95 Talon AWD Panda

[92AWDHX40]

Nice build buddy of mine just got his hx40 est 427 hp on his 1g, im looking to grab one soon myself for my 1g. Nice pics.

 

[tay97gst]

Nice build buddy of mine just got his hx40 est 427 hp on his 1g, im looking to grab one soon myself for my 1g. Nice pics.

Thanks pal, I'm hoping this hx35 will make it up to those numbers I was debating going with an hx40 but I think I made the right choice

 

[HaveBlue83]

damn this has made progress! I miss my HX35 sound but 4200 spool was laggy (to me). i love them tho!

nice work so far, keep it up

 

[tay97gst]

Well gentlemen it's the update we've all been waiting for... the engine is in its home! Really wasn't as bad as i had expected wrestling it in there but it probably helped that my dad can man handle things like a grizzly bear Anyway, I still have all the little things to do such as install the driveshaft, transfer case, axles, and exhaust along with various little things. But I'm hoping to have it started by next week And now pics of the engine!
Aint she puuurdy

I did run into clearance issues however with the external wastegate and my drivers side radiator fan, not sure what I'm going to do about that but I will post a thread on that soon.
As you can see there's literally zero space for a fan in there xD

Next update will hopefully be a video of it running with all the little details finished!

 

[tay97gst]

Well I havent updated since I got the engine in but I've been pretty busy this week. On Monday, while I work I found out that a can of spray adhesive (which I forgot was in my car) exploded. Literally the worst thing I can imagine. So instead of spending Monday working on the talon, I spent the night removing the glue from my entire interior. Here are some pics of the carnage.

But on the talon I kept trying to progress with whatever I could in the engine bay. I wanted to keep as many wires hidden as I could so I tucked most of them within the intake manifold. Worked out pretty well, I even tucked the power transistor inside there xD I mounted the coil pack to the right of the intake manifold after a bit of banging on the bracket with a sledgehammer. Seems like it should work. Anyways pictures will show the progress easier than I can type, so just look at those

AFPR attached to the brake fluid reservoir's bracket.

Coil pack mounted to IM

Power transistor inside of IM

Clearance of radiator hose to transmission counterweight. This is with it in gear, plenty of clearance. The radiator hose is however touching the intake.

This pic pretty much sums it up.

So hopefully this saturday I can get all the drivetrain hooked up and everything in the engine bay ready for a first start! Wish me luck!

 

[Purple_Demon]

Very nice progress. Keep up the good work

 

[inspire]

Great build man! Mad props!

 

[952g63t]

Lookin' good man,

I had the same problem with my radiator fan & wastegate. All I did was mount the fan on the other side to push and swapped the leads. As far s mounting, I just used the plastic radiator clips which worked great.

The exploded can of adhesive must really suck getting off.

 

[tay97gst]

Lookin' good man,

I had the same problem with my radiator fan & wastegate. All I did was mount the fan on the other side to push and swapped the leads. As far s mounting, I just used the plastic radiator clips which worked great.

The exploded can of adhesive must really suck getting off.

Great build man! Mad props!

Very nice progress. Keep up the good work

Thank you guys! Yesterday I put in the driveshaft and transfer case as well as installing every part of the engine bay so literally all that's left is putting in the axles and filling everything up! If everything goes well it will start this week, it's been a long road but it was absolutely worth it.

 

[Purple_Demon]

It is always worth it in the end. Keep us updated on the startup!

 

[tay97gst]

Anyone think they have an idea?
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/new...turning-over-motor-why-wont-stay-running.html

In case you guys were wondering what an hx35 boost leak tester looks like compared to the one for my t25... haha

 

[tay97gst]

Hey guys! Figured I'd update this since I haven't posted the progress I made with getting it to run. Well after changing aspects of the tune, fixing my major boost leaks, and adjusting a couple sensors, she idles without wanting to die! I only got one video of it idling and it was before I fixed another major leak at the EGR blockoff plate so you can hear it surging. I'm hoping that the next time I fire it up I can adjust the tune even more to try and get a smooth idle. So once that's done I'll take another video, I'll also take a video of how much the interior shakes thanks to the poly mounts, I actually love it cause it makes you know youre in a real car ;-) Anyway, the next few update will just be me fixing leaks and fine tuning because I don't think I can make it out of the driveway until I change my suspension, it's too low haha. But that will come in the next few weeks as well.

Here's the video, no exhaust, when I first got it running
A6854875-D3EA-4FB2-AC9B-24E52EBABB11-2774-0000042DB465A44D_zps21fb6e10.mp4 Video by PandaTalonBuild | Photobucket

 

[tay97gst]

Little update today.

I decided that now is a good time as ever to get the front end on. I've had the bumper sitting in my garage since I got the car so today I took the time to finally put it together. I also got a set of headlights from headlightsdepot.com and I have to say they look amazing compared to the 18 year old set on my eclipse
I also decided to see what the rims I have on it would look like plastidipped so I did the back wheel. The pictures don't do it justice at all, but the wheel that was dipped looks almost like an RPF1 now instead of ugly rims with a chrome lip. When I can get a better picture of the wheels I'll post it up.

ALSO: it looks like I'm gonna have to send my ECU to ecmlink to get the ISC drivers replaced which sucks but will help me when trying to tune since I just got some FIC 1050cc injectors! Next update I will take a video of the Thermal exhaust as well since I got that on.

 

[Kyogie12]

Love it. I'm going through a lot of the same stuff on my 2ga GSX and a rebuild on my roomates 2gb GSX. My roommate isn't big on the simple stuff, or "do it once do it right" mentality. There's a reason i'm rebuilding his motor at 140xxx. But I love to see people clean up the engine bay like that. Props for bringing the car back to life man!

I've also been wanting to put black carpet in mine and a new headliner. So thanks for the pics and the motivation too!

 

[952g63t]

Good job on the build progress.

Noticed a couple things though, your oil feed line from the OFH looks like its touching your O2 housing, you may want to consider routing it in front of your manifold so it does not touch any exhaust parts. Also, you may want to double check where the line is going into your OFH.

Our setups are very similar so I can tell you you are going to have issues with your alternator being so close to your O2 housing. You may want to re-wrap that or add a layer to protect your alt from that heat. Or even do the alt swap but thats if you already got rid of your AC of course.

GL.

Edit: Forgot to mention, replace your coolant hose with a flex pipe so it doesn't touch your heat shield. Cheap insurance against melting that hose, and prevents unnecessary heat transfer.

 

[buhay6]

A lot of your pictures arent showing up for me, but from what I have seen I think your doing an awesome job!

 

[tay97gst]

First off, Sorry for no update in a LOOOONG time, I've been working a ton and it's winter so my motivation is very small. But the good news is that I would like to get it into the paint shop in about a month! I absolutely can't wait, it'll be like a new car. I have installed racing seats and done a few little things so maybe i'll update this with pictures soon, or you'll just have to wait for the paint shots

Good job on the build progress.

Noticed a couple things though, your oil feed line from the OFH looks like its touching your O2 housing, you may want to consider routing it in front of your manifold so it does not touch any exhaust parts. Also, you may want to double check where the line is going into your OFH.

Our setups are very similar so I can tell you you are going to have issues with your alternator being so close to your O2 housing. You may want to re-wrap that or add a layer to protect your alt from that heat. Or even do the alt swap but thats if you already got rid of your AC of course.

GL.

Edit: Forgot to mention, replace your coolant hose with a flex pipe so it doesn't touch your heat shield. Cheap insurance against melting that hose, and prevents unnecessary heat transfer.

I appreciate you're concerns pal, I'll look into your suggestions and see what I can do, thanks for looking out for me!

A lot of your pictures arent showing up for me, but from what I have seen I think your doing an awesome job!

Sorry the pics aren't showing up, they're there for me, if you want you can take a look through my photobucket gallery to get the general idea.
PandaTalonBuild's's Library | Photobucket

 

[tay97gst]

Some picture updates, waiting for the refund check to bring it to the body shop!

Current engine pic. Coil on plug conversion wired for the 95 ecu and the arc-2 cdi to power it! Probably overkill for my hp goals but this is also a show car so it's more for the clean look.

Pics of the racing seats installed, they've been in there for a few weeks i've just been to busy to take pics,

All 6 gauges are wired in and functional, pioneer stereo was relocated to the glovebox

I gotta say, I'm really happy with how clean both the interior and engine bay has become. It's exactly what I pictured when I bought the car as a project. When I pull the car out of the garage next time I'll try and take some better pics of everything, and of course when it's painted I'll take many many pictures!

 

[tay97gst]

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[tay97gst]

Hey guys! Long time no update but the Talon is finally out of the body shop and has it's new rims mounted. Man does it look sweet! Anyway, here are some pics to drool over
Rims are 18x8.5 TSW Nurburgring. Pretty proud of these since I don't think I've seen another DSM with them mounted, let me know your thoughts!

 

[lasershark]

Umm, thoughts??? Give me a break you know that thing looks killer! Good choice on rims too!

 

[tay97gst]

thanks man!

 

[Type1DSMr]

Wow that panda is sexy! Love the look with the 2gb eclipse with the twisty s.

 

[BeatupVR4]

Car looks great and really good work getting it all together but 18's are too big for the Talon wheel well. You need a rubber band tire to get the size right. Look at 2G Talons with Evo 9 Enkies and 245/40's Perfect!

 

[smokeliss]

Coming along nicely!!