16g + lots of nitrous?
Laugh..

Apart from it being at a cemetery, that car is pretty hot looking.

Dude, the 16G thing is SOOO played out.

"First 1999 Spyder converted AWD to run 11.47@126 with 86% humidity at 27 degrees without NLTS and on street tires with 17" rims full weight full interior no roll cage top down with a headwind (giggity)!"

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Don't forget, no bowel movement in two days. This thing is FULL WEIGHT!

HAHAHA I love it.

HTA68 is the new 16G, tbh

The white spyder looks like a cavalier z24 convertible.

The other spyder looks like a sunfire convertible.

New rims on her!

Ahhh, so jealous.

What are your plans for suspension?

Rims look sick though Mike!

I'll worry about suspension after it's done. Suspension is easy. Might lower it a bit.

Lower it abit Did you buy the special "off road" edition

Check it, son!

Hey MIKE!

Are you done YET?

It isn't even spring yet!!!

I told you it would take a while. Rear end is all buttoned up.
Next weekend I will pull the engine/tranny. Some people didn't show up to help this weekend, so it didn't all get done.

Doesn't that diff look sweet tho?!?!?!?

Want to do mine next? lol.

It's really easy, as long as you know what you are doing. I will write up a proper how to with pics when I am done.

Paper? It is 2010..
You mean you will create a site, or blog of sorts

Waht I mean is, you can't read. Go back to school. LOL!!!

Oh dear....... I am an idiot....

Looks very nice Mike! I hope its a summer of everyone beating up on forcepowa. Mike Hart went 10.40 on a 35R. They went 12.1 on a 42R at crazy boost levels lol. I was on there forum, and there was talk of them having the fastest AWD First gen talon in Canada. Which confuses me, considering I know of two cars that are first gens that have both gone faster.

Either way if you need any help let me know, im always down for wrenching on DSM's.

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They suffer from Forced Denial. Kind of like when Helder ran 11.2 on the 16g few months ago to set a new record
Sucky babies!

Last night I yanked a ton of crap out of the engine bay. Maybe tonight I will pull the engine.

FOR SALE!!!

I'd love to have a hand puling this engine. Everything is almost unhooked.

I can help...... But I am a terrible person.. The engine I got from you, I droped (Engine stand tipped over when I tried to push it into the garage!)

Mint car!

Engine forsale, sold yet? how much?

For sale. taking reasonable offers. Ran absolutely mint.

Does not come with alternator, fuel rail, or engine pedestal (so timing will be apart)

I'd just like to state for the record that Mark from ForcePower was the one who rebuilt my head way back in '03. (thread is on here somewhere)
Back then, they were a detailing shop in Dorchester that dealt with DSMs on the side.

My personal experience with Mark was great, he and Pat did a great job on my head rebuild, and I am still driving this car.

Anyway,

Carry on.

New pics. a little progress.

Here are pics as I wait for parts to arrive. YES I should have ordered them earlier. I know this.

Looking good Micheal..Keep up the hard work

this should be a good summer

Hell yeah buddy!!

Your shiny transfer case makes my heart smile.

I like clean stuff.

Every thing is so... Clean!
Oh, is that paint on your o2 housing and exhaust manifold or some sort of heat coating? My manifold is starting to rust and would like to make it nicer some how?

A/C will be staying as well? You have no roof, why keep it?

A/C is staying because it's a summer car and black leather/top.
Really though, why remove working A/C?

The manifold is a special blend I did. Looks sick!!

Nice project man, I look forward to viewing all the update that will be coming. I never seen a project like this before (yes I'm a noob) so its gotten my attention!

Black leather interior? You got everything reupholstered?

Black was an option in 1999.

Ah, right. My mistake

Thought you might have had a source to redo them at a decent price. I hate the tan in mine.

I think the tan looks great as long as you have black plastics.