born2race
10+ Year Contributor
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- Oct 12, 2011
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Wayne,
New_Jersey
Hey everybody, i just got into the dsm game and so i decided to share the beginning of me and my baby. So ive always been into tuner cars ever since i was young. Always on craigslist since i was 13 just looking for potential cars to buy.My plan was to buy a car and build it up until i could drive, which is 17 here in NJ. I love all tuners, the supra being my favorite. My budget was low since i was buying my own car so i knew my limits. Ive had a few close calls but no luck yet. Now i was 15 this past spring, just on craigslist as usual. Then i saw one eclipse gsx that i just fell inlove with. Yes, it looked like it came straight out of fast and furious, but im a kid, i like that stuff
but it was listed for 6000, which i knew i couldnt do. I never forgot about that car though. Then summer came along, still no car. But then, i saw the same exact eclipse. Only it was 3500!
i was in shock, immediatly making phone calls, emails etc. I asked my father about it and got his approval. Now, I do know a thing or two about cars. Loved them all my life, got ASE certified at 15, so i knew taking on someone elses project was risky. Especially a car THIS modified. We went to go see the car. As soon as i saw it i fell inlove, which i know is usually a mistake. Looks like it had been sitting for awhile, needed to be jumped to be started and it had a bad oil leak. So he jumpstarted the car, after a few cranks it turned over. It was a pain to start because it had a cam, has to be big for how choppy the car runs, figure 272's. Owners said had blueprint engine rebuild and trans rebuild. Under the carbon fiber hood from what i could see was msd ignition, AEM fuel rail, intercooler, hks ssq bov, stock t-25, injen intake. Not bad. I got inside the car. 3 cobalt gauges along the pillar, big tach on the dash, AVC-R boost controller, apexi turbo timer, sparco steering wheel, sparco racing seatbelts, pioneer headunit. Now onto the outside of the car. Car was originally red( u can tell from the engine bay -__- ) but was painted a deep blue. Had a full body kit(fiberglass) with a big racing spoiler on the back. Sitting on 18" konig racing black rims, looked to be lowered an inch or so. Looks to be like a 5" exhaust out the back (HUGE)
So that was the car. I had to make a decision, was this car worth all the potential headaches it could come with? I took it. 3500 and it was mine. My dad brought it home the next day, except along the drive home we had to put a quart and a half of oil, because the leak was so terrible. So we finally put it into the garage. I had a long way ahead of me. One thing that bugged me out was stamped under the hood, it says "SUPRA" dont ask me, i have no idea. But that gave me the idea that this car was ment to be mine.
First things first, the oil leak. I brought it to my schools auto shop that week, put the car up. If it was loosing that much oil, first thing i went to was oil pan. I thought the gasket, but it turned out that the bolts were hand tight -__- so that fixed the leak problem. Next, this car had huge electrical problems. The clifford alarm system was wired horrifically. The entire car was, the person mustve had no idea what they were doing. So over the next few weeks out came all the gauges, alarm system, neons etc. The only things i kept were the headunit, avcr and turbo timer. But the wiring is still a disaster. Loose wires everywhere. Also, i now found out that my car has a parasitic draw of .5 amps, more to add to the list. -__- so thats where i am right now, any suggestions or info u guys could give me would be great! If you wanna see the car i have a couple pics in my gallery, hopefully going to get more soon.
but it was listed for 6000, which i knew i couldnt do. I never forgot about that car though. Then summer came along, still no car. But then, i saw the same exact eclipse. Only it was 3500! i was in shock, immediatly making phone calls, emails etc. I asked my father about it and got his approval. Now, I do know a thing or two about cars. Loved them all my life, got ASE certified at 15, so i knew taking on someone elses project was risky. Especially a car THIS modified. We went to go see the car. As soon as i saw it i fell inlove, which i know is usually a mistake. Looks like it had been sitting for awhile, needed to be jumped to be started and it had a bad oil leak. So he jumpstarted the car, after a few cranks it turned over. It was a pain to start because it had a cam, has to be big for how choppy the car runs, figure 272's. Owners said had blueprint engine rebuild and trans rebuild. Under the carbon fiber hood from what i could see was msd ignition, AEM fuel rail, intercooler, hks ssq bov, stock t-25, injen intake. Not bad. I got inside the car. 3 cobalt gauges along the pillar, big tach on the dash, AVC-R boost controller, apexi turbo timer, sparco steering wheel, sparco racing seatbelts, pioneer headunit. Now onto the outside of the car. Car was originally red( u can tell from the engine bay -__- ) but was painted a deep blue. Had a full body kit(fiberglass) with a big racing spoiler on the back. Sitting on 18" konig racing black rims, looked to be lowered an inch or so. Looks to be like a 5" exhaust out the back (HUGE)
So that was the car. I had to make a decision, was this car worth all the potential headaches it could come with? I took it. 3500 and it was mine. My dad brought it home the next day, except along the drive home we had to put a quart and a half of oil, because the leak was so terrible. So we finally put it into the garage. I had a long way ahead of me. One thing that bugged me out was stamped under the hood, it says "SUPRA" dont ask me, i have no idea. But that gave me the idea that this car was ment to be mine.
First things first, the oil leak. I brought it to my schools auto shop that week, put the car up. If it was loosing that much oil, first thing i went to was oil pan. I thought the gasket, but it turned out that the bolts were hand tight -__- so that fixed the leak problem. Next, this car had huge electrical problems. The clifford alarm system was wired horrifically. The entire car was, the person mustve had no idea what they were doing. So over the next few weeks out came all the gauges, alarm system, neons etc. The only things i kept were the headunit, avcr and turbo timer. But the wiring is still a disaster. Loose wires everywhere. Also, i now found out that my car has a parasitic draw of .5 amps, more to add to the list. -__- so thats where i am right now, any suggestions or info u guys could give me would be great! If you wanna see the car i have a couple pics in my gallery, hopefully going to get more soon.
i know this was a risky buy, but ive got plenty of time, its not like im driving yet XD and its good experience.
so ill definitely be on here. And im probably going to be interested with shops too. Thanks!
