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Goal: Revive my abandoned 2G Dsm into a full blown Drag Build

History: I first got into DSM’s back in 2013. My first car was a 1998 Eclipse GS model, thanks to The Fast & The furious. Not having a background in cars or performance at the time: as my friends got into cars, I quickly learned that I was going to need a turbo model. Quickly sold my GS and picked up my 97 GST (still have). As a teenager with limited funds, a AWD GSX seemed out of reach. So to my naive self, I convinced myself that an AWD conversion would be the cheaper way to obtain an AWD 2G DSM. in 2014, I purchased this 1995 Eagle Talon AWD Chassis, and began my AWD Conversion on my 1997 GST. To this day, my AWD converted GST remains a constant project, always needing something. Between 2014 to present day, I’ve gotten to purchase and build a few different Evos.

And instead of Scrapping this old stripped down 95 Talon Shell, I’ve held onto it. And finally in 2026, I decided to do the impossible. Restore this chassis from its abandoned state. And to add to the stakes, in July 22nd of 2026, I decided to revive this shell, assemble parts and get it running in time for the 2026 DSM Shootout ( Highly Unlikely )

Ive always wanted to do a Build thread here on DSM tuners, But with my GST or my Evos, I just never took the time to document properly or take pictures of the process. So hopefully this Eagle Talon Build can fulfill that bucket list for me.

Anyways..

Here is my 1995 Eagle Talon Revival & Drag Race Build.. From the beginning to Present Day

2014.. Bringing home the 1995 Talon Donner car for AWD swap (Red GST in the back)



Random picture of the Talon Sitting in 2016.. Should have been scrapped then

2017 ish.. Made the Talon a rolling chassis, and picked up some junkyard bumper and hood for it. Started cleaning it up, and I rattle caned some of the panels to make it look less ghetto . I think Ive always wanted to restore this car, and subconsciously did so over the years..

2018 I let my best friend convince me that I should paint the shell silver.. I am not a fan of silver, as I currently have an Apex Silver Evo 8.. not a fan of silver..

2019 me and my group of friends really got hooked into Drag racing. This is when the idea of a dedicated drag build was born.. some FD RX7 wheels wrapped in Hoosier QTPs made the silver not look so bad (don’t have any pictures but this is when we also sourced another AWD rear subframe and converted this shell back to AWD)


Turns out 3am searching for photos proved me wrong. One picture of re-installing the AWD rear end onto this shell


2020.. I had enough of the silver. I was interesting in actually learning how to paint, so a full tear down & “backyard DIY Prep” to change the talons color once again
First time Spraying with an actual air gun, was super excited how it turned out


My Best Friend Alan was always down to work on the cars, free labor sanding the body down




2023 it had been a few years since any work on the Talon. Was feeling the effects of growing up. Purchased our first home, and the parents said it was time to get the Talon out of their backyard

Cool little comparison. 2014 when the Talon first arrived, and 2023 when the Talon finally left
2023 Eagle Talon has landed at its new resting place. Our first home! Next to the 97 AWD Swapped GST