I've been working on this alone, so my progress has been slow. My body hates me, and the sunburn on my back is brighter than my red shorts!

I'm converting my 2GA talon to a 2GB eclipse.

Work Done So Far:
- Headliner Removed
- Sunroof replaced (old one was broken)
- Front End, complete conversion w/ fog lights
- Rear of talon removed
- Rear lights of eclipse fitted

To Do:
- Install Rear Bumper
- Install Side Skirts
- Figure Out Tail Wiring
- Install Spoiler

Pictures:

Wow, Front end is looking Awesome Eric. Thats my favourite style front end for 2g's. Good work.

Something is off about the back end. Can't quite figure it out. =]

haha, we'll have to have another look at it.. rear looks awkward to me too :S

OMFG Eric, that looks AWESOME!!! WOW! I'm stupid impressed here.

Keep the pics coming!!!

I'm just hoping that I can get the rest of it done without being rained on too much tomorrow.

The front end looks much nicer with the fog lights. Where did you get the fog lights and do you have a 97 rear end.

Ryan Laliberte found the fog lights for me from the dsmlink board, I think. Yes, I have the 2gb rear also; the bumper is red, and the spoiler is blue.. so paint is a must.

How much did you pay for the rear 2gb bumper.

If i remember right I paid $250 for it, with the reverse lights included.

Looks good man. Is that a rear bumper support or the bumper crash bar?

If its the latter, it looks like plastic.

That's a good price for the rear bumper. It's coming along really nicely! keep it up

Damn you got lucky I have the 2ga rear, and I've been looking for the 2gb rear for months know. Id pay 300 for only the rear bumper if I could find one.

Just the crash bar.. it's plastic but reinforced on the inside.

2Gs use fiberglass(?) for the crashbar, where 1Gs are metal I think.

Any ways conversion looks great so far!

How much did you pay for the front bumper?

It looks great btw

Mike I may be able to get you one with reverse lights for about 300 if you want. Let me know.

Alrighty Guys, here is the work so far!



Something still looks wrong doesn't it?

Nothing a quick trip to the hardware store cant fix!



Now I just need to do my skirts and spoiler.. and paint!

Looks great Eric! Man I can't wait to see that thing when she's painted!

Oh yeah, I paid $160 for the front bumper from part source, got it brand new!

Hell yeah man...looks good. Sorry I'm not able to be there to give you a hand. I know an extra set of hands is always a good thing, I did mine solo as well. I love the multi colour though man, it brings me back to when my rear was maroon, front end was primer and the rest was just black.

Looks like its coming along nice!

oh and by the way, sorry I missed that call, I was working all day.

oh yeah, and a quick shot of my updated interior too! Installed 3 gauge pillar, the gauges arent wired up yet, but i've fished the wires through the dash already.

is that an NT?

any engine mods planned? build is coming together nicely - already have a paint place picked out?

Looks good, can't wait to change mine to the 2GB this summer.

Very nice man. Will look awesome when its painted as well :Tu:

damn, even switched the steering wheel

Looks great Eric!

Are you going to install a 3rd brake light when you install the Eclipse spoiler?

I've been having a really hard time getting a 3rd brake light, but i do intend to install one, even if i have to fab one up myself.

Yes, the steering wheel was the first thing to change out.

She is indeed an NT.. I already built the engine as much as I am going, next focus is for custom sub box.

And lastly, lol, the paint place I have picked out is a place called "Loyalist Autobody" in Picton. He's charging me roughly $1500 for the entire car, and I've seen his work so I can trust him.

If you can have him prep and paint the front/rear bumper off the car, then install. No matter how good he will never get the paint into the seam to get it looking the best that it could.

That's what he said he'd end up doing.. so when time comes for the car to go in, I'll be removing the necessary panels etc.

does the 1500 include sanding the car down? Is there any warranty on fading or pealing? I may be interested in his contact info if he is good.

I already asked Eric that. He said the guy is doing all the prep work himself. =] Wondering on what price he'd do it for if I primer and prep myself. =]

The guy runs a single person shop, with little overhead. That's why he can do it so cheap. I'll let you know about how he warranties his stuff when I find out for sure.

Could you ask if we prep cars if he'll be even nicer? if so he might have a car later on this summer. For now I want it running good before I paint. Not so worried about show.

Looking real good eric, I hope you enjoy my spoiler. Not to Hijack your post but b/c I live so close to Detroit michigan, I can get eclipse parts by the truckload .. let me know if anyone is interested, my prices are fair, ask eric and these are all oem urethane parts too. You might have to make a trip down here and show me it in person Eric

I'm always up for a nice drive! Thanks for the wing Dave, it's not attached yet, but it will be soon!

Well, went in for a more accurate paint estimate than over the phone, and it's way different

I am still doing to get it painted at the same place, since the price is still "relatively" right.

He said that since painting a black car sucks (basically), it's more expensive. He ran me through why;my car is full of little dents that dont look so bad now, but after a nice clear coat will show up. He's going to skip working on the hood, and just buy a new one for it. Lastly, the side skirts and spoiler, not a lot of work there, but he's going to paint the body where they go, then mount the skirts, then paint again. Same with the wing.

Anyway, tax and all, he is giving me $2450 ish.

That's $1000 under the table, then $1300 with tax.

The deal with imperfections: "After the car is back in your hands, if you see something you dont like just bring it back to me and I will fix it."

May 12 she goes in.

Ouch. I wouldn't spend that much on paint. I would rather rattle can. =[

that being said, rattle can isn't professional

However, due to the price I might have to wait til I come back from my 3 months of course.. wouldn't be a bad idea anyway, since its just going to sit idle in a parking lot for most of the 3 months anyway. That wouldnt do my new paint any justice at all.

lol, I still wouldn't rattle can it. Just didn't think paint prices cost that much.

Yeah, leaving it with new paint in a parking lot is just asking for someone to back into it =[ Wouldn't be fun to come home to that after 3 months.

Yeah, the other quotes I've received start at $3000.. so this is still the best I've seen so far.

And he's doing "base coat clear coat".. which I am told is the way to go.

I agree with Jay. Seems as if he's overcharging you. I got my old Talon painted a custom candy apple red, and they did all the prep work as well. The body wasn't really in rough shape, so there was not a lot to be done there, but I paid 2 grand...

Where did you go??

And we also have to keep in mind, black sucks for paint.

Some place in Mississauga..around Dundas/Mavis.
Called O'seho Auto Service.

Probably too far of a drive, but just wanted to give you a comparison on a price. Why does black suck for paint?

Dings and everything show up very easily from what I am told.

It's because no matter how much body work you do, you see every imperfection the second a new coat of clear is sprayed.

The amount of prep work that's done is what dictates how much a paint job costs. That's why you can find a $500 paint job or a $5000 paint job.

$2500 sounds pretty reasonable if they're fixing dents, sanding and filling, removing trim, everything properly masked, etc.

And as your paint guy said, black is the worst.

not to be rude, but couldn't you purchase another 2G NT for around that same price? (2500)

personally, I would never do a single change to my car that cost the same amount as the entire car complete.

i would try 4 wheels auto collision in brampton, that's where I had my celica sprayed to Lexus IS300 graphite pearl and the outcome was flawless and significantly less.

Grant, in Eric's defense, he's put a lot more into the car than just the body.

The whole top end has been rebuilt. There is a few aftermarket add-on goodies, he's got one HELL of a stereo system in there including a 7" LCD and a PS2.

Plus, his car has needed paint from the day he bought it. $2500 is just doing it right, and to find a car with those modifications with fresh paint will cost well over that price.

Plus, it's just so much cooler to say your car has had a conversion done. Shows the time/effort/care in it.

I've put time/effort/blood/money into this car.. NT or not, it's all about the body style for me. I don't care so much about the engine as people on this board do, though I have some goodies in my NT as well. I'm not the guy who is going to take my car to the track and race it, I'll be the guy in a clean sports car watching the races.

In my opinion, it's worth it.

And your opinion should be all that matters. Besides I think it's looking good already.

You got to do what makes you happy or else it will never work out for you =]

I am definetely an engine guy, but the car is looking good!

Think today I'll be removing the rear spoiler, and possibly mounting my new one... Any thoughts on how i can do this easily? If i look at it and just dont feel comfortable with it, i'll be having the body guy do it for me.

Hey here's my conversion:





Also, where can I get the fog light covers (black things)?

the dealer... I think was round $15 for em.

I got mine from Ziggy for around the same price.

If you think $2500 is alot Jay, I'd hate to tell you how much a show quality paint job is!

So I dropped her off at the paint shop today!! Here's hoping for the best!

Good luck! Can't wait to see it all fresh and new.

Only thing is, I dont pick it up til I am done my SQ course.. so 28 june. This thread is going to get old. lol

Get your ass up here if you get a chance.

=] I know a couple people with $10 000 on the shell of there car. I think its crazy. It does show though you get what you pay for. I just wouldn't spend that much =]


Eric let me know when you have it out. I should have mine out end of june. =] IF all goes well. lol Should have the shell at my place on the 31st of this month. Then one more month to get the parts and install everything.

Well, I was still talking more then $10,000 but I hear ya

Well guys.. $2469 total price after taxes. I pick up my baby in one hour! I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Eff that man, PICS TONIGHT!!! I want to see this beast!

Why you tease us with this I have it in an hour. But we can't see it till tomorrow?

You going to be cruising tonight man?

Sorry, I was in Kingston. I'll be at a party tonight, and once again.. pics TOMORROW. That I promise since I'll be at my parents place where the beach is at (and the camera).

They arent the best pictures, they were taken with a disposable camera.. but this is the product!

DAMN ERIC!!! It looks fracking GOOD!!!

You need better rims, but GOD DAMN!!!

that is one beautiful talon buddie. eventually i'll do that with my new 2g

Looks great man. What pipe is showing up on the bottom lip?

It's not a pipe, but Underglow lighting.

for the love of god, TINT!!!

looking good so far.

No on the tint looks better without.

I've been looking into tint, it's not too cheap for our cars.. stupid huge back window. lol.

I paid like $200 when I had my ESI, with a lifetime warranty.

That's because they figured the lifetime of a DSM is about 12.6 minutes after the ownership changes hands



P.S - beautiful car, Eric

i paid 175 for the Talon, 200 for the Audi S4. Both with lifetime warranties from AudioHeaven.

Hmz, I went to Apple for my quote, was something like 280 i think after tax. it's been a while since i asked about it though. Its going to be a next year type project for me.

There is a guy that is from our local club that does tinting for 200 bucks, life time warranty, and high quality film, and work.

Though I guess the drive over would make the 80 dollar saving gone

From London? Yeah..

When are you going to be cruising up Belleville Eric?

F*cked if I know.. I am stuck at the Military Police Academy for a long.. long time. lol.

Think you'll swing up to Sudbury while you're there?

perhaps. schedule is insane.

Eric...hell yes!

Thats a good clean looking conversions. I wish I would have waited and got the spoiler and sides put on before paint.

It looks great though man. Congrats!

how do you find them headlights, im thinking of getting a set for the talon but the last set i got that were projector are crap !!
even with HID in them,

so im curious if u get good light out of them or not?

car loooks good tho very nice job!

I got the lights off of ebay, there is a guy here on the board selling the exact same set.. take a look at them. I do get good light out of them, but low beams are a little difficult to see more than 20m in front of car on road.. I think its in the aim though.