This car came with A/C that wasn't functioning in a few places, and while it will be missed here in Florida I decided I'd rather just clean up the engine bay and save the money/headache, so the under hood components were removed. This led to the emission components being removed as well, most...

Naturally I got ahead of myself again and took it for a short drive down a back road the next day, and naturally I got tempted into giving it some throttle. It built about 5psi, at which point it had a massive stutter and almost shut off. I found that this a sign of either spark blowout or a...

Now that I knew the car could at least idle, I ordered some tires and clutch master/slave cylinder to get the pedal working again (it was sticking to the floor).Budget isn't very big so I tried some budget tires with good reviews to get me rolling, Nankang NS-20 (which are now replaced by the...

Once the tank and pump arrived those went in without too much struggle (thanks to eclipse08's guide), and once some fuel and a new battery went in I got a little ahead of myself and thought I'd try for a start. Well spoiler alert, start it did not. After some thought I realized that there was...

While things were being shipped I put some time into cleaning things up: buffed the headlights, went through the engine bay with a bunch of rags, brushes, and soapy water, and wiped the algae (maybe moss? Possibly barnacles) off the exterior.

I was still in school at this point so I didn't have much time to work on it, but once summer break hit I had 2 or 3 days a week to dedicate to the cause. Finally after it was rolled onto the driveway and up on jack stands I could start working, but before anything major I poured a cap of...

Some initial pictures of the car after it had been towed to the yard in which it would become an ornamentIt was a little rough, lots of clear missing, dry rotted tires, a little exterior rust, and decently filthy engine bay. At least the interior was saved by limo tint and dash mat!You...

Thank you Luda!

Haven't posted for a while but both me and the car are still alive LOL. School put a damper on things.Since my last post really all I've done is remove things: A/C components under the hood are gone, emissions deleted, and cruise control in is the half delete state. I know there's differing...

Good luck on the build sir! I dig the color combo, and the hood looks a lot less offensive against that color than mine.

I was surprised by how decent the results were! Most of the car may be getting this treatment until funds are available for a paint job (hopefully within the next decade???)The previous owner gave me some stuff he's obviously not using any more, 2 sets of NGK 7s and two of the old "big" oil...

Didn't do anything drive train related today, but took a tip from my dad and applied a few coats of heavy duty floor wax to the hood. It looks better than it did, but still not so good... Money is limited on this project for now though, so something cheap that can make a difference is worth...

The 350z has always been a cool car to me, and I'd imagine there are some great bargains floating around by now. Gotta love a VQ. My daily is a 2003 Jetta GLI with 150k on the clock, it's fun but I usually drive it like a granny to try and prolong its life.I can tell you this, I already like...

Thank you, it's been fun so far!

And to celebrate this thing running, I picked up the 2G DSM tuners shirt, every time I look up "2G eclipse how to _____" it always leads me here and I seem to find what I'm looking for, thanks to all who post their wisdom here!

A few days late on this one, but after replacing the master and slave cylinders and bleeding the clutch, the car is moving under its own power!Coolant temperature seems to stay at normal operating temp, but that doesn't mean timing belt/tensioners/water pump aren't going to be replaced before...

Pulled the plugs, poured a cap of marvel mystery oil in each cylinder, applied dialectic grease to all plug/coil/boot connections, and thought I'd try for another start just for kicks (hadn't tried cranking since I ran some gas out of the system)And well, she started right up!!! I'm nowhere...

Thank you Teamevo! If you're still in the process, good luck to you as well!

It's a gauntlet in its own! I've formed a 6th sense that lets me know when I have about 10 seconds to cover the engine with a garbage bag and pull all tools into the garage.And I definitely have a lot of learning to do on the upgrade path. My initial goal is to be in the realm of 250 WHP and...

I haven't tested compression, but it seems unlikely unless the rings really degraded over the time it's been sitting. I'll test that soon as well though.I also wonder if I might have a massive vacuum leak due to a hose degrading, but when I was cleaning up the engine bay I didn't notice any...

I replaced the old fuel pump and gas tank today and figured it was time to try for a start, but start it did not. I should note that I did NOT change the fuel filter (although I do have a new one) because I could already foresee the rage it was going to induce, that's next on the list.The...

I do have a question if anyone wants to chime in.The fuel pump I ordered is a Denso 950-0178 and I can't find the LPH number anywhere, but I'm guessing it's much lower than the Walbro 255 coming out. I found out that although this car has a 16G and an electronic boost controller it has...

I'm not sure if this is really the place for updates... but I have updates!Threw in a new battery, changed oil/filter and coolant today. Tried bleeding the clutch (pedal goes to the floor and stays there) but there was no pressure to speak of when I released the bleed valve so new...

Thank you smoked! And congrats on getting back in the game! The more I see my car the happier I am to be a part of the club, even if it looks like it spent some time in a lake.

Thank you Shinzon and Pignose! And yes, the hood isn't exactly in good taste. I'm going to be scouring local junkyards for decent hatches and maybe a GS-T hood while I'm at it.For an update, I'm finally getting some time to work on this thing (college was pretty time-consuming last semester)...

jmattern1 submitted a new DSM Profile :1995 2G GS-TRead more about this vehicle here...

So I was finally able to get some pictures of the car in all its crusty glory, as well as some more information. It's a Jan 1995 model with 142,xxx miles, and seems to have quite a few mods including:-EVOIII 16G, GReddy intercooler and piping, Blitz SBC boost controller, Turbo-back exhaust...

Thanks for the welcome Ludachris! If I can get this thing running maybe I'll have the credentials for the t-shirt ;)Thank you! I read through the Maintenance Page and it looks like I definitely have a good bit to do before I can get to finding any supplementary problems caused by sitting for...

Oh yes, rust doesn't look like an issue. Thank you Chessmo, I'll look in to how I can test that.I know this is an intro thread but could I ask you guys one question? Would you recommend certain sources for parts? Specifically gasket and timing sets? A friend told me to check out rock auto...

Thank you 802gst and Techboy!The first item on the docket is definitely flush all fluids, then from there test compression, replace rubber and gaskets as needed, and get the rust machined off the brake discs. From there, who knows what's been ruined by the hand of time lol.It has a way to...

Hello all, and thank you for having me on this forum.I decided I couldn't resist the itch any more and I went out and bought my first project car, a 1995 Eclipse GST. I bought it from a friend for a reasonable price, the only problem is it's been sitting for a long time... not driven or...