part of the law my muffler doesn't meet?
There is nothing in that section that states the muffler has to be OEM, it doesn't even have a specific limit. It states you must have a muffler, it must prevent excessive noise & can't be modified (ie gutted, etc). A dB test was always enough to get the charge dropped for me.
Frederic, I'm using a universal Vibrant, 3" in dual 2.5" out. Then I have a pair of Vibrant slanted, 2.5" tips welded on. The tip shape & size is almost identical to the stockers, I even had them welded stagered to follow the body lines, just like stock. The muffler comes polished, I bead blasted it to give it a factory OEM colour. I've had other DSM owners think my muffler was stock, it is that good.
Mike, I do have some pics but nothing uploaded online, will try to do that sometime & post them up here.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 201102:49 am UTC
I will be contesting the ticket, based on the way the QC cops judge that it is too loud. He pulled me over, was able to put a measuring tape in more than 30", he said this made it illegal. So I asked what about SRT4's, and Mazda Speeds, and yup, how about your crown vic patrol car with mufflers mid stream, hell you could put the tape in about 6 feet. He said it didn't matter. Ok, fine, be that way. Here is a good resource for anyone who wants to fight a muffler ticket.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 20, 201109:24 pm UTC
My Eclipse was originally white until the tool that owned it before me painted it copper. I was so pissed when I stripped the interior and found out the real color. Urgh!!!!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201105:11 am UTC
yan - hell yeah! I was taking a look at your car and was trying to figure out how you get away without having a front plate but live in Ontario..? I got nailed for that a couple years ago, so damn annoying.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201112:20 pm UTC
I've been lucky so far. I've passed cops several times and quite a few of them were staring at me. They might have had something better to do than stop me for missing front plate. Or they just thought I was from Quebec
I need to fab some kind of bracket to get it mounted away from the FMIC, and without drilling holes in the front of the bumper
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201104:17 pm UTC
Red light cameras only get the rear plate..
I think the law is that it must be attached to the front of the vehicle and visible. Like most things, the definition of "visible" is probably a matter of the cop's imagination.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201104:21 pm UTC
They say the reason for having a front license plate is that if you get in an accident and drive away people might not be able to catch the back plate if you are driving fast enough or something. That's what the cop told me when I got my front plate ticket.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201105:24 pm UTC
Doesn't matter where it's mounted on the front, so long as it's visable. Both of my cars have it mounted on the front driver side corner, which is easier for oncoming traffic to see than on the passenger side corner, but I was even pulled over in my Lancer for no front plate when the OPP didnt see it. He promptly let me go when he saw it. Really it's no big deal anyway, even the ticket is only $110.00, no points, no insurance premium. Height and location of plate doesnt matter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201106:57 pm UTC
It must be "displayed on the vehicle, in the prescribed manner" (as per the HTA). So I guess that means you have to follow the instructions that come with the plate.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201107:21 pm UTC
I had both ends of the stick so to speak. On my talon I got a ticket for having it in the front window, but when I had it mounted in the same spot in my RX7 I had no issues at all and both were mounted with suction cups half way up the window not just thrown on the dash. I think it depends on whether or not the cop feels like being a dick,lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 24, 201102:52 am UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Doesn't matter where it's mounted on the front, so long as it's visable. Both of my cars have it mounted on the front driver side corner, which is easier for oncoming traffic to see than on the passenger side corner, but I was even pulled over in my Lancer for no front plate when the OPP didnt see it. He promptly let me go when he saw it. Really it's no big deal anyway, even the ticket is only $110.00, no points, no insurance premium. Height and location of plate doesnt matter.
I'm already giving the government thousands of dollars in taxes a year, the last thing I want is to give them another $110 for a bs ticket haha
Tomorrow I think I'm going to move my plate to my passenger side.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 29, 201109:37 pm UTC
haven't seen that before, that is slick, AWD too. The quality looks great, even has a sway bar, lol. I've seen some really bad nitro cars, but i've always had electric cars.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 01, 201112:44 am UTC
Thanks for the kind words Eric. I don't know what it is with this one car but it's definitely got something special compared to all the DSM'S I have owned.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 01, 201101:02 am UTC
Originally Posted by miguel barros
Thanks for the kind words Eric. I don't know what it is with this one car but it's definitely got something special compared to all the DSM'S I have owned.
A rare paint job? I like it a lot too! It's too bad that the FMIC doesn't cover the whole mouth.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 01, 201101:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
It must turn heads!
Sometimes a bit too much Rob, LOL.
I'll be honest Mike and say I wasn't too crazy about the color and the black rims but it grew on me over the last few months.
The thing I enjoy the most though, is the reaction of people that have no knowledge on our cars and are quite surprised on how quick they are. I don't consider mine quick by any means but a friend of mine was over last night helping me install my HID retrofit and I took him for a drive to test the lights. When the car hit 22lbs, the look on his face was priceless lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201105:36 am UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
Took a few more of mine today, added the 2gb Talon wing She's in deperate need of paint, but I'm waiting a little on that.
She look good and she look ready. Good job Eric! Paint is good to have but it's optional. I've been delaying paint for years. It is all about how she runs and usually paint does not interfere with adrenaline rush while u in the car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201105:44 am UTC
I'm one who likes a car to look as good as she runs, but I will always make sure the car runs better first! That's a good look though, I remember doing some work on that car haha.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201111:52 am UTC
I'm more about the go than the show, but of course I like the show too. Sooner or later I'll get it painted but in the meantime I'll work on my 1/4 mile
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201105:03 pm UTC
I am the same. I am building for all go first. Then i will work on the show next year. I also need a paint job I really like the Orange. That is a wicked paint job.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 201103:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Kobie Mercury-Clarke
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Kobie Mercury-Clarke
[quote=Brandon Clement]Saab needs moar low
I'm guessing you mean "needs moar low?"
Lol, sorry, I meant you mean "needs moar low"
that's what I said [/quote]Not with the roads here in Toronto, I barelly clear ruts left from buses, collapsing pavement, potholes, inclines etc. In my Talon, I've scraped a few times just driving down the street
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 201106:53 pm UTC
I finally got the one rusty fender fixed, other fender had some surface rust cleaned up, front bumper painted and both fenders blended white and cleared in. Paint is perfect now and NO rust on the car anymore Cell phone pics:
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 201107:50 pm UTC
I actually tried to buff up the headlights with Mothers Aluminum polish. Didn't seem to make much of a difference this time around.
Yes that's soap on the driveway, I took the pic last weekend. I hadn't actually washed the car since the clear coat was still drying on the fenders, I just washed the dust off the wheels. They got a little dirty while my friend was cleaning up the fenders. Best thing of all was this was all done for FREE last Sunday in about 5 hours while I sat and watched my friend work at it. The rust was actually grinded out, new metal welded in, tacked up and grinded down. No bondo used. He told me that was the REAL way to do it Front bumper was also painted properly. The original paint was all grinded down, he did a base, primer, 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear. Says the paint on the front bumper should last a long time.
Hood is a carbon fiber one from CF tech in Hamilton.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 201108:12 pm UTC
I've tried the kit Permatex makes on other vehicles & the results weren't that great (well not compared to some of the other results I've seen). I think the key is to get a kit with sanding disks & buffers you can put on a drill. Elbow grease alone doesn't seem to get the best results. Think Meguires & 3M make kits that are good.
Also see your missing the front emblem. If you need/want to run a front emblem, I'm pretty sure JNZ has come out with reproducion emblems, that look just like the stocker. Their the raised, embossed ones, not some cheesy vinyl or something.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 201108:17 pm UTC
The vinyl Eagle emblem was on this bumper before it got painted. I ripped it off and tossed it. I have no emblems or stickers on my car I like the clean look.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201101:13 am UTC
Well, here's my '99 gsx. It's been one hell of a journey to get the car to look the way it does today. I picked it up about two years ago and since then, did a 6bolt swap (balance shaft removed)arp head steads, tubular mani and 16g, fmic (which isn't connected, anyone with a tig could help me out here ;)) bully stage 3 clutch, fidanza lwfw, hks 3" cat back, link v3 (help shandon lol)tokico whites and eiby pros (1.5"), autometer gauges, had to replace the steering rack, column, pager alarm, all four rotors, calipers and pads (oe), I've pretty well restored the entire interior. Those wheels are a strange fit, they're 18x7.5 34mm offset. The tires aren't the right size, they're a 215/35/18. I'm looking for a set of 225/40's or 235's. Other than that, the car runs great! It's my second dsm ('91 tsi before) and probably won't be my last one. I'd like to get my hands on 1ga winter beater!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201106:01 am UTC
Canadian DSM in southern California.
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Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201108:23 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Wouldn't that technically be an american dsm that came to canada then went back to america ?!
Either way it looks good except for the gas tank lid I really like it though, looks clean!
I judge based on current registration and license plate. Yes gas tank is ugly but this is how I got the car. The few things that make our DSMs look better are aftermarket rims and lowered suspension. Other than that I prefer original look.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201108:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Deal.
Even in California clean DSMs are extreme hard to find. There are very few on the road and 99% they are GS and 1% GST. So far none for GSX and all of them are expensive.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 18, 201109:03 pm UTC
Somehow I overlooked your post Mike. Nice looking GSX. You should bring it by Ray Friel tonight if you are playing hockey. Would love to see it up in person.
BTW, if you ever want to trade that ugly mis-matched black interior for my super sexy grey interior, just let me know.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201110:30 pm UTC
HAHA thanks Yan, in fact. we're playing for the next 6 weeks at bobby mac every monday at 9pm (pick up - $15/hr). You're welcome to come out that! A good buddy of mine drives a 2001 DB7 vantage, he brings it out to the games too. I finally got my phone replaced, same number. I'll pm it to you and text me to arrange a game night/cruise if possible.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 25, 201102:51 am UTC
Originally Posted by Yan Sarazin
Nice shots Alex. What hardware did you use to mount your front plate? Want to get mine at that exact spot.
Thanks Yan. Previous owner mount his license plate by screwing it straight through the bumper. I don't recommend you do that because that would hurt your DSM and eventualy you'll endup repainting your bumper to correct that.
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Too warm to have the top down?
Actually yes you are right! The sun is just too strong in the desert. 40c+ and dry . Sergio's (miguel barros) free aluminum rad with knock off slim fans keeps temps stable to my surprise.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 25, 201111:27 am UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Thanks Yan. Previous owner mount his license plate by screwing it straight through the bumper. I don't recommend you do that because that would hurt your DSM and eventualy you'll endup repainting your bumper to correct that.
I had a feeling that's how it's mounted. I just painted my bumper so there's no way I'm doing that. I will be trying to come up with a bracket that mounts underneath somehow.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 25, 201109:48 pm UTC
Hey Yan, someone on the board, I think maybe Ryan L or Anthony H, told me you get those super strong earth magnets. Mount some inside the bumper, and some to the plate, and connect it to the bumper that way!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 26, 201112:00 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Hey Yan, someone on the board, I think maybe Ryan L or Anthony H, told me you get those super strong earth magnets. Mount some inside the bumper, and some to the plate, and connect it to the bumper that way!
These magnets wont cause any problems with the car? I know my tv doesn't like when magnets are near. I'm guessing the DSM might not either.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 01, 201111:37 pm UTC
I'll have to get a better picture of them and my custom center caps. Not sure why the camera was so blurry, might have been something on the lens. Car still looks like a 4x4 and it's lowered over an inch on a prokit.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 02, 201106:58 pm UTC
Thanks Brandon but they suffer from some road rash I will have to get someone to refinish them eventually. I was focused on the "Go" before the "Show". I would like to maybe paint it next year if its still running, lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 02, 201108:51 pm UTC
Thanks, hopefully I am almost done Its been fun. Not bad considering I have no mechanical experience. Just reading the forums and following the advice of many brilliant guys on here
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 04, 201106:01 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
I wish I could find a white 1G even half as clean as Reza's
Good luck finding an unmolested 1g now. I just passed the 400,000km mark on the odometer last week As high as it may sound, IMO its running and looking better than it ever has in its current condition
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 05, 201101:18 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
I wish I could find a white 1G even half as clean as Reza's
Good luck finding an unmolested 1g now. I just passed the 400,000km mark on the odometer last week As high as it may sound, IMO its running and looking better than it ever has in its current condition
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201104:58 pm UTC
Thank you Nope, the original red was destroyed. This car was a parts car, that was stripped of everything, sat in a field, and was beaten. Keyed, ball-peen hammered, smashed windshield, cut dashboard, bent rims, etc. Interior looked like a mini world war just occured in there, and the exterior was missing half of the pieces it needed. It was just pretty clean rust-wise, so I tackled on the project.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201106:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Thank you Nope, the original red was destroyed. This car was a parts car, that was stripped of everything, sat in a field, and was beaten. Keyed, ball-peen hammered, smashed windshield, cut dashboard, bent rims, etc. Interior looked like a mini world war just occured in there, and the exterior was missing half of the pieces it needed. It was just pretty clean rust-wise, so I tackled on the project.
I think I saved her
That gives me a lot of hope for my car because my paint is terrible and yours looks this good DIY!
Here is yesterday's work. After 10 years I will finally recirculate. Hey at least I got really good at heel-toe The welds on the old pipes were leaking the whole time too.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201106:57 pm UTC
What did they make those for, half a year? That's a needle in a haystack! If you find a clean one don't tell anyone just buy it. Or you just have to piece one together.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201107:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
What did they make those for, half a year? That's a needle in a haystack! If you find a clean one don't tell anyone just buy it. Or you just have to piece one together.
I would piece one together, motor into the 4bolt. But I would only come back for a clean 1GB awd, 5spd, with under 240k
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201107:24 pm UTC
Beautiful car Lucian! Hope to make mine shine like that again one day!
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
What did they make those for, half a year? That's a needle in a haystack! If you find a clean one don't tell anyone just buy it. Or you just have to piece one together.
I would piece one together, motor into the 4bolt. But I would only come back for a clean 1GB awd, 5spd, with under 240k
What you want is the car I got.
'92 TSi AWD, untouched, 201k. 7/4, E-Prom, 5-Speed, Sunroof, no ABS. June '92 car, so pretty much the first 7-bolt off the line, still had/has the single-piston front calipers unfortunately
Got a 6-bolt in it now as the the stock motor has bent intake valves and it was cheaper to buy the motor (than repair the head)
Soon it'll beeven more reliable than that VDub of your's too
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 201112:50 am UTC
Lucian, your car looks great.
Brandon, not be a dick, you're a good guy, but your arrogance is becoming slightly annoying man.
You bought your MR-2, crashed it but when you had it, it was the best thing since sliced bread.
You came back to DSM.
You bought your Bike, started dissing all the guys on 4 wheels, on the board, saying bikes are where it's at.
You came back to DSM.
You now have your VW. I own a VW, 2008 GLI. They ARE nice cars, but coming on here and throwing your nose up to every guy who's helped you out over the years with your car, those who you have learned lots from and slamming all of us on here who own DSMs is rude and uncalled for. If you feel you've moved on to bigger and better things, then so be it.
You don't like the cars, quit hanging around on DSMCanada and go to VWVortex. We don't need your smart-ass comments about the car you once loved on here. Come on man, we're all still people, we all have a common interest. Stop being such an ass.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 201101:17 am UTC
Dude shut the frack up and learn to take some jokes. Did you forget to change your tampon?
Bikes are where it's at, the MR2 was more stylish and fun to drive than the DSM.
If anything, you should start hanging at at Force Power, with your shotty mechanic work and charging people an arm and a leg for it. Don't tell me where I should and should not "hang out", I'm still working on DSMs for people for free, giving parts to people for free, and my knowledge of these cars for free in numerous messages, texts, visits, posts etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 08, 201104:54 am UTC
Jason, i love your camera as much as u love your DSM
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Here is yesterday's work. After 10 years I will finally recirculate. Hey at least I got really good at heel-toe The welds on the old pipes were leaking the whole time too.
Rob, looks way better to what I saw during our Yorkdale meet. Good to have your DSM back to our PIC page
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 09, 201109:20 pm UTC
the engine is dirty right now lol and its no way near show condition haha. just picture a dirty 4g63 engine bay with big intercooler piping and a bigger turbo LOL
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 24, 201103:09 am UTC
Feck, I knew that was your car but didnt go over for some reason. I guess I was too busy drooling over the Ricky Bobby talon on the other end of the fair grounds.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 31, 201103:26 am UTC
awesome shoot Jason. DSMs have that unique angle of view that makes them the most beatufull cars in the world. That angle is not always easy to pick but it's there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 31, 201105:16 pm UTC
Being the province with most roads per capita tends to lend itself to some pretty awful roads. Being able to see for miles does rock in a lot of ways, but painfully dull being able to see anything and everything that might cause you to react.
I remember driving to Eston for a badminton tourney...broken pavement 16km. 10km later, broken pavement next 13km. 11km later, broken pavement next 32km. etc... That was one of the worse highways I have ever been on. Usually you can avoid a majority of pot holes by driving the crown, but this road you needed to find ditch to avoid the 6" deep holes.
I also need to fix up my suspension a bit...last time I went over 200km/h on the open road, she was starting to float and lift a lil bit...not a fun feeling.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 09, 201104:12 am UTC
Originally Posted by miguel barros
This f@cking thing is insane at WOT. For the first time ever, I almost sh!t my pants on a pull
I hate my T25. I maxed it out but thing starts to drop boost after 4700 and lands around 13.5 psi at 6000rpm. But until 4700 it feels like 16g for a moment!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201104:19 am UTC
I was wondering how quickly that would be spotted.
I don't have any completed pictures, I'll take a few in the next couple of days and post them.
Nothing special about the set up, HRC 16g turbo/mani, 3"exhaust, 2.5" IC pipes (its an ugly set up but it works), slim fans, filled front and rear motor mounts, UDP, 3" pipe on the intake side filter sits about the same height as the crossmember.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 28, 201102:16 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
definitely time for a new one!
Nothing like a nice peeking bear sticker
Pedo bear is hilarious, when I went to get my banner done on my car the guy had a pedo bear sticker in the toilet, I had to force my self to stop laughing so I could take a piss.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 28, 201104:20 am UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
definitely time for a new one!
Nothing like a nice peeking bear sticker
Pedo bear is hilarious, when I went to get my banner done on my car the guy had a pedo bear sticker in the toilet, I had to force my self to stop laughing so I could take a piss.
Hahahaha, I could imagine. It is too funny man. I've never seen a sticker of him on a car around here yet, so I got one for my dub and one for my next car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 02, 201103:53 pm UTC
I wasn't a big fan of the vented carbon fiber hoods, but this one i only paid $100, and when it's painted to match the car, i think it will look good. Other than that, i will leave the body stock, and continue my pursuit of speed and handling.
A guy from my lancer board has the same hood paint matched,and it looks awesome. check this.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 08, 201102:28 am UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Jason, did u do fender rolling job?
No, but it needs it in the rear, the fenders have started to cut my tires. The trip to the shootout did more of it, with my a fold up table, sub, 2 lawn chairs, bag of tools, pop up tent for the Mitsu-Media booth and clothes/laptops and whatever else. Could hear the tires scrub on almost every uneven bridge.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 18, 201103:27 am UTC
They are discontinued I got them off a member here locally, wrapped in brand new rubber.
And heck yes! That's the cheapest virgin EPROM I have ever seen anybody sell. $30 got it socketed, and I'm laughin' I got your old gauge cluster in her too.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 24, 201103:25 pm UTC
My buddy came by with his Talon and we went for a Sunday Cruise through RattleSnake point. I highly recommend it if you have never been. We got some great pics. Inspired by Jason and Alex I figured i better put a little more love into it and work on my creativity. Hope you like.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 24, 201104:12 pm UTC
Yeah its great this time of year. I just wish i would have taken some drive by photos/videos. I am willing to go cruise though there again anytime! Its maybe 15 mins from me. Usually I just mountain bike there but some of those roads like Bell School lane and 16th side road are great fun.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 28, 201101:39 am UTC
I find it hard to believe any other province has worse roads than Quebec. I've been to Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine, and none compare to Quebec.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 28, 201101:47 am UTC
Toronto is sh!t for roads, horrible. I spent more time lifting myself on my pegs on my bike, then I did actually sitting on the seat when I was riding down there.
Durham region, the main roads are great, just some side streets in the lower income areas are sh!t.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 28, 201105:25 pm UTC
Quebec's roads are the worst. Even in my jeep there are some places I would consider taking a detour to avoid.
Not to mention they're dummies when it comes to road maintenance/repair. 2 years ago they paved the main road going to my house (it had been dirt up until then). This summer they had a giant excavator using a chisel from the middle of the road on a ditch. Needless to say that section of the road has 3" holes where the asphalt was.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 31, 201102:04 am UTC
Jason, usually I love the pictures of your car, this one not so much. Has the snow melted or is it sticking around? I guess its time to get the winter beater up and running, in the mean time here is a picture with much nicer weather.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 01, 201107:57 pm UTC
Thanks Bryan, greatly appreciated. I miss the girl. Unfortunately I may have to sell/part out by the end of the year, if I don't find a place to re-store her. I've recently quit smoking cigarettes, so if I can stay quit, I hope to use the money to pay for a storage space. Thanks again, Peter
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 02, 201107:35 pm UTC
Yes, Lucian, that is a carbon fiber hood.
Jay, thanks. I believe PPG is the only other person/dsm I've seen personally with those rims; old school Konigs Rated R's.
Tim, thank you, the interior went through many changes over the years, but piece by piece, she came together.
I think I'm going to put her up for sale on the board, as I really don't have time to part it out, but who knows. Take a week off work to tear her apart would be fun, but a lot of headaches.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 03, 201107:56 pm UTC
Weird. There was that hang the thong on the rear-view fad, this is more like glue your boxer shorts to the rear-view. I guess acquiring certain garments is difficult vhen you vhee dhubb!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 03, 201108:12 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Weird. There was that hang the thong on the rear-view fad, this is more like glue your boxer shorts to the rear-view. I guess acquiring certain garments is difficult vhen you vhee dhubb!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 03, 201110:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Weird. There was that hang the thong on the rear-view fad, this is more like glue your boxer shorts to the rear-view. I guess acquiring certain garments is difficult vhen you vhee dhubb!
I thought we was friends Besides, we all know the guys who have the thongs hanging from their rear view have never actually gotten them from a girlfriend, prob just from their mother's underwear drawer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 04, 201102:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Tim Sedore
Thanks Brandon. She has a little road rash I need to find someone to refinish them.
Im refinishing a set of konigs right now. Easiest with no tires. If you have the time it is super easy, just fill the rash with jb weld after stripping the lip, mask the spokes and reprime and repaint the lip?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 08, 201103:09 am UTC
Ill be updating this album every other day with detailed progress on the diss assembly, (no offense to the previous owners, lots of hack jobs under the hood) and the reassembly and build of the new motor of my new DSM.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 08, 201103:39 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Looks super clean Sven!! The only thing I don't like is the bumper cut out. But everything else looks awesome!
I'm not a fan of the cut out either brandon but i still have 4 3/4" still hiding behind bumper up top and 1 and half " at the bottum.. I cut 3" off to try and open it up a bit .. but with c02 FMIC spray and M10 shot of meth I doubt I needed to do that
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 08, 201109:33 am UTC
I was debating cutting my bumper up, and decided against it. Even though I still have a good half or so of the core hidden behind the bumper cover, I did trim the underneath of the bumper cover a bit. This way there's some more room for the air to flow across to the top, while retaining a stock look.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201109:41 pm UTC
Progress.......
Not bad for two weekends work. Engine pulled and dissasembled, EVERYTHING bolted under the hood, ultrasonic tanked, wire brushed, and shinny. Two gallons of degreaser, three pales of hot water, and some elbow grease, there is now not one single spec of crud or dirt left in the bay.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 22, 201106:31 pm UTC
Here is my mod list, It was a five year project
Engine 2.4l 6 bolt 4g64 block weisco pistons crower conncting rods crower valve springs ported and polished 2g 4g63 head hks 272 cams hks adjustable cam gears evolution crank trigger evolution coil on plug setup evolution 3.5" 316 stainless steel exhaust professional products 90mm mustang throttle body mustang idle motor bjs aluminum intake manifold modded by evolution rc 600cc primary injectors rc 1000c secondary injectors aeromotive a1000 fuel pump aeromotive fuel pressure regulator aeromotive primary fuel rail aeromotive secondary fuel rail aeromotive 10 micron pre pump fuel filter aeromotive 100 micron post pump fuel filter aeromotive fuel pump controller evolution custom -10 fuel sump for dsm tank aem 4bar map sensor pwr 10" oil cooler mitsubishi oem oil filter housing with oil cooler ports morroso oil pan vibrant oil feed flange vibrant oil return flange pwr custom radiator to fit under radiator support pwr dual 10" fans with custom mount shaved valve cover with -10 vents j-racing alternator relocation kit custom cold air intake russell braided black cloth lines and AN fittings for everything powder coated valve cover painted body color block balance shaft delete polished oil pump polished water pump polished head
Forced Induction precision gt42r turbo twin tial 44mm wastegates tial 50mm bov top mount equal length 316 stainless steel manifold 3.5" 316 stainless steel down pipe evolution 3" aluminum charge pipes vibrant silicone couplers vibrant t-bolt clamps vibrant push lock vaccum lines evolution custom intercooler nitrous express n-tercooler spray nitrous express direct port nitrous setup nitrous express custom purge onto manifold nitrous express bottle warmer nitrous express remote bottle opener
Suspension and Brakes tein flex coilovers tein edfc dampening controls eibach front and rear sway bars energy suspension bushings and mounts trw racing front big brake kit powerstop rear brakes stainless steel brake lines
Transmission Xtrac ralliart transmission only 30 ever made for mitsubishi rally team 50% extra thick case helical cut dog engagement gears xtrac limited slip differential custom gear ratios painted case lots of extra parts included with transmission.
Chassis AWD conversion 6 point roll cage with detachable door bars wire tuck relocated battery with custom mounts morroso battery box morroso shut off switch morroso fire wall connectors morroso jumper posts custom -10 stainless steel fuel feed lines custom -8 stainless steel fuel return lines custom power steering reservoir cover
Body ED carbon fiber front bumper (bought two to make one fit) vis carbon fiber hood GT fabrications carbon fiber doors with all factory hardware installed carbon fiber trunk lid ED side skirts molded to body ED blitz style rear bumper (bought three to make on fit) Top Shop Carbon Fiber Cowl 200 hours on body work painted daytona blue (350z)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 02, 201103:44 pm UTC
They drive like bags of nails but the give moar low!! I have HR and FK Silverlines on my MK2 but 2.5 inch is where I stop the drop on my MK2 my bumper is a mini plow right now until I get the Talon up and running
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 03, 201102:56 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Weir
They drive like bags of nails but the give moar low!! I have HR and FK Silverlines on my MK2 but 2.5 inch is where I stop the drop on my MK2 my bumper is a mini plow right now until I get the Talon up and running
MK4s can be dropped pretty low. A lot of people remove the bump stops and perches to get even MOAR static low. Insanity. The mk4 jetta that I posted has the stance I'm looking for. That's static too, which is just great.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 03, 201103:10 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Why? Every pebble you hit on the road will scratch your bumper
Looks nice on these cars. I wouldn't go as low as to remove the bump stops and perches, but I would most likely almost bottom out my coilovers. We will see in the spring.
That's the kinda stance I want Maybe half an inch higher. I have a full 0.100" thick steel skid plate for my car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 03, 201105:38 am UTC
There are NO emissions out here in sask.. and all you need is a muffler in sask.. Which I have muffler inserts. So i'm 100% legal. And it's no louder then my old 3" full back
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 03, 201106:21 am UTC
Oh right on, I find it hard to believe that you are no louder, but that's pretty cool that it's completely legal. No worried about it dumping fumes into your cock pit since it's not angled outside of the body?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 03, 201106:24 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Oh right on, I find it hard to believe that you are no louder, but that's pretty cool that it's completely legal. No worried about it dumping fumes into your cock pit since it's not angled outside of the body?
Gonna cut it back 3" and put a 90 out the side... Vroom vroom.. fwd doesn't hook up at 28psi in the fall.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 14, 201110:15 pm UTC
I think you mean the passenger side, and its getting painted in the spring so will fix it then, it has a top crease which is aiming the tip of the fender up. The eclipse bumper will be going back on before paint, also need to find a rear bumper and spoiler.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 16, 201105:42 pm UTC
Number is pistons is not the only factor, the size of the piston makes a big difference. The Baer's on my car are only 2 piston but they are about twice the size of the stock 2g 2 piston calipers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 16, 201106:45 pm UTC
I think the best way is to figure out the braking force of a caliper is to calculate the total AREA of all the pistons. It is also surprising how a small increase in diameter makes a BIG difference in the area.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 16, 201107:23 pm UTC
Also, increasing the area of the piston intensifies the force behind it using the formula F=PXA where F is braking force applied to the rotor, P is the pressure of the fluid behind the piston and A is the area in which the fluid is being applied to.
A 1cm2 with 100psi applied = 100lbs of force A 2cm2 with 50psi applied = 100lbs of force
Increasing the size of your piston will in turn increase how deep your teeth dig into the steering wheel.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 16, 201109:47 pm UTC
Well it was a lot of work but I enjoyed it, I ahve tried to be involved with the build of my car in every aspect up to the point where I run out of talent...timing belts!! (I know how to now do one but still its not worth it in my opinion to take that risk)
I did the whole brake upgrade new rear rotors and pads picked up the crossed drilled, pads and calipers from a guy on here from Que and spent my time sand blasting them to get the red pain decent on them (big help in clamping force of a caliper if it looks cool!) I started at 11 and worked straight through to 4 and also did the braided front brake lines. Not bad for a mechanically inclined person not a mechanic. Results have been happy its better braking all round but never having to stuff them hard yet I have not had to taste steering wheel. All in all the work was fun I learned a few things about how to bleed a brake system a bit easier (Gravity) and did it all for 300 bucks when I did the math from the dealership side of things it was close to 2 grand parts and labour
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 17, 201110:56 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Also, increasing the area of the piston intensifies the force behind it using the formula F=PXA where F is braking force applied to the rotor, P is the pressure of the fluid behind the piston and A is the area in which the fluid is being applied to.
A 1cm2 with 100psi applied = 100lbs of force A 2cm2 with 50psi applied = 100lbs of force
Increasing the size of your piston will in turn increase how deep your teeth dig into the steering wheel.
Just to add to that Ryan, the 2cm^2 piston will require twice as much fluid to move as the 1cm^1, you're just using the fluids as levers. Within reason all is good but go to the extremes of large and a huge multi piston caliper mounted to a stock master will feel mushy since your pedal will have to move so much further to move enough fluid to build the pressure it takes to stop the car (mind you it would still probably stop the car way faster than stock ;)).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 18, 201102:36 am UTC
Tanked, deburred, and polished my crank today. Thanks to Deep, he hooked me up with a nice one. Each journal measures to within 1 ten thousandth of an inch! Shes a beaut!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 18, 201102:42 am UTC
Originally Posted by Shandon Lomoro
Just to add to that Ryan, the 2cm^2 piston will require twice as much fluid to move as the 1cm^1, you're just using the fluids as levers. Within reason all is good but go to the extremes of large and a huge multi piston caliper mounted to a stock master will feel mushy since your pedal will have to move so much further to move enough fluid to build the pressure it takes to stop the car (mind you it would still probably stop the car way faster than stock ;)).
Ah however that may be, it still requires less force on the brake pedal. You cannot compress a fluid, so no matter the size of the system, any small amount of pressure will translate into a great amount of force placed on its acting area. A 1cm2 piston with 25lbs of force will create 25psi of pressure, applied to a 2cm2 piston will translate into 50psi of force.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201107:04 pm UTC
Thanks Alex. And yes Brandon, MTL + MT-90 in the transmission. I have to change the rear differential fluid as well, and maybe even the transfercase over this winter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 30, 201108:16 pm UTC
Beautiful car!! Love the clean 2G meh what am I saying I love them all! Still nice looking black beast. Sorry to hear that its a long winter we are still bare ground in NS but cold
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 31, 201106:04 am UTC
Thanks guy,
yes Jason im in québec city, send me a pm if you come by and want to meet, there's not alot of dsm around here, you talk french also, my english is not really good...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 31, 201106:11 am UTC
Originally Posted by Steve Laliberté
Thanks guy,
yes Jason im in québec city, send me a pm if you come by and want to meet, there's not alot of dsm around here, you talk french also, my english is not really good...
Ya I cam speak french fine, writing it not so good though but that doesn't matter to meet up!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 09, 201210:53 pm UTC
That was one show I actually put some effort into actually cleaning it up nicely, wash, clay bar, wax, polish, and went home empty handed. The shows I go to where I spray it down with some instant detailer when I get there, I get a trophy, like WTF?
Photos can hide a lot of little things though, if only it looked that good in real life.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201205:28 pm UTC
zthats just over 30kph difference almost enough to get the hefty fine in Ontario. Biggest fine in the speeding catigory in NS but there is always larger fines like stunting $2500
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201207:09 pm UTC
Not sure what I will get. I was told I will receive my fine or court day by mail. Probably means I did really good! But come one it was Sunday morning with NO one around. I love the feeling of how my DSM wakes up with 20psi going uphill.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201207:15 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
^^^ That's it? Stunting in Ontario is up to $50,000, 7 points, roadside seizure and suspension.
30KM over is 4 points and a kick to the nuts for insurance. Does California share with Ontario?
Oh and the speedometer excuse worked for me one time in NY state Although if anything we should end up slower.. "I am generally confused."
Rob I meant that he could use that excuse the following way: "Oh officer, I thought my speedo' was in kms, so I got confused and thought I was reading it in kms. So I thought I had to go faster, closer to 100km/h to reach the 65mph speed limit."
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201207:17 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinski
Not sure what I will get. I was told I will receive my fine or court day by mail. Probably means I did really good! But come one it was Sunday morning with NO one around. I love the feeling of how my DSM wakes up with 20psi going uphill.
Dude, speeding fines in California are BAD.
My girlfriend used to live in San Diego, and she told me it's like BAM $300+ dollars for anything like that. Plus they have the 3 times and your out thing as well.
So if you go to court for the same offense 3 times, they chuck you in jail.
I think it has to be a criminal offense, and not speeding.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201207:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
^^^ That's it? Stunting in Ontario is up to $50,000, 7 points, roadside seizure and suspension.
30KM over is 4 points and a kick to the nuts for insurance. Does California share with Ontario?
Oh and the speedometer excuse worked for me one time in NY state Although if anything we should end up slower.. "I am generally confused."
Rob I meant that he could use that excuse the following way: "Oh officer, I thought my speedo' was in kms, so I got confused and thought I was reading it in kms. So I thought I had to go faster, closer to 100km/h to reach the 65mph speed limit."
Oh yeah I totally forgot he's in a US car, cluster in MPH
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201208:32 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
^^^ That's it? Stunting in Ontario is up to $50,000, 7 points, roadside seizure and suspension.
30KM over is 4 points and a kick to the nuts for insurance. Does California share with Ontario?
Oh and the speedometer excuse worked for me one time in NY state Although if anything we should end up slower.. "I am generally confused."
Rob I meant that he could use that excuse the following way: "Oh officer, I thought my speedo' was in kms, so I got confused and thought I was reading it in kms. So I thought I had to go faster, closer to 100km/h to reach the 65mph speed limit."
Oh yeah I totally forgot he's in a US car, cluster in MPH
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201210:27 pm UTC
I know here the OPP have the radar detectors that will detect your own, so you have to continue buying the newest top of the line one's to get away with it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 24, 201202:08 am UTC
I did have a radar detector that also detected the device the OPP uses to spot your detector(VG2)-it used to scream and flash, VG2,VG2, and then shut off. Of course the one time it malfunctioned I got caught. $165(at the time) fine and confiscation of unit-luckily I had an old throw away detector just for that,lol. Anyway, I now have a Bel sti which are undetectable, but I mostly just use it for entertainment.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201212:20 am UTC
True, I got nailed with a radar detector about 7 years ago. Blue unmarked Impala at the time, hunted me down on the 401. I got a speeding ticket over a year ago and had one of those 2 outlet inverters on my seat, and the cop asked what it was, so I showed him. Then he said the reason he asked was that he saw on my record I'd been caught with a radar detector and thought it looked similar.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201207:27 am UTC
However, since the Bel STi is undetectable... and if it's hidden... the only possible way I think they could suspect anything is if they hit the car with laser and jams.
Because let's face it. If I was a cop, and my laser gun jammed when pointing it at a lowered, loud red/black 2 door with a shiny radiator thing in front of it, I would pull it over and investigate.
Now the question is, how often is laser used? I doubt the police department here has very many. I know we only have 2 or so cruisers with on-car radars. OPP on the other hand, is a lot more common. That's actually how I got nailed with my speeding ticket, OPP cruiser driving in the opposite direction, and he had his on-car radar ready.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201201:27 pm UTC
Yeah but Lucian you don't have to worry about that. The STi is a detector not a jammer, and is supposed to be able to detect a great amount of distance.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 03, 201202:16 am UTC
Or become friends with all the police and convince them all to get Iphones, then track em with the friend tracker app! They will all show up on a map, it would sorta be like grand theft auto... but with a real cars!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 05, 201203:59 am UTC
Doweled the girdle to a block. Centerline of every main picked up within tenths, then bored for a tap fit, and the girdle cleared on the previous locating machined sides so that only the dowels now locate position. Block is now READY to assemble...........once I powder coat it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201204:44 pm UTC
I put my tranny on last night to get a feel of how the clutch pedal pressure is. I can't get over it ! It honestly feels lighter than a stock oem clutch to me. A friend of mines says it feels like a stock clutch in a Honda civic Can't wait to drive it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 08, 201206:57 pm UTC
I used my engine hoist and leveler last night since I was alone. It does takes longer since I have to pull it out and position it up and all. The good thing is you can get it perfectly straight and not hung up on anything at all, which is crucial when installing a twin disk. The last thing you want is the input shaft getting hung up on the disks, so you want to put the tranny on perfectly straight. Easily done with a hoist and leveller by yourself.
If I have a friend I get him to stand up top while I bench the tranny in from under the car: Lay next to trans, put trans on my chest with help from my friend, keep eyes on dowels, bench and slide tranny on while keeping eyes on the dowels. Keeping your eyes on the dowels while your underneath the car is key, it will line up and slide right on. Makes it a 30 second job. Works for me all the time.
I don't try to bench a tranny in the car with no one else around.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201202:13 am UTC
The engine hoist and leveler are a great idea Reza. I use a jack and get it as close as i can then lift it into posistion from over the fender probably not the best way could be why my back and shoulders hurt so much.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201202:49 am UTC
Bah!.... you guys are doing it wrong...
You gotta hold onto the fender with one arm... then slowly drop the trans into place from the top with the other arm.... I call it the drop and slide... Works every time...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201204:55 pm UTC
Originally Posted by chris esquejo
How much does that flywheel weigh???
The whole unit weighs 16lbs. That seems like the long way Mike K I've seen Helder bend over the fender, joint in one hand, grab the tranny with the other and slap it on. Beat that
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201205:27 pm UTC
HaHa, ya I was jsut playing. I do the bend over fender, most times and grab the trans from the floor to slide 'er on. I'm not jacked enough to do it with one arm like Helder.... unless the joint can give me super powers...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 09, 201207:50 pm UTC
Oh I'm not kidding, the guy flicks the t-case on the car like it weighs nothing too.
I think he chuckled at me once while I was pulling the hoist out. He grabbed the tranny and slapped it on for me instead. Makes me look like I'm wasting time
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201204:39 am UTC
When I did my tranny by myself on the 2g, I used a hoist and a lifting strap. Just choked a 6' strap around the body and was able to snug it into place kinda easily. The strap didn't have enough friction to prevent it from turning slightly when I needed it to, but enough to prevent it from rotating on its own. Still haven't figured out how much I should let the engine tilt down to make my life easier on the 2g.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201206:20 am UTC
I just lay on a creeper and put the tranny on my chest, rull under the car and lift it up in place, works really well actually if you have everything out of the way. I find it harder with someone else cause they don't usually know their way around a dsm. Not with a twin disk mind you.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201212:20 pm UTC
Is there something I'm missing because whenever I had to try putting the tranny back into place, there is the one stiffiner that keeps jamming against the subframe when I do it. I basically tilt the engine down until the crank pulley is against the fender well and still have a bitch of a time with that stiffener.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201205:22 pm UTC
Reza, I'm interested to see how your 60' times are effected the first few times out with the twin. I know for me, it took a while to find that sweet spot between bogging and over-slipping. Once that was figured out I dropped nearly 0.5s on my ET as compared to my 2600 with essentially the same tune.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201206:21 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Andrew Trapp
Is there something I'm missing because whenever I had to try putting the tranny back into place, there is the one stiffiner that keeps jamming against the subframe when I do it. I basically tilt the engine down until the crank pulley is against the fender well and still have a bitch of a time with that stiffener.
If its the same issue, I've found the engine likes to roll/tilt back when the tranny is off & the front of the car jacked. On a 2g, this leaves not enough room between the tranny & the subframe. What I now do is wedge a block of wood between the engine & the subframe, this prevents the engine from rolling & spaces it abit further from the subframe. With this done, I put the tranny on a floor jack & jack it straight up & slide it into place. Its an easy one person job with this method.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201206:47 pm UTC
I used a jack on the oil pan to control the tilt of the engine, I thought it was slightly easier with the engine tilted down a bit, it's easier with the engine level?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201206:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Andrew Trapp
I used a jack on the oil pan to control the tilt of the engine, I thought it was slightly easier with the engine tilted down a bit, it's easier with the engine level?
I think that's what the previous owner of my car did or something.
I have a dent in my oil pan. Hope it doesn't cause problems.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201206:58 pm UTC
You're supposed to use a block of wood to prevent poking through with the jack. Even then, the motor doesn't weigh that much, you'd probably need to start lifting the car with it to push it in.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201207:13 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
You're supposed to use a block of wood to prevent poking through with the jack. Even then, the motor doesn't weigh that much, you'd probably need to start lifting the car with it to push it in.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201207:28 pm UTC
On the bright side, you are definitely not alone. Mine is dented and I'm sure it would be difficult to find a nice clean straight oil pan except from the dealer or jobber, or of course the Zig man
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201207:35 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
On the bright side, you are definitely not alone. Mine is dented and I'm sure it would be difficult to find a nice clean straight oil pan except from the dealer or jobber, or of course the Zig man
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201207:54 pm UTC
As long as it's not bent too much, but if it was bent too much you would have known already cause your engine would have been oiled starved and overheated and potentially seeze.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201208:06 pm UTC
That's right, it'd have to be dented far enough to interfere with the oil pick-up. There is some room, plus the pick-up is this wide strainer thing and you'd have to mangle the tube to obstruct it.
Oh yeah and once again Alex, amazing pictures! This is the car pic page after all
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 10, 201210:11 pm UTC
Oh yeah and I forgot to consider, the wood is far more important on a 2G when working on the trans. since there is only one motor mount attached compared to 1G that has 3 on the motor.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 201212:29 am UTC
A rarity I've never seen in a DSM.
Rolling to Toronto and back today in a 91 AWD Automatic with a soon-to-be member, and a local to me, I notice this:
Sorry for the cell phone pic, but has anyone ever seen this before? I had a 91 FWD Auto and didn't have this in my car. Oh, by the way, this car is uber clean, and stock right to the airbox.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 201202:14 am UTC
Looks like he has a bad A/t temp sensor or the tranny is over heating. My buddy had one. I think they ran out of room on the dash so they added the 3 extra lights there till the 1gb came out
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 13, 201204:05 am UTC
The 1990 Talons only came stick. The 91 were the first to offer an auto could be an early production 91 and they figured it would be cheaper to just make that dome console then to retool a new gauge assembly. Check his build date.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 14, 201202:15 am UTC
Forgot to mention The powder coating was done by our very own Mike Degli Angeli from Brightside Customs. Im addicted to this powder coating, wishing I never met Mike lol. (kidding) His quality is top notch.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 15, 201204:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
If its the same issue, I've found the engine likes to roll/tilt back when the tranny is off & the front of the car jacked. On a 2g, this leaves not enough room between the tranny & the subframe. What I now do is wedge a block of wood between the engine & the subframe, this prevents the engine from rolling & spaces it abit further from the subframe. With this done, I put the tranny on a floor jack & jack it straight up & slide it into place. Its an easy one person job with this method.
The last photo show the block of wood between the engine & the subframe. It makes things MUCH easier.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 26, 201211:13 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Scott McIntyre
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
If its the same issue, I've found the engine likes to roll/tilt back when the tranny is off & the front of the car jacked. On a 2g, this leaves not enough room between the tranny & the subframe. What I now do is wedge a block of wood between the engine & the subframe, this prevents the engine from rolling & spaces it abit further from the subframe. With this done, I put the tranny on a floor jack & jack it straight up & slide it into place. Its an easy one person job with this method.
The last photo show the block of wood between the engine & the subframe. It makes things MUCH easier.
^ This is gonna be me in a few weeks... tranny numero douce..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 29, 201206:01 pm UTC
Nice pics of the blocks Rob!
The wrinkle red one which is mine is going to be a 8:1 2.3L. Not going for max power but rather a nice wide powerband that can take a 30min road race session without causing harm.
Assembly to follow as soon as I decide on the set of rods i want to buy!
The powder looks awesome on the blocks and really does put painted blocks to shame in comparison and hte durability is unmatched.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 29, 201206:07 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Degli Angeli
Nice pics of the blocks Rob!
The wrinkle red one which is mine is going to be a 8:1 2.3L. Not going for max power but rather a nice wide powerband that can take a 30min road race session without causing harm.
Assembly to follow as soon as I decide on the set of rods i want to buy!
The powder looks awesome on the blocks and really does put painted blocks to shame in comparison and hte durability is unmatched.
So whats the completetion ETA on the build Mike, 2015?
Looking good, but why such low compression? I would think 9:1 would be a better option? My bottom is ~8.8:1 & on straight 94 (meth off), I can run 23-24psi, no problem. Thats still with 15deg or so of timing up top.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 29, 201208:00 pm UTC
I "think" since we have been collaborating, his inspiration is back, he's spent a good chunk of money in the last few months, and more work has been accomplished in the last few months than over the past few years,
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 29, 201208:16 pm UTC
This august wil be 5yrs since it ran.........i'll take the cristism lol. I want it to run soon
Now i just need Reza to chime in with a smart a$$ remark
Same excuse. Life is busy, Brightside is growing, career is going well and the car took the back seat.
I want a track car to beat the crap out of at the track as I'm starting feel bad for the Mini after a track day.
Mark, I even deleted the column out of my spreadsheet that shows how much i could part it out for!
Rob got me motivated again to get it done and also got me motivated to create even more projects for it. Even though the motor will be pretty it can only sit on the engine stand for so long....
Reason for 8:1. Couple reasons, room for error in tune, take a beating for longer at elevated temps on the road course and because i got BNIB Magnus spec stroker pistons for $250.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 29, 201210:16 pm UTC
The Mini is a blast and has spoiled me. Its getting a custom aquamist meth injection system in it this spring....once the warranty is up of course. Can't wait to install it! CSCS Street class is summer!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 06, 201202:17 am UTC
I'm with Rob, those are really nice rims. I love 6 spokers. Can't look at 5 spokes the same anymore (except the stock GSX rims), I just see starfish...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 08, 201202:04 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
A rarity I've never seen in a DSM.
Rolling to Toronto and back today in a 91 AWD Automatic with a soon-to-be member, and a local to me, I notice this:
Sorry for the cell phone pic, but has anyone ever seen this before? I had a 91 FWD Auto and didn't have this in my car. Oh, by the way, this car is uber clean, and stock right to the airbox.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 11, 201202:03 am UTC
Jason, your car looks beautiful as always.
Are you still running summer tires, 'cause doesn't look like too much grip or handling for an AWD. I remember my first snow fall last winter I had no grip on the worn out summers I had.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 12, 201202:28 am UTC
Originally Posted by Luke Smith
Jason, your car looks beautiful as always.
Are you still running summer tires, 'cause doesn't look like too much grip or handling for an AWD. I remember my first snow fall last winter I had no grip on the worn out summers I had.
Jason your cars does look awsome. You can hear the ice under the snow as you are trying to grab traction.
Who runs snows on a AWD anyways? Especially since yours should be in the garage.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 12, 201202:37 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Originally Posted by Luke Smith
Jason, your car looks beautiful as always.
Are you still running summer tires, 'cause doesn't look like too much grip or handling for an AWD. I remember my first snow fall last winter I had no grip on the worn out summers I had.
Jason your cars does look awsome. You can hear the ice under the snow as you are trying to grab traction.
Who runs snows on a AWD anyways? Especially since yours should be in the garage.
If I were to actually run the car in the winter I would for sure have snows on it; they are required by law from Dec 15th to Mar 15th here in QC and from the little I have driven it in the snow, when the boost hits 25 psi it's actually a little tricky to handle!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 12, 201202:47 am UTC
Jason. Is Stanstead in the Eastern townships I grew up in Montreal, can't for the life me remember where that is. My 1gb was bought in Que and spent 2 winters there. Then it only saw Que winter 2 weeks at a time other then the Ice storm of 98 when i loaded her up with my generator and some supplies and head there to my parents house.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 12, 201207:56 pm UTC
I never have. I don't see a point. I'll just let the excess pressure run through the catch can as it wishes. I don't want oil in my intake manifold or my new ball bearing turbo for that matter
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 201212:48 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Jason. Is Stanstead in the Eastern townships I grew up in Montreal, can't for the life me remember where that is. My 1gb was bought in Que and spent 2 winters there. Then it only saw Que winter 2 weeks at a time other then the Ice storm of 98 when i loaded her up with my generator and some supplies and head there to my parents house.
Yup, it's about an hour south of Sherbrooke, right on the border with Vermont. About 2 hours from Montreal, give or take depending on traffic.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 13, 201201:42 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
I never have. I don't see a point. I'll just let the excess pressure run through the catch can as it wishes. I don't want oil in my intake manifold or my new ball bearing turbo for that matter
Hey Rob did ever have any idle issues not running a PCV?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201202:10 pm UTC
My wife got tired of me working on the car all the time. She said i had to get something more reliable. I told her the only way i get rid of my car is if i get a new toy. It needed to be 4 door because of the baby. The Evo was an easy sell. lol. All i had to do was let her drive it once and she was hooked.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201202:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Tim Sedore
My wife got tired of me working on the car all the time. She said i had to get something more reliable. I told her the only way i get rid of my car is if i get a new toy. It needed to be 4 door because of the baby. The Evo was an easy sell. lol. All i had to do was let her drive it once and she was hooked.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201203:33 pm UTC
The Audi and the Cadillac are nice! I have always liked the Audi wagons a lot! I have actually never heard of the Cadillac till now but I have to say it is beautiful!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201203:48 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
The Audi and the Cadillac are nice! I have always liked the Audi wagons a lot! I have actually never heard of the Cadillac till now but I have to say it is beautiful!!
They're all nice vehicles, but the CTS(-V) SportWagon is the only one you can get in standard unless you manage to find an older (R)S4/6 Avant or BMW M5 Estate and one of only a few high performance wagons currently available new (mainly the V and the E63 AMG Wagon which is also a gorgeous and ridiculous vehicle).
Wouldn't kick any of them out of bed but being able to put down one of the top Nurburgring times in a family hauler while rowing your own...doesn't get much better than that.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201203:54 pm UTC
I drove a standard Cadillac a few years ago and if it is anything like that I probably won't ever get one. You had to let your foot off clutch and let the car start moving and then you could gas it. If you gassed before you let off the clutch it would stall. I would hope that because this is the sport edition that it wouldn't have that "feature".
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201204:03 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
The Audi and the Cadillac are nice! I have always liked the Audi wagons a lot! I have actually never heard of the Cadillac till now but I have to say it is beautiful!!
They're all nice vehicles, but the CTS(-V) SportWagon is the only one you can get in standard unless you manage to find an older (R)S4/6 Avant or BMW M5 Estate and one of only a few high performance wagons currently available new (mainly the V and the E63 AMG Wagon which is also a gorgeous and ridiculous vehicle).
Wouldn't kick any of them out of bed but being able to put down one of the top Nurburgring times in a family hauler while rowing your own...doesn't get much better than that.
No, no you got it all wrong...this is the best looking SportCombi out there
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201204:09 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
The Audi and the Cadillac are nice! I have always liked the Audi wagons a lot! I have actually never heard of the Cadillac till now but I have to say it is beautiful!!
They're all nice vehicles, but the CTS(-V) SportWagon is the only one you can get in standard unless you manage to find an older (R)S4/6 Avant or BMW M5 Estate and one of only a few high performance wagons currently available new (mainly the V and the E63 AMG Wagon which is also a gorgeous and ridiculous vehicle).
Wouldn't kick any of them out of bed but being able to put down one of the top Nurburgring times in a family hauler while rowing your own...doesn't get much better than that.
No, no you got it all wrong...this is the best looking SportCombi out there
TurboX SportCombi
Beautiful car but the powerful variant is not in production anymore (at least not as far as I can tell from searching - Saab has THE worst site).
Another wagon I love is the Volvo V70R. Hard to find, but complete sleepers, fantastic quality, and 6-speed AWD. Can't go wrong!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201204:27 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Well thank you, cause that's what I roll in.
Yes, the TurboX was only made in 2008. BTW, Saab's bankrupt, no more Saab period.
Is your car standard? What engine/power?
As for Saab being bankrupt.....I knew that! Hahaha....I was wondering why there was still the site/talk about MY'12 vehicles. Threw me for a quick one! Next thing I know I'm going to be looking to buy a new Pontiac!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201205:00 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Well thank you, cause that's what I roll in.
Yes, the TurboX was only made in 2008. BTW, Saab's bankrupt, no more Saab period.
Is your car standard? What engine/power?
As for Saab being bankrupt.....I knew that! Hahaha....I was wondering why there was still the site/talk about MY'12 vehicles. Threw me for a quick one! Next thing I know I'm going to be looking to buy a new Pontiac!
The TurboX only came with these options, auto or 6-speed, SportSedan or SportCombi, and of course the choice of a colour: black on black or black on black. They all share the same powertrain 2.8l turbo v6 280hp/300tq, XWD. I have the 6-speed SportCombi with the above power train.
The first two pictures are of Aero SC, the last wan is a TurboX.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 201202:45 pm UTC
Just watched the EVO X video, that was sick. My one question is how does he keep the snow off the side windows, everytime I go drifting in the snow the snow just sticks to my side windows!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 201202:45 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Just watched the EVO X video, that was sick. My one question is how does he keep the snow off the side windows, everytime I go drifting in the snow the snow just sticks to my side windows!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 201203:27 pm UTC
I love the 2gb talon front end but the car came with the eclipse front end, and I think the 2gb talon front end might look funny without having the 2gb talon moulding on the doors!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 19, 201204:27 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
I love the 2gb talon front end but the car came with the eclipse front end, and I think the 2gb talon front end might look funny without having the 2gb talon moulding on the doors!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 26, 201211:54 am UTC
GSX is black.. That talon you see there is affectionately known as the TEAL TERROR, a 97 TSi AWD Auto which will eventually receive my 2.3L stroker and GT35R
How do you like your Evo? If you haven't already, put an exhaust and tune on it, completely transforms the car!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201201:56 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
The Audi and the Cadillac are nice! I have always liked the Audi wagons a lot! I have actually never heard of the Cadillac till now but I have to say it is beautiful!!
They're all nice vehicles, but the CTS(-V) SportWagon is the only one you can get in standard unless you manage to find an older (R)S4/6 Avant or BMW M5 Estate and one of only a few high performance wagons currently available new (mainly the V and the E63 AMG Wagon which is also a gorgeous and ridiculous vehicle).
Wouldn't kick any of them out of bed but being able to put down one of the top Nurburgring times in a family hauler while rowing your own...doesn't get much better than that.
No, no you got it all wrong...this is the best looking SportCombi out there
TurboX SportCombi
Nice wheels, Jakub. The front end of that black turbo x looks better than the front end of my aero, which I didn't think would be possible. Hope you're still happy with the purchase, I've yet to have any problems with mine (knock on wood)...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201205:46 pm UTC
seeing all these dsm's makes me miss it; All the cars are looking great fellas ! I hope there is a meet this year and that ill be able to come even with my lack of dsm lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 28, 201206:10 pm UTC
The 90-92 non-turbos were called just the Talon, or base and came with a 4G63NT. In '93, the 4G37 was introduced to the Talon lineup, so they needed a name to separate the non-turbo's. Thus, 93-94 4G37 was called the Talon DL, and 93-94 4G63NT was the Talon ES.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201207:18 pm UTC
I got Jeremy's car off Waldo years back we started to build it and Jeremy decided he wanted it, the red 2g was also Waldo's car. The 1g was rough when we got it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 02, 201204:43 am UTC
Started my 1990 Eagle talon tsi awd build in 2009, and it will never end. My car now has 218,000km. Put 20,000km on it since i rebuilt the engine, I have a stock motor besides clevite aluminum bearings, ross rings, and a balance shaft delete kit. 20 psi summer daily driver, some of my mods include the big 16g, a walbro 255, 3" turbo back exhaust, 2.5" ss ic piping to 3" fmic, HKS ssq vented of coarse, Fiav and egr delete. Maybe speed density this summer, exploring all my options. The engine bay pics are from 2010 after the engine rebuild.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 14, 201203:58 am UTC
8.57 @ 87(1/8th mile). That track doesn't give slips so I don't know the 60', initial launch was kinda crappy, I had just barely got on the 2-step when the light went green, but I did chirp the tires in 2nd.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201202:23 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I also took a pic the other day that I applied kind of a sepia look to it.
Nice pic! I love Quebec. The way the buildings look and the balcony's are, makes you feel like your in Europe. Id move there if my French wasn't so lousy.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201206:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I also took a pic the other day that I applied kind of a sepia look to it.
Nice pic! I love Quebec. The way the buildings look and the balcony's are, makes you feel like your in Europe. Id move there if my French wasn't so lousy.
Nice province to look at/visit, but the amount of BS that goes on with the language issues gets old really fast.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 21, 201202:42 pm UTC
Your car is inspiration for my build astheticly speaking. It will remain talon this year but a red gsx, with a black interior, and some nice blacked out wide rims is what I envision it to be by next year.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 21, 201206:28 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Your car is inspiration for my build astheticly speaking. It will remain talon this year but a red gsx, with a black interior, and some nice blacked out wide rims is what I envision it to be by next year.
Keep takin pics! It's a beautiful car!
Thanks! My next goal will be to take my go-fast bits to the level that your build is going
I will make it into a true 10 second show worthy daily driven car, it just takes time and money. I'm in it for the long haul, in way to far to stop now.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 22, 201212:36 am UTC
My engine isnt anything special, or anything that hasnt been done a thousand times already (well I built a 7 bolt thats not that common)
My goal is suspension tuning, building a exceptional closed circuit car that can keep up with the Porches and look like a million bux Drag racing is boring. (no offense)
I do love your cars colour, and the wheels couldnt be a more perfect fit. Seriously clean tight ride Jason.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 22, 201201:10 am UTC
I hear you on the drag racing getting boring, there isn't anything else around here to do really. Vermont has is SCCV club that does some auto-x and hill climbs, I may try to get into some of that this year.
Thanks for the compliments, the car has come a LONG way from when I bought it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 22, 201210:57 pm UTC
So this is the 92 awd auto me and my wife have been working on. She changed the tranny filter and replaced the rear brakes.
Its now on the road fully legal and etested with flying colours!
It was sitting in a buddys back yard for 3 years with a blown motor. I eventually sorta bought it for $150 (halves with Jay macellen... he took the wheels and the tach bezel.)
I was gonna scrap it but found out it was just loose flywheel bolts. Tightened them up it ran fine! It needed rear disks(I had off my old 1g anyway) , some brake lines, a tranny filter and a couple new gaskets and bulbs and done. Maybe $250 in it total!
Its got 180,000kms
Oh and special thanks to Ryan for letting me borrow his wheels for the safety and all his auto advise!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201203:10 am UTC
Nice bike Mark. Its funny I was so into bikes last season. Like I wouldnt even look at my talon. Had a 04 R6. This year lol Its the total opposite, I don't think Ill ever get back into sport bikes, Mabey a Harley in a few years.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201203:29 am UTC
Hey thanks, Deep. An r6 is a sweeeeet bike! I bet you had fun on it! I'll probably go up to an 11 or 1200 next season Michael, you're eligible to take your M2 test 60 days after you write your m1. You have 90 days in total to take your m1 exit test.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 23, 201211:29 am UTC
as far as living goes on a bike you live more in 5 minutes then most people live in a lifetime (well on a racetrack at least) I love my TL1000R V-twin superbike
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201203:29 pm UTC
yeah she is still original paint, 21 years of undercoating has a lasting effect. I have yet to get it buffed up which I will do this year and I think that's going to make a world of difference
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 29, 201204:18 pm UTC
Beautiful Jason!
I just put my car back together after a week of cleaning up the bay, repainted the strut towers and rad support and powder coated as much stuff as I could in the time I had. All the bolts look brand new
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 29, 201206:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
So this is the 92 awd auto me and my wife have been working on. She changed the tranny filter and replaced the rear brakes.
Its now on the road fully legal and etested with flying colours!
It was sitting in a buddys back yard for 3 years with a blown motor. I eventually sorta bought it for $150 (halves with Jay macellen... he took the wheels and the tach bezel.)
I was gonna scrap it but found out it was just loose flywheel bolts. Tightened them up it ran fine! It needed rear disks(I had off my old 1g anyway) , some brake lines, a tranny filter and a couple new gaskets and bulbs and done. Maybe $250 in it total!
Its got 180,000kms
Oh and special thanks to Ryan for letting me borrow his wheels for the safety and all his auto advise!
WHEN YOU SELL THIS I WANT YOUR INTERIOR. ONLY ONE I HAVE SEEN THE SAME AS MINE.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 30, 201207:46 pm UTC
Im not selling it??? I dont know were everyone got that idea?
Infact i was gonna sell it for about $1200safetied and etsted, but offered it to my wife as a trade so I can sell her Jeep liberty for more. Which I destroyed and got back more then I was after from the insurance! She loves the car and has aready had the car drifting sidways at 80 kms/h! Not on porpose!
And 80's porn is the best! soo much culture and the women didnt look like plastic whores with fake titties and no curves.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 201207:40 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Beautiful Jason!
I just put my car back together after a week of cleaning up the bay, repainted the strut towers and rad support and powder coated as much stuff as I could in the time I had. All the bolts look brand new
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 01, 201205:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Joe Esmama
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Beautiful Jason!
I just put my car back together after a week of cleaning up the bay, repainted the strut towers and rad support and powder coated as much stuff as I could in the time I had. All the bolts look brand new
Needs a high res pic!
You can see it slightly bigger by clicking the link. I can upload a bigger version later tonight.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 201208:10 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Awesome shots!
Longest I drove was from Toronto to Burlington when my car was running and yes, very comfortable.
Damn, you have 2 sick cars!
Haha... doing baby steps are we?
I did that with mine. Slowly took the car farther from home base. Eventually, the farthest i went with the car was all the way to rochester a few years ago.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 201208:33 pm UTC
Awesome Alex!
I too find my 2g great for long trips. I spent 16 hours straight in the drivers seat last year on the way to the shootout. Been there and back a couple times now with no issues.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 09, 201210:14 am UTC
Originally Posted by Ziggy Dietrich, RTM Racing
Funny, all the old people complain about how the young people drive...
Actually heard a studies on the radio yesterday... apparently drivers under the age of 21 riding with another kid under 21, have a much higher rate of accidents then any other sober drivers...either gender. But the 21 year old with a older rider have a much less then average accident rate. But Old people top them in accidents with no excuse. Remember this is not counting drunk or stoned people.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 12, 201210:16 pm UTC
Fixin' what I broke at the track last night. Clutch pedal went all mushy on me, ran a 10.7 in the 1/8th mile lol. I half ass bled it in the parking lot and went back and ran an 9.1 and 8.8. Called it quits after that.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 14, 201203:51 am UTC
Its been forever since Ive had a chance to work on my car. Hung out with mom for mothers day, cleaned up the kitchen for her, then booted out to the garage where she sleeps, and did some assembly.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 14, 201203:56 am UTC
Incase you were wondering if I painted my bolts black, I didnt. I polished them all clean and sent them out for zinc coating. Just another side of my OCD
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 14, 201204:11 am UTC
M&M plating in Scarberia. 175 minimum lot charge, plus 60 dollars to strip any cadium/zinc from them prior to plating.
I paid almost 300 because I did Mike Degli Angeli's too, and the cost was more because we wanted to keep the lots separate, so theres not too much savings when you get a buddy involved.
Took two business days to get them back. You can get lots of different colours. I like black.
Notice the second bolts pic. I spent about 5 hours in front of a pedestal grinder cleaning the rust off and polishing them before the plating. The better you do, the better the bolts turn out.
EDIT: This is nearly every bolt on the car F*ck you rust
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 15, 201212:19 am UTC
Thanks guys. Imagine if I had the time to work on it. It's in a different city 2.5 hours from me at my parents garage. I wish I could just come home after work and tinker with it every day. My trips are planned and carefull strategy is placed to optimize progress with the limited time I have when I'm there.
Sigh, one day I'll be out of debt, and be able to buy a house with a garage. *dreams*
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 15, 201212:46 pm UTC
Me too Kent, keep at it!
Rob, I am building an engine over the next year and I am definitely keeping on eye on what you are doing as inspiration. My engine now was basically just do what I can to get it together and do it well while not spending too much. I like the colours you chose they all look real good.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 20, 201202:24 am UTC
I spent about 4 hours on it today; wash, clay bar and wax. Now I'll see if I can bring home a trophy tomorrow... doubtful, car is not nearly ricey enough to get trophies.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 20, 201205:43 am UTC
Here is a quick peek at my motor! I will post some better shots tomorrow in my biuld tread... It got dark and the light sucks in my garage...Plus I reached my limit of beers I can drink while biulding cars.. So time to put the tools downb and drink some more!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 21, 201205:38 pm UTC
Thanks Brian. It was some flight school in Milton i just happened to drive by on my cruise. I figured it would make a great backdrop so i doubled back and snapped a few before anyone chased me off.
It is also my fav shot. It is hard to see with the pic so small but my wife managed to get a plane coming in to land in the shot.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 29, 201201:25 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
I hope you enjoy that flywheel as much as I do mine
I put 150km on it yesterday, mostly city driving, seems nice so far!
Far better than this badly machined stocker, this was the cause of my Southbend Kevlar disk not holding 25+ psi. The surface is lower in the center than the outer edge.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 29, 201203:03 pm UTC
^ Your first pic looks familiar to my situation a week ago lol. I have the same flywheel now with a 2600 6 puck. Whoever machined the flywheel on the DSM i bought did a terrible job at it, step heights were all over the board, .603,.611,.580,.510 etc lol. The problem was it was creating unequal pressure on the pressure plate forks.. and it basically exploded, sending the forks to rattle around in the bell housing.. So i basically replaced every trans piece available, ordered a new pivot fulcrum (which i shimmed, sits much nicer and has a better pedal feel). Hope it works out for you!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 29, 201203:35 pm UTC
Ya, I could never get my pedal to feel quite right before, now after the driving yesterday it feels great, like it should have.
Tim Zimmer of TMZ Performance(creator of this SB clutch) told me to media blast the flywheel and pressure plate surfaces lightly and remove the glazing on the Kevlar disk with 600 grit sand paper before re-assembly, doing this will allow the Kevlar to re-embed itself in the surfaces much quicker. I have to give it more a less another full break in period though unfortunately.
I am going to work on bringing 60' times a tad lower, and get as much as I can out of this setup and my 250k+ 3.5 cylinder stock bottom end. Hopefully I can get into the mid-low 11's with a bit more boost and some more seat time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 18, 201202:40 am UTC
Thanks Jason. You too
As for the tree I don't care much for it. Since reaction times don't affect the ET, I generally take my time at the tree until I feel she's good to go. Even though the Camaro had the jump, I still whooped it. He ran something like a 12.5 @ 110. And I launch off a 6250 2-step.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201203:42 am UTC
17" FN01R-C's,supposed to weigh 16lbs a piece but I never got a chance to weigh them on a scale. But holding them in my hand compared to my old 5Zigens that were supposed to weigh 22lbs they definitely felt 6lbs lighter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201202:17 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Tyler Webb
17" FN01R-C's,supposed to weigh 16lbs a piece but I never got a chance to weigh them on a scale. But holding them in my hand compared to my old 5Zigens that were supposed to weigh 22lbs they definitely felt 6lbs lighter.
Notice any difference driving the car vs the old setup? Thats about the amount of weight I was looking to drop. Current rims (18's) weigh 25.5 lbs IIRC (with rubber, its defently not a light setup). Still sticking with 18's but the ones I have my eye in should come in around 19 lbs or slightly less.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201202:31 pm UTC
Nice rims Tyler! I too am a fan of lightweight rims. I'm running 17x8 RPF1's. They weigh like 15.3 lbs each
Running heavy rims on a car is definately poo.
Daren, Your car will brake quicker, accelerate quicker, turn quicker, have less strain on drivetrain parts, and have a better road feel. Its a win win in every aspect, and well worth the money especially for a car as nice as yours I'd look for something lighter than 19 lbs if possible, its definately worth the extra bucks!
With my lightweight rim/tire combo, drag racing alignment with 0 camber in the back and 0/0 toe, and 70/30 cusco 4 spider limited slip center diff, my car handles like an evo
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201204:22 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Nice rims Tyler! I too am a fan of lightweight rims. I'm running 17x8 RPF1's. They weigh like 15.3 lbs each
Running heavy rims on a car is definately poo.
Daren, Your car will brake quicker, accelerate quicker, turn quicker, have less strain on drivetrain parts, and have a better road feel. Its a win win in every aspect, and well worth the money especially for a car as nice as yours I'd look for something lighter than 19 lbs if possible, its definately worth the extra bucks!
With my lightweight rim/tire combo, drag racing alignment with 0 camber in the back and 0/0 toe, and 70/30 cusco 4 spider limited slip center diff, my car handles like an evo
Ya, I'm aware of all the benefits of less rotational weight, just curious if dropping 6lbs per corner, was enough to be noticeable in the "real world" (& in a vehicle that makes more then 150hp, etc).
I'd go lighter if there were options but the problem is for proper fitment, don't think there is a whole lot of options out there, well atleast not in 18's. Plus, I want them to still look decent. The car wasn't built to be an all out track car, so I'm not going to run smaller rims, that don't look as good, just to be lighter. I know 18's defently aren't ideal as far as performance is concerned but I'm not a fan of smaller rims on 2g's, with their large wheel wells (unless its a drag specific vehicle, etc).
The wheels I'm looking at are Enkei's, 18 x 8, 40mm offset. For this size of wheel, I don't think there are many other options, well atleast not that are lighter.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201204:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
Ya, I'm aware of all the benefits of less rotational weight, just curious if dropping 6lbs per corner, was enough to be noticeable in the "real world" (& in a vehicle that makes more then 150hp, etc).
I go as far as even finding out the tire weight. I'll pay $$$ for a tire that weighs 1-2 lbs less than another. That is why I still use 215/45/17's You WILL definately notice the difference. I went from a 19lb rim to a 15lb rim and notice it.
My slick setup is even lighter. 15" Rota subzeroes that weigh 12.9 lbs wrapped in MT slicks that weigh 17 lbs each. Total is 29.9 lbs per corner. I don't think it gets much better than that in a DSM.
I didn't even need to upgrade my street rim/tires setup as I have the slicks, but the benefits outweigh the costs IMO I'm all about a nice street setup as well as the track. Plus the RPF1's make me drool.
It might not be your taste but I think 18" RPF1's in matt black would look sick on your car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201205:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
Ya, I'm aware of all the benefits of less rotational weight, just curious if dropping 6lbs per corner, was enough to be noticeable in the "real world" (& in a vehicle that makes more then 150hp, etc).
I go as far as even finding out the tire weight. I'll pay $$$ for a tire that weighs 1-2 lbs less than another. That is why I still use 215/45/17's You WILL definately notice the difference. I went from a 19lb rim to a 15lb rim and notice it.
My slick setup is even lighter. 15" Rota subzeroes that weigh 12.9 lbs wrapped in MT slicks that weigh 17 lbs each. Total is 29.9 lbs per corner. I don't think it gets much better than that in a DSM.
I didn't even need to upgrade my street rim/tires setup as I have the slicks, but the benefits outweigh the costs IMO I'm all about a nice street setup as well as the track. Plus the RPF1's make me drool.
It might not be your taste but I think 18" RPF1's in matt black would look sick on your car
Good info, thanks
Defently noticed a difference with my DR setup for fwd, it was probably pretty close to your slick setup for weight. The Hoosier DR's weighed less then 19 lbs, not bad for a 225/50/16 tire, defently less then a reg steel belted radial.
I've seen some 2g's with the RPF1's & I'm not a huge fan. They look good if you just want that "race car" look but I prefer some other styles on the 2g. Also, their offset isn't as ideal as what I would be looking at, the PF01's in matt black.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201205:29 pm UTC
On my old car 94 Golf with a G60 super charged when i raced auto cross I put 11 lb 15 inchers on it as apposed to your typical 17 after market wheels and the power being put down was remarkable able to break loose in 3rd gear as apposed to just barely in 2nd gear. once I changed up to better rubber couldnt break em loose but man did she pull then!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201211:52 pm UTC
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I love wingless 2G's
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Man, your car looks so badass wingless!
I'm sporting the wingless 2g look myself, more or less by accident. Picked up a high-rise Eclipse spoiler, took the 95 Talon thumbnail off and prepared to put the high-rise on. Decided I liked the wingless look better than any other look! That was sometime last year. It's been spoilerless ever since and I've no plans to change it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 27, 201212:51 pm UTC
Going to wrap downpipe and see how that goes for now manifold is going to stay unwrapped and uncoated (yn) just want to get this thing running! Maybe next year coat everything.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 201203:07 am UTC
Looks like POO Ruben, lol
JK, I hope to meet up with ya soon bud for those misc door parts. I want a ride in this MOFO. Nothing short of a one wheel peel will make me happy. Your car is pretty tight. Get that awd swap parts list started!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 201203:26 am UTC
She started but still not finished some cosmetic work i have to do to it before i start driving it and some leaks that need to be fixed. And it was nice to meet you to Rob thanks for the help !
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 05, 201211:56 am UTC
LOL, yeah at first I thought there was some bird in the back ground, then you revved and she squeeks like crazy looking good! Can't wait to see it at the invasion!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201203:42 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Rob, what IM is that??? (And/or what's been done to it?)
It is an IM from a 97 talon. Nothing done to it besides some TLC.
Guess I've never seen a car running a 2G IM then, because it looks foreign to me (looks like a 1G, but with some modification - which I assume is what Mitsue did).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201206:42 pm UTC
A little tid-bit from the engine. Finally getting time to work on it again Just need some nice black foam/silicone to keep it safe for the paint and it's all done! Bigger, better and most importantly cooler air intake.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201206:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
A little tid-bit from the engine. Finally getting time to work on it again Just need some nice black foam/silicone to keep it safe for the paint and it's all done! Bigger, better and most importantly cooler air intake.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 16, 201211:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Rob, what IM is that??? (And/or what's been done to it?)
It is an IM from a 97 talon. Nothing done to it besides some TLC.
Guess I've never seen a car running a 2G IM then, because it looks foreign to me (looks like a 1G, but with some modification - which I assume is what Mitsue did).
Really? You never seen a 2g manifold on a 2g before? LOL!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201201:58 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Rob, what IM is that??? (And/or what's been done to it?)
It is an IM from a 97 talon. Nothing done to it besides some TLC.
Guess I've never seen a car running a 2G IM then, because it looks foreign to me (looks like a 1G, but with some modification - which I assume is what Mitsue did).
Really? You never seen a 2g manifold on a 2g before? LOL!
Never paid enough attention to the manifold to notice, since at first glance they look quite similar. That and nearly every 2G I've seen in detail is running a 6-bolt swap and/or an aftermarket IM, if not a 1G IM. Remember, I'm not much older than some of these cars ('90 baby) - I wasn't playing around with them when they were 'new' like most of the guys here were!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 18, 201203:39 am UTC
OMG rob that looks awesome I just blew my load I have to 23 splin T cases I need to get cleaned up like that. How much would the powder coast if I droped off all the pices bead blasted and all pulled apart ?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201210:15 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Not much, its just simple black on the steel parts and clear coat on top of the sand blasted aluminum parts.
Message me for more info
Rob.. are you clear coating the tranny? I read somewhere that it needs to breath thru the poors??? Ive never paid much attation to detailing mine, but Ive got it all ripped apart and started cleaning the case.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201202:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Not much, its just simple black on the steel parts and clear coat on top of the sand blasted aluminum parts.
Message me for more info
Rob.. are you clear coating the tranny? I read somewhere that it needs to breath thru the poors??? Ive never paid much attation to detailing mine, but Ive got it all ripped apart and started cleaning the case.
Hugh? ITs been masked to the living death, just the exterior was cleared. All internals, and holes were masked and plugged. Powder is different than painting how? Not sure what you were reading. it says the tranny breathes thru the aluminum ?? lol
Also Jay, if you can take the time to mask some of the critical internal features, like races that wont come out, the shifter linkage, and maybe a few other obvious places, sand blasting does wonders for the stubburn corroted exterior. Sometimes cleaning it still leaves spots looking black ish.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201203:26 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Rob.. are you clear coating the tranny? I read somewhere that it needs to breath thru the poors??? Ive never paid much attation to detailing mine, but Ive got it all ripped apart and started cleaning the case.
The transmission does not breathe through pores in the aluminum casing. You read wrong, lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201205:17 pm UTC
I wonder if he was concerned about 'breathing' for temperatures. Generally there are parts of the car which can heat up under heavy use, and you may be concerned about the heat dissipation qualities of paint. Sure, BBQ paints (as well as others) work well for withstanding heat, but not necessarily for allowing heat to flow.
So he may have felt that under heavy abuse, the tranny/transfer case heated up, and was attempting to 'breathe' (cool) across its surface area, to which paint may only add a layer of insulation.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201207:26 pm UTC
Ya what he said...lol.
I read that painting it causes over heating.. I wanted to paint mine black, but I think im gonna sand blast it and spray clear coat on it. Maybe that iodizing clear coat from Canadian Tire .I took a wire wheel to the end case and it looks good, but I dont have the time to do the whole case.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 20, 201212:25 am UTC
I glass blasted my tranny and t-case and clear coated it with a couple good layers. Didnt find any heat issues. Even after 8 hour drives to toronto and back.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201205:58 am UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
A little tid-bit from the engine. Finally getting time to work on it again Just need some nice black foam/silicone to keep it safe for the paint and it's all done! Bigger, better and most importantly cooler air intake.
I'd be interested to see how you routed the air up into that box. This is on my list of things to do this summer/winter if I ever get my other DSM on the road. I had a couple of ideas utilizing the stock intercooler.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 23, 201201:21 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I'm really surprised with all that you'd done that you didn't relocate the fuse box. That would have been the icing on the cake, so to speak.
Still looks damn good though.
Are your -AN fittings on your valve cover welded in or threaded in?
I need to get the thing on the road. This winter I will focus on cosmetics such as wire tuck, black interior, and a paint job in the spring turning it into the GSX.
Im running out of time, Im already two months behind schedule, I had a major case of "while its apart I might as well ....."
And ya, I didnt weld my cover. Maybe next year.
Originally Posted by Ian Burnside
Exhaust manifold and turbo blanket? Link to purchase?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201209:58 pm UTC
Hey guys, due to a good response of interest for my DSM im going to put my cell number up due to i currently have no access to internet (im using a friends). If anyone is interested please dont hesitate to text and i will get back to you as soon as i can and answer any.questions you have. Cheers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201210:00 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Troy Waddingham
Hey guys, due to a good response of interest for my DSM im going to put my cell number up due to i currently have no access to internet (im using a friends). If anyone is interested please dont hesitate to text and i will get back to you as soon as i can and answer any.questions you have. Cheers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201210:01 pm UTC
I didn't want an evo. If it is horsepower I am after, that is in the garage This was cheaper and had everything that I was after.
Even though this doesn't come in manual, I simply didn't want one anyways. The SST tranny is amazing, and very appealing to me. I guess you haven't read the Magnus review on them Nothing really breaks on the SST, it just wears out the clutches after 400WHP. There are many options for this right now. On a side note, most of these so called problems come from the "Tooners" who have no clue what they are doing and start modding the car without knowing how it affects the transmission. Similar to DSM's, a handful know what they are doing and go fast, the rest of them mod and don't know how to tune, car runs like sh!t, and the bad apples ultimately give a bad name to DSM's
Also, this platform is excellent, and very tuner friendly. 300-400 WHP in this will be plenty enough for my daily driving during winter and summer. I don't plan on going beyond simple mods, but we'll see how well that plays out
This car feels like the new era DSM to me, but 100 times better I don't even care about driving the white DSM since I got it, lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201210:22 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Originally Posted by Troy Waddingham
Hey guys, due to a good response of interest for my DSM im going to put my cell number up due to i currently have no access to internet (im using a friends). If anyone is interested please dont hesitate to text and i will get back to you as soon as i can and answer any.questions you have. Cheers.
Troy 613-864-3663
Seriously?! lol.
Its all i can offer right now, a tree fell on my house and im borrowing friends phones and internet time. I know its a bit unothodox, but i dont have any way to answer pm's i really didnt think anyone would be interested. If this is against forum rules, can a moderator please delete my previous post? Thanks again.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201210:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Troy Waddingham
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Originally Posted by Troy Waddingham
Hey guys, due to a good response of interest for my DSM im going to put my cell number up due to i currently have no access to internet (im using a friends). If anyone is interested please dont hesitate to text and i will get back to you as soon as i can and answer any.questions you have. Cheers.
Troy 613-864-3663
Seriously?! lol.
Its all i can offer right now, a tree fell on my house and im borrowing friends phones and internet time. I know its a bit unothodox, but i dont have any way to answer pm's i really didnt think anyone would be interested. If this is against forum rules, can a moderator please delete my previous post? Thanks again.
I don't think he's questioning why you posted, just in awe that you're offering your car for sale. Correct me if I'm wrong Mike.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 28, 201204:22 am UTC
Thanks! Alex, my wife drives a 2006 Mitsubishi Outlander SE I don't use my white DSM as a daily anymore, its pretty much just a weekend warrior/fun car now. I was beating on the other maroon 1g for every day use. I got bored of it and now this Ralliart replaces it. The features in this car, make it soo much more fun than driving the maroon 1g for everyday use
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 29, 201202:57 am UTC
Silly pony
I finally got out to Napierville dragway to get in some 1/4 mile runs last night. Wish I would have done a little better but I always get nerved up launching hard far from home.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 05, 201205:40 am UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
The SST tranny is amazing, and very appealing to me. I guess you haven't read the Magnus review on them Nothing really breaks on the SST, it just wears out the clutches after 400WHP. There are many options for this right now.
Hey Reza, did Magnus write a review on the sst specifically or are you speaking of "budget baby evo" ralliart etc. as a whole car review? I'd be quite interested in reading it if Marco did write something up about the transmission. I could not find anything when I searched.
I do recall Jack's opening one up and writing some of his findings on evo forum, which seemed quite informative.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201202:51 pm UTC
Hey Charles, other than the below review for Modified, the rest of the reviews I have read are on NABR. I guess that doesn't help very much. He pretty much says that almost all SST tranny problems come from "tooners" who have no clue what they are doing. I'll take Marco's word over the rest of the folks on the Evo forums, someone who actually knows what he's doing
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201205:00 pm UTC
Quote
At $27,435, the '10 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is a serious bargain when you consider the fact that it shares the engine and 6-speed TC-SST dual-clutch sequential gearbox
Is that price what it sold for in 2010? There's a dealer asking for $28,995 PLUS taxes for a 2010 with 14,xxx km's on it. I made him an offer on it based on reading that it sold for ~$27 grand almost 3 years ago, and he rejected it thinking I was out of my mind.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201205:56 pm UTC
$27k Canadian or US ? I think your getting the price mixed up with US pricing. Nonetheless you should be able to find used ones for cheaper. I saw a few used ones, but I wanted that new car smell with the premium package in white. I'm picky
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 07, 201207:58 pm UTC
That sounds more like it, $31k is without the premium package. I sat in one with the cloth interior and I didn't really like it, seats felt pretty basic. I pretty much got the dealer to knock off a couple grand with the premium package in order to make a sale
New cars are not selling much in this market. Throw a reasonable price at them and negotiate.
still a hell of a car and regardless of the deal, worth EVERY penny! I've had the opportunity to drive MR's when working with the Dilawri auto group just a couple of years ago and the paddle shifting grew on me. Although, in the words of Jeremy Clarkson "it lacks a proper gear box". I'm partial 3 pedals
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 21, 201212:40 am UTC
I have to agree with Eric on this, you definitely need a build thread. I think I am in love with that throttle body, that is impressive work! Oh and those rims are beautiful.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 21, 201212:41 am UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
you need your own build thread! That's amazing work!
Hey thanks. The opinion of my peers actually matters to me on this forum. Probably one of the only places I give a F*ck what people think of me Means a lot. thanks.
Theres so many things pictured you might not even tell are painfully modified and engineered to "fit" and "function". For example, The SPC upper control arms. Balljoints discontinued and anchors were garbage when I got them. I had to make/modify my own new anchors and modify random adjustable ball joints to be able to use them. One of a thousand things Ive done to this build that you cant just "bolt on"
PS, THANK YOU REZA for the RZA"d Transmission. Im really going to enjoy it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 21, 201212:55 am UTC
I ONLY powdered the TB itself, the ISC, and FIAV, I just sand blasted, and sprayed clear coat paint on them because of the sensitive components that couldnt be baked
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 21, 201201:02 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Ya, that was my feeling, if I'm not mistaken there is wax in the ISC housing.
I think the actual plunger that controls the air flow is rubber too. I have a spare one, maybe I'll take the freeze plug off of it to see how it ticks inside
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 22, 201205:59 pm UTC
Yeah Robs att to details is very good and it shows in his work. Engine looks great, I LOL at the Fram (your idea is not lost on me I have to piss through some oil on my first fresh rebuild oil changes) You can pay a lot now and if you buy Fram you will pay alot later LOL But great to suck up the assembly lube
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 26, 201202:24 am UTC
No emblem, just white showing thru where i peeled the glue off. It was painted over the glue. I have an aluminum emblem Im making in the works, then im gonna give it some dirty powder of course
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 26, 201202:40 am UTC
That gap is there on purpose. Its going to have a shroud allowing air into the space between the rad and FMIC, then it will be cleaned up with rubber mold trim pieces along the edge of the bumber opening.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 29, 201201:14 am UTC
Just sealed the deal on a 2012 Ralliart in Octane Blue, pick it up Tuesday. Drive it for a day then park it until the 21st of September as I will be getting married and will also be in Costa Rica for our honeymoon.
Last 2012 Octane Blue ralliart in Ontario, and apparently the last year for this colour, according to the dealer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 30, 201204:13 am UTC
My DSM has been neglected for quite some time now, but I haven't given up on it. I hope the new whip will inspire me to keep in the "game" if you want to call it that. My Hyundai Accent did little in that department, but was a reliable car none the less.
I'd be up for a ralliart meet, I am already looking into the future, past the warranty, dreaming of modifications haha.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 31, 201206:15 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Sweet ride, maybe this is the "new" DSM people are going to jump on?
The "new" DSM's, if you will, that people have been jumping on for years have been the late model Evo's. I see a lot of guys going from a DSM to an Evo VIII, IX, X, new Ralliart, etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 31, 201207:04 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Sweet ride, maybe this is the "new" DSM people are going to jump on?
The "new" DSM's, if you will, that people have been jumping on for years have been the late model Evo's. I see a lot of guys going from a DSM to an Evo VIII, IX, X, new Ralliart, etc.
It's been happening for years lol
^ That!
That is the transition i made. I went from my 99 Eclipse GST to the EVO X GSR. What a difference! I was actually looking for an Evo 9 but the price difference was nothing. I was looking for a 9 and they were running for about $20 (average). My X was only 3 k more with a Warranty and a few less years. I still prefer the 9 but I am happy with the choice
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 201203:03 am UTC
Thanks Kent and Bryan. The valve cover was red so i went with it but i hated it with the blue. It it was white or black it would work. I am trying to paint the fuse panel under the hood the same color as the car but i don't think it will turn out. The plastic does not absorb the paint the same as the metals
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 05, 201206:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
Yes, blankets/heatshields are definitly something you want to keep.
LOL, let me refrase my sentence: Is there a big temperature difference between the blankets over the stock heatshields.
That I'm not sure, haven't really compared. Those blankets are specific to the FP exhaust mani & FP series turbine housings.
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Good clean work you got there Daren. I like your rad. Are you still running AC? How are your temps?
Yes, still have AC. Temps run ~200 range (abit hotter or colder depending on weather). Probably close to what it was stock but my FMIC core isn't the best for airflow through the core.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 201211:18 am UTC
Ya, it is! I got the idea from the Eagle ones Ziggy made years back. I looked all over the web for a nice black and red one to match my car but it was all cheap ugly ebay crap so I decided to just make my own that I can make what ever colour and shape I want.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 201209:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I did actually take Best Mitsu at the car show though.
Bout time. How many shows this year and no wins? stock evo's taking all the glory eh?
I went to probably 5 shows, skipped out on a couple because they had stupid expensive entrance fees($35+) for a chance and winning a $10 trophy.
My buddy hasn't won a single trophy actually, and he's usually the only real evo. Body kitted lacers with zero performance mods take it all the time. I told him to sell his parts and put a body kit on his Evo
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 13, 201209:26 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
No sorry Charles, no Evo's allowed....
J/K Evo's, DSM's whatever, maybe we can get a nice meet with more than just a handful of cars. I'm pretty sure Kevin K just got a Ralliart too !
So whats the deal, did you buy an Evo?
Sup Reza, how's that white beast? Still have it? I last remember running into you on the 401 near Mccowan ish couple years back. Your car moved niiice then. Anything new since?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 13, 201211:13 pm UTC
Tommy boy! Nice to hear from you. Yes the beast is still alive, faster and stronger than ever. Its well into the 10's now, prob around 650whp. I remember that run in I had with you What's new man ?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 14, 201203:03 am UTC
Wow eh Reza, that's some serious power bro! What were you making that time we did the spirited pull? Nothing new here, my Sonata has been chilling for about 3 years now, off the road collecting dust.Needs some work which i haven't had time or money for. Hopefully one day she will live again but sometimes i feel i've lost all the love for the speed game.But i don't have the heart to get rid of or part out the Sonata just yet , too much time/money and fun invested, not fully ready to give up yet. lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 15, 201205:00 am UTC
Oh niiice, i never was able to track the car so i never knew where i stood or actually how fast my Sonata was. I guess we were pretty much side by side that night no? I don't fully recall. I was running 14 psi and running bit rich on my t3/t4 61 trim i think it is. I don't even know, that turbo has been rebuilt and upgraded so many times lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 16, 201203:24 am UTC
Sup Joe, yeah man, still kicking! Good to see you still in the game? Kicking a Talon now?
I still have the Sonata but it's been parked for a while waiting for surgery eventually, maybe lol. Other than that i daily an 07 v6 Sonata HAHA. Yepp,another Sonata
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 16, 201211:55 pm UTC
I need opinions
So I picked up a GSX hatch......(sorry Johnny, I snagged it from under your nose )
Thoughts.........paint it all black, and have this red black theme going on the GSX like the Talon did. Carbon hood > Black roof> Black hatch> carbon spoiler ?
Or do I paint the roof and hatch red and use the carbon spoiler.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 17, 201212:26 am UTC
A carbon hatch is definitely DIRT, but its going to have to wait until next season. In the immediate future, I have a GSX hatch ready to be painted, and Im trying to figure out if I should paint it and the roof red, or leave the roof black, and hatch goes black.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 17, 201212:48 am UTC
How are the holes from the talon spoiler? I'll be painting it anyhow so I can get those holes filled. As long as the window is in good shape and there isn't any rust, I'm sure we can work something out
We'll chat Tuesday. Also, I have an additional 3rd brake light setup you can have. The covering is tan though. If you're selling it I call BIDS!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 17, 201206:09 pm UTC
Nextmod sells that stuff. My friend used it on the interior of his car. Very easy to work with, and very sticky. I would pull the drip panels off and even pull the sunroof to install it properly. Last thing you want is it to peel going down the highway :S And the clear coat/laminate is KEY!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 201202:16 am UTC
Originally Posted by Thomas Toth
Sup Joe, yeah man, still kicking! Good to see you still in the game? Kicking a Talon now?
I still have the Sonata but it's been parked for a while waiting for surgery eventually, maybe lol. Other than that i daily an 07 v6 Sonata HAHA. Yepp,another Sonata
Yah for about 2 years and priorities changed. Now, im babying a Galant GSX back to DD status.
Take a pic of the beast man! Even if its rolling JSR baller status
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 201201:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Joe Esmama
Originally Posted by Thomas Toth
Sup Joe, yeah man, still kicking! Good to see you still in the game? Kicking a Talon now?
I still have the Sonata but it's been parked for a while waiting for surgery eventually, maybe lol. Other than that i daily an 07 v6 Sonata HAHA. Yepp,another Sonata
Yah for about 2 years and priorities changed. Now, im babying a Galant GSX back to DD status.
Take a pic of the beast man! Even if its rolling JSR baller status
Let's see pics of this Galant, sounds like fun.
I don't have any new pics since these, i don't remember posting these here but maybe i have already. The car hasn't change one bit since these pics were taken..
Here she is parked next to my friends 93 Sonata which is also has a 4g63t swap , mine(blue one) is much lower than his as you can see. She's been parked there sleeping since i last drove it about 3 years ago.You can see how dirty/dusty it is
Engine bay as it was and still is
This how she looked clean before i parked it, minus white rims but with 1g 16's
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 201202:05 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ghislain Goudreau
Hello Thomas.
Glad to see that you still have the "original" Sonata. Get that thing out; we would all like to see it.
Ghislain
Hey Ghislain,
thanks, yeah she is still hanging on, or i should say i'm hanging on to it. Just can't let it go yet lol I would like to see it back on the road myself too
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 18, 201207:04 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Ok man, lets hang out and figure this out see you this week.
Im just jelly man! I have to say man, that is one clean/delicious 2G. Mitsu should buy your car and store it in their own museum.
Originally Posted by Thomas Toth
Let's see pics of this Galant, sounds like fun.
I don't have any new pics since these, i don't remember posting these here but maybe i have already. The car hasn't change one bit since these pics were taken..
Here she is parked next to my friends 93 Sonata which is also has a 4g63t swap , mine(blue one) is much lower than his as you can see. She's been parked there sleeping since i last drove it about 3 years ago.You can see how dirty/dusty it is
This how she looked clean before i parked it, minus white rims but with 1g 16's
Car looking good man! Even if she's dirty
I'll take some pics sometime this week. Its just sleeping in the garage and i need to work on it just dont have the funds to keep going.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201201:03 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
mount that plate to the side, Reza! Nice and clean though but what could you expect from the great RZA??
I was expecting the same when I went to pick up the car, but the dealer already put the plates on. Either way doesn't really bother me. I don't think I could justify drilling holes in the white bumper now just to move it to the side I was actually thinking of getting the 3M vinyl on the front of the car to prevent rock chips etc.. http://www.nochip.ca/collections/mi...-3m-scotchgard-paint-protection-film-kit
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201202:59 pm UTC
That seems pretty common, I agree its looks nice too. I met a guy at timmies near 401/Kennedy with it done, he also painted the bottom lip black. I'll pass though, the chrome looks fine to me and so does the bottom lip
Right now, I'm all about keeping the car the way it came from the dealer. Just having the car and driving it is a pleasure to me There is also a "GST" tune floating around which claims a bump up of 50WHP and 30ft/lbs of torque, without any other mods, but since this car is my daily driver, I'm not quite worried about the mods right now
Once warranty is up, I'll probably try the GST reflash. Just a quick little grocery getter is all I want
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201203:14 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
She's been a little neglected this summer, ever since the talon took to life again!
Funny, my DSM has been neglected ever since I bought the Ralliart. Neglected enough that the battery was dead when I decided to take it for a spin That is the first time that has happened to me during the summer.
I took it for a blast this past weekend, and what a rocket it felt like!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201204:23 pm UTC
I'm not the sensitive one, you can call my daily driver grocery getter whatever you want Yup I only gave up a Maroon 1g talon for it, lol. I would do that again any day!
Got any more pics of your red eagle talon, I haven't seen one for a while ?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201204:46 pm UTC
I love Panda's Can't wait to get some black shoes for the Ralliart
I got the big Panda, little Panda theme going on at home If anyone wants to f with little Panda, it's ok big Panda is always there to clean up the show
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201205:26 pm UTC
We shall see, I will be going through colours over the next little while. The shoes are being painted matte black over the next week, so that will be nice.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 19, 201206:06 pm UTC
It's okay, you guys keep your pandas...I'm making mine a pumpkin.
Orange body, cf hood, cf hatch, cf roof wrap and perhaps even an orange stripe to go with it. Just don't ask when it'll be done...I may be married with kids before that ever comes to fruition.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201201:45 am UTC
Ralliart is looking good Eric ! Any mods done to it ? Joe, the DSM has always been tinted. Rims are 17x8 +35 Enkei RPF1's. They weigh about 15lbs each.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201202:02 am UTC
I wouldn't call them "mods" so to speak. lol. I have the Rally Armor urethane mudflaps on all 4 corners (which i HIGHLY recommend as you'll notice that your rear bumper is raped by stones and dirt), tinted windows, weathertek floor mats. I have the Evo X SSS wing. Wheels are RTX Apollo 2 18x8 IIRC from Fai Lee. As far as engine mods and stuff go, I am bone stock. I HAVE a tactrix 2.0 cable w/ evoscan and ecu flash. I might have been modded once, popped a tranny, went back to stock and never modded again. But that's just a possibility wouldn't ever do anything to void my warranty lol.
Edit: I have heard that the tactrix is on backorder, so if you need one you can feel free to borrow mine. Though, I am quite a drive away.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201203:27 am UTC
I might just get some mud flaps, good tip! Thanks for the offer on the cable, however I hope I don't need one till warranty is up
Oh I know you guys want to see some more Ralliart...enjoy...
Some features that you may not notice in the pics: Heated Recaro Seats 710 watt Rockford Fosgate system w 9 speakers Height Adjustable HID lamps Heated mirrors Auto Rain sensing wipers Bluetooth 2.0 Power Sunroof Sirius satellite radio Fast key smart system Aluminum sport pedals
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201212:34 pm UTC
FAST key is when you dont need to put the key in the ignition, they stay in your pocket and when you approach your car it unlocks for you, and there is a FOB in the ignition that you use to turn the engine on. They keys stay in your pocket. In a nutshell, anyway.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201202:15 pm UTC
The FAST key system is excellent. I never have to pull my keys out of my bag or pocket for getting into the car or starting it. Other features like the Bluetooth 2.0 and auto rain sensing wipers are pretty cool. I never knew how handy these things were until I started using them. Definately takes the driving experience to a different level.
The AWD system is top notch with ASC, front, center and rear LSD's. One thing I found fascinating is if you hit the e-brake while driving, it will automatically unlock the rear diff so you can lock the rear wheels while power still goes to the front. That's some cool sh!t. Now that's Ralliart! This makes a stock DSM AWD system with only one rear LSD look very primitive
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201202:29 pm UTC
I think bluetooth is cool but in my car I can't hear people so it's not really something I would want. Raining sensing wipers are great, I did enjoy those on my dad's mazda when he had it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201203:03 pm UTC
Loved keyless operation of a car, when I worked for Toyota that was my fav feature in my demo. By the time the back side hit the seat it was on its way to starting. I hate wipers in general so I avoid using them all together until its nessasary
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201203:18 pm UTC
Bah, keyless operation is OLD news. My first cars, all of them worked without keys. You only needed the key to lock or unlock the doors, trunk, and ignition, but if you didn't LOCK the ignition, you could just start it with no key. And in those, days, NO-ONE bothered to lock their cars. Hell, my uncles used to leave their wallets in their cars.... Hell, my FIRST car, I never even GOT a key with it...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201207:19 pm UTC
Keyless feature is kickass but just don't have your dad go outside and start the car for you and then come back in and put the key holder on the stairs and then you leave, get in the car and then only notice you've left your key at home when you reach Toronto!!! LMAO That only happened once! Shame on you dad!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201207:25 pm UTC
I once left the keys to my Evo hanging out of my garage door (car was already running) and drove 20 minutes to my parents place, shut the car off and got out. It was only when I was ready to go home that I realized what I had done and had to take their car back to my place to retrieve my keys so I could start it again to drive home!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201208:52 pm UTC
My car does give warnings on the dash and beeps like a mofo if the keys are out of the car. You gotta be pretty drunk to not notice, at which point its probably good that you don't have the keys
You don't want it to just cut out on you either, as that could happen if the battery in the key fob dies. In the manual it says the batteries last upto 3 years at which point if they are not dead, you should change anyways for good measure.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 21, 201212:07 am UTC
I don't think the vehicle would ever just cut out if the batteries died in the remote. It would cause a no start but you can start them and leave the keys in your toolbox and drive for hours without them they just won't restart.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 26, 201209:44 pm UTC
Pics of my 1g (Jay's old car) after some cleaning/modding and love
yes...that's the old deck, makes me feel like I'm the 80s with a tape deck lol installed it to make tweaks to the sound system's electrical before I put a deck in.
Mind you this is 1.5 week of work nonstop. More to come. Oh and that red beauty in the back is my 2g still being worked on.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 27, 201211:07 am UTC
Yeah it does need to be trimmed about an inch that will happen some time soon but for the moment i just wanted to have it running and see if there are any leaks.
Thats a cool coolant resv Rob and those wheels look amazing
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 27, 201204:48 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Nice pics Rob. Is she gonna be ready this year ?
I think I need a miracle As of right now my main goal is to assemble it before snow, then move it back close to home to be able to tinker with the loose ends so I dont have to drive 2.5 hours north every weekend to work on it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 28, 201205:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Welcome back Brandon C. Sold your volkswagen yet?
Not yet But I'm keeping my eyes open. I'll probably rock it til next Spring. She has been nothing but good to me, boring as all hell to drive, but it works and is cheap.
I look at my Jetta like that girlfriend you're with, that you don't really want to be with, but she loves you a bunch and pays half your rent so you stick it out.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 28, 201207:58 pm UTC
try a mazdaspeed 6. I've got noting but love for that car. its fun to drive and with a few upgrades makes pretty respectable power for a "family sedan"
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 28, 201211:00 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Luc dekking
try a mazdaspeed 6. I've got noting but love for that car. its fun to drive and with a few upgrades makes pretty respectable power for a "family sedan"
I can promise you I will never buy a Mazdaspeed 6. For the same price I could get a nice WRX.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 29, 201203:54 am UTC
I dunno man. I bought mine for 10k and it runs a lot better than any talon over ever owned I enjoy the Mazda but I really do miss my talon. I'm thinking about building one for auto cross alone
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 30, 201210:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Luc dekking
I dunno man. I bought mine for 10k and it runs a lot better than any talon over ever owned I enjoy the Mazda but I really do miss my talon. I'm thinking about building one for auto cross alone
DSMs just give you this itch that apparently no other car can scratch. It's like the herp
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 30, 201211:48 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Well? Dont just stand there, say something!! Howd she do? Run as hawt as it looks?
On the way down to Dynotech I made a few pulls to just make sure everything felt good, well all of a sudden it started running pig rich and a bunch of knock, so I did some quick adjustments in link and dropped my boost to reduce the knock and make the pulls.
Well I found out I split my fmic, so major boost leak, and boost down around 22psi netted 273/289 @ 10.1 afr.
Disappointing to say the least, but she drove home and it's an easy fix. Typical dsm luck, runs like a top till show time. I'll get her fixed up and back on the dyno.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 01, 201212:15 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Well? Dont just stand there, say something!! Howd she do? Run as hawt as it looks?
On the way down to Dynotech I made a few pulls to just make sure everything felt good, well all of a sudden it started running pig rich and a bunch of knock, so I did some quick adjustments in link and dropped my boost to reduce the knock and make the pulls.
Well I found out I split my fmic, so major boost leak, and boost down around 22psi netted 277/283 @ 10.1 afr.
Disappointing to say the least, but she drove home and it's an easy fix. Typical dsm luck, runs like a top till show time. I'll get her fixed up and back on the dyno.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 01, 201202:40 am UTC
Its about time to whore my progress again. I hurt my hand this week, so I stuck to small things. Wiring, IC piping, sensors, Loose ends under the hood mostly. Also got around to finishing the install of the splash guards and engine guards. MMMMM, I love OEM
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 01, 201203:05 am UTC
One more
Im rather proud of my Over flow bottle. I found it on the Toronto Subaru Club forums. Its part of an inter-cooler kit. Pretty neat that Subaru Aftermarket thinks of the fact you need to relocate your reservoir when you convert to a front mount. Something Ive never seen in any DSM kit.
Anyways I found the bottle for sale, gave it some love, and mounted it and voila. Overflow bottle issue solved!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 01, 201203:56 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Luc dekking
I dunno man. I bought mine for 10k and it runs a lot better than any talon over ever owned I enjoy the Mazda but I really do miss my talon. I'm thinking about building one for auto cross alone
DSMs just give you this itch that apparently no other car can scratch. It's like the herp
Bikes must be the lotion that takes the itch away. Id never look back, espicially with this new bike.
Guil. Keep it clean. I just neglected the car too much. Im glad someone on the board picked it up. To be fair Kent I told you I could store it for you for awhile.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 05, 201204:46 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jay McClelland
Guil. Keep it clean. I just neglected the car too much. Im glad someone on the board picked it up. To be fair Kent I told you I could store it for you for awhile.
You can be assured of that I have some rare goodies coming on it soon. As of right now, she's getting more pampering than the 2g.
So I take it you got the new bike? Hope she treats you well, she looked great in the pics you showed me, I'm sure she's even better in real life!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 08, 201202:57 am UTC
Turns out my FMIC wasn't my only problem last week on the dyno day, I fixed it and it was still getting a misfire and knock anytime in boost. Compression test showed 120-150-120-130, also started blowing oil out all around the valve cover and the dipstick.
So today I yanked it out, will drop in my spare block tomorrow.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 08, 201203:01 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Turns out my FMIC wasn't my only problem last week on the dyno day, I fixed it and it was still getting a misfire and knock anytime in boost. Compression test showed 120-150-120-130, also started blowing oil out all around the valve cover and the dipstick.
So today I yanked it out, will drop in my spare block tomorrow.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 11, 201212:38 pm UTC
If my memory is correct, it is 2 1/2".
Ignore the nasty looking throttle body for now, I have another one ready to coat and rebuild, just haven't got to it yet. I'm debating if I should do it in black chrome like the piping/intake mani or maybe matte black.
I also have another CAS that will look a little better
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 11, 201203:29 pm UTC
I work on the computer all day at work so when I get home, my relaxing time is working on the dsm. I come home, eat, watch a couple youtube subscriptions, spend some time with the wife then head out to the garage.
FWIW, I changed my flywheel in 4ish hours, and swapped it to AWD in 2 weeks more or less.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 11, 201205:39 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I work on the computer all day at work so when I get home, my relaxing time is working on the dsm. I come home, eat, watch a couple youtube subscriptions, spend some time with the wife then head out to the garage.
FWIW, I changed my flywheel in 4ish hours, and swapped it to AWD in 2 weeks more or less.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 11, 201205:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I work on the computer all day at work so when I get home, my relaxing time is working on the dsm. I come home, eat, watch a couple youtube subscriptions, spend some time with the wife then head out to the garage.
FWIW, I changed my flywheel in 4ish hours, and swapped it to AWD in 2 weeks more or less.
Wish you were my neighbour lol
Having a garage is key I guess.
And Tools lol
I am in the same boat as Michael... I hope one day I can just drop the engine over the weekend. When I changed the lower control arm it took me I'd say about 6 hours... because I didn't have the proper tool to remove the ball joint. And when I installed the hi flow cat it took 8 hours over two days, 4 each day. Simply because I had to deal with the rusted bolts and I can only get the car so high off the ground. And just my luck it rained on the 2nd day so I was dripping wet on the floor and I got a cold
If it were up to me I would do everything on my own and immediately, unfortunately I don't have the resources right now
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201205:31 am UTC
I can drop a trans all by myself in about 2 hours if not less without cutting corners, from having the car running to tranny on the floor. Once you do it so much it becomes super easy.
Now to ruin the trend of all the cars beautifully getting put together... here's one getting torn apart!
And here it the last "running" picture I have of it. Thought I had more gas than I really did (gauge didn't work).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201212:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
I can drop a trans all by myself in about 2 hours if not less without cutting corners, from having the car running to tranny on the floor. Once you do it so much it becomes super easy.
One thing I've found with 2g's, because of the mounts being on the tranny instead of the motor, it's just as fast to remove the whole thing on one piece. I'm down to about 2 1/2 hours to have it hanging by 2 bolts, and it's only a matter of minutes to lift it out with the overhead crane I installed this summer
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201201:43 pm UTC
I could get home after work and yank the whole motor and tranny out, take off all the manifolds and turbo and disassemble the whole motor and tranny before 12am It's not fun though unless you have some real dedication. I don't think I would do that now though, simply because I don't need to.
Quickest I dropped the tranny was in 45 minutes. Clutch fork broke on the way home from work on a Friday afternoon long weekend and that was my only ride to go camping that evening. Started at 5pm in the evening and I was at Algonquin park in my DSM by 10:30pm that same night
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201203:51 pm UTC
Back in the day I drove the car to CT, bought the outer tie rod ends, changed them out in the parking lot and had the alignment done all same day after work.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201205:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
I carry CAA. I'd rather tow the car home and work on it. I think I have only used CAA towing my broken car from the track.
So do I. In fact, I called them the other night when my exhaust blew off in the middle of bum-frack nowhere with tools but no jack/blocks etc. at 11:30pm in the freezing cold + rain + hail. Wait was supposed to be well over an hour...ended up driving the car onto an embankment..threw on a couple layers of clothes + coveralls I always keep in the car...crawled under and went to work...wasn't too bad, except cleaning out all the mud/sand/grass packed into the 3" exhaust from driving onto the embankment. Finished it all in about 30 minutes or so of work...CAA was still 45+ mins away.
Stuff that I can reasonably and safely fix without risking further damage to the car I will do. If it's something like a major oil leak/hg/etc...I would normally get a tow and call it a day.
Originally Posted by Pedro Suarez
so do you guys just carrying a sh*t ton of spare parts LOL
No...but a full socket set, a few wrench sets, a large variety of hand-tools and all the fluids the car could need.
Generally no spare parts, though, except maybe electrical connectors (spades, crimps, etc.) that are small enough and light enough to keep a few of in the car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201206:39 pm UTC
I carry a small bag with 10, 12, 14mm sockets and wrenches, a flat screw driver, pair of vise grips and a flash light, can fix pretty much anything on a DSM with that kit.
I wasn't sure if my alternator was going bad or not so I used to keep a spare in the trunk.
For everything else, there is CAA My buddy, who owns a dsm also, is actually the local CAA tow truck driver.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201206:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Pedro Suarez
so do you guys just carrying a sh*t ton of spare parts LOL
Lets see here... I carry every tool required to tear that poor car down to nothing but scrap! The tool bag never leaves the trunk and doubles as my wrecker ammunition That along with at least 1qt of oil, spare ign coil and wires, coolant, grease, brake fluid, spare fuses and relays, jumpers, hurc straps, and 10L of gas. Usually filled with additional tools I need for work on the car during night shifts. Currently my electrical tool box, drill set, and a sh!t ton of audio wiring.
But no spare tire. I blow a tire and I call CAA.
I think my record time for an engine pull was just shy of 2 hours.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201207:09 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Johnny Larmond
I think my record time for an engine pull was just shy of 2 hours.
Good to know! I might be doing a swap this winter!
Winter swaps take a longggg time unless you've got a nice heated and insulated garage. Freezing cold + metal car/engine/etc. + metal tools + bare hands = a shitty time. Ask me how I know...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201207:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Propane heater boys, gets the garage nice and toasty in a few minutes. Then you work in a t-shirt
Not as easy as that when the garage you're working in is very large and uninsulated and it's -20C outside (without windchill)...especially when the 'propane heater' is actually a tiny little electrical one
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 12, 201207:29 pm UTC
I have an oil heater and was planning on tossing a rad fan on it to circulate the air. Used it last year without a fan and it kept me warm, but always had to have it near me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 13, 201205:16 pm UTC
I have a beautiful propane salamander heat for sale for any of you guys who dont have heated garages or sheds. 75000btu's will make a 2000sgf shed warm in 10 mins. 75 bucks.
I dont fix my car on the side of the road. CAA or nothing. And i have been fixing cars for 20 year(maybe why i dont fix em on the side of the road) The only tool in my car is a cell phone
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 14, 201202:55 am UTC
A few loose ends to tie up, but it runs once again I also deleted the cruise, seeing as it didn't want to work when I drove down to Dynotech a few weeks ago. I didn't buy the non-cruise cable though, I relocated the stock box where the 2 cabled combine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 201203:52 pm UTC
The car had been painted 4 times prior to me buying it. We completely stripped it down and painted it again. Strut towers were repaired badly and it was too much work for me to tackle. It was lots of little things that would have added up. I think the guy who I sold it to, sold it to someone on this board. Hope it went to a good home.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 22, 201209:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
that's a big fmic, is it the ets?
VRSF (SSAC, same thing).
It's an ok kit, came with the wrong hardware to bolt it up so I had to buy some. My car also had some issues (joys of rust and broken bolts). Other then that I was pretty pleased.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 23, 201204:51 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Wait a minute, did you powder coat everything on that entire car, top to bottom, and then not retrofit your headlights to have projectors in them?
I know, looks like Ghetto rice doesn't it Real HID's look better even when they are off , like this:
J/K Rob, car is looking good . Did you actually start it, or you just got the power going to the headlights?
Gimme a break lol. Ive literally stripped the car to a shell and put it back to this point since last Halloween. lol.
Its just a pic showing the first time its seen a battery in a year Im still miles away from being finished. I think im putting the whole project on hold for a month or two and taking the time to concentrate on other things Ive been neglecting in life for a while.
PS, The HID's came with the car. Id like to some time figure out a way to focus all that scattered light rather than ditch the HID lamps or switch to a projector head lamp assmebly. I think the options for 2gb eclipse projectors is all ugly.
PSS, I was actually more concerned with trying to get my ECU to connect to Link, with no avail. So I decided not to get mad and take a pic of the head lights on lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 26, 201212:30 am UTC
haha, I think his car is gorgeous, but HID retrofit is a big deal. Costs a couple hundred bucks, but the difference it makes is huge, and it's so important.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 28, 201206:33 pm UTC
so i got some new (used)wheels for the 2g.. 215/40zr17 raptis tires with good tread, on Jawa 17x8" rims. with a 30offset. Ever since I seen a 97talon at shoot out with major offset rims i decided 2gs didnt look right with out it. So i bought these off some guy at work for $150
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 29, 201205:45 pm UTC
+20? ouuu i dunno man!
I'm running a +40 and 245 wide, it's giving me like 7mm in between the tire and knuckle, and maybe 2mm at the rear quarters, also needed to trim the front wheel well plastics.
there's a thread dedicated to 2g wheel fitment on tuners, linking in 5
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 29, 201208:58 pm UTC
Had way too much fun the other day! Nothing broke, 1 spin into the grass, and a few crazy moments of loss of rear traction. Insured the car for the day to beat the eff out of it at the track and bring it to my new garage and tear it apart.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 201205:30 am UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Very cool idea on the power steering, what pump is that you are using? or is it just upside down?
What are those two things in the middle?
Those are the ballasts. They attach directly to the headlight housing in the cars these go on, rather how most aftermarket kits work where you mount the ballast separately. Makes it one nice, big, sealed and contained unit!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 201210:56 am UTC
im thinking the balast will mount to one of the rear curcular openeings in the eclipse headlamp.. and ill customize the other cover plate to hold the projector. the projector it self has the high bead low beam plate so i wont need my second headlight bulbs excep for daytime lights.
i dont know which lamp they came from.. they were rework lamps. humdreds of them.. all scrapped cause we make our own now at work.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 201202:36 pm UTC
jayracing had a 1g at the shoot out with a rear mounted ps pump. he said he couldnt mas produce them cause of issues wity the lines. my lines are done and ready so i dont know what his problem is.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 15, 201205:40 pm UTC
the high pressure line is easy.. all i did was remove all the hard line and thread the flex hose that bolts tto the pump right to the hard line off the rack. ithink hes worried about the line that runs infront of the rad for cooling. i jus didnt bother with cooling. ive ran many cars without it includiny my last talon and had no probs.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201204:24 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
LOL ^^^
Fine.........
Its not THAT nice. New bearing, some cleaning, and some flat black. Nothing special in the light eh?
I was actually considering doing mine, but I've only tore apart one other alternator(Dodge Neon) before and it didn't go so well. How was it putting it back together?
I actually bought the new bearings 2 years ago but just couldn't bring myself to take it apart
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201204:30 am UTC
taking it apart was much harder. I had to DE-solder some stuff, specifically the stater, just to get at screws, which ended up being drilled out.
The plastic inside was really REALLY brittle as well. I had to glue it all back together. I may pick up another junk alternator just for the plastic parts inside now that I know how to take one apart without breaking all those fragile parts.
Assembly is a cinch once you take it apart successfully. I ended up tapping a few of the M5 holes to M6, because I had to drill the hardware out internally, and didn't have spare hardware to use that was M5.....I have plenty of M6 hardware though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201205:05 am UTC
On the back side, opposite the pulley, there are thru holes, threaded M5, which hold the internals to the chassis of the alt. Soak them with WD, for days......Might save you having to drill those four bolts out. Wishing I had more patience when doing it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201205:09 am UTC
It's relative. I'm sure we've all seen really nice parts before. However to see such love and care into a piece that adds no real performance or appeal... or will even really been seen at all for that matter is what makes it so beautiful. It's the minor details that separate cars
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201205:36 am UTC
To be honest, the ONLY reason I coated it, was because it was BLACK and corroded, and i was hard pressed to put something dirty in the bay I worked so hard to pretty up. The wire wheel wouldn't even clean it, and it had a rattle. So I attempted a rebuild, with a pretty good result
That and I have so much other costs to still consider, I in a sense, cheeped out instead of buying a new one
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201204:13 pm UTC
So we naming this the "Rob mod" on an alternator? M5 - M6 conversion? lol
In all honesty the alternator looks much better in person, since it is matte black.
If it wasn't that difficult maybe I should pick up a spare alternator and give it a try.
Not much patience lately though.
Took me 1 year to install a replacement power supply in my computer. Why? Didn't want to spend time with cable management. I'm anal about my cables in my tower.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201204:22 pm UTC
What tower are you running? I have the HAF 922. When I first started building computers years ago, wire management wasn't a big thing, but lately I have been the same way, but luckily it's popular so these cases make it easier.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 16, 201209:33 pm UTC
loool along with my suspension too eh?
may aswell swap cars, I prefer black anyway
the wheels are near the bottom of the to do list, I also just bought them new this past summer. I saved about $900 using tirerack.com versus getting them from a local vendor
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 17, 201212:55 pm UTC
Hell no lol
I just picked up an '02 1.7EL silver 4 door boring sedan in auto. It's so slowness will keep me under the radar from getting anymore speeding tickets . Plus the GF can drive it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 17, 201203:18 pm UTC
I agree with Jay, these cars we value so much no one else does so I am driving mine and getting the enjoyment out of it. $1000 mod = one smooth drift all the way up and around a corner on a hill worth every damn penny
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 17, 201208:19 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Weir
one smooth drift all the way up and around a corner on a hill worth every damn penny
This!
I am sure as you guys noticed, I didn't do any work on my car until summer came. The winter is my favorite time to drive, and I definitely drive my car more then! During the winter I just sit waiting for a snow fall so I can go for a drift!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 17, 201210:58 pm UTC
there we go
so, oe rotors and high temp painted calipers, oe pads too. the pro kit sits too high with 18's imo. but heres a close up of the enkei ekm3 in hyper silver. the inside of the rim is actually black..didn't know that until i got them
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 18, 201212:23 am UTC
These pics are defintely from earlier this summer. You guys just got me talking about the wheels, it's the 2nd most recent pic i had showing the whole car lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 18, 201212:35 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Weir
I agree with Jay, these cars we value so much no one else does so I am driving mine and getting the enjoyment out of it. $1000 mod = one smooth drift all the way up and around a corner on a hill worth every damn penny
Hmmm, you know how hard it is to keep the pedal up on a 400WHP DSM?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 18, 201202:13 am UTC
tooshay.. it will be runnin 13s next year.
and btw
TOMORROW the motor and tranny will be going into my 2g! I finished rebiulding the transmssion and its ready to go back in! so i booked the whole day! will take lots of pics since this is a post pics of your car topic.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 20, 201201:41 pm UTC
You should turn that Elantra into a sleeper, we've got an Accent that goes to the local track that is covered in bondo and primer and huge park bench wing that runs 10's on drag radials.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201208:34 pm UTC
mechanic says we were in 3rd but it was a auto and wasnt reving high.. we were driving and i could hear knocking and the car started to slow down on ita own.. next thing i knew peices of engine were hitting the hood and making dents and he wheels locked up! we jumped out and liquid fire was pouring from the engine! it was neat!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201209:06 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
mechanic says we were in 3rd but it was a auto and wasnt reving high.. we were driving and i could hear knocking and the car started to slow down on ita own.. next thing i knew peices of engine were hitting the hood and making dents and he wheels locked up! we jumped out and liquid fire was pouring from the engine! it was neat!
LOL
Only thing missing is "We almost died, but it was fun!" hahaha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201209:09 pm UTC
Looool neat stuff for sure!
I once threw a rod in my '82 trans am. I had new tires installed at my fathers friends garage, they did an oil change. I drovew it not even 10 kms and the plug came out..sooo, out went a rod through the pan. Pulled off the highway I was on and oil was everywhere.
The garage took responsibility and replaced the 350ci. With another used one
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201209:33 pm UTC
To go that suddenly, I think it is usually a case of having lost the oil. I have seen engines run with knocking rods for a LONG time if they are still getting oil...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 21, 201210:53 pm UTC
i am asuming there was oil.. i think that was the liquidy fire pouring from the crank case.. i think a bearing seized and the momentom of the car forced half the crank to keep spinning.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 22, 201211:37 am UTC
Seeing as we're talking about lack of oil, here's what happened to my GSX the first month I had it. Was A) Running VERY rich B) Leaking oil and C) Had the 420a dipstick in there. (about 1.5" longer)
But on a lighter note, fog makes for some cool pictures (excuse my iphone camera, I'll start carrying around my other one for you guys.)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 10, 201202:06 am UTC
My latest sub-project on the car. They arent done. We got a plotter at Brightside now so Im making some high temp red decals, then after they are applied, and assembled (without boots and seals) I'll toss a coat of clear on them to give all the shiny bits and decals a nice protection.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 10, 201203:06 am UTC
Sorry Rob I am sure like with all your endeavors you put your heart and sole into it. but really.........gold? man i hate gold. colour that is if you handed me a gold bar then i'd love it. Just my 2 cents but carry on your work is what most of us strive to achive
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 10, 201204:08 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Sorry Rob I am sure like with all your endeavors you put your heart and sole into it. but really.........gold? man i hate gold. colour that is if you handed me a gold bar then i'd love it. Just my 2 cents but carry on your work is what most of us strive to achive
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 10, 201204:26 am UTC
Somehow I had a feeling the knuckles would be a possibility Mitsumissile still sells them from Taipei Japan on tuners if you need a guy to have them shipped from.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 19, 201312:47 am UTC
Lucian that's definitely nice to see From the exterior (and even engine bay, for people not too into mechanics) that thing doesn't look turboed at all. Perfect looking sleeper.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 19, 201303:51 am UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Whoa Lucian I thought you said that car was stock!?
When did you boost it?
It was I got it done a few days ago.
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I've got bad boost withdrawal and this is not helping, ugh.
I hear ya. But now I am getting my daily hit. Car looks awesome as always!
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Lucian that's definitely nice to see From the exterior (and even engine bay, for people not too into mechanics) that thing doesn't look turboed at all. Perfect looking sleeper.
Thanks, the sleeper look is exactly what I was aiming for. Glad to see it turned out alright
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 19, 201302:32 pm UTC
Kent get the twitches after getting out of a DSM I think its like an IV drip he always needs some. There is little war over in the middle east right now cause kents there and the countries were told that he is suffering from DSM withdrawl...so their on their best behaviour
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201302:09 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Johnny Larmond
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Boy those evo rims are popular.
Can someone tell me their dimensions? why is everyone puting these on their 2g's?
The stock Evo wheel is 17" x 8", 35mm offset, 5x114.3 mm bolt circle, 67mm centerbore.
They provide adequate clearance on a Brembo brake upgrade which is nice .
I would say that is probably the best size and offset for any DSM. 35mm seems to look and fit the best, same as my RPF1's. They look nice on a 2g, similar to Rob C's car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201302:16 pm UTC
I had 35's and a 225, I honestly think the +35 sticks out too much in the front. The front fenders were not flush with the 18" racing hart c3 evo's I used to own.
Also, it required rear quarter rolling. Which is a must if upgrading the width anyway.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201303:38 pm UTC
I'm running 235 for now, with the +35 I have room for 245, which I'll probably do when I need some new tires. Right now the tires are pretty much perfectly flush with the fenders. Rears are rolled, and I'll probably do the fronts at some point.
The Evo's are popular, but not nearly like the RPF1's, those are everywhere in the states.
VERY helpful spreadsheet although, I wouldn't say it's overall diameter percentile is accurate. If compared to a tire/rim calculator.
Not that I want to join the ranks of "sheeple", but the Brembo setup appeals to me. And I guess I'll have to cross that bridge (fitment) when I get there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201306:55 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I had 35's and a 225, I honestly think the +35 sticks out too much in the front. The front fenders were not flush with the 18" racing hart c3 evo's I used to own.
Also, it required rear quarter rolling. Which is a must if upgrading the width anyway.
Just read a msg from a MOD on tuners, apparently those stock Evo rims are a +38mm O/S. Which makes sense, seeing as you're flush with the sidewall of your tire, and not the rim.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 23, 201306:58 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I had 35's and a 225, I honestly think the +35 sticks out too much in the front. The front fenders were not flush with the 18" racing hart c3 evo's I used to own.
Also, it required rear quarter rolling. Which is a must if upgrading the width anyway.
Just read a msg from a MOD on tuners, apparently those stock Evo rims are a +38mm O/S. Which makes sense, seeing as you're flush with the sidewall of your tire, and not the rim.
Yeah I saw a picture recently of the backside of the wheel where that's engraved.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 24, 201304:33 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Weir
Kent gets the twitches after getting out of a DSM I think its like an IV drip he always needs some. There is little war over in the middle east right now cause kent's there and the countries were told that he is suffering from DSM withdrawal... So their on their best behavior
Jason I am hoping they don't even know I am here. I really miss midnight & all that boost.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201302:39 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Johnny Larmond
125/yr? Or /mth??
Exactly what I am thinking, I pay 125 a month!
I would say a year Quebec insurance is cheap, But you pay alot more for your registration renewal. It was over 200 back in the 90's. I had 3 cars and a motorcycle insured for just over $600 a YEAR full coverage.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201306:14 pm UTC
Yup 125 a year, mind you plates are 260$ a year, but I only have it plated for half the year so owning my talon costs me about 250$ a year.
Mind you, plates for my bike are another 600$ plus 550$ for full coverage.
My jeep costs me about 500$ for full coverage as well. Plates for it are about 260 as well. Thankfully it falls into the smaller engine category. Engines over 4.0L are dinged per 0.1L over by something like 10$.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201306:21 pm UTC
$400 a year for full coverage on my 2g, that's with an accident on my record back in 2000. I have 3 vehicles on my policy, totaling around $1000 annually.
The extra charge for the plates based on displacement is a bitch, that's why I sold my 99 Dakota 5.2L and bought a 94 Ram Cummins diesel, it is exempt from the extra charge and gets far better fuel mileage.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201309:21 pm UTC
Amazing bike... And a good ol' on the insurance part!! haha. Lucky bastards... I'd pay 200/year to "renew" my vehicle if I was saving 1100 on my insurance!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201309:31 pm UTC
I miss my frenchies anyway and work/residence isn't all that good in France even though Airbus has some nice factories/R&D in Toulouse. So Quebec is my next living space.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201309:58 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Johnny Larmond
Amazing bike... And a good ol' on the insurance part!! haha. Lucky bastards... I'd pay 200/year to "renew" my vehicle if I was saving 1100 on my insurance!
But your not really comparing apples to apples. There are many differences between Quebec and Ontario insurance. You Million dollar Liablity is covered by the Government not the insurance company.
Don't forgot $22 cases of beers. And thats the good stuff.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201312:25 am UTC
You are most likely correct. I'm only looking at it from face value. The alcohol price in Ontario angers me on a whole new level. Having ventured down south quite a few times in the very recent past, their $22.99 60oz Sailor Jerry's makes me fume at the tax up here. I know it goes places, but frack... Some nights I want to get drunk for less then $40.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201301:14 am UTC
I hear you. It would be nice if we could crushthe monopoly of the brewers retail and get beer into cornerstores and supermarkets so we can have some competition
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201303:07 am UTC
Beer, I can drink all night. Liquor, all depends. haha I thought I heard some nonsense about the alcohol industry in Ontario maybe going private? I dont' know. I rarely watch/listen to the news because is all too negative.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201304:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
that's with an accident on my record back in 2000.
I thought accidents only stayed on your insurance record for 7 years?
Then 3 years for driving infractions.
ps. NICE BIKE Shandon!
Not quite sure how long it stays in the records here, but I didn't even claim it, I was driving my parents pickup and they claimed it on their own insurance, and 4 or 5 years later when I switched insurance companies they asked if I had ever made a claim, to which I said no, as technically I never did make a claim, well they denied me instantly for giving false info and reference the pickup accident.
Originally Posted by Shandon Lomoro
my little fleet of vehicles in Ontario would most likely cost me 5k+ for insurance alone.
Since I have no good pictures of said talon, bike pics will have to do
I saw this on the Project Snow White FB page the other day.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201304:47 am UTC
I was visiting from friends deep in Ottawa and realized I wanted a bottle of wine, its was 10pm. Sorry guys but I can drive to the gas station next to my house and grab my booze there.
I win automatically.
I've seen a few pictures of my car on that facebook page, kinda weird. Time to take some new ones, those ones are 2 years old almost.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201312:55 am UTC
Honestly, the only thing the SQ care about is where they can get an easy ticket such as for an exhaust. When I got my ticket 2 years ago, the photos the officer took for evidence clearly showed my rear tires were bald, not a thing was said about that by him or in court.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201307:44 am UTC
Sleeperish I guess. It does have a big shiny fuel cell hanging under the back. My muffler is painted black though and the car isn't the loudest thing in the world when your just taking it easy.
I've never been harassed by the police *knock on wood* but I typically drive it like an old grand mom.
The wheels are konig feathers, they came black. The tire/rim combo is kind of heavy, the weight about 40lbs each.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201306:07 pm UTC
Its not that bad really. I've never bottomed out. The roads to my house are not the greatest by any means either. The 245/45r17 tires raise my car a bit so its not as low as on oem tire size.
Once getting on a flat bed it did skim the ground but I noticed before any damage was done and readjusted the 2x4s.
An sti tried playing with me once but once he saw the shiny thing in the back he said it probably wasn't even worth my time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201306:17 pm UTC
I've had the privilege of seeing this thing in person a handful of times. And once as a passenger, holy sh!t balls. 10 second car is PURE tunnel vision.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 05, 201301:03 am UTC
sorry for such late reply
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
What's that in your windshield?
Think this is where it goes
But it's effing clean good work
Can't ...blocks too much precious flow i was ticketed once for it 110$ or 60 liters of 94 ultra Also it blocks your front bumper from absorbing Vitamin D
Originally Posted by Anthony Hiscock
What's that ugly thing on your front bumper and in Alex's windshield?!
LOL the most useless metal on the car that I never find the right place to stick it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201307:07 am UTC
I will once I find a replacement cord for the digital camera. Tons of pics of the tear down! Amazed how much I learned this year, and all in that one car garage. The rest of the car is well organized in the unfinished main floor.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201307:53 pm UTC
I picked up my 1G awd today!!! 120900km on the odometer. This car has no lifter tick, no mods, it idles perfect at 750rpm and shifts like it's new! I will be gettig rid of the rims, muffler, steering wheel and shift knob. Stay tuned for "project Keep it Simple" Have a look!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201303:47 am UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
I can..... but nice job G!
Agreed, I like the no spoiler look but never a fan of the rear lights on the lasers.
For me it's the other way around. The Talons or Eclipses in 1g form never sparked my interest but when I came across the Laser I finally had the 1g bug. Whatever floats your boat, puts a big grin on your face and all that Pretty sure the Laser would look amazing with a widebody like the German 1g I showed a little while back.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201305:11 am UTC
Don't get me wrong G! It looks clean. It really is what floats your boat. Because 21 years 4 month ago I had All 3 lined up 1ga 1gb and laser. I choose the 1gb. the LASER just had wierd name. EAGLE TALON sounded way more gooder then saying " It's a LASER you honda fag"
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201306:12 am UTC
I wish I had money and was grown up enough when these came out to buy one new. The fact it's not well known is actually one of the good reasons I wanted one, nobody pays attention to you. That and it's been unofficially named "Zip-Zap" which goes well with the model Also, my mom always told me she had a really "lemonny" Plymouth V8 in her younger days and was always told stories about all the problems it had, figured I'd buy a Plymouth to bug her a little show her they can work...with Japanese engines
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201311:30 am UTC
Widebody would be beautiful!! That's why I like the car too, although I do like to instigate sometimes Being able to buy one of these off the lot would have been amazing but I would have had to wait ten years to drive it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 27, 201310:11 pm UTC
Nope, electrical connection is the same, bolt pattern and placement is the same, install also same as mirrors from US/Canada. Only thing is that it doesn't have as much cover on the door/trim on the mirror side. Doesn't show unless you leave all the grime left by the covering trim of the old one
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 30, 201303:25 am UTC
1 page back, but the 1g laser rear end is hotness.
Way back in the day my friends mom got a brand new FWD turbo laser, that is the day I fell in love with DSM's. She traded in her 5.0 mustang convertable for it, mustang never did it for me, but that laser was sweet. Sitting in the back, nice tight fitting seats, first time I felt boost...good day, good times.
I still like my 2ga, though I hate the smiley face bumper. Whores don't need to be pretty.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 18, 201305:56 am UTC
Yeah it turned out really good. I have a bunch of pics on my phone I can whore out as well. Everytime I see it (which is almost daily) I feel the need to take a picture lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 18, 201311:09 am UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Yeah it turned out really good. I have a bunch of pics on my phone I can whore out as well. Everytime I see it (which is almost daily) I feel the need to GO GET ANOTHER DSM
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 19, 201307:27 pm UTC
Yes Nick! Awesome! She's a freaking beauty! Gotta see her in person. After all the s hit you went through with your old one, just hopped to it on your own. Sick!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201302:56 am UTC
As requested:
Dont mind the maf and recirc tube lol. switching to SD shortly. She still needs a wire tuck but that will be over the winter, I'm just glad she is running and driving.
Thanks for the kind words guy's, I have learned a lot over the past years of modding these cars and this site played a huge role.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201310:39 am UTC
Hey man, nothing wrong with your recirc tube. I'm running the same Home depot pool tubing If you were doing black and blue under the hood, it would be mint.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201302:35 am UTC
During the day isn't such a big deal... but no one takes these off for the night time. That's my beef. I've seen more than a few that hit deer/animals because they couldn't see them.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201302:41 am UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
1993 called, thay want their headlight covers back
Hater I still like them, I missed 1990-1994 period with these cars lol Call it my wayback playback.
Originally Posted by Eric Kellar
During the day isn't such a big deal... but no one takes these off for the night time. That's my beef. I've seen more than a few that hit deer/animals because they couldn't see them.
Perfect, that's what I want to hear (well not the hitting animals part). I was indeed going to remove them at night. Just want to cover my set of clear 1gb headlights during the day from rocks and whatnot.
These are why I want to protect them:
They cost me a pretty penny and are ubber rare, so want to protect them as much as possible, chances are I won't find another set anytime soon.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201303:19 am UTC
Yeah but it won't do as good a job as a hard plastic cover. Plus the legality of anything over the headlight is the same, so figured I may as well go with the thicker plastic. Specially since it's only for the day. Also protects it from yellowing and hazing from the sun as an added bonus.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201303:29 am UTC
They do, actually....have a set of them as well lol Told you I horde parts hehe although those go on my car anyway. Although for a Talon you'd need to get the 2ga version which don't look as good.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201303:53 am UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
They do, actually....have a set of them as well lol Told you I horde parts hehe although those go on my car anyway. Although for a Talon you'd need to get the 2ga version which don't look as good.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201302:15 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Perfect, that's what I want to hear (well not the hitting animals part). I was indeed going to remove them at night. Just want to cover my set of clear 1gb headlights during the day from rocks and whatnot.
Good plan. Rocks sleep at night time, and are predominantly flying into cars headlights throughout the day.
The one advantage of the North American Wild Rock is it's shape. Rounded and blunt making it aerodynamic through the air as it flies into your headlight.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201302:56 pm UTC
Actually, without all the sarcasm, it's true. Most rocks and debris comes from freight trucks which are more predominant during the day. Not to mention all the guys that haul stuff personally (usually not having it covered correctly hence leading to small things coming out at highway speeds) are also during the day. You'll get the occasional car flinging one but it's mostly the trucks. You can disagree if you want, I go by experience. Besides I know the covers aren't usable during the night and don't feel like endangering anyone by using them, that's just plain ol' dumb.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201303:01 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Actually, without all the sarcasm, it's true. Most rocks and debris comes from freight trucks which are more predominant during the day. Not to mention all the guys that haul stuff personally (usually not having it covered correctly hence leading to small things coming out at highway speeds) are also during the day. You'll get the occasional car flinging one but it's mostly the trucks. You can disagree if you want, I go by experience. Besides I know the covers aren't usable during the night and don't feel like endangering anyone by using them, that's just plain ol' dumb.
Glad I waited before responding, this was exactly what I was going to write
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201303:32 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Ryan Laliberte
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Perfect, that's what I want to hear (well not the hitting animals part). I was indeed going to remove them at night. Just want to cover my set of clear 1gb headlights during the day from rocks and whatnot.
Good plan. Rocks sleep at night time, and are predominantly flying into cars headlights throughout the day.
The one advantage of the North American Wild Rock is it's shape. Rounded and blunt making it aerodynamic through the air as it flies into your headlight.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201305:26 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Actually, without all the sarcasm, it's true. Most rocks and debris comes from freight trucks which are more predominant during the day. Not to mention all the guys that haul stuff personally (usually not having it covered correctly hence leading to small things coming out at highway speeds) are also during the day. You'll get the occasional car flinging one but it's mostly the trucks. You can disagree if you want, I go by experience. Besides I know the covers aren't usable during the night and don't feel like endangering anyone by using them, that's just plain ol' dumb.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201305:44 pm UTC
Wait so I'm confused... You waited and paid a lot of money for clear headlights, and are now hiding them behind covers? Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?
It took me forever to find my clear 1Gb lights and corners. So much so I actually kept them after parting my car out for the future, knowing how rare they are. But damn it, I was flaunting those things while they were on the car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201306:20 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Wait so I'm confused... You waited and paid a lot of money for clear headlights, and are now hiding them behind covers? Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?
It took me forever to find my clear 1Gb lights and corners. So much so I actually kept them after parting my car out for the future, knowing how rare they are. But damn it, I was flaunting those things while they were on the car
Well who truly appreciates them the most? dsm guys. Everyday people couldn't give a hoot on the fact they are clear. I'd rather keep them pristine for local meets, dsm road trips and whatnot. Considering the abuse my 2g ones took in Brampton before, I don't want a repeat with these gems (specially since I work construction and this car will take me to and from those construction sites). On another note, they truly come to fruition when the headlights are on, which is at night. During that time, the covers are off and flaunting the crispiness and look of the headlight in all its glory.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 24, 201306:29 pm UTC
Yeah I loved mine at night too. The light is worlds better than the stockers with the stupid patterns on them. Or so I noticed anyways. I'm glad I kept mine. Who knows how much they'll be worth in the future when I get another 1Gb
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 30, 201302:11 am UTC
Thanks. I got to test my new self tune on the way there as they were just about to leave. Got some more pictures, but the pilot is in them. Still really cool. Pilot was a really friendly guy too (usually they are very stuck up, makes sense though). I never talk with them for long though as I feel bad because they are always battered with questions by sight seer's.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 30, 201302:28 am UTC
Lol where I live.. I could be at any store and there would be at least 3 pilots there. But then most people in trenton walk around in military siuts.. or are retired from the military.. or on welfare.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 30, 201307:47 pm UTC
I had to remove the headlight to get to the clamp so I can take off my upper intercooler pipe. Scot welded me a new BOV flange so I can run my Blitz instead of the crappy TurboXS that was on there before.
The flange is actually a 1G BOV flange, re-drilled and trimmed. So even my Hyundai has DSM bits in it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 30, 201311:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Thanks. I took a bunch with different angles, but they were rushed and I didn't have my SLR. There's always next time though.
Okay now you're just showing off.
My photo skills are rusty, but its pretty easy to get some good shots with a decent camera. I could just ask a photoshoper friend to add some slight effects though. Not every day you get to shoot a picture like that.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 16, 201306:09 pm UTC
lol, i ordered an urban camo coupler from ziggy to go with my Urban camo Rad hoses. I should have it Monday I am planning to wrap the car some times this summer. Either Matt metallic blue or Pearl White. I need to order samples and decide.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 17, 201312:19 pm UTC
NO i was going to wrap in pearl white. I dont like plastidip. It does not look at good as a nice vinyl. I was going to be a hero and try to do it myself. It is just a sticker, if it looks like crap i can just pull it off All you need it time and patience.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 17, 201301:05 pm UTC
And a heat gun, don't forget that.
Honestly I am impressed if you can tell the difference, if the car is done well I can't tell. Every time I see a car in matte I usually check and until i see the edge of panels I can't tell the difference between the two.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 17, 201305:58 pm UTC
Yeah i have a buddy that does wrapping that will help me get started. IF I can swap a whole motor in my garage with 0 experience....how hard can this be right??
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 17, 201309:59 pm UTC
the beauty of it is you can always pull it off if it looks like crap and do that part over. I will just buy extra i guess. It will just take lots of patience
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201302:41 pm UTC
I was planning on going. But now I am not sure if I will have a baby sitter. Are you going for sure? I would feel better if I had a trailer to pull the car. I don't want to drive it that far again.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201307:53 pm UTC
Would they trailer me there I will pay gas. If someone brakes I can just drive back if needed. I would prefer not to do the drive in my evo. She is not built for comfort or long drives. Looks like the outlaws will take the kids so we can go again
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 18, 201310:40 pm UTC
Oh which oh which bumper shall I put, Talon 2gb...Evo body kit....stock 2gb Eclipse?
Well it'll be 2gb Eclipse for now
Finally got the chance to put the radiator shroud back in (I use a big SMIC, no need to take it out, but never had it to begin with). Install the crashbar back on there and clean up the front. Long day, but productive
Yes I know the hood doesn't look straight, it's because it's resting on the hood prop. With the new radiator it doesn't fit in it's stock position so I'll have to invent a new one down the road along with a couple more diddles
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 19, 201312:34 pm UTC
^ hehe yeah I know, it's been a while, even invited Bryan for the occasion
Oh and Bryan, I put it in the back for now, the 2gb eclipse bumper I got with the car when I bought it so it's the same color (had forgotten about that fact) so no painting required. This way I can go to the paint booth with the Talon and repair the evo fiberglass one in the meantime.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 18, 201307:03 pm UTC
Got some new suspension, rims and brakes. Bigger turbo. Big intercooler.
But then two days later my topline headgasket and used head bolts went south.
Which has now lead to a complete build up, removing AC, ABS, Cruise, Battery tray. New exedy clutch, bigger injectors, bigger turbo, cams, intake manifold, rebuilt head, Felpro 5 layer MLS and ARP studs. All the little things Making it all a little nicer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 18, 201309:06 pm UTC
Having a 3 car garage at my house and having access to a 2 car garage down the street has really made things a lot easier. It is a lot of work to do at once but might as well get it over with now lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 24, 201306:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Michael Lee
Nick don't take your car to Ertefa or whatever the hell it's called!
Danger of having your car stolen next.
So many sketchy people at these things. If your car is SUPER clean, screw those big meets.
If it's a rust bucket, then by all means.
I was always worried about that, people scoping out nice cars and punching in their plates to get their information, even going as far as getting their VIN on the dash and going to MTO to get a used buyers package. Anyway, I only plan on going once or twice this year, it was nice to have the change of scenery.
Also. for all you 2g guys with the vrsf, you cannot use the oem foglights... they will not fit. I got a set of aftermarket foglights from my buddies Honda civic that he had laying around. I will get back with install pictures it isn't the ideal way I wanted to install them but I was anxious and will redo it when I have the time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201312:00 am UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Beautiful!
I love wagons soooo much!
What are you using to tune it?
Standard, I hope?
Yes it's a 6 speed sport combi turbo x, one of only around 30 in north america. It's vtuned, 320hp and about 450tq. I use HP tuners to log it and apply tunes. I plan to upgrade to a 19t turbo, larger injectors, which should give me over 400hp. I'll probably stop there, the xwd system is a little fragile.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201303:25 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Beautiful!
I love wagons soooo much!
What are you using to tune it?
Standard, I hope?
Yes it's a 6 speed sport combi turbo x, one of only around 30 in north america. It's vtuned, 320hp and about 450tq. I use HP tuners to log it and apply tunes. I plan to upgrade to a 19t turbo, larger injectors, which should give me over 400hp. I'll probably stop there, the xwd system is a little fragile.
So much torque...those numbers are opposite of typical DSM numbers. Must have some serious get-up-and-go!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201311:14 am UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Originally Posted by Jakub Kowalczyk
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Beautiful!
I love wagons soooo much!
What are you using to tune it?
Standard, I hope?
Yes it's a 6 speed sport combi turbo x, one of only around 30 in north america. It's vtuned, 320hp and about 450tq. I use HP tuners to log it and apply tunes. I plan to upgrade to a 19t turbo, larger injectors, which should give me over 400hp. I'll probably stop there, the xwd system is a little fragile.
So much torque...those numbers are opposite of typical DSM numbers. Must have some serious get-up-and-go!
What engine is in it?
It's ok, it's actually pretty slow off the line, and it's a heavy beast. The engine is a GM 2.8l v6, originally developed in Australia. It's a variant of the v6 used in Cadillacs.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201301:06 am UTC
More slow progress. Last of the wiring harness removed, Most of the sound deadening chipped out.
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Started going at some rust, bondo, and seamseal with the wire wheel, but decided to pause untill I grab a faceshield! Need the money for a few obsure tools and manuals to do much more. Time to go chip a few more last bits of soundproofing on the firewall...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 07, 201301:39 am UTC
HAHA no way! I mean business. BTW I saw you in ur elantra at the strip yesterday. Me and my buddy had a laugh (in a good way). I was on the road course in my buddies FRS, and got a ride in a subie and my first for an R35 GTR too! Carsick uhkk
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 08, 201311:05 pm UTC
For anyone who doubts the size of a Supra SMIC...HOLY COW! Didn't get a chance to finish the install because it started raining but I know what I'll be doing to make it fit. This thing is massive! Got it pressure tested to 30psi and flipped the tanks
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 201302:46 am UTC
It's holding weight, that's all that's needed lol Yeah they are big. Thick too. Getting a good one isn't the easiest though. With age comes frailty, took me a while to find that one in great condition.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 201311:04 am UTC
I was poking around under the hood of my cousin's new Optima 2L turbo the other day. Now THAT has one thick ass stock SMIC. They're still pretty new, but I say in the next year as the odd one shows up in a scrapyard, you might be able to get your hands on one..
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 201301:06 pm UTC
Well I finally got my 16G beast back together and decided it was time to hit the track and see how it worked. Have been driving it around at 22psi on a conservative tune and it feels great.
So a few friends and I load up and head to Sparta for some Friday night test and tune. First pass was a no launch full pull just to see how the air fuels were. Ended up going 13.7 ish at 116mph. Around 26 psi. So I decided it was launch time. Everytime I launched hard the clutch would slip in 2-3-4 gear. Turned down the boost to 20 psi and that fixed the problem.
That boost got me to a 12.73 at 110.66 mph. I'll post up a time slip and some videos.
Car all cleaned up for the track
The 12.735 slip. I am car 1029.
12.8 pass.
12.73 pass against one of the board members here Chuck!!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 09, 201306:19 pm UTC
An exedy stage 2. 3 puck ceramic sprung hub with a beefed up pressure plate, drives nice. Works great on the street, just not so much after hard launches. It has held at 28psi so I guess the heat from the launch is too much
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 11, 201311:27 am UTC
Well the left side (looking at the car) would be blocked off as it's a seperate piece. I am also pretty sure that the right side is already blocked off too so the light doesn't bleed through as the what's left on the right is the turn signal.
Hey Roman, you think you can take a picture head on?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 11, 201308:58 pm UTC
Stephan, The right side is open and planning to block it off whenever I get off my ass but hasn't retained any water thus far with the storm we just had... I just did it cause the car was getting way too hot with the stock rad at the time. Bryan I'll shoot you one via pm but Lucian I liked it better with no front plate till the cop's started pulling me over daily lol. Still waiting to put on the new(to me) turbo as the 14b wont boost past 3psi... but thanks for the kind words guys.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 11, 201309:05 pm UTC
I want to do something about mine. I just made a bracket out of a old "no parking" sign when I was bored at work and spray painted it black so I could get off the tickets I got. Never enough time with this car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 21, 201307:04 pm UTC
In the throttle body elbow just before the throttle body. You can see it in the pic, with the fuel line leading to it. It's a single 650cc injector helping out the primary 290cc's under boost.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201302:05 pm UTC
My engine is pretty much ready to drop in, just need to try and remove one broken bolt (for the driver side inner axle carrier bearing) and then bolt on the pp/clutch/flywheel and she's done.
Awaiting tranny rebuild parts currently, so in the meantime I'm going to do some wiring and just clean things up.
The car was 99% stock when I got it, but that 1% was a hackjob, so fixing that...thankfully it was mainly just some wiring that needs repairing.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201302:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Oh boy. Salomom what happened to get youcar to this state of disassemble?
Clutch/tranny issues.
Decided since the tranny was coming out anyways to take it all out in one go.
Engine is all cleaned up with lots of new gaskets and fresh seals and plenty of shiny new bolts. (I am/was REALLY tired of leaks and all the grime from all the leaks and melted alternator belts, etc.)
Engine bay is currently being cleaned and may get a VERY minor wire tuck of sorts, if I feel adventurous.
New clutch/pp/flywheel and a 'new' clutch pedal assembly with a modified brake pedal.
Spare tranny is being rebuilt.
Oil pressure gauge is being wired in and I've now switched to an external oil cooler.
The list is long...but as long as she's ready for the Shootout I don't care.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201302:35 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
modified brake pedal.
Nice work Sal! What does the above involve?
As I'm sure you know full well, the brake pedal on our cars are pretty tiny which in itself isn't an issue, but between the tiny pedal and the large space between the gas and brake pedals, it makes heel-toe very sketchy and difficult to do consistently.
So...I'm welding an extension on to the right side of the brake pedal so that it closes up that gap a little bit. Probably 1-1.5" wider. Then I'll clean it up and coat it with that bed liner/rock guard stuff to have it be nice and grippy.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201302:41 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Nice sounds good, are you going to drop the brake down at all, the height difference is what I seem to have issues with.
Nope, as you'll really only need heel-toe under harder braking (if you're doing light braking then chances are you aren't planning on downshifting) and therefore that 'gap' will be mostly gone, not that would matter anyways. Just angle your foot more. I've never never had issues with heel-toe caused by the 'fore/aft' gap, just the spacing between the pedals side-to-side.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201302:50 pm UTC
the wire tuck isn't nearly as tough as it seems. if you need any pictures just let me know. as long as you can solder ( and I believe you can) then your golden.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201303:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
the wire tuck isn't nearly as tough as it seems. if you need any pictures just let me know. as long as you can solder ( and I believe you can) then your golden.
True, it just takes patience. Also, I did mine without any soldering(other than extending the feed lines to the fuse box), I simply bundled and tucked excess wiring, less chance of electrical issues than from spliced wiring, even soldered joints sometimes crack. I'm not sure it's 100% relevant with the dsm ecu, but on some of the industrial equipment I worked on, the wiring length was taken into consideration on the signal from certain sensors, so changing lengths effected the signal of some circuits by changing the resistance.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 22, 201303:52 pm UTC
Keep in mind, it would only be within the engine bay as I am NOT pulling out my dash at this time.
While I would like to do a complete tuck/rewire/custom harnesses a la Anthony Hiscock, it won't be done right now, as I've got a Shootout to get to and race at!
Let me make a new thread so this doesn't get so damn cluttered.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201306:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brandon Clement
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Oh wow, I am curious!!
Have some fun and buy some chalk so you can use that hood
lol, the hood had me like wtf, like why is it textured. It's getting sanded down and repainted this week.
Lucian had it on the car at the Shootout last year and let anyone who wanted to write on it with chalk. Tons of people signed it...and of course some drew penises. Hahaha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201311:35 pm UTC
That hood is rotted underneath I could never be bothered to paint it properly. That's why I rattle canned it chalkboard black Half hour before leaving for the Shootout last year haha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 25, 201303:57 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
There is still a Kijiji add for it as of 2 days ago.
haha ya I don't think he has deleted it, I always forget to delete my kijiji ad, at least until I get messages like a month later asking me about what I'm selling haha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 27, 201310:28 pm UTC
They're stickers and yep! Just installed them. Who would've thought it's a direct bolt on. It's an Evo I-III brake setup... the caliper is the same as a 2G AWD, and it uses an 11" rotor like a DSM. However it's 4x114.3 just like my Hyundai, and also shares the same center bore. Hell I even used 2G stainless flex lines.
Not a single mod required either. Out with the old, in with the new! They work great on a 2600lb car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 201311:10 pm UTC
Woke up to my car gone last Friday, my dad decided to take it to work lol. Came home waxed and shiny though and spanked a 5.0L stang on the highway.... well done. Haha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 31, 201311:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Kyle Guba
Woke up to my car gone last Friday, my dad decided to take it to work lol. Came home waxed and shiny though and spanked a 5.0L stang on the highway.... well done. Haha
Haha your dad was impressed I am sure. Was it waxed as a reward for spanking stangy ?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 02, 201302:46 am UTC
Unfortunately I didnt have time to move the cones. There was a massive storm just behind and it hit just minutes after taking the pictures.
Not car related, but on the topic of planes, it was the BEST day at work ever. A CF-18 was doing a flyby before landing, and did one right over me and nothing else. I feel chosen, lol. I would post a video, but after it passed I sound weird in it when I laughed. Here's a screenie from the video: http://renovatedkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_1979.png
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 08, 201304:52 am UTC
Same thing happened to me, if it won't start for you then pull the battery and sd and then plug it in to the computer and hold the power button. Then put the battery back in.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 08, 201305:19 pm UTC
It powered up fine after charging it at home. It would have been awesome to capture the look on the LS1 Camero owner's face, he kept revving at my in the staging lanes, then he got his ass handed to him by a silly 4-banger. Ah well, next time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 09, 201307:54 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
The Quebec V8 guys think all 4 bangers are "la merde".
Correct me if I'm wrong, but most V8 guys think the same way...
I'm slowly piecing together a TDO5H 20G setup:
To replace the 15T:
Still need a 38mm wastegate, 2.5" aluminium intercooler piping, larger core, downpipe fabbed, and meth Haven't really heard of anybody running meth on these engines. Looking forward to it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 09, 201305:50 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
LOL...I'm curious to see how much more that engine can handle, good luck Lucian..
Can you awd swap that Hyundai?
Me too! Not too many people push the engine fully stock. I plan to. The few that have, managed to put down some good numbers.
And apparently you can, although I haven't seen anybody successfully start and finish it. The Tucson is built on the same platform as the Elantra, and it's also offered with the Beta II engine I have and AWD. The 5 speed out of that is confirmed to fit the Elantra, but like I said nobody went much further than that. The Evo 4-9 engine/trans has also been swapped into this chassis too. Apparently all but 1 mount lines up. I'm sure with the right knowledge, skills and money somebody can swap a rear end into the car to make it all work. I'm not going to try though.
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Lucian that thing is a monster, I never seen that exhaust manifold that you have on there, that thing is beefy!
Yeah, it's very beefy, very heavy, and extremely ugly. I think my exhaust manifold has more in common with most of the women in Brantford than anything hahaha Surprisingly even after 10+ years of use there's not a single crack in it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 10, 201310:58 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
LOL...I'm curious to see how much more that engine can handle, good luck Lucian..
Can you awd swap that Hyundai?
Me too! Not too many people push the engine fully stock. I plan to. The few that have, managed to put down some good numbers.
And apparently you can, although I haven't seen anybody successfully start and finish it. The Tucson is built on the same platform as the Elantra, and it's also offered with the Beta II engine I have and AWD. The 5 speed out of that is confirmed to fit the Elantra, but like I said nobody went much further than that. The Evo 4-9 engine/trans has also been swapped into this chassis too. Apparently all but 1 mount lines up. I'm sure with the right knowledge, skills and money somebody can swap a rear end into the car to make it all work. I'm not going to try though.
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Lucian that thing is a monster, I never seen that exhaust manifold that you have on there, that thing is beefy!
Yeah, it's very beefy, very heavy, and extremely ugly. I think my exhaust manifold has more in common with most of the women in Brantford than anything hahaha Surprisingly even after 10+ years of use there's not a single crack in it.
Read this article and ask why he didnt go awd?? Same rear as a 86 corolla ?? Galant rear suspension??
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 201306:18 am UTC
That's a neat car. The older Hyundai's had a lot more in common with the Mitsus than my style. However even the newer stuff has things in common. Almost everything I see on my car just screams out Mitsubishi. Which is exactly why I get along with it so well.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 05, 201311:42 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Well I washed her up and decided to take some pics. Im not as good a photographer as Jason Drew tho..
I do photography/graphic design for a day job, so it's kind of entrenched into my mind not to let any half assed work with my name attached to it out there in the open. I probably spend an unhealthy amount of time on getting the correct shot than I should lol.
A quick little bit of tweaking and yours looks more like mine
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 06, 201304:11 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
I do photography/graphic design for a day job, so it's kind of entrenched into my mind not to let any half assed work with my name attached to it out there in the open.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 14, 201310:52 pm UTC
Got the car all washed up to go to the track today, hoping to nail down an 11.5 but of course mother nature decided otherwise today ffs. So at least I snagged a good final fall photo while it was clean.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 201312:36 am UTC
We are getting new plates on PEI this year, in 2014 all the old series of plates are to be replaced, so while fixing one of the computer systems at the DMV I spotted a plate which I had to have, not a vanity plate so no extra paper work or charge.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 201304:50 am UTC
Lance I have to agree they are ugly, as far as i know all previous plates have to be replaced acording to the first link. Explained to the girl that it was the company that built the car like GM and BMW and she thought that is was a good idea. Other plates
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 15, 201305:56 am UTC
I was under the impression that before this new plate, only the wind turbine and confed bridge we supposed to be in use. The other ones were supposed to be traded in for a new one, same as what is happening now. And some people just didnt trade and nothing got inforced.
Maybe I was just misinformed in the past. I'll have to do a bit of digging around before I renew mine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 21, 201302:10 am UTC
The latest. I Bought a bunch of tools finally that I previously had no money for. Im also in the middle of some big personal changes with a new job at the grey bruce hospital part time in owen sound. I dont miss low wage factory BS one bit! Just about have the gas tank and remaining drivetrain/rear subframe out and that will be the end of the tear down phase leaving only the bare chassis.
Hopefully next spring I know where I stand with my new job. If I can turn full time or get enough part time hours, things should start moving along. However, I am feeling the need for a bigger garage, and a chassis rotisserie more and more.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 23, 201301:20 am UTC
I dont plan on going this far ever again, Some rust needs immediate attention + stitch weld and chassis stiffening/rollbar/cage + weight reduction. Once the Chassis is done I ll do what money allows and throw it back together.
I ll have to make the time to come back to hamilton as often as possible when things settle down. But the truth of the matter is moving out and finishing school financially kicked my ass. I need finances in order and debt paid off in order to do anything. I have been truly blessed with this job offer. Caught me by total surprise. I ll settle my debts over the winter and see where Im at this spring. Hell though, places can be much cheaper up here! Just would like to have the car in one piece when it needs moved out!
This will always be my first car, My baby, full of old time memories! Being off Daily Driver status was the best thing I ever did for it. Just hope I can immortalize the chassis now, and keep it till death does one of us part.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 12, 201306:32 am UTC
Thanks guys!
93 AWD. 228k. All stock minus a 2.5" stainless exhaust, and hard upper/lower IC piping. Mint interior, mint leather wrapped steering wheel, no sag in the headliner. Has fog lights, a/c, cruise, ABS, all that crap. LSD rear end, factory EPROM ECU. Factory big brakes.
Body is okay. Hood is rotted cuz it had a bra. Passenger fender is pretty clean, driver side has a small hole. Otherwise no rust in the back by the bumper. Rockers seem nice from what I can see. Door jambs clean. Hatch is clean. Bottom of doors very, very minimal rust. Underneath is a bit crunchy, but should be salvagable.
Tranny is said to be toast, same with the engine. It's currently siezed, however it should run. But it has a loud tick. I know the owner that's owned it before me since 2002. It was parked in 2007 due to the noise, hasn't ran since. Engine was rebuilt in the late 90's and it's apparently bored .020 over but who knows.
Still have original bill of sale/owners manual though. Looks like it's fully loaded minus leather and sunroof, cost $26,500. Build date Nov 1992.
And it was free. Towed it home for free.
Actually there's change in it, so I got paid to own it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 27, 201303:24 pm UTC
well my coolant temps didnt go up while I was driving.
Funny tho.. They havent plowed the road I had just came from... And the snow was flying over the hood at some points. I think if she stays out... Ima definatly put a screen in my bumper!
Man driving dsms in the snow is fun! I dont know if I can put her away!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 27, 201303:32 pm UTC
The cooler temperature is a huge plus that i am enjoying for my dsm's first winter. Definitely need to diagnose the washer fluid pump tho got some awkward stares when i pulled into a gas station to use their squeegee and left
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 27, 201308:25 pm UTC
From my experience boosting in freezing temperature did not gain any power. It actually felt underpowered. Few degrees above zero was always a sweet spot for me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 27, 201309:19 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Manny Sandhu
The cooler temperature is a huge plus that i am enjoying for my dsm's first winter. Definitely need to diagnose the washer fluid pump tho got some awkward stares when i pulled into a gas station to use their squeegee and left
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 27, 201310:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Wade Harrison 2
Originally Posted by Manny Sandhu
The cooler temperature is a huge plus that i am enjoying for my dsm's first winter. Definitely need to diagnose the washer fluid pump tho got some awkward stares when i pulled into a gas station to use their squeegee and left
lol
I thought thats what making snowballs was for. Or is toronto still free of the white suff. Plenty to go around up in owensound.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201304:40 am UTC
I'll tell you a little story. Two summers ago I went down to Street Tuned Motorsports in Rochester the week before the shootout. They had a bunch of DSMs in their shop and parking lot. On a trailer (just back from the paint shop I'm guessing) sat a freshly painted black 2g. It was all black, had some nice rims (though I forget the style now) and was wingless. I believe it's one of their employees cars or else one of the locals. As it happened I was planning on getting my 2g painted black the following spring (which I did). Also, I had previously purchased an Eclipse high-rise spoiler with plans to run that. When I took my stock 95 thumbnail spoiler off and placed my high-riser on the back to check the look, then removed it to check the look, I was immediately struck with how much better it looked wingless. Then, of course, I remembered the STM wingless black 2g and that sealed it for me. Course, it's just personal preference, but there are a fair number of wingless 2g's out there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201303:45 pm UTC
Well the other option is to get a brand name hatch and make the spoiler separately or make the BMW one custom fit on yours. I've heard too many bad reviews for different reasons from that guy selling the hatches Jason showed that I'd never bother ordering anything from him. He uses sub-par resin that shrinks later. That and he's not too good in getting perfect surface finish (many guys had thumbprints in the resin or defects in the finish)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201304:19 pm UTC
It still bows up over the 1/4 panels. Sergio actually PM'd me on facebook after I called out the quality and says they've made a new mold and the new hatches coming in January will be better. I'd have to see some results before I'd buy it.
Sergio Amezcua Hey Jason just want it to let you know we already buillt a NEW mold and we fix all the gaps on the hatch! it will be available in January! Sergio Carbonetics
I'd like to have that OEM style CF hatch I went and picked up for Rob C, that thing was perfect but now Mike has it damn him! So yeah, Mike, let me know when you're ready to sell it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201304:26 pm UTC
Yeah would like to see that too. He has a few picture where the fitment looks really good but would be curious to see what it's like on some other cars.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201307:45 pm UTC
Thats the hood i'm getting. Need vents for road racing so i'm taking the chance. I'm not going to be super critical on fitment. I'm keeping the expectations low.
This guy adjusted his and the fitment is good afterwards, it's brutal that you have to make these adjustments but it's at least an option.
Is there a brand name option for CSL?
Nope not many of these in existence. Im still scared to bolt mine on, but I m planning on making it work!! They were pretty cheap actually, I paid under 500 and picked mine up in niagara.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201301:32 am UTC
Ive been making the best of the holidays! Finished fixing acura problems that needed attention for crazy winters. Today was a great christmas with my 2 best buddys, 2 grinders, a drill, and 3 wire wheels.
A little less brown (rust)and black, and more silver (bare metal/primer). Felt damn good! Removing seam seal, and surface rust to visualize the seams is showing parts of the body to still be in great shape. been messing with camera settings,will need to try again for the next batch, hope to be home more often soon!! Being away is taking its toll on me. Getting this car done needs to become a priority, even if it means compromising lap times and revisiting things later.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201304:29 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Looks good. How is that clutch holding up?
Good man. But I brought it to the dealer to get the master cylinder done (recall service) and it fucked up the "heavy-ness" feeling, as well as the grabbing point. They said there's nothing they can do now, because it's an aftermarket clutch in there. They also are not warrantying any of the work, because of the above.
Not. Happy.
Took about a week of driving to feel comfortable with the pedal again. So it's not as bad.. but yeah. What can you do right? That's what happens when you deal directly with the dealer (no offence to Acura)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201304:39 am UTC
Sounds more like they fucked up and don't know how to adjust it. I haven't yet seen a vehicle that you can't adjust the friction point, heavy-ness not so sure about. Could be a smaller bore master. I am not sure of the recall details.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201305:37 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
That is some fantastic work Mike!
But if I were at this stage, I still wouldn't cut corners just to get behind the wheel "that" much sooner.
Still awesome progress!
I have to manage my time as best as possible depending how things go. I am increasingly more worried that this house may not be available to me for as long as I anticipated. WE are on september - september terms, and relying on my sisters staying here to keep the house is seeming less and less feasable. Last thing I want is one month notice that we have to leave with the car in peices. I will not risk losing it, and moving it as is will be a nightmare. But hey, one day at a time. I am in the middle of a bunch of sh!t, and would love to get a job back here and come back home. I havent decided to cut corners yet. Motivated to get my ass in gear at the very least.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 25, 201306:06 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Sounds more like they fucked up and don't know how to adjust it. I haven't yet seen a vehicle that you can't adjust the friction point, heavy-ness not so sure about. Could be a smaller bore master. I am not sure of the recall details.
I know right? Sounds like a lazy excuse to me.. but when I asked, he said they can't be adjusted. They offered to rebleed the system again the next day to see if that could help, as they didn't have time to do it the same day. Richmond Hill is a far drive, and I couldn't afford losing another day of work.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 26, 201301:59 am UTC
Haha... Here's yet another Mitsu crap service story! Seems like Reza is the only one who gets good service at dealer! I know when I had Stephen do my slave, it felt weird but it worked it's self out! Feels really good now and engages perfect. Mike, I'd say bleed it again and it might help. I know Stephen bled mine like crazy and when I fired it up it felt strange but then went into place. Cheers
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 30, 201303:37 pm UTC
Originally Posted by kent Hennigar
Alex I bet it's nice in December. but it must be hell in the summer
Ocean helps keeping temps fairly consistent through the year. During summer it does get a lot hotter in the desert far away from the ocean (40c+). However, due to lack of humidity temps always drop significantly after sun set.
She runs strong! I still remember the feeling after cranking my old 7 bolt after about 8 month of hibernation and bunch of new add-ons including clutch. Every crank felt a minute long, so many thoughts were rushing through my mind... and this amazing feeling when she starts...and the smell of carbon in the air. Best smell ever haha
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 12, 201402:00 am UTC
I was gonna say you must have drove pretty slow seeing as there isn't much dust on the car in those pics.
I'm starting to think about moving South too. Finding work would be the tricky part, plus leaving a lot of family and friends and hockey behind is what keeps me here. Otherwise I'd live tropical year round
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 12, 201402:30 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I was gonna say you must have drove pretty slow seeing as there isn't much dust on the car in those pics.
I'm starting to think about moving South too. Finding work would be the tricky part, plus leaving a lot of family and friends and hockey behind is what keeps me here. Otherwise I'd live tropical year round
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 26, 201405:11 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
We all hate you Alex You get to drive yours while we dream of warmer days
Originally Posted by Kyle Guba
Little bit jealous alex.... this is what I got last week lol this week no better
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
-38? Wow. My thermostat already doesnt like opening at anything below -24*C.
Guilty as charged, I have been doing a bit of a show off However, I really missed my DSM winter hibernation times. Work on projects that take many month to complete and by Spring my DSM feels like a totally different beast. As of right now I can't even do my own simple front brake pads swap I hate what stock exhaust did to my DSM and I can't get rid of it easily.
I remember how amazing it felt when winter was finally over in Ontario. Trees and flowers were coming back to life...doing my first DSM startup after 6 month, rolling down to driveway for first long waited car wash and sun bath. it doesn't feel same without winter...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201404:02 am UTC
1G's are good for a lot more than not attracting attention lol
Which I don't find true. My red 92 used to turn heads everywhere I went. I even got pulled over once for going a bit quick, straight pipe 3", and all the officer did was compliment my car. Didn't issue any tickets for no plate, no muffler, etc
They're nice looking old school cars they are very rare to see nowadays.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201401:49 pm UTC
Yay 1gs for life!! I am personally like the look of the 1ga better than the 1gb. I appreciate the looks of a 2g but would probably never buy one, I like the old school look.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201402:04 pm UTC
I love the fact that a lowered 2g with a nice set of rims is much more attractive among the tuner/imports around which more than likely have a lot of $ spent on aesthetic upgrades
In my opinion 1g's are more for the enthusiast who can truely appreciate what a fine machine it really is
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201403:08 pm UTC
Pshhhhh! It's a weak argument. Leave it be that it's 50/50 for what one is better. We shouldn't muck this thread up with rhetorical questions, we SHOULD start a thread about how a dsm (1g or 2g) is better then the direct competition.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201403:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
...we SHOULD start a thread about how a dsm (1g or 2g) is better then the direct competition.
That reminds me of a civic bubble back that tried keeping up with me yesterday...which didnt turn out well for the guy even though i was slipping up til 2nd DSM FTW!!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201409:37 pm UTC
random missfires? First time I hear that one specific to the 2g.
Crankwalk can happen to ANY car, including 1gs. It's just known more on the 7 bolt (which by the way was also used in some 1gbs)
Borrowing parts from the 1g is only because they are cheaper. People with moola go aftermarket or upgrades (such as the 16g and up) from the factory. 2gs have a better exhaust manifold, shifter, rims, MAS if you want to go in the borrowing way. They both have parts that the other uses.
2gs have a more comfortable and ergonomic design; the controls hug the driver. 1g is comfortable (seat wise) but definitely not on its interior finish.
Shock towers are a bad design, but that's the only one I don't see countered. Besides, mine aren't and I know many other who don't have them. Just take care of the car It's also a fault on the Skylines....and I wouldn't say no to a skyline
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201409:55 pm UTC
Ergonomic means easy/safe/less strain when using it (it's just the office people that gayed it up with chairs and keyboards)...you'd want that in a fighter jet, specially in times where things go fast Just like the Supra interior, it's all oriented towards the driver. Passenger doesn't NEED to press things
It's good to have rivalry, seeing faults and correcting them is the essence of improving a design. Now if only we could get Mitsubishi to build a new one...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201410:14 pm UTC
One thing I will agree the 1g has going over the 2g is less people screwing them up (also one of the reasons behind the 2g being known for crankwalk; all dumbnuts that have an issue with the engine on a 2g will, in most cases, automatically blame it on crankwalk). The 1g in general has more car enthusiasts behind it, mainly because it's more appealing to engine guys than looks only guys (due to its exterior). That gives it a more mature background. Although, being cheaper, it also attracts people with no money or car fixing abilities (so even then it's a bit of a random dispersion of the masses).
That being said 2gs, because they are naturally beautiful, will attract more that are only looks oriented. They will then mess with the electronics, engine not knowing what they are doing and giving it a bad rep. They also bring a lot of the "yo bro" community which I abhor.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 30, 201410:29 pm UTC
This is how it should have come from the factory (minus the grey carpet, I have a black one to install eventually)..and I still haven't installed the passenger seat.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201412:00 am UTC
1gs were way ahead of its time when it was new. Really showed alot of people what 4 bangers were capable of. Then they designed the 2g to handle all the power a little better.
But as far as looks... To me...
1gs look like they should be racing hondas. 2gs look like they should be racing Vettes and ferraris.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201402:24 am UTC
I agree that 2g's look like cavaliers coming down the road. cramped engine bay and girly interior. But I do love the mean look of a 2gb talon coming at you.
Most 1ga's look like crap. Unless they are properly maintained and stanced. I personally only think the 2tone cars are any good looking. Blue/grey, purple /grey and the classic black and grey.
Any 1gb in a single colour that is all shined up has my vote.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201402:27 am UTC
I still want a 2gb with a Talon front. I really love how they look now that its grown on me. 1G's do look good when well maintained, but nearly all older sports cars do. 2g's have a timeless design.
I'm a big fan of the black top that Talon's have. White or red Talon with a black top would be my paint of choice.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201402:50 am UTC
My favs are 1ga talon front bumper and flip lights... With 1gb talon side skirts and rear bumper. Lowered with at least 17" wide wheels... And wingless to get rid of that 80s look. Hate the 1gb front end....hate the 1ga body and ass.. And hate all 1g spoilers.
2g.... Only the 2gb Talon appeals to me. 2gb eclipse look to bulky and yes ricy with their highrise spoilers and what looks like to me , an aftermarket body kit.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201402:55 am UTC
I really only like the drivetrain and potential of the DSMs and Evos. not really for the looks. I think a nicly modded 2 door Subaroooo looks way better. Rx7..Full body kitted Skyline.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201403:16 pm UTC
LOL Mike, I use it to clean off the snow before she goes in the garage.
The rocker panels are getting bad so I am going to finally wash the car this summer and weld up all the holes in the rockers. And yes this is real life and yes you read it right I am going to wash the car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201406:35 pm UTC
I like where you mounted the lisence plate Bryan. I'm moving mine there soon as after I cut the bumper to make room for the FMIC and mounted the plate back to where it was, my hood doesn't close properly for some reason. It takes a few tries. I wish we didn't have to have a front plate, the car looks better without it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 31, 201406:46 pm UTC
Yes definitely agree there, some how Lucian was able to get away with it in the dash. I had it in the dash for a while but got pulled over and ticketed for it. I am going to try and cut the aluminum shorter so that the plate is right up again the bumper cause it currently sticks out a bit.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 01, 201405:45 am UTC
I don't even run a front plate anymore.
For the last year I didn't run one at all in the elantra. In the factory spot it blocked all airflow to my fmic and I didn't feel like drilling more holes for the stupid plate. Through random ride checks I got asked where it was I just said it rusted off and it's in the trunk. Nobody cared.
In 6 years of front plate infractions I only got one ticket
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 02, 201401:08 pm UTC
Dont think I posted pictures of the 1G yet. Here are some on my walk back from taking pictures of a massive pothole, in the exact same place where I hit it a while ago.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 16, 201403:37 am UTC
Lol not sure what I was thinking, got it ! No I plan on leaving it stock height. I love the way it drives with the suspension it has for everyday street driving. I don't think I will ever lower it at all. The bilstein suspension and eibach springs feel excellent for the street.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 201408:28 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Brian O'Day
Your very lucky!. I had the plate in the front window a few years back for no more than 2 days and I was pulled over and given a ticket.
Old but I fought and won against 3 tickets
The number plates for a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or a motor assisted bicycle, shall be attached to and exposed in a conspicuous position on the front and rear of the motor vehicle. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 628, s. 9 (3).
IE. 1)Display and visible from the Front of the vehicle. 2)free of dirt and obstructions. 3)MUST BE AFFIXED! screwed to the dash is what i did
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 201410:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I couldn't stand it anymore, had to start her up and take her outside.
Love your stock 7 bolt bottom end. She sounds mean... Looking forward to what she will do in 2014. I have a feeling 2014 is the last year your bottom end is stock.
On the side note; I think your shiny air box stands out a lot in your dark but extremely clean and well kept engine bay. I would probably powder coat it black
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 23, 201411:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Love your stock 7 bolt bottom end. She sounds mean... Looking forward to what she will do in 2014. I have a feeling 2014 is the last year your bottom end is stock.
On the side note; I think your shiny air box stands out a lot in your dark but extremely clean and well kept engine bay. I would probably powder coat it black
The only thing I really care about is that this block gets to 10.99 because you know after that I'll go all out on it and everything will be coated.
I agree on the air box, I'm just waiting until I make my new intake pipe for SD to finalize it, then I'll coat it.
Originally Posted by Sven Hebbard
Holy where'd you get your scratch just under your headlight
There's no scratch, it's a reflection from the baby smooth paint
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201402:20 am UTC
Yeah it's been sitting for 8 years. Thanks guys!
Being laid off I now have a bit more time to do stuff I probably normally wouldn't have, or would've rushed through. Like cleaning little things here and there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201404:23 am UTC
Celebrating getting that subframe out tonight Tank and filler spout will be the end of that. Rust combat progress feels good! Cant wait to finish the messy business
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201406:23 am UTC
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
Go get em Mike, you have COUNTLESS hours ahead of you...but don't get discouraged.
I like to think I m starting to pick up the pace
Its tempting sometimes to find one that is rust free. But I watched "Love the Beast" documentary on Eric Bana's 1974 Ford XB Falcon this past summer, and it pushed me more than ever to not give up on this chassis. We are not looking too rotten! still enough metal to replace though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201411:29 am UTC
I admire your dedication, just remember Bana's 74 is way harder to find in a clean shell then a 2g dsm And the Hulk has movie money to build/restore whatever he could possibly want. Just ask Stephan, he found 2 super clean shells for a steal, Either way keep doing what your doing.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201404:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
I am with you Mike!! it's much more enjoyable to build it from the ground up like your doing.
Are you only doing wirewheel or going to use some other stuff to full strip it?
I have been using different size and shape wire wheels on a grinder and a drill. There is a few pics of my oscillating multitool going to work too. Thing works wonders on the tougher undercoating and seam seal with less mess. I might need to use a bit of thinner in the front wheel wells and some other areas where the residue just wont scrape off. So far I have been trying the wheel and power scraper methods. Got some floor pan done too.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201404:22 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Well now, one of those shells wasn't cheap.
That movie was good. Given, he did have the money to restore his car like that.
Are you going to do some seam welding with everything out and the paint striped?
The first reason I have done this is to find hidden rust problem areas. Most is turning out to be surface, but I have found some bad spots. Those spots will then be hopefully properly extracted and welded back to goodness.
And second, yes! before I get technical I would like to get a MIG and practice some MIG welding on the bench. When I am confident with my process, I will turn to stitch weld the seams. It would be a shame not to at this point. Not sure how urgently I ll consider a rear roll and harness bar. Also be nice to shave some holes, and make brakets for fuel upgrades, wire tuck, oil cooler, ect.
Time isn't urgent just yet, my garage seems to stay very dry. I d love to see this thing in black primer and start seam sealing again though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201407:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Kuttschrutter
Jesus, you are doing all that with a wire wheel? Im not a body guy, but wouldn't a sandblaster have been faster, easier, and more thorough?
I am in a one car garage of a rental house, and working with what I have. I am resourceful. I dont have a sandblaster or the money for one, so progress is progress I enjoy it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201408:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Corte Beech
Spend the money and get your shell acid dipped. It will save you a lot of time !!
I was thinking about it at one point, but again I m moving quicker just working at it than waiting around for money. I did alot of research on the topic. I am all for the idea of getting in the seams and nooks and crannies with acid, but I heard stories of what happens too if the process doe s not get all the acid out.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201408:21 pm UTC
Mike for a sandblaster that you would be using in this context it's actually pretty cheap, you can grab a siphon gun that has a canister on it and then just a 50lb bag of sand, which is like 10 or 20$. Unless you don't have a compressor, than it's a little more expensive.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201408:35 pm UTC
The compressor he'd need for sandblasting is a very expensive (and large) piece of equipment. You'll probably want something that can push 11-14 SCFM @ 90psi or more to really run it well.
As for acid dipping - it's great, but as Stephan said if they don't get every last drop of acid out, you WILL have issues. Paint will bubble, etc...it is a very finnicky procedure.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 07, 201409:18 pm UTC
Most places use phosphoric acid which will leave a protective residue on the metal (most other acids will keep eating the metals if you leave them soaked in acid, phosphoric acid will not).
That being said, once you have a bare frame you can spray stuff into the frame rails as need be. I believe POR or one of those other companies has a special frame rail setup for getting into those hard to reach places.
Much easier to get everywhere when the car is stripped and on a rotisserie (Which it would be if you're stripping it like that).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 08, 201401:33 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Degli Angeli
Budget 2k for acid dipping. No acid is left as it is put into a neutralizing tank afterwards.
The big issues is not being able to protect the inside of surfaces which you can't reach like the inside of frame rails and such.
I'm on the hunt for new blasting equipment for Brightside and just the cabinet I'm budgeting 5k not including the compressor to run it.
Dipping is sounding pretty damn tempting still. Protecting inner surfaces was my worry. I thought of putting POR15 through my main frame rails and heard it sticks better to rust than clean metal anyways. That being said I have no idea how clean the frame rails are past what is visible at each end.
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Most places use phosphoric acid which will leave a protective residue on the metal (most other acids will keep eating the metals if you leave them soaked in acid, phosphoric acid will not).
That being said, once you have a bare frame you can spray stuff into the frame rails as need be. I believe POR or one of those other companies has a special frame rail setup for getting into those hard to reach places. Much easier to get everywhere when the car is stripped and on a rotisserie (Which it would be if you're stripping it like that).
Basically as we all have said, it is not going to be fun trying to recoat hidden areas.
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
The compressor he'd need for sandblasting is a very expensive (and large) piece of equipment. You'll probably want something that can push 11-14 SCFM @ 90psi or more to really run it well.
As for acid dipping - it's great, but as Stephan said if they don't get every last drop of acid out, you WILL have issues. Paint will bubble, etc...it is a very finnicky procedure.
Bingo. My buddy has an enclosed princess auto unit. Too finicky with moisture, running a big compressor though. I would need a compressor upgrade to put up with the flow the gun needs, something I dont really have room for. I was mentioning that the acid must all come out
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Mike for a sandblaster that you would be using in this context it's actually pretty cheap, you can grab a siphon gun that has a canister on it and then just a 50lb bag of sand, which is like 10 or 20$. Unless you don't have a compressor, than it's a little more expensive.
I dont Think I would be saving alot of time. If I need it for the nooks and crannies and keep the decision against dipping, I ll borrow my friend's
When I have my cashflow back I have some vitally important decisions to make would like to hold onto this car till the demise of one of us. Trying to do the chassis right this time and it wont be seeing salt or much moisture ever again. Some methods may be quicker than others, but not sure just yet if it warrants spending 2 grand if I dont need to. That might be better spent elsewhere. I ll have a better idea in a month or so.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 11, 201401:15 am UTC
This weekend I finally deleted the ABS in the VR4 and clean up the bay a little The ABS pump weighed a wopping 18.5lbs!!! And was about the size of a small lawnmower engine Now just waiting on my non cruise control cable to show up.
And here's a Pic of when I first picked up my car.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 11, 201402:09 am UTC
^ You need to come to the Shootout then.
Last year they made a GVR4 reserved parking area where most of them parked in a line. All really well taken care of.
I pulled the ABS out of my current car and I can vouch, there is a lot more than meets the eye. The pump, all the stupid lines, the wiring, the ABS "brain" inside the car, proportioning valve, all that good stuff gets thrown off a cliff.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201402:38 am UTC
I booked today off and decided to wash the dsm and try to beat the winter blues....that don't seem to be ending. I hate winter. Anyway here it is wanting to be driven. I'm driving it to work tomorrow. . It's nice to be rockin' a classic. ..and yes that is my DD golf beside it as well.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201404:32 am UTC
Originally Posted by Brian O'Day
I booked today off and decided to wash the dsm and try to beat the winter blues....that don't seem to be ending. I hate winter. Anyway here it is wanting to be driven. I'm driving it to work tomorrow. . It's nice to be rockin' a classic. ..and yes that is my DD golf beside it as well.
I love clean 1Ga's
Looks nice and sunny outside. Sun is getting stronger everyday. Snow will be gone in no time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 15, 201401:47 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
^ You need to come to the Shootout then.
Last year they made a GVR4 reserved parking area where most of them parked in a line. All really well taken care of.
I pulled the ABS out of my current car and I can vouch, there is a lot more than meets the eye. The pump, all the stupid lines, the wiring, the ABS "brain" inside the car, proportioning valve, all that good stuff gets thrown off a cliff.
The wiring for the ABS blew my mind on my 2G. There's a bundle that runs behind the bottom of the radiator support; all ABS wiring. I wonder how much the whole system weighs.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 16, 201408:27 pm UTC
I heard a sunfire or something roll by with a red cherry bomb resonator style muffler.. In my opinion... I think they sound better on 4bangers then fart cans. I think I may go that route. 3" from the flex to the cherrybomb... To a slight bend past the rear axle and then peak it out just past the bumper.
Not a fan of the oem stock looking twin tips. My belief all these years was that if you cant roll a 3" ball thru the entire exhuast and it roll the tip.... It wasnt good enough.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 17, 201401:06 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Love your muffler Darren. About time you post some pics
I put a lot of effort into making the exhaust/muffler look as stock as possible. I've had DSM owners not realise it wasn't stock Tips are the same size, slant & roll as stock, even had them welded staggered like the OEM setup. Then finished it off with bead blasting the SS polished muffler to give it an OEM look.
The custom system flows much better then the old Apexi N1 fart can setup & sounds better to boot (much louder & more aggressive sounding).
Muffler is 3" in to dual 2.25", no loss in flow here, due the math, the dual 2.25" portion is not the restriction
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 17, 201403:22 am UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Love your muffler Darren. About time you post some pics
I put a lot of effort into making the exhaust/muffler look as stock as possible. I've had DSM owners not realise it wasn't stock Tips are the same size, slant & roll as stock, even had them welded staggered like the OEM setup. Then finished it off with bead blasting the SS polished muffler to give it an OEM look.
The custom system flows much better then the old Apexi N1 fart can setup & sounds better to boot (much louder & more aggressive sounding).
Muffler is 3" in to dual 2.25", no loss in flow here, due the math, the dual 2.25" portion is not the restriction
Well it's absolutely gorgeous!
Since I've owned my car, I've only had an HKS and MR cat-back then turbo back systems. I've been eye'ing the Vibrant 3" inlet and 2.25" dual outlet for quite some time. But of course that involves some custom work which is on the back burner until I get other aspects of the car sorted first. I'm getting the itch to pull my car out of the garage looking at your pics guys!! VERY NICE!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 17, 201402:23 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Well it's absolutely gorgeous!
Since I've owned my car, I've only had an HKS and MR cat-back then turbo back systems. I've been eye'ing the Vibrant 3" inlet and 2.25" dual outlet for quite some time. But of course that involves some custom work which is on the back burner until I get other aspects of the car sorted first. I'm getting the itch to pull my car out of the garage looking at your pics guys!! VERY NICE!
I know they offer a version with tips, but mines their "universal" one without tips.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 22, 201403:55 am UTC
Thanks Terry! And as for the build thread I have thought about doing one but I rarely take pictures of progress when doing something. It's just before and after pictures sometimes.......
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 31, 201403:40 pm UTC
Looks like she is all ready for spring. Should be a beautiful day in southern Ontario today. Believe it or not but I still miss it even though I live in Cali.
BTW those rims fit quite well, don't need to go lower.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 31, 201411:53 pm UTC
I heard the new Evo will be pushing 440hp.
But electric assist!.. Hmmmm... Thats whats making the new Mclaren and porcha kick ass cars! Maclaren is running 700hp on gas... Then tops it off with the electric motor pushing it to900 hp. And it will drive around town all day with out even using the gas motor.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 201402:33 am UTC
Not bad Reza, but I still think it'd be better lowered lol
The plus at being at stock height is you don't really have to worry about the cheap plastic under engine covers... I had both of mine tear off this winter due to the snow. It's apparently a common thing according to some other owners (who just said fu*k it and zip tied what was left) The smaller one is around $80 and the larger main one is over $200. God damn rip off.
A buddy mentioned that there's an aftermarket aluminium one available somewhere.. but I've yet to find it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 201402:59 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Not bad Reza, but I still think it'd be better lowered lol
The plus at being at stock height is you don't really have to worry about the cheap plastic under engine covers... I had both of mine tear off this winter due to the snow. It's apparently a common thing according to some other owners (who just said fu*k it and zip tied what was left) The smaller one is around $80 and the larger main one is over $200. God damn rip off.
A buddy mentioned that there's an aftermarket aluminium one available somewhere.. but I've yet to find it.
I'm sure any somewhat decent body shop can make you one for a couple hundred. Would be out of steel, but I can't see that being a problem
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 201403:55 am UTC
Oh, so am I Mike... which is why I ordered it and installed it last weekend. Now, it kind of defeats the purpose when it can't even stand the elements! It was due to driving on a snowy day where the road was plowed with... tire tracks, leaving the "middle" untouched.
However, $200+ for a piece of moulded plastic is stupid, no matter how you look at it. Steel would have been a much better choice
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 01, 201404:40 am UTC
I see your point. Maybe rally armor or something like that has a mold for your car. I can't imagine steel is better than aluminum if you're going metal.
we'll see how things go, my wife still looking for a job here. So far I found that Outlander and Talon is a perfect package for me. One for power and the other for practicality and space. Driving Talon on Sunday after all week in Outlander makes her feel super low and twice as fast haha.
Two performance cars in the family never worked well for me I feel we need another Hybrid for fuel economy I missed fuel tank that lasted me almost two weeks lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 13, 201402:59 am UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
I know the feeling the Jason. How is she running on SD?
Good so far, took advantage of the warm weather today to get my air flow adjusted well on the maf today then used the SD VE Adjust feature so now it's running on SD. I'll probably switch to the Tial Q tomorrow and put on the new intake and start some WOT tuning. Feels good to be back in boost though
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 14, 201403:47 pm UTC
Bahaha, I'd love to say that's ride height too but she's sunk into the pavement a bit over 3 years. Thankfully it's not ride height as I would lose my exhaust before even getting it close to home.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 14, 201404:28 pm UTC
Oh not quite, I still have a lot lot more to do. Popping the engine in is a 5-10 minute job, I still have hours ahead of me. The next big thing this week, is a nice big purchase from Ziggy for absolutely everything else I need
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 18, 201407:07 am UTC
Car isn't going to be fast by any means coming out of the hole. It's been sitting since 2007, I'm sure I will have other things to worry about this year than try to compete with others. Eventually it will get there, but for the first bit it's got an e316g in a ported 7cm hotside, with a ported 2G manifold and ported tubular o2 housing.
Initially I had bigger plans for this car, but life got in the way so some of those things will have to wait. That's why for now I'll be running a 16G with a SMIM.
Not working anymore is harsh. But I at least have a little more time to work on the car, and clean things here and there as I go.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 18, 201407:18 am UTC
^ That's exactly my plan I'm also going to delete the washer fluid reservoir, so that whole corner will be clean and free of anything. Wire harness will get dropped and tucked of course, along with anything else. I'm aiming for a really clean engine bay.
I have a few spare rear washer reservoirs to modify and try the following: I want to do like the 2G's do. One rear tank, 2 pumps, one for the windshield one for the hatch. So I can keep both front and rear sprayers, while eliminating the under-hood tank
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 18, 201405:51 pm UTC
The 2G sits differently than the 1G. This is going to be as hidden as possible in the stock location But thank you for the offer. And likewise, I'm looking forward to see how it will turn out myself! It will be far from "show car", I am just going for clean and simple.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201403:12 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Hopefully later this year we can get some side-by-side ocean pics. Looks beautiful out there!
The car's pretty nice too
Looking forward to it Salomon. I already mapped our first cruise in Cali. Similar what Terry/Bryan doing for amazing Hamilton Cruise I am also expecting Paul from RTMRacing to join us as well. Exciting times to look forward to.
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Awesome pictures Alex. Do you see many DSMs out in LA?
Thanks Petro. Its absolutely dead! I've seen about 10 DSMs with eight being none turbo near fall apart condition. There was this nice lowered Spyder on the way home the other day.
Overall my DSM gets serious attention from exotic car drivers. So many flyby's ...
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
Absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you sir. Now its time for us to see your awesome rare black Spyder
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201404:33 pm UTC
Quote
I am also expecting Paul from RTMRacing to join us as well.
Yup, a southwestern US visit is definitely in the works for me this year. I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I've never been to California. I hope to correct that oversight this fall.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201404:40 pm UTC
Alex, sounds great!
I'll be there 26-29/30 next week, but in San Fran, not LA. If all goes well, the move will be mid-late August. My buddy is going to take me through all the mountain roads (Skyline Drive, Alice's, LA Honda, etc.) in that area in his built Evo X.
I've got lots of family in LA so you can expect me to be down there somewhat regularly if I am in SF.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 20, 201410:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Alex, sounds great!
I'll be there 26-29/30 next week, but in San Fran, not LA. If all goes well, the move will be mid-late August. My buddy is going to take me through all the mountain roads (Skyline Drive, Alice's, LA Honda, etc.) in that area in his built Evo X.
I've got lots of family in LA so you can expect me to be down there somewhat regularly if I am in SF.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 21, 201412:59 am UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Alex, sounds great!
I'll be there 26-29/30 next week, but in San Fran, not LA. If all goes well, the move will be mid-late August. My buddy is going to take me through all the mountain roads (Skyline Drive, Alice's, LA Honda, etc.) in that area in his built Evo X.
I've got lots of family in LA so you can expect me to be down there somewhat regularly if I am in SF.
You're moving to California?
Was waiting for someone to pick up on that.
Haha...not for certain at the moment but looking more likely with each passing day. I'll be making an announcement if/when it is confirmed.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 21, 201404:22 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Trying to figure out a way to cut out the front windshield now. Kinda have an idea. My windshield puller is not fun or easy at all.
I just watched someone remove a windshield last week with a reciprocating saw and an scrapper attachment like this guy (http://www.milwaukeetool.com/accessories/cutting/49-00-5456). Took him longer to remove the trim then it did the windshield.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 21, 201404:10 pm UTC
I have to say I hate seeing wire tucks in person because it makes me feel like my engine bay is messy, even after all the cleanup I have done. I think I may look into some wire tucking soon, need to ask the experts for some advice though.
Nice work, looking forward to seeing it in person!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 26, 201407:30 pm UTC
It's a 1GB N/T that sold a while back on here, it was the one with the dent and all the scratches on the rear passengers side, the rest of the car is min so I have been pulling a bunch of parts off of it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 26, 201411:15 pm UTC
Pretty much, I was the only dsm, 4 or 5 subarus, one of which was decently fast running low 8's(1/8th mile) and of course a hand full of cocky mustangs that wouldn't run a dsm.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 27, 201412:43 am UTC
This is about 10 years ago, either FP Red or Fp3575
New car, new setup! T4 TBB70mm
Wanted something with some more mid-range and went down to a full bolt-on FP3586HTA
Went down to an even more streetable setup after that with an HTA68, which was fun but I missed that big turbo pull. So this year setup is a T3 HX40, with a Magnus manifold instead of the JMF.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 27, 201401:14 am UTC
I also picked up a stage 3 TRE transmission, but it's a 2G, so I'm hoping 3rd and 4th gears hold up. If she does blow, she'll be shifting like butter until she does! Lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201402:58 pm UTC
I have been driving my DSM around for the last few days. Old, powerful and raw is a good way to describe this car. After driving my Evo X around for a few months, it really makes the DSM feel really really old. Now I remember why I built this car: to pound the living sh!t out of it!
I dunno about you guys, maybe I am just getting old, but driving a highly modified 1992 DSM during day time traffic in the GTA really makes me feel like I stick out like a sore thumb! I mean, except for Helder's and Kevin's car, I can't even remember the last time I have seen a modified 1g DSM driving around under its own power, lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201404:11 pm UTC
kids these days don't even know what DSM's are let alone care. In a sea of new, modern, comfortable cars of course your early 90's sticks out like a sore thumb, but like you said that's not why you built it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201404:25 pm UTC
I felt the same way when I was daily drivin my old red 92 and I'm sure I will get it again as soon as the 93 is on the road. I found that many people stare. It does stick out a lot, they're sharp old-school lookin cars that are extremely rare to see.
At lights the thing would just sit there and lump away as it's idling. I'm sure some people thought it was the biggest misfiring pos ever. Gotta love it
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201404:33 pm UTC
These cars are Extinct. Its more common to see a numbers matching car from the 60's flying down the highway than a functioning DSM.
@ Terry, I thought the same thing. Except when my gf who is a highschool teacher said a couple of her kids were talking about dsm's. she piped up about my car, and they were asking if it was turbo, awd, etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 28, 201411:55 pm UTC
I like being loud and obnoxious!! Love the idea of normal average traffic and then I come roaring down the road .. Bit of back fire... Then a quick few little revs as I round the corner.. And hear the turbo spool as I dissapear down the road. I really love when a nice new mustang cobra is sitting at a light across from me, and people check me out instead!
Was thinkkng of a kill switch under the dash to prevent theft. But we dont see much grand theft auto here.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 02, 201411:57 pm UTC
So the stock suspension finally got switched out for a set of lowering springs and adjustable struts. Big ups to Jamie Best for hooking me up! I really like where it sits now.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 03, 201405:01 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Was thinkkng of a kill switch under the dash to prevent theft. But we dont see much grand theft auto here.
It still happens. Even a couple easy and hidden kill switches are worth it.
My old Integra had crazy security when I live in TO. Stealth alarm install, every kill function you can think of, tilt sensor, proximity sensor, glass breakage sensor, etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 201411:55 pm UTC
Yes mine is leather. And were Gui's says Plymouth. Mine has the Eagle head same as front emblem. And a horn symbal on the pad. Not the big emblem 2gs have.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201404:05 am UTC
Did not wire the air bag yet.
Not sure if I want to splice those pigtails. I suppose that's all it takes but I need to research it before going back in there. I've got a lot of other projects on the go. I'll have to update you guys soon
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201402:00 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Love the evo8 wheel Mike. Did you wire up the air bang?
I didn't think it was possible to wire up the airbag since its a dual stage vs our stock single (haven't actually looked into it, just from posts online)? I would have swapped to the Evo wheel already but I thought you had to lose the airbag, which isn't something I want to do.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201402:59 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Daren Peacock
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Love the evo8 wheel Mike. Did you wire up the air bang?
I didn't think it was possible to wire up the airbag since its a dual stage vs our stock single (haven't actually looked into it, just from posts online)? I would have swapped to the Evo wheel already but I thought you had to lose the airbag, which isn't something I want to do.
In that case it's not worth the risk wiring that up. According to Terry S, second best option is 3G wheel with plug & play air bag. As far as diameter goes it should be right in the middle between stock OEM and evo8.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201409:53 pm UTC
Nice Mike! Looks great but is that a narrowband I see on the right?
Originally Posted by Robert Dike
Gui,
You tossed your leather steering wheel for a plastic one? In the picture the leather looks fine, is there something wrong with it?
Yup, (although didn't realized until you mentioned it) it was worn and not the greatest looking. Saves weight I do still have the old one in the garage though.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201409:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Gui, nice progress for sure. Upgrade to single DSM to get the wheel rolling faster;)
Choosing between the 2 now wouldn't be as easy as when I first purchased it. Kind of grown attached to the 1g as well. Although the 2g is definitely not leaving my side for as long as I live
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201411:22 pm UTC
I don't think I would ever wire an airbag in that wasn't actually designed for the vehicle. Better off just deleting the SRS system. There is alot of logic and programming that goes into thoses systems and having an explosive bag staring me in the face that may go off at anytime or not at all when needed is probably the dumbest thing I can think of. Other then sticking a loaded gun in my mouth and hoping it doesn't fire....
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201411:37 pm UTC
Just take the wires tha go to the air bag.... And wire them to a device that will automaticly play a loud recorded sound when activated. So that when you hit somehing.. It will automaticly scream "frack" !!
And I really mean the word frack.... Cause thats the DsM swear word!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 06, 201401:01 pm UTC
Marilyn Monroe buildings.. Eh G? Lol
And for the record, I bought that cluster bezel used from a member on tuners for $60 shipped to my door. The gauges are just filling holes and not wired up.. Like a true ricer right?
The a pillar is though. That was a fun job, looking forward to working on my back under my dash again for the next 2 gauges...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 201401:44 pm UTC
I got a sweet Mitsubishi logo wallet for xmas that my wife ordered on ebay. Can't seem to find the listing for it anymore, but she only paid like $12 for it. Nice find Alex!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 08, 201412:52 am UTC
In celebration of a complete teardown! Toe arms are an exception and can wait until I cut some bad rocker panel apart. Good news is I have met, and will be doing side jobs for, a restoration expert! He can be my go to for welding and bodywork, and has a sandblasting acquaintance. Apparently I have done such a good prep on the car that sandblasting shouldn't cost too much at this point. Need to now buy wood to make a car dolly, and sheet metal to start fabbing patch panels. I m also torn between getting this thing cleaned up and in primer ASAP or doing a quick mock up for wire tucking, shaves, deletes, new brackets, relocation, and ducting. Problem is I dont have any of the required fuel, guage, and ignition upgrades. ($$$)... Sorry for the slow progress monotony.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 08, 201402:12 pm UTC
Tons of work ahead of you. IMHO I would look for a clean shell, hell.. I would even take a clean NT shell and weld your current front clip onto it rather then patching the hell out of it. Either way I hope you don't lose steam, 90% of people would end up 'giving up' right about now and cutting their losses.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 08, 201402:27 pm UTC
Based on Mike's previous posts: money is more of an issue than time so I guess it make sense to keep going with it. My only concern if the following was done: - document the order of how parts were removed - sorting bolt/nuts/washers/small parts into individual labeled bags/plastic folders. - labels on wiring and connectors
Disassembly is nowhere as easy as reassembly.
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
90% of people would end up 'giving up' right about now
I agree with Terry on that but I still keep my hopes up for Mike. Keep on going !
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 08, 201402:40 pm UTC
I would say the only concern would be, labels on wiring and connectors. Everything this else you can lookup and figure out but from what i have seen it's always a struggle to find help with wiring.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 08, 201405:37 pm UTC
I m no quitter, and I wont give up on my first car. Its a great learning process! I want the satisfaction of restoring it, enough good metal there to warrant not throwing it out. Wiring is laid out labelled in my basement Most bolts went back in where they came from. The ones in the shell may need to removed soon and be bagged and tagged. Time has turned into an issue in my pursuit of cashflow I m trying to get the steam back.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 11, 201412:58 am UTC
New rims for the 1G, courtesy of the 2G. Here is the picture I was supposed to take a while ago.
The Azenis tires are stupid sticky for a street tire! Can't lock the stock dual piston brakes with them. Tread wear of 100, but I've already done 3 Trips to Ziggy/ Niagara Falls and they have lots of life left in them.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 11, 201403:01 am UTC
They do look really nice in person. At first I was kind of skeptical and thought they didn't look good, but in the morning once the rain passed, I had another look and I decided to leave them on.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 12, 201406:36 am UTC
The 2Ga 16" swirlies are by far the worst looking DSM rim next to the 14" Eclipse GS rims... 1Gb 16" are extremely nice. I have a set but will no longer be able to use them because they won't clear my brakes
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 13, 201401:09 pm UTC
Far better braking power than the oem's and also the ease of pad replacement, ALL calipers should come apart like these.
Seriously, all you need to change your pads is a set of needle nose pliers, pop off one e-clip, remove retaining pin, remove caliper, change pads and do the reverse. 5 minute job.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 15, 201411:00 pm UTC
Some hot weather in LA this week. I've been driving DSM daily to work. Outside temps went up as high as 45.5 today and yesterday. Some serious drought thats for sure.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 19, 201401:25 am UTC
Ya well. CAA wont tow my camper, haul loads of dirt, lumber or bricks, and comfortably take a full family on a day trip. Plus i hate depending on other people.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 25, 201406:28 pm UTC
BLING BLING! Still need to fit it properly and add aerocatch hood pins but she's definitely making a difference in the look of the faded and broken OEM hood.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201401:34 am UTC
Meh, I find it more functional there actually: blocks no air damns, plugs the holes, and allows me to put an oil cooler later on the driver side. Kills the look a bit, but lets face it, my bumper ain't much to look at anyway.
Plus I'm getting frustrated with this car lately, so Duck it, it's staying. The 1g is just made to work. I just make it somewhat passable for pretty because my brain tells me to.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201403:10 am UTC
Just grab those black plastic "Christmas tree" plugs and plug those holes.
Previous owner of my car fucked up with mounting the front plate so after buying the front bracket, I relocated it to the oem spot and just used a bit of plastic bondo, touch up paint and done.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201410:05 pm UTC
Aerocatch hood pins in, close and open properly. Made the install stealthy on the under hood while retaining as much as possible the structural rigidity (via fiberglass skeleton). Although, I'm off a bit on where the hood pins are located in relation to one another. Took me a while, but made it work.
Thanks for the help Terry. I can drop by tomorrow with your Dremel if you're around.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 31, 201405:31 am UTC
I started on the body work! Restored the peeling rails under the windows, typical 1G problem:
Sanding. Fenders were thankfully super clean. A couple dings and very minimal surface rust, along with a lot of clear coat peel. The roof is next to go under the sanding block!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 01, 201401:35 am UTC
It was a real iffy night, occasional sprinkles, so they didn't prep the track at all. On top of that I forgot I had raised my tire pressure for a long trip last weekend. So when I launched it basically wheel hopped, but in the rear, really bad. I figured I'd just make a couple passes and work on my launch but that ended the night really fast.
Here's a vid of the launch, I didn't even have my helmet on as I wasn't planning on running hard down the track.
On a positive note, I was still able to drive home
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 01, 201404:20 am UTC
Youza, sorry to hear :S
All my gears were locked up as I got to Stephen's because of a dead pressure plate. Luckily I got there on time, although the last couple of stops to his house were very iffy as none of my gears would select.
Only pic I was able to grab as the fixing didn't stop for a second...and is still ongoing with new/old issues (water leak...again)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 03, 201402:23 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
It was a real iffy night, occasional sprinkles, so they didn't prep the track at all. On top of that I forgot I had raised my tire pressure for a long trip last weekend. So when I launched it basically wheel hopped, but in the rear, really bad. I figured I'd just make a couple passes and work on my launch but that ended the night really fast.
Sorry to hear about the broken axle but on the other hand I am glad she got home without the need for a tow. What was the pressure difference in tires that caused wheel hop?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 08, 201403:18 pm UTC
I've been notising more clean ending bays here lately, thought I might toss a current pic of mine into the mix.
Just a little update, I've fully switched to SD (thanks Stephen) stelthaly installed my ecmlink controlled meth kit, cranked up to boost to 30psi and powder coated a sh*t ton of parts (thanks Jay).
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 08, 201403:58 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Tried my interior with Gloss Boss Por15 for the first time.
Apparently this product is discontinued and i am using bottle from their last batch. Thanks to Terry S. for sourcing it out for me.
I see you were too chicken to change your airbag I don't know what some people put in you head lol but I change Airbags almost every week, disconnect battery, wait a bit and your good to go. Just a fkn system, Especially on these older cars with 2 airbags not complicated.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 08, 201404:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Everything is going to be glossy on your car Alex
Not yet but will be starting tomorrow June 9th
Originally Posted by Deep Mann
I see you were too chicken to change your airbag I don't know what some people put in you head lol but I change Airbags almost every week, disconnect battery, wait a bit and your good to go. Just a fkn system, Especially on these older cars with 2 airbags not complicated.
You forgot that I removed driver/passenger air bags from my old Spyder If i was afraid of airbags than i would probably left it in there and not swap passenger bags also
Think about it; my ownership is Chrysler/Eagle Talon but all the badging on the car is Mitsubishi. I didn't want to run into serious issues when going through visual ownership re-registration inspection in Cali. Having "eagle" badge on the steering wheel seemed like a good idea
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 12, 201401:43 pm UTC
Good colour choice too.
The guy down the street wrapped his yellow car with Carbon fiber and it turned out terrible because there is yellow peeking through all over the place.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 13, 201406:28 am UTC
Took the car off the stands for the first time, and today was the first time it's moved under it's own power in 7 years. Drives really well!
Fenders are done, now the roof is under the knife (er... sanding block) next as well as the hatch to get rid of the fade, then getting painted. I still want to tuck some more stuff in the engine bay.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 13, 201409:48 am UTC
Thats got to be a great feeling, I'm impressed on how far you've come in such a short period of time but then again I know this isn't your first rodeo.
Maybe a few other members on the board can take a lesson from this 'Blitz' build and get moving (you know who you are)...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 13, 201405:40 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Terry Sikora
Thats got to be a great feeling, I'm impressed on how far you've come in such a short period of time but then again I know this isn't your first rodeo.
Maybe a few other members on the board can take a lesson from this 'Blitz' build and get moving (you know who you are)...
I've been trying to do a little bit of work every day to get it done But I agree. It's a lot of fun driving them, I can't wait to finish it and be able to drive it whenever I want!
Originally Posted by Adam Grenon
Hey Lucian are you going to paint it yourself? Did you paint the engine bay?
Yep I will be painting it myself. The engine bay I only touched up some spots. 90% of what you see under there is the original paint.
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Yeah looks good Lucian!
If you are going to paint it yourself give us some tips, from what I have read the roof is the biggest bitch to paint and I want to do mine too.
Thanks Bryan. Long flat surfaces I do find a little trickier than just say, a fender. I've never painted a roof on a DSM, the old red one I left the roof original since the paint was good on it. This time around I'm doing my roof, fenders, and hatch as well as a friend's roof that same day (also a 1G). I have new tools to use this time around so it should come out nice I hope. The hardest part is the prep for the paint.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 16, 201401:50 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Petro
Alex, your car looks spotless everytime I see it. Do you give it daily washes?
Everytime I spend time washing/waxing mine - it rains within 2 days. I've given up
Thanks Petro, I hand wash both of them once every two weeks. They get dusty fairly quickly after about a week. No rain to worry about here (it rained twice since Oct 2013) but everyone here wishes we had more of it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201401:02 am UTC
Cooling issues from rad being blocked by a front mount and lower spool time? I tested my duct on the highway on my way to and from your house, 180deg constant without fans. and a 1/4 tank for the trip to and from Kitchener to Brampton.
I know it's better for higher power and extra cooling, but for what I need it for, it's not needed. All I want out of the 1g is a quick daily, good on gas that can possibly later on do some Auto-X. Worse comes to worse, I have a water injection kit itching to get used
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201401:12 am UTC
Holy crap. You got 200 to a 1/4 tank? Thats crazy. Right you have a 18g on that 1g. But I can run 190 on a highway cruise allday long. People with silly cooling temp usually have cooling system issue to start with. But I dont think I ever got 200km to 10L of fuel.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201401:55 am UTC
I still your crazy for shuning a front mount. Honestly I love mine. And its not even a great one. But I guess if you google all the morons that have issues it scares people...... I know you are not scared of spending money on your DSM's. Which is good. But I tell you once you go front mount you will never turn back. And that shroud will help alot and even better if you fab up an airdamn to create a lower pressure system under your engine.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201402:22 am UTC
After all the fmics Ive installed. Installing the supra mount on Sandras 1g seemed so easy! i dont blame you for sticking with sidemounts. There proven to hold up against alot of fmics.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201403:01 am UTC
Out of curiosity, how low does the Supra Side Mount on Sandra's car sag relative to the bottom of the car?
That's how low mine sags, couldn't bring it up anymore than that due to how I mounted it. I do agree, ease of installation/price and gains are unequal to anything a FMIC can bring to the table.
Yes, I do realize that Stephen. I do actually have FMICs for both my cars in storage (both of which are long route so I can switch easily from one set up to another if I ever chose to do so). I have more DSM parts than you can shake a stick at I just don't see their purpose on a daily though. It also attracts unwanted attention from both the local police who love to bug anyone with modded cars in Brampton/Toronto and all the "yo bro" types that love to rev at anything with shiny bits sticking out lol Heck I was on the verge of buying an ETS street kit anodized black for the 2g a little while back as a "just in case" future part but decided against it. A good water injection (no need for meth) can help my SMIC perform just as good as any FMIC out there if not better, and only kicks in when I truly need it, unlike a FMIC that can't be switched on and off.
I also like being different and keeping things simple. Less chances of things going wrong and this car has been problematic since day 1!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201403:20 am UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
A good water injection (no need for meth) can help my SMIC perform just as good as any FMIC out there if not better, and only kicks in when I truly need it, unlike a FMIC that can't be switched on and off.
Let me know how that works for you once you heat soak that intercooler of yours after 6 good pulls (with meth) Then compare that to a FMIC with a good core.
Also don't try to argue that spool is faster. Just repeat what I said above.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201403:29 am UTC
again.....this is a DAILY.
Per the logical sense, yes it will spool quicker. Fills up quicker, piping is short. That's just math. Is it something that I'll likely see a difference while driving, probably not. But it will spool quicker, especially on already quick spooling turbos. fact.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201406:24 am UTC
Usually, it is not necessary to upgrade the intercooler when raising boost levels. The pressure drop contributed by the intercooler is proportional to it's flow (CFM) squared. This relationship shows that it is highly unlikely the change resulting in loss from higher boost levels will require a larger intercooler. If there is a significant change however, such as 40% or 50%, then a larger intercooler may be necessary.
Pressure loss, or pressure drop, refers to the change in pressure when comparing the air entering the intercooler with the exiting air. This change is mostly affected by the internal flow area of the intercooler. Flow loss, however, is measured not just with pressure loss but with how much restriction to airflow exists. Maximum performance can be obtained if the pressure loss is kept below 1.0 to 1.5 psi. Anything in excess of these numbers, especially higher than 3.8 psi, and the intercooler is not properly fitted for the application which results in hindered performance and dramatically decreased functionality of the intercooler system itself.
Too small of a core, and you will restrict the potential of the turbo by not allowing the charge air to be cooled adequately.
Directly copied from Garrett. So you have a Greddy 18G on your car? Tell me more about how you have a properly sized cooler for your car.... Lets here this math you speak of...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201410:19 am UTC
From documented successfull experiance... People have been running supra sidemounts for many years making really good power and fast cars. The supra side mount is known to be a very good contender for a street car. And handles heat well. Specially for anything that can fit i a td05 housing.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201412:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Corte Beech
Usually, it is not necessary to upgrade the intercooler when raising boost levels. The pressure drop contributed by the intercooler is proportional to it's flow (CFM) squared. This relationship shows that it is highly unlikely the change resulting in loss from higher boost levels will require a larger intercooler. If there is a significant change however, such as 40% or 50%, then a larger intercooler may be necessary.
Pressure loss, or pressure drop, refers to the change in pressure when comparing the air entering the intercooler with the exiting air. This change is mostly affected by the internal flow area of the intercooler. Flow loss, however, is measured not just with pressure loss but with how much restriction to airflow exists. Maximum performance can be obtained if the pressure loss is kept below 1.0 to 1.5 psi. Anything in excess of these numbers, especially higher than 3.8 psi, and the intercooler is not properly fitted for the application which results in hindered performance and dramatically decreased functionality of the intercooler system itself.
Too small of a core, and you will restrict the potential of the turbo by not allowing the charge air to be cooled adequately.
Directly copied from Garrett. So you have a Greddy 18G on your car? Tell me more about how you have a properly sized cooler for your car.... Lets here this math you speak of...
You have just been served
Absolutely, but this a daily, never abused and not boosting more than 15 psi at the moment (and probably ever). Purposely made to save gas and have a bit of ummpphh when needed. So yes, per your logic and your copy and paste from Garrett, this intercooler will do what it's suppose to. Not to mention, unlike many SMIC users, I have it properly ducted and cleaned thoroughly in and out before use. You're thinking taking it to the limit, boosting way higher (with 40-50% changes in CFM and most likely be at or higher than the sweet spot of the turbo). In which case you'd be right. This isn't the case here.
As for the math, pay me for my time and I'll have a model made for you via Fluent to show you that at my boost level, it does indeed do what I'm saying. I know when you're pushing it to the limit you need a FMIC...hence why I have 2 sets (one for each car) in storage if I ever wish to change my vision on the cars. As a daily like I have....not needed it's just wasted money.
So again, what are you serving? I have the day off today, I'd love a nice cold beer
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201412:43 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
I have 2 sets (one for each car) in storage if I ever wish to change my vision on the cars. As a daily like I have....not needed it's just wasted money.
If the parts are already in storage, what money are you wasting?
Sorry.. had to
I know you love your SMIC's, and honestly in a daily driver that NEVER sees any kind of competitive use, by all means do whatever it is that makes you happy. It shouldn't be about whether the SMIC will perform better or not; who cares? It's a street car, turn the boost up if you think it's slow.
But at the same time.. you shouldn't let the fact that the cops and "the homies" react a certain way to FMICs dictate whether or not you run one
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201412:52 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Aren't supra SMIC's a thing of the past now that there are cheap pre fabbed kits for our cars?
I know you love your side mounts Gui .
Thing of the past? Yeah it's old news but it still works. So why forget about them? If I had my choice I'd have a Dejon super side mount for the 1g as well (since that's what I'm running on the 2g). Was buying one when I was looking, but the deal fell through. Finding one is hell though since Dejon went out of business and most current owners don't know what it is, and both ADX and Alamo (other 2 manufacturers for smics) are a bit too bulky for my taste. They work, it's just that people couldn't justify putting X amount of money on one purposely built for the car when they could buy a cheap chinese FMIC kit from ebay for the same price.
Not to mention a lot of DSMers are bit by the "buy bigger so won't have to upgrade it again later" bug with injectors/turbos/intercooler/dsmlink. Which I'm all for if you actually do ramp up the performance to that stage one day, but most don't. So it's wasted money.
Besides, that way I make use of the bumper vents as this was the original idea from the manufacturers. You'll also note that I already have a vacuum created by the wheel right behind it which helps suck air through it. Again, intended by the engineers when they developed it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201412:55 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jeremy Gilbert
If the parts are already in storage, what money are you wasting?
Sorry.. had to
But at the same time.. you shouldn't let the fact that the cops and "the homies" react a certain way to FMICs dictate whether or not you run one
You know me, I have parts up the wazoo so chances are I'd have anything and everything anyway. But who's to day I'm not going to sell them soon once I'm happy with what I have? I buy in quantity...which my wallet hates me for but I like being able to go: "well...that'd be fun to try...oh...here's one in a box lets give it a go:
The last one is just an added benefit, the 2g already gets too much attention so making the 1g look like a granny car is it's complete opposite. The cf will be painted when I get a chance in case you're wondering.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201401:07 pm UTC
^ Ding Ding We have a winner I also hate cutting my car up to make things fit (which almost all FMICs require). I like keeping my cars minty. The Supra Sidemount only required a small incision on the bumper bottom lip (and a bumper is easily replaced if I ever wish to make it a perfect OEM car one day). Structurally, the steel on the car is untouched
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 17, 201408:51 pm UTC
When I had to choose between a fmic and a smic for sandras 1g.. I looked at labour. Alot of work needed to be done the front end of her car to fit the fmic. Between cutting the front bumper steel, removeing AC lines, oowersteering lines, clearing out pathways for IC pipes. Then comparing that to the supra sidemount. It was a no brainer. A I did was remove some material from the section above the stock IC. And the supra IC fit right up with a few braces. The Ic pipes will cost about the same... But the supra core is usally half the price of the cheapest FMIC. So money wise it was better for me aswell. People have ran 400+ h cars with out heatsoak, so it should be more then adaquate for most of our daily drivers. Would I run it on my 2g? prolly not... But I plan on making awsome numbers with out ever using meth. So I will needas muh intercooler as I cget.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201410:28 pm UTC
It's actually not hard...just long. Plus I kept the manifold attached to save me some headache in case a bolt breaks. This also gave me an opportunity to give the turbo a once-over hot/cold side. Water pipe is also completely cleaned, including the water line going to the water/oil cooler.
I just didn't want to remove any belts, that was my main focus as I don't have cash for new belts/water pump right now and they work presently.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201410:30 pm UTC
It also doesn't help that my water line had the bolt blocking the turbo water passage. Which of course is a B*TCH to get at and you need to as it blocks the pipe to the block if you don't.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201410:54 pm UTC
Didn't see that you wanted to avoid breaking a bolt. Don't be shy, use lots of penetrating oil and crack them free. Longer they stay in, more chance they will seize.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201410:59 pm UTC
nah I'd need more room perpendicular to the block, so I'd need to break my radiator support My hand drill is BIG! I have the space to drill, just not enough for my hand drill, to try the reverse drill bit thing (as I'm more toquy than my drill :p)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 21, 201411:09 pm UTC
I've also drilled out broken bolts stepping up the drill bit sizes, as long as you're perfectly center, you will eventually weaken the broken bolt where the threads were seized. It will turn out at that point.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 22, 201411:55 pm UTC
Me - 1 Bolt - 0! NAHAHAHA
Managed to save just enough thread from the original bolt to re-use it. That original bolt was glued/welded in by the looks of it. Tried easy-outs/reverse drill bit/heat/cold/unseize products...the works, nothing got to it. So drilled as much as I could, and used my dremel with a grinding bit for the rest
Thanks to Bryan for his drill bit lending abilities (although I ended up buying some hardcore zirconium tipped ones since I was at CT anyway). So yours are still brand spanking new
I also made sure to clean every part I took off, the water pipe was disgusting like most of the pipes for that matter. Now all I need to do is put everything back together, pray that the used alt I put in is good and she should be good for new tires and some tarmac!
Also....Mike your parents make poutine? hmmmm I may want to visit
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201402:41 am UTC
Looks like some nice cars out there!
Remember how hard it is to get E85 in Canada! I encourage you to try it out but just make sure you have the ability to go back to gasoline in case you want to come up to the great white
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201403:45 am UTC
Lets you switch on the fly. ECMLink guys tested it by pouring e85 into their car while it was running. Automatically adjusted. I'm definitely picking one up before the shootout.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 23, 201402:50 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Lets you switch on the fly. ECMLink guys tested it by pouring e85 into their car while it was running. Automatically adjusted. I'm definitely picking one up before the shootout.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 24, 201401:27 am UTC
Competed in my first SSPA event yesterday, car didn't perform as well as I hoped, but I did run 11.91 @ 119 and made it into the semi finals, being eliminated a trailer queen/tin can Civic that ran 10.63. Still a very fun day and car made it home in one piece
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 24, 201403:31 pm UTC
I doubt it, I've done all my tuning in the evenings after work when it's been between 10-15C out and it was almost 30 out there on Sunday, car wasn't liking that so much and I had to pull some timing during the first couple test passes.
I've also got to swap out my 7gph meth nozzle for the 10gph when I find the time.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 24, 201409:03 pm UTC
Ya I realized I under estimated my needs when I initially setup the meth, I've had the 10 sitting in my toolbox since spring just haven't found the time to get it in and tuned.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 28, 201403:28 am UTC
I miss your Spyder too
with the new street racing laws in full effect, it's far to risky to be showing off the potential of the 4g63 at ever stop light.... So.. You minus well just drop the top and cruise...
I'm positive I would never trade my drop top for a Coupe.... Ever
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 28, 201409:46 pm UTC
Haha that was me in highschool, luckily I got past that in University or I probably would have ended up the 40 year old virgin
I take shotgun in that bitch now! ahaha Yeah there are rear seats but no foot room in Terry's, I assume with stock seats it's probably about the same as a 1g.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 30, 201411:28 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
dispite being heavier and less still of a body.
the Spyder in oem form actually weighs less then the AWD but more then the FWD and mine just so happens to weigh less then that, 2900lbs to be exact (I've got my before and after weigh scale papers to prove it, she went on a serious diet)
Once I get my fabricator to fab up my custom roll bar I should be pretty damn stiff.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 01, 201403:06 pm UTC
No big need to sell. I am buying my first home, but I'll just need a double garage ... Still enjoying every second of it. Adam Grenon was lucky enough to go for a rip in it not to long ago, but I had no gas so couldn't go to far lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 201405:45 am UTC
All black now Once the paint is cured in a few weeks I will wet sand and polish it. I still need to clay bar and cut/buff the rest of the car. Drip rail thingies need to get redone.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 14, 201406:38 pm UTC
ooouhhhh another black/cf hood/clear 1gb headlight dsm. I may want to take a pic of both our cars one day. All we need is the Eclipse equivalent and we have all 3 DSM black modes
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 15, 201412:52 am UTC
Little update on the AWDAuto.
Doing a straight 3" V-Band cat-back with the V-Bands on the cat so I can swap out to a test pipe for race day. Thanks to RTM Racing, I've upgraded to a Tial 50mm BOV, some better fuel filtering, couple of new gaskets to freshen things up and the fab parts for the exhaust.
Mike @ Brightside supplied me with this -10AN bung'd purple valve cover to match with the rest of the bay and a sourced from here used Magnus street SMIM is going to complete this year's package.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 24, 201407:13 pm UTC
Home depot garage door seal if I recall correctly.
The gasket on the OFH that separates the pieces blew out. But due to quick thinking and reactions, the engine was shut off right after so everything is okay.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 01, 201412:21 am UTC
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Also, check your timing belt tension. It's riding too much to the inside.
+1 mine was running twords the fender side of the gears, turns out the bolt that held the timing belt pully worked itself loose. It's a Pita but worth the peace of mind.
Engine Bay looks amazing! You polished the sh!t out of that turd .
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 02, 201407:30 am UTC
Thanks guys I'm not sure who Brian is, but that's not. It's my friend Shawn's 1989 build date AWD. 118k on it, looks pretty beaten from sitting for too long but runs like a top.
As for my timing belt, tension is perfect. Adjusted correctly, the pin can slide right back into the tensioner. All the timing components (except belt of course) have about 25-30k from my old 94 which did not have the belt riding towards the block. Everything appears correct, it's just the way it sits. Everything is tight. It doesn't rub on anything or walk around, so I'm not sure what really is causing it to be off to the left side.
Should make it to the Shootout, if the car doesn't I still will
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 03, 201403:55 am UTC
I've heard a lot of good things on the Ventus, but are they that good in relation to others? I'm asking for when it comes time to put tires on the 2g. 1g is most likely getting Falkens
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 03, 201404:18 am UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
I've heard a lot of good things on the Ventus, but are they that good in relation to others? I'm asking for when it comes time to put tires on the 2g. 1g is most likely getting Falkens
They were $88 a tire for 235/45/17, that's good enough for me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 03, 201412:34 pm UTC
They are by far the best bang for the buck and even if priced the same as their competitors the Ventus still outperform in many categories. The one thing they are usually lower ranked than most in is tire life (km) but if they're going on a DSM then there's definitely nothing to worry about in that regard.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 03, 201412:41 pm UTC
That was my thoughts too, I don't get out as much as most of you so I am not really worried about 280. The new evo2s are 340 though so that's an option if the treadware really worries you.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 03, 201410:26 pm UTC
For my next set, I'm going to be picking up some Nitto NT05's if I cant get a great deal for something locally. They have double the same tread life of my current 615k's which it seems I can get about 3 summers worth out of them.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 05, 201410:37 pm UTC
I run those same tires well a bit wider. Pretty good in my books, nice and quiet and once warmed up they get pretty sticky.
But they don't compare too my old Toyo RA1's & R888's I use to run when on a course. Shouldn't really be comparing them as they're two different class of tires
I have about 4 track days on the ziex's now and they are holding up great!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 06, 201402:27 am UTC
Shannonville doesn't tech anything. You could be doing crack in the staging lanes and they'd be more pissed that you weren't paying attention to the official waving you onto the track.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - August 13, 201408:27 pm UTC
I know eh, could you imagine I hit them soon....the horror!!!!!!....little dab of paint some clear and all good That's the good thing about a home-style-refurbish; easy to retouch if need-be.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 201401:47 am UTC
Thanks for the compliments guys.
I didn't pull the wing off though, I got a whole other hatch, completely shaved it and had it painted, done the right way
The only thing left to do is get the window tinted.
I REALLY like the Carbon Creations hatch with the built in lip but after a close inspection of a couple at the shootout, there is no way that garbage is ruining the lines of my car.
Originally Posted by Kyle Dolson
You got some sweet pics there Jason! Do you have an online photo album with pics of your car? If so link it up! I'd like to look at em all!
Most everything gets posted to facebook if you're on there.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 01, 201404:36 am UTC
There's only a couple of the Barcelona red's that work and Drew's takes the cake.
I'm thinking of going with either white or red and redo the entire car along with a black canvas top. There are more important things than paint though. Like stronger transmissions and slicks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 10, 201401:19 pm UTC
Well, from high, to low. Sounds like a failed throw out bearing. Just a casual drive into work this morning, all was well, just went to shift into 5th and it grinded, this tranny has never grinded before. When I got to the off ramp, pedal was hard and made a grinding noise when trying to push it. This happened about 2 km from work so I shut it off, put it in 1st and started it, yup rolled even with the pedal pushed in. So I finished the journey in 1st gear. Popped out the clutch fork boot at work, can't see anything abnormal, slave is working properly but the pedal still feels wrong. Looks like I know what I'm doing tonight.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 10, 201406:09 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Well, from high, to low. Sounds like a failed throw out bearing. Just a casual drive into work this morning, all was well, just went to shift into 5th and it grinded, this tranny has never grinded before. When I got to the off ramp, pedal was hard and made a grinding noise when trying to push it. This happened about 2 km from work so I shut it off, put it in 1st and started it, yup rolled even with the pedal pushed in. So I finished the journey in 1st gear. Popped out the clutch fork boot at work, can't see anything abnormal, slave is working properly but the pedal still feels wrong. Looks like I know what I'm doing tonight.
Hopefully nothing serious. Are you planning to take her home for the surgery?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 10, 201406:40 pm UTC
For sure, I'm only about 5km away so I'm just going to 1st gear it home on the side streets. I don't have much for tools here and I use my overhead hoist in my garage to hold up the motor while the tranny is out
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 201412:46 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Holly crap! Others started cracking too. I had high expectations from this SB disk...not that much anymore
At some point they've changed the hub design, mine is over 3 years old and Shane Gallop just showed me his which is newer and looks to have a much thicker hub.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 12, 201403:05 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
At some point they've changed the hub design, mine is over 3 years old and Shane Gallop just showed me his which is newer and looks to have a much thicker hub.
Good to know. If I stick with a single-disk setup (which I likely will), I will more than likely be going with a Southbend setup.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 16, 201409:16 pm UTC
Here is a few more of my car with the $30 full 3" I built for it
The engine bay is going to be receiving an Evo 8 MAF which is currently on it's way from Florida, and after that a bigger turbo so the poor 14b doesn't die by 6k and contradict the SMIM and cams.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 07, 201401:05 pm UTC
I HOPE you park diagonally across three spaces way at the back of the lot. When I find a car parked diagonally in desirable parking spaces, I like to park RIGHT beside them, with my passenger side inches from their drivers side.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 11, 201408:16 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
Nice, also like the way how you parked AWAYYYYY from everyone on the new 93 AWD
If I get a door ding I blame myself for parking somewhere it was more than likely to happen. Believe it or not, my 92 DSM does not have a single dent or door ding till today
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 12, 201402:53 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Combo breaker.
Best looking purple DSM by far though. Ever think about picking up an anodized intercooler core?
I'm planning to ceramic coat it over the winter actually.
Hey Jason, don't take this the wrong way, but IMHO ceramic coating an intercooler is a very bad idea. As with your rad you want to promote heat exchange. You do not want to insulate the hot air from the fresh one. I would definitely go the anodizing rte if you want to change the look. just my 2 cents
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 12, 201404:11 am UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Lauze
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Stephan Tanchak
Combo breaker.
Best looking purple DSM by far though. Ever think about picking up an anodized intercooler core?
I'm planning to ceramic coat it over the winter actually.
Hey Jason, don't take this the wrong way, but IMHO ceramic coating an intercooler is a very bad idea. As with your rad you want to promote heat exchange. You do not want to insulate the hot air from the fresh one. I would definitely go the anodizing rte if you want to change the look. just my 2 cents
Originally Posted by Jeremy Gilbert
Not all ceramic-based coatings are meant for insulation
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 13, 201404:08 am UTC
It all depends on what the ceramic material is made of. They have been using ceramics as heat sinks for cooling for years probably aslong as they have been using it as an insulator.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 30, 201411:49 pm UTC
Originally Posted by KEVIN KIRELUK
Originally Posted by Kirk Harding
Off to get tuned
How'd that tuning go?
Good except for a lot of phantom knock which we believe is down to a bad injector seal and/or base timing both of which will be rectified within 2 weeks.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 12, 201409:27 am UTC
Meet Cheryl, my $1300 kijiji pick of the night. 229k, brand new winter tires, no rust, no accidents, really clean. Timing belt has been done, flex pipe replaced (common to break). 2005, 5-speed Elantra GLS. Drives perfectly, everything works. I have a little fleet of Elantras now lol! It's the same cast iron block/aluminium DOHC head G4GC "Beta II" engine as my white turbo auto, but this one has VVT.
I missed the days of filling the tank from empty for $42 and driving from Vaughan home and using a mere 1/8th tank
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 09, 201503:18 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
It's minus 40 with a foot of snow up here.
Perfect weather to get some DSM work done in your garage
Your list from 2013
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
- Re-assemble turbo + install it. - Re-install and burp cooling system. - Install HKS cams + cam gears. - New valve cover + catch can set up. - New tires to mount on my new 17" enkei's. - Tune my SD setup. - Install N/T intake mani. - Install my J/R alt. relo kit and new Saturn alt. - Install those coilovers
Last but not least, customize and install the RSX seats.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 09, 201508:10 pm UTC
LOL Alex you better have good ventilation if you are using that, unless you have a death wish.
Nice thing about the oil heater is that you plug them in and heat them up and it retains heat very well, i usually just make sure it's relatively close to me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 10, 201512:31 am UTC
That list is like 2 years old. But funny enough I didn't get around to installing the 272's as I upgraded to 280's which aren't installed yet. Everything done except that and the passenger seat.
But at this point, it's a completely different list lol.
My garage has insulation but no heat. I would be in there but there's far too much stored furniture and equipment to get comfortable in there. Had thought about doing the storage bay thing like you Alex but that reason alone isn't justifiable just yet.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 10, 201502:47 pm UTC
Well I have not posted in a while. As some of you saw I blew up my turbo at Cayuga. It ended up shooting shards of metal into the FMIC so I had to buy a new one. I got a SICK deal on a full AMS kit. FMIC, Upper and lower IC pipes and Intake. I also swapped my GTX3076 for a GTX3071.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 10, 201507:03 pm UTC
Holly crap just look at that machine! Well done Tim! Stock motor and tranny internals? please tell me all about your rims & tires. my stock MR seems a bit embarrassing next to yours lol
They are rated for inside use. When burning properly with the proper fuel they are very clean and safe. I would still suggest a carbon monoxide detector be present with any fuel burning appliance.
I picked mine up today, $135 in with the taxes at the border. Tested it out and it works very nice and throws off a lot of heat.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 11, 201504:52 am UTC
Nice that's good to hear, might stop in on my way home some time and grab one, would be much better than my current option and probably end up cheaper in the long run.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 17, 201506:48 am UTC
Exactly. It's a perfect "4 door family car" xD. Plus, ever since Tim took me for a rip in his I've kinda wanted one. They're the same kind of thing, but yet different.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 17, 201512:49 pm UTC
I think the space between the rear wheel well and the top of the trunk line is too big. Makes the rear tires look too small compared to the rest of the car. The black rear section on thay white car and Tims car help. But because of that.. Id prolly pass on it, and buy a Subie for a family car. To me thay look much nicer. But then in my opinion.. SUVs make much better family cars.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 21, 201507:22 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
Gorgeous love that car.
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
I have no idea what that word means and cant be bothered to google it. What I meant is Alexs 2g is gorgeous and I love it.....
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Oh and Alex. Beautiful as always! Lucky SOB
Thanks for the kind words gents. Deep inside, all 1G owner's love* 2G! As we now know the 2Gs were build for female market which to no surprise explains why it still turn heads even today What can be more impressive for men when men build performance car to impress women?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 22, 201502:56 am UTC
Something tells me most guys on here have the 2gs for fun rather than alternative uses
They just feel better inside, more refined imo. The 1g you have to beat on to really have enjoyment. Although it's probably a blast on a track, it feels out of touch when driving in common traffic. Personally, I like the seating position in the 2g better than the 1g. Also, instead of feeling like an aquarium (square and see-through) the 2g feels more like a jet fighter capsule; all rounded with the same visibility. A little less corner room inside, but who uses the corners of meeting metal? Wasted space
Seeing as it's newer it doesn't have flimsy controls (most 1gs on a hard bump will trigger the wipers lol, mine included: worn stocks)
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 22, 201512:23 pm UTC
LOL this conversation is always too funny. Personal preference is always a fun thing to argue!! I love my 1g, probably because it's unrefined, and that's further enhance because everything behind the seats has been stripped. My only complaint is the seats don't hold me that well, after being in the evo seats I have really been wanting something better.
Side note: Mitsubishi would really be doing something wrong if there newer car wasn't more refined.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 16, 201501:48 am UTC
My 99 Spyder GS-T from good old days. You all know how the story ended. Just posting pics to keep motivation up for those with Spyders on Club Dsm Canada 2015.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201512:28 am UTC
Naw just shitting you, A buddy of mine built it,took him 4 years, I just drive it sometimes, 496 BBC ran a best of 9.96 just add slicks and stiffen the rear shocks. it is a beast on the street! I replaced it with my 92 Talon I don't know why!
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Thats a good replacement!. Always wanted to biuld one with a 4g63 in it.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201503:37 am UTC
Howdy Y'all
Its not fast but its sexy and good in the snow
Its already a money pit too. 19" wheels, coils, big brakes, front lip, skirts, boot spoiler, RS4 grill, and a bunch of other random things all taking up space in my apartment ready for installation.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201504:27 am UTC
Hey Rob's here!
Nice ride! Only thing that scared me with cars like yours are the repair bills. Can you do most of the work (after it's past warranty) or is it all garage-bound?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201504:34 am UTC
Hi Gui, Jer! Sup dudes?
I bought a warranty with it, and I know how to use a wrench.....i think Its under 100k so its still got some life in her before I should start to worry, and its got a brand new clutch as of last month curtsey of the dealer.
Repairs don't scare me, 207 dollar replacement xenen bulbs from dealer scare me. Ebay bulbs dont work, the car knows.....ask me how I know
Audi really knows how to force you to buy parts from the dealer. My biggest goal with this car is to learn and NAIL coding to undo any of that nonsense Audi has programmed into the car
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201504:44 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Holy sh!t rob is alive!
And ballin' too!
Very nice car bro
Hey I miss our random texts You should see the money guys on the Audi forums have. Im just a peasant on that forum lol
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
What happened to the dub?
Despite the GTI being one of the coolest cars Ive ever had, it let me down a lot. It had to go. No lie the new owner bought it to add to his collection of like 30 Volkswagens. Sal you would love this guy.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 24, 201504:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Cauduro
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Holy sh!t rob is alive!
And ballin' too!
Very nice car bro
Hey I miss our random texts You should see the money guys on the Audi forums have. Im just a peasant on that forum lol
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
What happened to the dub?
Despite the GTI being one of the coolest cars Ive ever had, it let me down a lot. It had to go. No lie the new owner bought it to add to his collection of like 30 Volkswagens. Sal you would love this guy.
I miss these too. What hell MEngy, new job, new friends? I feel neglected. I still have your famous quote as my signature.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 29, 201510:05 pm UTC
Getting her ready to go!
S256ET on! Thermo R&D exhaust on! LSD rear end finished and filled! Just gotta finish my intake, and fill with water... And should be ready to drive to the FnF movie!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201506:33 pm UTC
not too sure on how much of a drop Michael I got the car with the suspension it sits on ... I can tell you it is tein lowering springs on oem shocks and struts....got about a 2 finger wheel gap in the back barely 1 in the front
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201508:02 pm UTC
Oh yea Michael I still scrape but I added that garage door liner ez lip which adds some aesthetics and saves the bumper somewhat
and that's wicked news mike I was actually looking to get wider tires maybe a lower profile but wider for sure right now the tires look to have a tiny bit of stretch and Id prefer a beefier looking tire width wise
and Jason you set the bar way too high for me ever to think I will catch up
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201508:14 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Manny Sandhu
Nice ride Manny! Did you notice that your passenger fender does not line up to the hood? If its not a fender issue than you should be able to adjust that with those rubber hood stoppers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201508:35 pm UTC
Thanks Alex the rims were added after you last saw her!
Alex and Jay I had noticed that and also noticed I still do have all 4 rubber stoppers there the 2 in the center were just fully screwed in ... ive backed those out now hood fits a bit cleaner
but last weekend I attemped to realign the side skirts boy was that a can of worms passenger side is mint driver needs some looking at but the driver side fender seems its been banged around too
also fyi prior to me owning this 2g it was involved in a minor collision on the front passenger side
also bryan I don't mind my current profile I wouldn't mind a tad bit smaller but I also would mind banging and bending the rims on every damn pothole so im going to look into 245/40 when im ready to replace
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 201501:10 am UTC
Eclipse.. It dosent even have style... Lol.
Makes the car look heavy.
To me the eclipse ass only looks good if it had a huge carbon fiber wing.
Just like the 2gb eclipse front bumper looks much better with a Carbon fiber hood with a huge raised hood vent. Aswell as a lip... It does look good with a lip! But thats just me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 201503:46 am UTC
I don't know Jay what got me hooked on you 2gb eclipse was the fact that it doesn't need any cosmetic upgrades just needs lowering and rims but to each their own
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 07, 201504:13 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Eclipse.. It dosent even have style... Lol.
Makes the car look heavy.
To me the eclipse ass only looks good if it had a huge carbon fiber wing.
Just like the 2gb eclipse front bumper looks much better with a Carbon fiber hood with a huge raised hood vent. Aswell as a lip... It does look good with a lip! But thats just me.
The likeness of your styling does not spread far. The OEM look of 2Gb Eclipse and Talon were refined as much as possible. There is not much more left to improve in my view. The front lip does improve styling, i agree with you on that.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 25, 201503:52 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Was perfect cruising weather this weekend.
I truly enjoy the attention to details on this pic (did everyone notice how light reflects off the front rotor). Nicely done Jason D. The season has started! Lets see more of these
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201504:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
I truly enjoy the attention to details on this pic (did everyone notice how light reflects off the front rotor). Nicely done Jason D. The season has started! Lets see more of these
Agreed. I got lots of JD's pictures saved, I absolutely love that car.
Got a few of yours saved too Alex
I scope out potential spots and take tester pics with my phone...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 26, 201505:54 pm UTC
Gorgeous car man *drool*
Originally Posted by Kyle Dolson
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
I truly enjoy the attention to details on this pic (did everyone notice how light reflects off the front rotor). Nicely done Jason D. The season has started! Lets see more of these
Agreed. I got lots of JD's pictures saved, I absolutely love that car.
Got a few of yours saved too Alex
I scope out potential spots and take tester pics with my phone...
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 27, 201505:18 am UTC
Things would be a lot quicker, but Magnus wont be done designing/casting the manifold until mid-late June, so I cant route intercooler piping or anything like that until that happens.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 15, 201507:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
do you have any more pictures of the red Evo? Looks like it has the X MR wheels on it
It does, he got a killer deal on them, guy bought a brand new Evo and didn't want the stock wheels so the dealer took them off before it ever left the lot.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 16, 201505:31 pm UTC
Yea definitely got it for a steal going to keep it mostly stock other then a awd swap just a restoration ! and i think im going to go carbon for hood haven't decided.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 16, 201506:04 pm UTC
A fawn decided to hop on the hood there's no other damage only hood its a very clean shell but needs a ton of work. bought it from a guy in Michigan that blew the motor
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 19, 201512:39 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
do you have any more pictures of the red Evo? Looks like it has the X MR wheels on it
It does, he got a killer deal on them, guy bought a brand new Evo and didn't want the stock wheels so the dealer took them off before it ever left the lot.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 25, 201503:36 am UTC
I have to admit, as much as I'm not generally a fan of 18's, I really like that rim/tire combo and the stance, the way they line up with the fender, etc.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 25, 201503:47 am UTC
Thanks Jeremy! I am currently considering running 240-245/40 for my next set of tires. Also hoping to clean up the fender to wheel gap a tad bit via koni adjustables in the near future for personal preference (quarter inch to a half inch in the rear and a half to three quarter in the front.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 25, 201503:01 pm UTC
I get quite a lot of compliments on the RPF1's in the Evo. One dude followed me into a gas station last year, got out of his car and had his jaws dropped while he walked around my car checking it out. Said he never seen a better looking Mitsubishi!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 26, 201501:35 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Reza Mirza
I get quite a lot of compliments on the RPF1's in the Evo. One dude followed me into a gas station last year, got out of his car and had his jaws dropped while he walked around my car checking it out. Said he never seen a better looking Mitsubishi!
Looking good but we've seen those pics before Reminds me of my MR. If i ever go back to EVO X it would be a GSR.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 26, 201501:41 pm UTC
I'll post some updated pics soon Alex. Lol Mike, I remember you mentioning somewhere RPF1's weren't quite your style, looks better than the last set of rims though
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 26, 201505:39 pm UTC
Lol you're not wrong about the colour.. It's oem silver and the from the door forward a "near" match from a shotty body shop after the front end hit. A horrible attempt to blend imo but with a lot of wax, it's less noticeable.
And I have to admit I was wrong about these wheels. Story goes, Mike D. Found this set of 17x8.5 +40 with nitto nt05 255/40's for a sweet deal near me. I picked them up for him.. And convinced him to sell them to me.
It's unreal how light weight they are.
I'll use them as track wheels and I still have my BBS knock offs. Which will be strictly street tires.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 26, 201506:11 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Lol you're not wrong about the colour.. It's oem silver and the from the door forward a "near" match from a shotty body shop after the front end hit. A horrible attempt to blend imo but with a lot of wax, it's less noticeable.
And I have to admit I was wrong about these wheels. Story goes, Mike D. Found this set of 17x8.5 +40 with nitto nt05 255/40's for a sweet deal near me. I picked them up for him.. And convinced him to sell them to me.
It's unreal how light weight they are.
I'll use them as track wheels and I still have my BBS knock offs. Which will be strictly street tires.
I never even saw them in person It was I either sold them to him or he would have squatted them and called them his own!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 27, 201510:42 pm UTC
Finally got to try the car out for the first time this year, very first time launching the twin disk, that was quite different lol. Just trying to get a feel for the car again so I went to this track that does a Friday night "street racing", just a traffic light, no tree and no track prep, kinda lame but still fun.
Only on 20 psi of boost, while I get it dialed in for the new goodies under the hood.
First launch was a fail but I ran him down
Second pass went much better, a guy with a Cherokee SRT8 approached me wanting to race, I couldn't turn down that offer.
I have no clue on times but I was around the 120mph mark on the second pass.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201507:03 am UTC
I got a damn "improper muffler" ticket not too long ago for the first time in my life. The only car I've owned with not one, but 2 mufflers gets ticketed... Guess all the crime must've been solved that night in Cambridge, rapists in jail, drug dealers and murderers off the streets, and the cop had to be out protecting the public from loud mufflers at 11:30 at night.
Here are a few of the ricecar. Sporting 2G 2-piston brake calipers and SS lines and Evo 1 rotors. You can take me out of a DSM, but you can't take the DSMer out of me.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201502:18 pm UTC
Only place I ever got an 'improper muffler' ticket was in Waterloo at about 12:30am one night coming home from the gym. Officer said he 'pulled me over to make sure I was aware there were lots of drunk people walking around and that I would be careful not to hit any' then proceeded to make me wait for 30 minutes before giving me an improper muffler ticket which got thrown out after about 2 years of waiting in/for court dates.
Maybe you should be dealing with the drunk idiots walking on the road instead of bothering drivers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201502:36 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
I got a damn "improper muffler" ticket not too long ago for the first time in my life. The only car I've owned with not one, but 2 mufflers gets ticketed... Guess all the crime must've been solved that night in Cambridge, rapists in jail, drug dealers and murderers off the streets, and the cop had to be out protecting the public from loud mufflers at 11:30 at night.
Here are a few of the ricecar. Sporting 2G 2-piston brake calipers and SS lines and Evo 1 rotors. You can take me out of a DSM, but you can't take the DSMer out of me.
Nice man, looking clean! I thought it was white the last time I was over at Nick's?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 17, 201503:32 pm UTC
Looking clean Lucian, when are you going to "boost" this one? I figured you would be spraying already and we would have some times!
I only once got asked about my muffler and I just told the guy that it was on the car when I got it and was planning to replace it. My 3" is quieter than my 2.25 when I am light on the peddle so havn't had any issues since it went on.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 19, 201508:56 pm UTC
Thanks guys I doubt I will be doing anything crazy to this one. It's reliable and good on gas, and it's still pretty fun since it handles extremely well with the suspension mods. So far all I've done has been extremely cheap/free for the most part, probably going to leave it at that and just enjoy it for what it is.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 20, 201504:17 pm UTC
Took some pics of the EVO yesterday. The DSM hibernates in the garage this year. First year ever since 1997 I did not insure a DSM for the year, though it might get towed to the track if I find some time this year.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 20, 201506:14 pm UTC
We have a 4 month old baby girl. DSM is not even on the list of priorities now I wouldn't have time to drive it anyways so I figured I'll save on insurance.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 20, 201501:42 am UTC
Got my new headlights today, didn't realize how bad the old ones were till I opened the boxes for the new ones.
Also got my new lip the other day, this time I installed threaded inserts into the bottom of the bumper, so it's simply attached with 1/4" thumb screws for easy removal.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 13, 201505:02 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Ok how about EDM Tails on 2Gb with CF center unit? ups or downs?
I'm afraid I'm going to have to thumbs that down!
One of the things I love about the 2GB Eclipse rear is the lack of orange. Adding orange turns to a black-and-red scheme looks worse than me in a red shirt.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 13, 201508:54 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jeremy Gilbert
I'm afraid I'm going to have to thumbs that down!
One of the things I love about the 2GB Eclipse rear is the lack of orange. Adding orange turns to a black-and-red scheme looks worse than me in a red shirt.
I respect your opinion. Honestly, the biggest drive behind EDMs is how rare they are and not how better looking they are. Within DSM community they defiantly make you "standout from the crowd" but asking none DSMers so far received most negative feedback.
Upon closer examination of EDM vs USDM tails reveals that section in yellow is not made transparent plastic like USDM, few style points lost in my books. While still OEM, it seems like Mitsu rushed it out a bit.
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
That would look good too, you are also fairly local to him so you have a little more power to argue for better fitment.
I took the hatch off my parts car and filled the holes and had it paint matched for mine.
The list possibilities is pretty much endless for DSM Never gets boring
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 14, 201501:00 am UTC
Yea Alex, now you got me thinking... Do the Reds still do the blinking and the yellow stay idle? I don't know why I thought magically the yellow would Be blinking but I'd assume it would take some re-wiring to do that since the brakes are also involved!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 14, 201501:31 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Ok, I wanna see a pic of your 4-way's flashing please!
Originally Posted by Kyle Dolson
Yea Alex, now you got me thinking... Do the Reds still do the blinking and the yellow stay idle? I don't know why I thought magically the yellow would Be blinking but I'd assume it would take some re-wiring to do that since the brakes are also involved!
Correct?
Yep i completely rewired it to my likens and also had to modify outer flasher sockets so the flash high brightness instead of low. The center pin is ground, by rotating connector i switched from low to high brightness.
As it sits now i have the following configuration: - outer yellow sections are reserved for flashers only - LED dual brightness bulbs used in other two square sections. - high brightness is used for brakes - low brightness is used for running lights.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 16, 201510:11 am UTC
Nope gonna stay unhacked! Even the stereo has been installed with an adapter harness. Alltho there is one thing not original in her car... Her gauge cluster is in your Laser!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 18, 201509:45 pm UTC
Walk in the park... She have about 1500km since rebuild. Everything seems to be stable so far. Passed smog with flying colors. Also got AC recharged after i swapped to 99 model compressor with new AC condencer & ac lines. Blows really cold air & does not take away as much power as 95/96 style compressor. Now she is perefectly sutable for daily driving in LA.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 19, 201502:05 am UTC
It's been a while since I've posted a pic, but here's a couple updated photos of my AWD Spyder. After 18 years, I had no choice but to finally lose the factory 16" rims to make room for modern brakes (aka EVO Brembos / PFC 2-Piece Front Rotors, Brembo Rear Slotted Rotors / Stop Tech Pads) but tried to keep everything OEM Mitsu. Thanks to Brightside for all the coating
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 14, 201505:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I like how you miss Canada so much, that you'll drive into the mountains just to see snow.
Yes that is true, I wish i could just drive home like Salomon does every weekend lol
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Very nice pics Alex! Even the oem orange ones would match the rear edm tail lights.
Thanks Mike. Right now my attention is all on performance. I need this car go fast! I've been fighting with knock on anything above 19psi on this unstable "Cali Style" 91 piss with timing that feels like anti-lag. Just as of an hour ago i filled 2.3 gallon of E85 and full tank of 91 piss on top. This would be my first time to experiment with the mix. Keeping fingers crossed.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 201505:34 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I like how you miss Canada so much, that you'll drive into the mountains just to see snow.
Yes that is true, I wish i could just drive home like Salomon does every weekend lol
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Very nice pics Alex! Even the oem orange ones would match the rear edm tail lights.
Thanks Mike. Right now my attention is all on performance. I need this car go fast! I've been fighting with knock on anything above 19psi on this unstable "Cali Style" 91 piss with timing that feels like anti-lag. Just as of an hour ago i filled 2.3 gallon of E85 and full tank of 91 piss on top. This would be my first time to experiment with the mix. Keeping fingers crossed.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 201505:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Anthony Hiscock
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
I like how you miss Canada so much, that you'll drive into the mountains just to see snow.
Yes that is true, I wish i could just drive home like Salomon does every weekend lol
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Very nice pics Alex! Even the oem orange ones would match the rear edm tail lights.
Thanks Mike. Right now my attention is all on performance. I need this car go fast! I've been fighting with knock on anything above 19psi on this unstable "Cali Style" 91 piss with timing that feels like anti-lag. Just as of an hour ago i filled 2.3 gallon of E85 and full tank of 91 piss on top. This would be my first time to experiment with the mix. Keeping fingers crossed.
Why not just go full E-85?!
He told me it's a decent drive away so it's not very convenient for him.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 201505:57 pm UTC
Plus E85 requires a big investment in your fuel system if you want to do it right with no problems. Plus, you'd likely want to run a flex-fuel sensor as well which is more cost and more work.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 19, 201507:44 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Salomon Ponte
Plus E85 requires a big investment in your fuel system if you want to do it right with no problems. Plus, you'd likely want to run a flex-fuel sensor as well which is more cost and more work.
I already started making bracket for flex fuel sensor
I also have ecmlink wiring that goes together with sd. With 2.3 gallons of e85 and 91 to top it up it increased combinedFT value by about 5%. Therefore, car ran leaner but not lean enough to blow stuff up. With flex fuel i can have ecmlink adjust global fuel value dynamically and also display ethanol petcentage on my stock boost gauge.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 23, 201503:40 pm UTC
Everything all ready for winter. Bikes and the Talon are in a heated garage/shop now, the Elantra I just rust-proofed, did some maintenance and put on my winter wheels so it's ready.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 25, 201502:40 am UTC
^Nice and clean Lucian. Glad she is being stored for the winter.
Last Sunday i went to MITSUFEST for the first time. The meet took place at Auto Club Speedway located in Fontana CA. Plenty of nice EVOs, and just few DSMs. Sometime i start to miss my evo x
Re: Post your car pic page?. - November 25, 201511:49 am UTC
Looks like that would be a great time.
Although it bugs me to see people still use aerosol or spray bottle tire shine. And seeing asphalt over spray. It just seems like they're trying too hard.
I don't use any of those products anymore after discovering the gel and sponge applicator comes out a hundred times cleaner.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 16, 201504:50 am UTC
It is, although I'm used to having stuff hidden
This one I shall leave alone though. But this is a good comparison vs my old 93 AWD. I can't seem to find the better pic with the Evo 8/9 MAF that I had on, the stock 1G was only on for a little at the beginning.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 17, 201506:30 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
puuurrrtttyyyyy
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Wow!! Alex that's not OEM!!! Looks wicked dude! hows the sd going?
Thanks Bryan. SD is doing well. There are pluses and minuses. Minuses: during warm up period my A/F swings too much betwen 12.5 - 17.5 but once warms up it's swings stable around 14.8. Pluses: better response and kicks in sooner and harder at WOT.
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Meanwhile, those of us in Canada have no snow and the guy in Cali does
This year jet streams pushes arctic air down towards Cali and warmer air towards eastern Canada.
If this pattern continues you guys should have an early spring like in 2012. Here is the weather in Brampton during March 2012. As long as great lakes stay warm: Spring starts early:)
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
I was thinking the same thing Jason
The car is beautiful but the snow ruins it. I associate snow to salt, and in turn to rust. So snow = rust
Thanks Lucian, i also hate rust. Although, that mountain snow is clean and harmless
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Meanwhile, those of us in Canada have no snow and the guy in Cali does
True story!
Great pics Alex. Looks mighty clean already!
Thanks Mike! I really don't mind the cold and snow. My DSM loves single digit weather overnight.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 17, 201506:53 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Thanks Bryan. SD is doing well. There are pluses and minuses. Minuses: during warm up period my A/F swings too much betwen 12.5 - 17.5 but once warms up it's swings stable around 14.8. Pluses: better response and kicks in sooner and harder at WOT.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 18, 201506:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
[/quote]Nice work! Did you get those larger injectors?
That's a negative, still rocking Rochester 95LBs. I dialed them in best i could so i'll keep them until i am out of injector duty cycles. Currently I am at 68.8% with 30 % ethanol(59% without ethanol) in my fuel, 37.8lb/m air flow, 21.5 PSi, 373whp according to Link.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201501:23 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
I'd keep them until you step up to some ID2000's some something in that area.
If the exchange ever gets decent again that's probably going to be my next major purchase.
I want something more smooth and linear so i started looking into high Z territory. I agree those high z injectors are extremely expensive. When you ready to buy them i may be able to help you with exchange rate because i'm getting low on CDN currency. I'll need it for my trip home.
Also, i exchanged AVID tuner series mounts (all four) with torque solutions mounts (roll stop and rear). I dislike the idea that AVID roll stop does not have threaded holes. I want something "direct fit" without the need to hunt for proper nuts bolts.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201502:08 am UTC
Really? I actually drilled out the treads of my stock front roll stop so I could use full nuts and bolts. To me it just feels stronger! That and I never have to worry about wearing out the threads. Easier to line up loose bolts when mountingvit aswell.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201503:15 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jay Stacey
Really? I actually drilled out the treads of my stock front roll stop so I could use full nuts and bolts. To me it just feels stronger! That and I never have to worry about wearing out the threads. Easier to line up loose bolts when mountingvit aswell.
Really! The main purpose to buy was to save time. I doubt i will have threads wear problem anytime soon to worry about it. Also, unless you weld those nuts it's quite difficult to hold them in place with engine mount bracket over the roll stop.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201503:37 am UTC
Alex isn't the kind of guy to pull his motor on a yearly basis, so I don't foresee any issues with the holes wearing out. Can't say I've ever heard of someone ripping the threads out on these.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201505:15 am UTC
The first stock roll stop I used on this car was allready stripped. So I modded it for a nut and bolt. Since that point, I was paronoid so I put nuts on my second solid welded stock mount. And drilled the holes. I replaced that mount with a stock mount with an insert from a left over rear 1g Avid mount. That mount is still on the stock threads, but i dont like them. Might weld bolts pointing down to drop in the holes. Cause, ya its a bitch. Ive only pulled the motor once since I built the car... But Ive dropped the tranny twice and changed the mounts 3 times before I was happy with them.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201505:39 am UTC
Probably someone over tightened it would be my guess, I've had mine out, oh, 5 or so times, still on the stock mount and with 1.6 60' launches I haven't ripped it out yet.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201505:55 am UTC
Lol I'm actually with Jay on that. Upgrading nuts and bolts everywhere I can, I have. It's easy to sleeve a bolt and torque the nut. It's aligning the pointed end bolts to welded nuts that can be a pita. And that's where you can eff the threads.. It's what I think he's referring to. In particular, the timing side upper motor mount.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201506:06 am UTC
No need to even remove the front roll stop from the cross member on a 2g, I usually just loosen it and leave it on the cross member, never any risk of alignment issues or the likes.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201506:28 am UTC
True. But we're talking about replacing it right? Although I completely understand where Alex is coming from in the sense that the ease of instalment is something a new or improved part should be able to do. Or at least come with new hardware.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 19, 201501:13 pm UTC
They may have been over tightened by the original owner. There were several bolts that held on the front subframe parts that needed to be rethreaded for bigger bolts.
^ Did anyone else notice that? The site looks damn good to start with all familiar pics Too bad it's far away from me
Thanks, it's something I just put together for the time being. The site is being professionally done and will have a different look in a month or so when I'll officially launch and announce it. It's coming together.
I have already bought an AWD Dyno and am currently working on getting a good machine to do REM ISF treatment on transmission parts.
I'm very close on securing a nice unit right now which is zoned for automotive work and they have no problem with me running the dyno all day if required.
Plan is to have a nice meet at the shop in early spring and plenty of Dyno days for the DSM folks this year.
You won't find cheaper dyno rates anywhere else in the GTA, and unlike the Dynapack (which takes forever to setup/hookup) this is a proper roller style dyno. Drive your vehicle onto it and we'll strap it down.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 24, 201501:58 am UTC
Saw this the first day it was in his sig, when it gets going I hope, before the year is out to pay him a visit 1700k just around the corner. Here is hoping it all works out.
^ Did anyone else notice that? The site looks damn good to start with all familiar pics Too bad it's far away from me
Thanks, it's something I just put together for the time being. The site is being professionally done and will have a different look in a month or so when I'll officially launch and announce it. It's coming together.
I have already bought an AWD Dyno and am currently working on getting a good machine to do REM ISF treatment on transmission parts.
I'm very close on securing a nice unit right now which is zoned for automotive work and they have no problem with me running the dyno all day if required.
Plan is to have a nice meet at the shop in early spring and plenty of Dyno days for the DSM folks this year.
You won't find cheaper dyno rates anywhere else in the GTA, and unlike the Dynapack (which takes forever to setup/hookup) this is a proper roller style dyno. Drive your vehicle onto it and we'll strap it down.
Reza, this is very good news for us all because Jack Transmissions quit DSMs! You are the only person (most likely better than JT) that we can trust ours DSMs to! No more nightmares like Manny Sandhu went through! My stock trany holds fairly well (near 270k on it) but rebuild defiantly needed soon. My FP 68HTA will most likely kill it at 27+psi before spring arrives once again
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 05, 201601:40 am UTC
Doing good so far mixing 91 with E85. My current mix is at 40% ethanol according to flex fuel sensor. My last log (ECMLINK) reported near 400hp using stock and E85 timing maps at 23 psi with zero knock. Recently i cranked it even more to about 25psi but don't yet have WOT log. It feels so damn fast compared to what i had before & still on EVO 3 16g. I actually worry about blowing up my stock 7 bolt lol
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 05, 201603:46 am UTC
Originally Posted by Mike Eng
You're lucky to have such nice weather.
We've been dealing with the battle of 4 seasons, week by week. Seriously, it's -25 right now and in 2 days we're back up to +2.
WTF !
It's okay! DSM needs cold weather so you can crank it up to next level for next summer/boost season. Mine shines during cool Cali weather and goes to hibernation during extreme hot summer weather
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 05, 201607:24 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Car looks good Alex!
Thanks Lucian
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
How are your injectors dealing with the e85? NM, 65 is good!!
Did you replace your filter with a stainless filter?
Nope still rocking stock OEM fuel filter. Injector duty cycle at 25psi are above 70% with 40% ethanol mix. I doubt i have enough duty cycles to run pure E85.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 10, 201604:16 am UTC
Been a while since I've posted a pic, the car now runs. Just finishing up my methanol setup. And doing break in tune. Then going to be wrapping up the custom wiring harness. Can't wait to enjoy the car in the spring.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 11, 201609:59 pm UTC
It's currently using the stock lugnuts I believe. I don't have anything fancy. DO you have pics of them? I was just planning to use these wheels for storage, but they've grown on me so maybe I will use them
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 12, 201603:00 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jordan Kruger
Been a while since I've posted a pic, the car now runs. Just finishing up my methanol setup. And doing break in tune. Then going to be wrapping up the custom wiring harness. Can't wait to enjoy the car in the spring.
That setup looks really good. Can't wait to see her again with all wiring out of the way.
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
3G Eclipse wheels with shitty tires on the 1G so it doesn't flatspot the new tires as it sits
i like them. I think they look better than EVO8 wheels on 1G. I wish they came in 17x8 and enough offset to clear large calipers.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 13, 201602:11 pm UTC
Yeah I wish the wheels were wider. The tires on there now are 215/40R17's, so it needs a little more sidewall. So thanks for the factory size Mike.
Alex, I know what you mean. I don't plan to ever change the brakes to anything larger so I'm golden being a 1993 it's the first year of the factory "big brakes" so I'm happy with them.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 13, 201607:24 pm UTC
just thought id chime in on this post. my 99 eclipse gst and my old 96 talon tsi awd FNF replica. the cars floating around in Brampton now and only driven 2-3 times a year but I still see it from time to time
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 14, 201605:55 am UTC
got some MB weapons 17x9 +27 with 245 bfg pro comp 2's from discounttire a while back. They are priced awesome and they look great, and ideal for our suspension geometry. Cant wait to test them out, as the car finally runs now
Also have a set of 16x8 Kosei K1's with RA'1s for the track. although I would like to stick with the 17's at the track to reduce sidewall roll, but the Kosei's are just so light!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 14, 201601:13 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jordan Kruger
got some MB weapons 17x9 +27 with 245 bfg pro comp 2's from discounttire a while back. They are priced awesome and they look great, and ideal for our suspension geometry. Cant wait to test them out, as the car finally runs now
Also have a set of 16x8 Kosei K1's with RA'1s for the track. although I would like to stick with the 17's at the track to reduce sidewall roll, but the Kosei's are just so light!
You realize you could just run a smaller (sidewall) tire at the track, right? Not like it matters what your speedo says on the track - it's probably the most unimportant gauge there is when you're on a track. Keep in mind this would effectively change your kph/rev ratio so you'd want to make sure this would be okay with your tracking needs. (You'd basically shorten the gear ratios with a smaller OD tire; more accel but less range of speed in each gear).
That being said, car looks good! I like the Koseis.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 14, 201603:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jordan Kruger
Yep! I know I could by smaller tires. but when the Kosei's came with RA'1s on them, ill wear them out, then consider a new smaller R compound.
Figured that was the case. The extra half inch of sidewall on the 16's isn't really going to cause you significantly more (noticeable) sidewall flex on a tire like an RA1 so I wouldn't worry too much about it, especially if you're not an extremely experienced racer.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - January 14, 201605:21 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Jordan Kruger
Doesnt take an extremely experienced racer to find the limits of a tire.
Its going to take time to learn the car first anyway.
going from a mildly built 340awhp (mustang dyno) DSM,
to a caged 500+awhp DSM with a ton of suspension upgrades and brakes is quite the leap.
Ill play around with tires once I burn these up.
Ive driven fast DSM's (500+awhp). But it will be fun pushing this one as hard as I can at the track.
It takes an experienced racer to appreciate and be able to differentiate the nuances in a tire and to be able to predict and control how it will behave under any and all conditions...any idiot can find the limit if they turn the wheel hard enough
I don't want to clutter up this thread but I'm interested in what you're doing suspension wise, assuming this is being done to your 1G since my 1G will eventually be track (road race) focused. Feel free to PM me to discuss your (planned) setup!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - March 21, 201603:05 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Bryan Lawrence
Haha nice, I hope you are taking some good logs so we can compare the two!!
I did, it can spike quick to 30psi but gradually deeps down to 23.5 by a redline. During my tests, i found this turbo operates best at 22-24psi. There is no need to push for more because it just feels so unbalanced in power. Way too sensitive at low rpms and noticeable power drop towards the top end. Recently I tuned my wastegate to stay 68% open at around 3000rpm and gradually clime to 100% by 6000rpm. That way it actually feels linear and more powerful towards the top end.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - April 07, 201602:53 pm UTC
Thanks guys! The bulbs were swapped out to yellow by the PO, and it has 6000K HID's in the headlamps too. Which I would like to replace the base GSR halogen housing to the MR projectors.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 04, 201605:15 pm UTC
There's another DSM out of storage! Every spring has felt better than the last and this one is no different! Not much happened over the winter. Cleaned as many tough areas as I could, blacked out a few bits, hopefully stopped the pesky oil return line drip and new hankook v12 evos.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - June 20, 201607:34 pm UTC
cant get the pics to turn but my car saw a tow truck on Friday in morning rush hour for the first time ever... not to bad for 5 years of ownership between the 2 dsm's ive had and this beingf the first time she needed a tow lol don't worry tho, shes running again
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201603:21 pm UTC
Thanks Bryan! Been 6 years in the works haha, got to put a few thousand km on it last year but over the last 13 months I've made a lot of little changes that, hopefully, will make it run a lot better!
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201603:26 pm UTC
The main changes are that I built a new engine harness, changed to a 24 tooth CAS disc, staged injectors (320cc primaries, 1450cc secondaries) instead of just the 1450s, water/methanol failsafe system, new AEM x-series UEGO (was using a prosport, what a piece of crap!), relocated my small battery back to the engine bay from the hatch, and lots of maintenance.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201603:32 pm UTC
What are you running for ECU? What difference does the CAS disk make? What's your fail safe setup, mine is setup so I can easily add it easily so just curious how yours is done. I am guessing you were having issues with idle so you did the staged setup?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - July 04, 201603:42 pm UTC
Running an AEM Series 2 EMS. The cas disc having 24 teeth instead of 4 gives a 6 times increase in timing resolution. This gives much better transient response, especially at idle with my cams (Crower 288/292).
Fail safe is the AEM failsafe gauge with flow meter, and I hope to have it triggering a boost dump and possibly ignition cut and/or fuel richening.
Staged setup was indeed for idle and also for cruise. With the 1450cc injectors, at idle my command pulse was half of the deadtime value. Previously I could get it to idle no lower than 1000rpm, and from my few minutes of testing so far I've been able to idle successfully at 750rpm.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 09, 201601:38 am UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Originally Posted by Terry S
So much work ahead of me
once spring arrives, this will shine and sparkle like no other DSM before. Keep up the good work Subscribed!
I'll try but I don't think it will sparkle like Elvira did with 8 years of blood, sweat and tears. Well... At least not with one winter of wrenching lol.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 17, 201603:20 pm UTC
There's a bunch of units owned by some man in an industrial part of the city that he rents out. Mostly all gear heads working on projects, and a few of my friends have units around me so it's a nice area. Get together and work on random stuff, screw around. It's right at the back of an extremely deserted dead end street so the privacy is good too.
It's nice to have for work and storage. Heated too so it's always nice year round inside, which is a bonus for storage of both cars and the bike. I don't think the Talon has seen anything under 0 degrees Celsius since 1995.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 22, 201609:51 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Stephen Richardson
I like the wheels....not really a fan of mudflaps.
Thanks Stephan, They fit, function, and look really well. I received many thumbs up for those wheels. Personally, i think they look best on 2G vs 1g or Evolution 8.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - December 30, 201606:06 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Alex isn't the kind of guy to pull his motor on a yearly basis, so I don't foresee any issues with the holes wearing out. Can't say I've ever heard of someone ripping the threads out on these.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 16, 201708:29 pm UTC
I might be confusing meets, the one in the KW area I believe I came in a black S60, but I think the pics above are from a GTA meet which I had the tetanus-mobile with me. Oh well, always a fun time
Re: Post your car pic page?. - February 17, 201702:16 am UTC
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
Originally Posted by Guillaume Berton
How's that clutch Mr. Alex? Smooth, not too hard or abrupt in gear changes?
They feel almost stock.
SB PP feels too weak for me and i'm afraid it will not hold launch control. It feels 10% lighter than ACT 2100 which is light already. I personally don't like soft clutch pedal. If i was doing it again i would use ACT 2600 PP with SB kevlar disk.
Regarding kevlar disk, it still chatters on low rpms (off the line 1st gear) but 3 times less than my last act 6 puck sprung disk so it's VERY streetable. Overall this disk is awesome, period! I still never yet tried ACT street disk so i cant compare to that.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 05, 201706:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Lucian Marta
Looks really nice wingless.
Agreed!
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Congrats on the anniversary. BTW where did the front lip go ?
Thanks! I just haven't put it back on. The roads are horrible here right now, I honestly don't think I could leave my street with how much the culvert at the end has heaved up with it on.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 27, 201710:19 pm UTC
We had some cold weather here last weekend. Higher altitudes actually got some amount of snow. My DSM went out to check but no luck with snow. However, i took these pics overseeing LA from 6000 feet and enjoying some cool air
Re: Post your car pic page?. - September 29, 201712:23 am UTC
It was probably warmer here last week than LA, it was 35ish on Sunday when I went to the track, way too hot for racing. Back down to around 15 now, so I'll probably go all out next weekend.
Here's a shot from Sunday, buy run in eliminations but I decided to get some data anyway, eased out of the hole for a 11.7 @ 129 on 32 psi.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 09, 201807:38 pm UTC
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Awesome, please remove headlight covers ... for moment i thought i will never see her again
It's just so they didn't get scratched up while stored; they will come off. Jason, I'm so doing the quick latch hood (pics looks great by the way, as always :p). Looks great, sleek and subtle. My aerocatch didn't last 2 winters on the 1g. The second one broke a week ago. Know a good place to buy the quick latch in Canada?
Re: Post your car pic page?. - May 10, 201805:12 am UTC
Originally Posted by Rob Strelecki
Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
Awesome, please remove headlight covers ... for moment i thought i will never see her again
Don't forget the 90s, our heritage A decade of great cars and bad decisions! (mine, covers purchased circa 1999, that's an excuse)
^ haha well old friend, when i owned 1Gb 1994 ESi I did purchase same black covers and few days later i got 120$ ticket for it. I removed them on the spot and threw away into bushes.
Originally Posted by Jason Drew
First day out this past Saturday, which was also my 10 year anniversary with this car.
Congratulations on 10th year anniversary. Your DSM is always inspiring me to do more with mine. Trying hard not to be copycat haha....my roof is black btw Speaking about anniversary, 12 years has passed since i handed over 5000 $ envelope with cash to a girl. (she was in her early 30s i think) Just for me, she reduced price from 6500 to 5000 for TSi AWD with 137349 so i could afford it. (it was leaking coolant from water pump) She made me the happiest person, is there anything better than owning broken sports car with a turbo and AWD drivetrain in early 20s?...and than fixing it yourself Actually i was trying to find that girl Diana S from Whitby Ontario and share the story and also pay her back the difference but so far i was unable to
Here is the original photo from autotrader. Thats all i could i see from the catalog, but smaller blurry photo didn't matter because title did include TSi AWD
And on April 02 2006 i paid for it with cash
and today she is sitting in garage with blown engine ...for now
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 01, 201907:13 pm UTC
It's been a minute, haven't had a lot of time with the car this year with the passing of my father but I still went out and made the best of it. Came home with a few trophies, a wad of cash and sitting at 7th place out of a field of 35 cars in the Quebec SSPA, with one round left. As usual, the car made the 13h trip to Ohio and back, sadly we didn't have a huge Canadian presence but hopefully next year will be better.
Re: Post your car pic page?. - October 02, 201902:57 am UTC
Sorry to hear about your father. He is in better place now. Nice pics as always and congrats on trophies and cash.
My DSM is going through some interesting transition at the moment. More updates will be posted here soon. Looks like we got boost weather early down south west.