DogWhistle
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St. Paul,
Minnesota
My son & I learned so much from our Talon 2G AWD TSi project, it seemed a shame to not apply that knowledge to refurb a cool DD. Started looking at Spyders, and then found this car in Florida with 135k on it. Although the owner had replaced the alternator, he was selling it cheap because even his mechanics couldn’t find what was causing a fast electrical drain and very strange electrical behavior, and the auto transmission wouldn’t go into reverse.
The sun had baked off a lot of the paint. It’s hard to see here, but it looked like it had a bullet hole in the front bumper. Rockin’ Infinity wheels.
The interior was a tired, crispy cloth, with water stains all over the seats.
The engine ran and looked good.
Journal Layout:
1. Necessary Repairs
A. Preparing for the drive home.
B. Electrical Repairs
C. Mechanical Repairs
2. Appearance
D. Exterior Paint
E. Interior Cosmetics
3. Transmission Disassembly and Rebuild
4. Engine Disassembly and Rebuild
5. Convertible Top Replacement & Linkage Repair
6. Quarter Window Roller Replacement
7. Rear Sway Bar, Adjustable Rear Links, and Koni Adjustable Sport Shocks
8. Lighting Center Section Taillight
9. Rear Mitsubishi Logo
10. Custom Exhaust
11. Battery Conversion To Side Post
12. Water Proofing the Roof
Link to Finding Spyder Leaks article
13. Roof Bow Mod
14. Full Interior Sound Deadening
15. Upgrade to GSX 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
16. ForcedFour & Manumatic Shifter
A. Dash Gear Indicator
B. Manuatic Shifter Install
C. Wiring The ForcedFour
D. Daily Driving With ForcedFour
17. AC system Replaced
Front Suspension Replaced
18. 2,000 Mile Road Trip (Link)
19. TPS & ISC Replacement (Link)
20. 2023 M.O.M. Show Kissimmee Florida (Link)
21. Rollover Switch
22. Rotor Warp
23. New Custom Header
Necessary Repairs
A. Trip Prep: My son and a buddy volunteered to make the 1200-mile drive home in January. I had the oil changed and all other fluids checked.
To make sure there were no tire issues on the road, I put on a brand new set of Lancer wheels and Yokohama tires I got from a friend. It gives it a more dsm look.
Then I bought a second identical transmission and sent it along with the car to a local trans shop. Had them pull both apart and use the best pieces out of each, along with new snap rings, clutch pack, and seals. Replaced both drive axles while we were at it.
The electrical drain would have to wait. If they stopped for overnight, the guys would have to pull the battery cable.
They stayed extra time to enjoy the beautiful Florida weather before heading north.
The trip went almost without incident until Kentucky, when the power steering line broke and pumped out most of the rack fluid. It was leaking so fast, you could not pour more fluid in fast enough to last very long, so, manual steering for the rest of the trip!
The weather was good until Wisconsin, which had a raging ice and snow storm in progress. I was proud of how the guys made the little fwd car follow the ruts in the highway, made by trucks, while other cars spun out into the ditch.
Made it to Minnesota – finally!
B. Electrical Repairs: I did some tests, then inspected and traced the wiring harnesses. "The problem" turned out to be three problems: 1) A partially-fried ecu because someone had previously hooked up the battery cables backwards 2) Missing ground straps on the exhaust and an intermittent short in the battery ground cable from corrosion, and 3) A bad Fuel Pump Relay Module that went crazy after it heated up (see our Write-Up on bypassing this in the Tech Section: Electrical). It shifted fairly well, but put in another ’99 Spyder tcu just in case this one had been zapped along with the ecu. Shifts great now.
That's all the photos it will let me load for now. I'll continue as soon as I find out how to load the rest.
The sun had baked off a lot of the paint. It’s hard to see here, but it looked like it had a bullet hole in the front bumper. Rockin’ Infinity wheels.
The interior was a tired, crispy cloth, with water stains all over the seats.
The engine ran and looked good.
Journal Layout:
1. Necessary Repairs
A. Preparing for the drive home.
B. Electrical Repairs
C. Mechanical Repairs
2. Appearance
D. Exterior Paint
E. Interior Cosmetics
3. Transmission Disassembly and Rebuild
4. Engine Disassembly and Rebuild
5. Convertible Top Replacement & Linkage Repair
6. Quarter Window Roller Replacement
7. Rear Sway Bar, Adjustable Rear Links, and Koni Adjustable Sport Shocks
8. Lighting Center Section Taillight
9. Rear Mitsubishi Logo
10. Custom Exhaust
11. Battery Conversion To Side Post
12. Water Proofing the Roof
Link to Finding Spyder Leaks article
13. Roof Bow Mod
14. Full Interior Sound Deadening
15. Upgrade to GSX 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
16. ForcedFour & Manumatic Shifter
A. Dash Gear Indicator
B. Manuatic Shifter Install
C. Wiring The ForcedFour
D. Daily Driving With ForcedFour
17. AC system Replaced
Front Suspension Replaced
18. 2,000 Mile Road Trip (Link)
19. TPS & ISC Replacement (Link)
20. 2023 M.O.M. Show Kissimmee Florida (Link)
21. Rollover Switch
22. Rotor Warp
23. New Custom Header
Necessary Repairs
A. Trip Prep: My son and a buddy volunteered to make the 1200-mile drive home in January. I had the oil changed and all other fluids checked.
To make sure there were no tire issues on the road, I put on a brand new set of Lancer wheels and Yokohama tires I got from a friend. It gives it a more dsm look.
Then I bought a second identical transmission and sent it along with the car to a local trans shop. Had them pull both apart and use the best pieces out of each, along with new snap rings, clutch pack, and seals. Replaced both drive axles while we were at it.
The electrical drain would have to wait. If they stopped for overnight, the guys would have to pull the battery cable.
They stayed extra time to enjoy the beautiful Florida weather before heading north.
The trip went almost without incident until Kentucky, when the power steering line broke and pumped out most of the rack fluid. It was leaking so fast, you could not pour more fluid in fast enough to last very long, so, manual steering for the rest of the trip!
The weather was good until Wisconsin, which had a raging ice and snow storm in progress. I was proud of how the guys made the little fwd car follow the ruts in the highway, made by trucks, while other cars spun out into the ditch.
Made it to Minnesota – finally!
B. Electrical Repairs: I did some tests, then inspected and traced the wiring harnesses. "The problem" turned out to be three problems: 1) A partially-fried ecu because someone had previously hooked up the battery cables backwards 2) Missing ground straps on the exhaust and an intermittent short in the battery ground cable from corrosion, and 3) A bad Fuel Pump Relay Module that went crazy after it heated up (see our Write-Up on bypassing this in the Tech Section: Electrical). It shifted fairly well, but put in another ’99 Spyder tcu just in case this one had been zapped along with the ecu. Shifts great now.
That's all the photos it will let me load for now. I'll continue as soon as I find out how to load the rest.
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