Well its been a bit since my last update and honestly I haven't really picked up any new DSMs in the past six to eight months. Not to say I haven't had the opportunity but as I get older (maybe smarter) I've started to be pickier on which ones I pull triggers on due to the market just not being...

#12) I actually picked this one up a while back but just haven't posted about it. This car has sort of meshed with me since day one of going to look at it. So far it's been the one DSM I have latched onto and wanted to keep and thus is still with me. It's in fantastic condition rust-wise...or...

#11) While sitting at home browsing through Facebook Marketplace a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX showed up in my feed. It looked rough in the pictures but it was only 1400$. Quickly looking through the pictures I could see the whole drivetrain was still intact but the interior was mostly gutted...

Getting there:Let's cover non DSM related things first. So we sold our house and ended up buying a home with about 8 acres and a three-car garage. It needed lots of work but had lots of potential mainly from the perspective of having room to add a place for me to do car-related things. So...

Wasn't gone for long...So after the last car was sold I went through a purge. I had collected a decent amount of spare parts over the years and since I had decided to move on from DSMs I decided to sell off a lot of stuff I had acquired. Not only that but we had also decided to sell our house...

I quit...#8) Man, this next one hurts to talk about. Watching my son play Playstation one night a 1997 Eagle Talon TSi AWD popped up on my FB feed for 1400$. I sent the guy a message but the guy responded that he had a guy coming to look at the car the following day. There were hardly any...

They were for sure offered for the 1GA

Getting Everyone (mostly) Up-To-Date:#5) Alright, let's do this. Shortly after the banana car I had a blue 1G (I believe it was a 92) AWD Talon pop up about 30 mins from my house. Drove over and traded a set of new BC camshafts I had purchased a couple of years earlier for the car. It was...

Catching Up:#1) So, to kick this off I figured I'd briefly talk about each of the cars I have picked up over the past few years. DSM fever hit me back in high school and my friends and I went through a handful before joining the military and getting married yada yada. Wish I had pictures from...

So, the last time I posted a build thread I stated I was stepping away from DSMs. Let's be real, no one actually ever gets away from DSMs, there is something special about these cars that just keeps us coming back. So, this time around I am starting a build thread that instead of covering a...

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The car was sold a year or so ago :("Stepped" away from DSMs...since that time I have slightly come back. I may make a build journal that just covers all the DSMs I buy instead of a thread per car. Life thread?

@Rick_4g63 Looking good! What are those wheel specs?

Okay, I did see these couple of wiring diagrams but couldn't make out exactly what the wires coming in/out of the plug were for. My brain doesn't compute how to decipher these diagrams. But if the car has no ABS then I can just leave the male end (uncut) unplugged underneath the passenger side...

I am completely terrible at reading the FSM electrical diagrams and I am reaching out for some assistance from the community. After digging through the manual I finally deduced the connector I am looking for information on is B-59 (Body wiring harness and front wiring harness combination). I'll...

Car sold :( For the time being I'm stepping away from DSMs.

I reached out to my provider and I am going to get some ranges in cost for different values of stated value coverage. With our cars ranging so much in value its hard to determine what the car is "worth".

Deal! One condition…that your cool with me bringing my four kids and wife 😁 Jokes aside thanks for the kind words, I’ve always wanted to learn to weld (and I probably will in the future) but I wanted a way to at least prevent any spread and this seemed like a good middle ground.

I truly appreciate the kind words and wisdom.I have reached out to my insurance company (Statefarm) regarding stated value insurance and they do offer it. Any suggestions on how to determine the value? It seems like it could be driven mostly by me but I’m not sure what to even ask for. I was...

Thank you!Yes, I ended up selling the yellow one. After doing all the work to restore it mechanically I got overwhelmed with paint and bodywork. It was a nice car but had its issues that I quite honestly did not want to deal with.

Thank you all! It’s nice to know that I’m not alone in this feeling. I also know that living in fear isn’t the best and the whole purpose of these cars (cars like these in general) are made to be driven. I’m going to try my best to shift that fear driven thought process towards a more healthy...

September 14th 2021:After wrapping up the rear, which was the more time consuming parts I moved on to the front. The driver side had the worst rust spot and after grinding and removing the seam sealer around the area this is what I ended up with. In efforts of keeping things moving I did not...

I am fortunate enough to daily drive a sti hatch so the Talon won’t ever be daily driven. Just when the opportunity presents itself to be able to drive it I usually opt to not. “The kids might break the door handle” or “the idiot teens driving their daddy’s BMW may rear end me being impatient at...

Putting this into words I feel completely dumb even writing this but here we go…I’ve been into DSMs for as long as I could drive and we all know these cars are a dying breed, so how do you all get over driving your car? Over the years I’ve had DSMs in varying degrees of quality but it wasn’t...

August 10th, 2021:Continuing work on the rear wheel wells. Keeping this update simple so lets get to the photos.This is mostly good to go and ready for primer and coatings.Driver side wheel well is cleaned, certain areas primered and mostly taped off and good to go.Still a bit glossy...

August 8th 2021:So first off just want to say, please don't judge me to harshly for this update, I am doing my best with the tools and methods I have at my disposal. But anyway...I know we all know that rust is a killer of these cars and despite my first impressions of this car and stating...

Yeah it really does clean up the driver side of the engine bay. Either way the car is looking good, keep the updates rolling!

Looking good! How do you like the new steering rack?

Thanks! Hopefully I keep up with photos and updates. I'm notoriously bad with snapping photos and often just get sh%t done. I've been trying to be somewhat better.

UPDATE:Picked up a set of Evo VIII Enkeis for 200$ locally. Not sure if it's a good deal or not but I think Evos look good on the 2G so I went for it. They were painted white many moons ago and started to look like a person that hasn't brushed their teeth in awhile, plus I am wanted to redo...

Looking closer I finally realized you are the same person that makes the Velocity Labs videos (not as of late slacker...I am kidding I have four kids so I understand). A couple years ago I was laying in bed watching you make the road trip to pick up your 97 Talon thinking to myself "Man I hate...

Quick update...I've done a handful of things so far that I didn't capture photos off. Ill go back and take some pictures but Ill also list some of the stuff out just so I keep track.-Brakes were complete crap so I installed a full brake kit from Power Stop I had sitting around. Painted the new...

Well here we go, I am going to try and keep this build thread somewhat light and simple. I have a track record for starting build treads and then selling the car...I think this time though I found a keeper. So figured Id try and keep somewhat of a log of updates. Lets get to it!DETAILS! 1997...

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This seems to be a habit with me but I ended up selling this car. A crazy stupid deal for a 2G popped up about an hour from me that I jumped on. Maybe one day Ill do a build thread and actually KEEP the car lol. I don't know if Ill do a build thread on the new car or not...mainly trying to stay...

Fantastic build! Beautiful!I do have to say that watching some of these super in depth builds always makes me sad and demotivated lol. Having spent so much time in the garage restoring (not to this level) my DSMs I can attest that builds like these take a LOT of time. I spend hours of time...

I'm asking cause I am not aware but do the 2G heads that have the CAS on the passenger side have the mounting provisions for CAS on the timing side and vice versa? I just assumed that if the CAS was different then the OEM from your particular vehicle (timing side vs. passenger side) that you...

To answer your original question regarding all 2Gs heads being the same no they are not. Earlier years have the CAS on the timing side where later years have the CAS on the passenger side. Yours looks to have the CAS on the passenger side so if you decided to just out and replace the head you'd...

Alright, Ill bite the bullet here. I will offer up my 97 Talon as an example piece for you to do a DIY/How to example on restoring/refinishing paint :)I know, I'm a saint and sacrificing a lot here. You all can thank me later.