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1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse N/T Vehicle Profile & Build Thread

My 3rd DSM and current project, a 1997 Eclipse with the 420A engine.

Project Lazarus

Specs & Mods

Ownership Status
Currently Own
Year
1997
Model/Trim
Mitsubishi Eclipse N/T
Drivetrain
FWD
Transmission Type
Manual
Build Type
  1. Drag Race
Mods-Bolt-on
Cold Air Intake
Some kind of aftermarket exhaust. Not sure what brand it is at the moment.
Parts Wishlist
It's a long list, I'll update it as I go but the initial list for right now is as follows.

Door seals - aquired
Rear hatch seal - aquired
New seats
Harness bar - just until I get around to having a full cage installed.
4 point harnesses
Strut tower braces
Brake kit - rotors, pads, calipers
Hubs and hub bearings
Coilover suspension conversion
Full bushing kit
Eagle Forged Rods
Forged Pistons - maybe weisco but haven't decided yet.
ARP head studs
Bigger cams
Oversized valves
Stronger valve springs
Id love to set up oil jet cooling and a dry sump oil system but that might be entirely too much work for this little thing.
1000cc injectors
Wet Nitrous Kit
Eventually convert to turbo, possibly with a megasquirt system
Full roll cage
Carbon Fiber body kit - bumper covers, side shirts ect.
Carbon Fiber rear hatch
Carbon Fiber Hood
Carbon Fiber Fenders
Carbon Fiber side window delete - I am toying with the idea of making these into cabin air vents.
Stainless exhaust manifold
Carbon Fiber Doors
Background
This car has been through I don't know how many owners, at least 2 engines, has around 120k miles on it, and was in a very sad state when I bought it. At first glance this car belonged in a junk yard, couldn't hold most of its fluids, brakes didn't work, engine barely ran, every piece of weather stripping was rotted out, the rear hatch had cancerous rust, the bumper covers held on by zip ties, and the interior was plagued by mildew on top of a long laundry list of other issues.

The plan is to resurrect this poor thing in stages.

Stage 1: get it running and safe to drive - brakes, suspension, drivetrain maintenance, seats, restraints ect - fix some of the cosmetics, and get it to a point where the interior doesn't get wet every time it rains.

Stage 2: rebuild the engine with the strongest components I can find to hopefully withstand 600+ hp, replace every bushing, bearing, and mount in the car that can be replaced.

Stage 3: Nitrous.Lots and lots of nitrous.

Stage 4: Turbo.

Its going to be an interesting (and expensive) journey but I am very curious to see how far I can go with this 420A engine.

The baseline goal is 400hp (with or without nitrous), after that I'll have to decide if I keep going with the project or if I should move on to a better platform to build on.
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2G DSM
Added by
Cobalt88
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