Well folks,

Seeing as mostly everyone on here has a build thread, I've decided to tag along. Figured it would also help motivate me to get back into it full-gear sort of speak and enable me to gauge my progress so I can kick myself in the butt if things aren't going anywhere. Dealt with my fair share of sh*t for a while as I'm sure many of you guys have as well which tends to steer you away from what makes you happy and moreso to what you feel is essential. Seeing all the issues I've had with these cars, sometimes I truly felt like it was time for something else.

However, every single time I lay eyes on a 2g, I can't help but be amazed on its styling, its never-aging looks and power capabilities. A true cornerstone for Mitsu, in my regards anyway.

Not to mention the parts I have amassed for both could last me a lifetime. As some of you know of my sickness as my *cough* hoarding *cough* of DSM parts.

I can't stand idly by anymore staring at what I know can be a world of fun waiting to be unleashed (300hp, not your most powerful DSM, in any regard, but I want a fun street-adrenaline-pumped DSM tailored to my liking from both 1g and 2g, nothing more, nothing less).

And yes, some consider me the Ricer of the group, but I don't care

Pics/history and progress to come.


Beauty (aka:, unicorn, legend, "2g, what 2g?", a lie, the make-believe DSM, rice-mobile, lightning [think Cars the pixar movie]) :




and the b*tch (aka: the bucket):




Earliest pics I can find of both even though some mods were already done at that stage.

In my opinion... You got the most flashy dsm.... And the most boring dsm!!

Not that either deserves any less respect in my world!

This is great!



Exactly how I've always felt about the 2gb.

Well said.

I'll be following this thread

PS. Why no rear end pics?

I'm still about 30% sure that the 2G doesn't exist... I'll be following this thread for proof either for or against

Nice Gui!! Look forward to progress!!

And if you forgot to kick yourself in the butt because you aren't progressing Alex always does a great job at doing that for me

Beautiful 2G Gui. You really need to start driving her and please recycle that front bumper.

It does exist...Me and Terry S saw it

Ive seen it aswell..

Dont listen to him.. Keep the bumper. Fits the look of the car and the era.

I think i saw 2Gb eclipse bumper in Gui's garage. I am just too much into OEM for looks;)

Thanks guys I know I've been absent a lot on any DSM related matter. That will change, I long for a drive in either like a fat kid waiting for his birthday cake Couldn't care less about any new models.

Front bumper will be recycled. Not solely on the fact it's not OEM...but it's fiberglass and it keep cracking which bugs the hell out of me. Already have OEM parts to suit what I want later. Just need to get them to paint. List of mods done and to come as well as perhaps a list of parts stored meant for later in case I start getting tired of small HP will be up sometime this week. Just finishing all my Christmas shopping presently, I was actually thrifty this year . Just bought 3 hoodies for 15$ total for work

Because I don't like the rear of the 2g the way it sits now *sniff *tear* lol

1g well it's a laser, nothing hugely special other than it's rare aspect without the spoiler. Plus haven't had pics taken with the new exhaust.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

A little glimpse of what's to come. When I go full out...well I don't spare anything.



Sparco are for the 2g, Corbeau 1g, Corbeau Forza well I did say I was going to build a racing sim as well Charles got me wanting to finish it, thanks Charles!

I WILL have these two in shape and in their best look I can by summer! If I need to eat Kraft dinner everyday, I will I've saved on anything and everything for 5 years (don't think this is all of a sudden, I've pieced out everything bit by bit for YEARS) to get all the parts I've wanted for my 2g and later for the unexpected 1g purchase. I will put every intention into making these two DSMs cars that people will love to look at and feel sad to see leave their line of sight. I may not be as OCD as Rob, but it'll be close Ziggy will also see more of my ugly mug around his shop lol

Everyone warned me about race seats in a DD you sure you want to do that!?

Either way those are some beautiful seats!!

Are there any holes in that cf hatch?

Wanna trade for a mint 2gb rear bumper cover?

Meh, original seats aren't the most comfortable to begin with. Slide way too much unless they are cloth (which personally to me looks tacky) Weigh a ton and I bought these with that in mind. All my sets can be bolstered, added lumbar support and can even add heated option if I want I thought ahead. They also all weigh under 23lbs. I was also skeptical before but these have won me over. I also still have my new SRT4 seats in case I want a little OEM in my world. Next time you're around Bryan come try them out, you'll soon change your mind. I GUA-RAN-TY. The 1g one I also specifically bought for their application. Made for off-roading/mudding/jeeps, they have interior suspension layer that also helps with ride comfort (if your suspension has less travel).

Yup, for spoiler, she be drilled. Just not for the hatch wipers. That will be done soon before paint. I'll buy that bumper can't trade though, hard as hell to get a cf hatch in Canada.

That's cool!! I need to figure out a new seating option, I am happy with the cloth! I have a feeling your going to make me want to spend money on seats, hahha

I'm a fan of AM seats. Specifically those brands! Although I will say it's a real pita to install them into a 2g with such tight clearances and not having a flat floor pan to work with also makes it challenging..

But that's the what modifying is all about.

Hopefully those go in easily.

Also, so long as leather is perforated, it breathes and doesn't leave a layer of your skin behind when get out of your car on a hot summer day. Hard to tell in those pics if they are or not.

Is it Plexiglas or glass in the CF hatch?

1g is a pain too Mike, the seat is actually not symetrical cause it slopes up into the driveshaft tunnel.
When Derek put race seats in the 1g they had to cut into the driveshaft tunnel so that they could center the seats with the steering wheel, Derek is also pretty tall so he wanted it mounted to the floor, maybe if it was higher you could avoid that but it may be tricky.

I'm tiny (5.8ish) so these should go in fine. Have the corresponding brackets from each company specifically for the cars.

They are indeed perforated. Less so the Sparco, but they have a open velcro middle (hard to describe). You can essentially
open the middle to add lumbar/heated pads etc so the velcro opening gives it the breathing it needs. It needed to have a more leathery look to work with the rest of the OEM leather interior. Don't want them to stand out too much. I want an OEM sporty look. The other two (Corbeau) are leather/cloth (but better cloth than OEM, looks smooth)

Got glass, figured it would be more of a hassle with the "law" to have the plexi. Don't want to get pulled over and be told my car needs to be towed because it's unsafe. May use the plexiglass if I ever want to try for 1/4 mile numbers one day.

One thing I should ad, buy from a reputable vendor for seats. I saw a lot of seats before I made the purchase, via anything I could find. In most cases, the "new" ones on kijiji are moslty fakes/copies. So be careful when you buy them, try to buy from an actual store/shop. Even then I found a shop that sold the counterfeits. Sparco/Bride/Recaro being the most counterfeited.

Where did you grab them from?

Best name the vendor to the public if they're trying to fool them by selling fakes. I wouldn't be happy to find out I paid thousands of dollars for knock offs.. When I was told they were legit.

Glass is definitely more functional with the ability to defrost the rear window imo.

What other cool stuff do you have?

Westside Performance Plus (Blenheim ON). It's a little drive Wicked place for any American muscle buff although they are more into Procar seats now. They specialize in American Muscle/Trucks and tractors. If you want they gave me their entire list of products (since I bought quite a bit lol). You can browse through next time I see ya.

Forget the fake-selling vendor, I've seen so many to find what I wanted. I just passed them. If I come across the name again I could remember, just not off the top of my head. The ones that are new on kijiji are almost all fakes FYI.

On another note, I just received my plastic spoiler/sunvisor thing-a-ma-giggah today:



Everything is finally coming up MILHOUSE!

This will most likely sound corny but...

Now that I'm back under the hood/looking through all the parts I have, planning what's to come it's like coming back to a life I had long forgotten. Feeling so happy these days.

I really wonder if this tech/mod/mech bug isn't truly a disease that only gives out happy feelings when you get a good dose of it.

I guess the Corolla/Van thing I had going really nullified my pleasure center.

I get what you're on about.. after driving only the Accord all winter, getting back into the Talon felt like a dream come true. It somehow managed to be even more exciting than getting back into the Talon after a year and a half on the bus. Driving boring cars is not only relatively cheap, it also helps you appreciate your DSM a lot more

All that being said, it's definitely corny as hell

All I have to say at this point is....I hate you Terry



Needed to be different, so these are the JDM ones. I like P&P, didn't want to fiddle with electrics and easier to take off after if I would chose to later on.

Did you say u wanna look different ?

I have a different taillight for every day of the week now

Besides yours is EDM no?

Excited to see what's in all those boxed you've been *ahem.... "hording"....

That would take me a good month to tally

Seeing as it's too cold to work on the car (can't work too much inside my garage) and I have to keep up with this want to finish these builds... I made a mini garage to work on my mini DSM! The DSM is just a stand in, real one being worked on as well as all the other models I had on hold.

Judging by the headers, you've got a V8 or a 420A with a back up header lol

Very cool!

Actually that model only came with the damn 420a engine....even though it was packages as a GSX...lies!

Quick update, my transmission is finally on its way from Nevada Jacks took forever to send my guy a transmission purpose built box for it.

Also got word my 1g is almost ready to hit the road, oddly enough, just as the snow dissipates (a good thing as I don't trust her enough quite yet to tackle a winter storm). Just waiting on Bolton Performance to tell me my new replacement red top Optima is ready. Can't wait to DRIVE a DSM again and not just stare at it. Also have a bunch of goodies already prepped to go in.

Furthermore, I stumbled on this for Ziggy

Just did a hard drive cleanup. Found these, figured it would be a good memory to put in this thread as it won't look like this anymore.



PS even though I'm going more OEM, I did REALLY like the look. Just that fiberglass breaks too much. If they had done my kit in Poly, I would have probably kept the look.

And test fitment of the rare Clear OEM tails.

I was ready to celebrate it coming out of the garage when i saw that pic!
Which bumper did you decide on?