Need your advice

[druvim]

Hello fellas. im sorta new to this Dsm thing. I recently purchased myself a 1999 Mitsubishi eclipse GS-T. I wanted a GSX but couldnt find one. Anyways my question is, I want to make a GSX conversion on my GST. What will it take for that to happen? Is is even worth it? Your advice and help is deeply appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[ACKERSON]

Yes its worth it, cost depends on how cheap you can find a donor car or the parts, it isn't easy but its possible. It's been done many times by members of this forum. I went up and hit that little search thingy up there and typed in awd conversion and I was in awd conversion heaven... try it

 

[GSXTCY]

I went up and hit that little search thingy up there and typed in awd conversion and I was in awd conversion heaven... try it

Exactly! Good luck with the conversion.

 

[GRNDSM]

Yes its worth it, cost depends on how cheap you can find a donor car or the parts, it isn't easy but its possible. It's been done many times by members of this forum. I went up and hit that little search thingy up there and typed in awd conversion and I was in awd conversion heaven... try it

I am sorry, but I had to re-open this thread (and move it from Extreme Tech – where it DIDN’T belong), because I have a serious issue with this statement!!! Time for some tough love .

It is absolutely NOT worth to convert GST to GSX, unless it is a Spyder GST (a convertible).

There are two reasons for this:

1. With Spyder conversion, you end up with a unique and VALUABLE vehicle. There have been at least a dozen or two of such conversions, but that still makes them ultra rare! Ending up with “hacked together” GSX coupe makes it worth LESS than a regular GSX.

2. Spyders used GSX underbelly because it is stiffer and they needed that additional stiffness for structural re-enforcement. That makes AWD conversion that much easier. GST coupes had different floor pan and make such conversion much more difficult.

OK, I can see someone who has years of love and labor invested in their GST taking a plunge and investing $2k-5k (depending on how much you do yourself). It would be ill-advised, but somewhat understandable.

BUT TO BUY A GST COUPE JUST TO COVERT IT TO GSX IT PLANE STUPID!!! Please do not say that you couldn’t find a GSX, there are plenty of them around! They might have been a couple of grand more expensive, but they are out there. Doing this conversion will cost you MUCH more!

If you want a GSX, sell your GST and buy what you really want!

 

[druvim]

Thanks guys for the info, and I did find a few GSX's but they were either not well taken care of or they had too many miles on them and the engines looked like crap. I still remain confused a bit one said it's worth it the other said it's not. I am planning on getting a big turbo in the near future and right now i don't like the fact i burn rubber everytime i slam the gas pedal. I want to be able to take off when i need too. Thanks

 

[PaleDSM]

I'd take GRNDSM's advice. There are alot of differences between the two that aren't easily swapped.