Blog Title: 95 GST rebuild/upgrade
So here's my project stofy so far...
I lost my last DSM just over a year ago and was mad at the world for the longest time (now I'm just still mad at the cops for it). I lost the passion for tuning and cars in general and ended up buying a damn honda just to have a car, hated driving it every day. Then I found a '95 GST on craig's list for only $1500 and the only issue I was told it had was it wouldn't start. So I bought it, couldn't pass it up, after all, I've always loved DSMs. I finally got it running after 3 weeks of trial and error with electrical parts, ripped out 50ft or so of useless wires from under the steering wheel alone.
I got to drive the car car for only 2 1/2 days (only 88 miles) and then the engine lost power and could barely struggle to 40mph. So another 2 months went by, replacing more parts, putting the car on craig's list to avoid the nightmare, and still getting nowhere. Then I finally found out someone did a 6-bolt swap and never told me. The whole time I've been doing the electrical stuff the wrong way. Now I've redone the wiring, and of course, still nothing. Did a compression test just to find out that every cylinder had very low compression. So I've given up on trying to make the car start just so I can enjoy driving a DSM again and put the car into full project mod. I'm in the process of removing the engine and transmission so I can fix the compression and upgrade the internals at the same time. Gonna keep upgrading and hopefully be ready to put it on the road (and track) by late spring/ early summer.
More to come...
I lost my last DSM just over a year ago and was mad at the world for the longest time (now I'm just still mad at the cops for it). I lost the passion for tuning and cars in general and ended up buying a damn honda just to have a car, hated driving it every day. Then I found a '95 GST on craig's list for only $1500 and the only issue I was told it had was it wouldn't start. So I bought it, couldn't pass it up, after all, I've always loved DSMs. I finally got it running after 3 weeks of trial and error with electrical parts, ripped out 50ft or so of useless wires from under the steering wheel alone.
I got to drive the car car for only 2 1/2 days (only 88 miles) and then the engine lost power and could barely struggle to 40mph. So another 2 months went by, replacing more parts, putting the car on craig's list to avoid the nightmare, and still getting nowhere. Then I finally found out someone did a 6-bolt swap and never told me. The whole time I've been doing the electrical stuff the wrong way. Now I've redone the wiring, and of course, still nothing. Did a compression test just to find out that every cylinder had very low compression. So I've given up on trying to make the car start just so I can enjoy driving a DSM again and put the car into full project mod. I'm in the process of removing the engine and transmission so I can fix the compression and upgrade the internals at the same time. Gonna keep upgrading and hopefully be ready to put it on the road (and track) by late spring/ early summer.
More to come...
Engine finally went in last night!!!
Posted 05-20-2011 at 09:30 AM by spyderdrifter
After months of stressing over my engine build, parts not arriving like they should, and small set backs here and there, I finally got my engine timed last night for $20 and now it's resting in it's rightful location all snug in the engine bay. I know everything I need for the engine to start (fuel, spark, etc...) is good. I'm still a little leary of the timing since this guy did it so quickly, and his way, not the way I've read, but he was quit knowledgable on DSMs so I went with it. I know the fuel pressure is awesome, since I accidently sprayed a friend with fuel a few months back when I turn the electrical system on and forgot to disconnect the pump harness 
. The ignition system works great as 90% of it got replaced with new parts, and the low compression problem should have been cured with the long block rebuild. So tonight is gonna be a long night of reinstalling all the plumbing, wires, vac lines, fluids, and everything else. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that I won't need to tear it all back out again for not starting again....
. The ignition system works great as 90% of it got replaced with new parts, and the low compression problem should have been cured with the long block rebuild. So tonight is gonna be a long night of reinstalling all the plumbing, wires, vac lines, fluids, and everything else. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that I won't need to tear it all back out again for not starting again.... Total Comments 5
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Looks good, but missing timing belt cover...are you going to put it on or run it like that.Posted 05-21-2011 at 09:04 AM by arodgst
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unfortunately i have to go without for the moment. i am planning to build sheetmetal covers for the lower and mid sections and get the clear one for the top.Posted 05-22-2011 at 01:44 PM by spyderdrifter
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GL Bro, looks good. I would double check that timing just for piece of mind, but hey thats just me.Posted 05-23-2011 at 11:23 AM by GST4g63T
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Looks like the Harbor Freight hoist
Posted 07-28-2011 at 08:54 PM by Kreez
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Hello
Posted 05-27-2012 at 10:29 PM by kcallesen
