1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

When you go to time it Mike, the 2 holes in the adjustment pulley, that I call "eyes", will go UP, in about the 12:30-1:00sh position for your 1g. On a 2g they will face down, just for knowledge.
Good job!
Marty

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Shimmed and seated the lifters, rockers and cams this evening. Have not torqued down the cams yet.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

This is all I done after work today. Slowly....

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

I'm waiting on a couple things to come in the mail so I'm temporarily at a standstill on the engine. So I started on the front brakes and suspension. I'm rebuilding my rear calipers and rebuilding a set of 2g dual piston front calipers. I tore down 1 of the fronts and power washed all the gunk off. Hopefully this weekend I can media blast it and powder coat them. I believe the paint is close to my car color. I haven't tried it on anything yet. Also, I'm trying to decide if I want to powder coat the springs as they are Tein and the green really clashes with my colors and with the orange KYB struts that will be going on.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Since I have to tear them down to powder coat them it didn't make sense to not spend the $50 for rebuild kits for them. And I tore the boots to hell getting them off anyways....

 

[92AWDHX40]

Looks good though

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

I found out that a .50 caliber bore swab is the perfect size for wiping out the lifter bores....

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Why would one have a .50 caliber swab sitting around...
Good job Mike!

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

I have other hobbies besides cars Marty.....

 

[Mech Addict]

making your own castle plug tool seems like a dsm right of passage.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Glad to be of service. They are handy. Get a junky old one from a used parts store or Pawn shop + a little time.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

I have other hobbies besides cars Marty.....

Me Too.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Glass beaded most of the day today. Trying to clean everything up before putting it back on and powder coating some of them.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

I have never powder coated before yesterday so please be kind.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

The valve cover was a bit more in depth. I wanted black lettering so I just powder coated the lettering. Then a layer of single stage reflective and then the red for the final coat. There are a few small flaws but it's going to stay as is. I still have a bit of cleanup around the lettering from the tape residue from taping them off.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

My wife printed these stickers out for me. I'm going to try and put another coat on it and then pull the stickers off. Not sure how well it will show up. We will see....

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Powder coated the compressor over today. Turned out decent. I'm still trying to master this stuff.

As yall can see. The color is much brighter outside vs inside.

Like the valve cover, the base coat is single stage reflective then translucent red.

 

[Dericsh]

Looks good. Practice makes perfect!

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Getting antsy to get it all back together.

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

The Tein springs do not really match well with the KYB struts. Lol

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

Got the new brake lines plumbed into the non abs prop valve

 

[curt-s]

The Tein springs do not really match well with the KYB struts. Lol

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Paint the hats white and you'll have yourself some Christmas decoration going on

 

[Bigmike4g63t]

I may have to paint the springs. That is another project for another day though. I'm just ready to get the car going again currently. After it's all back together I will see how visible it is.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Powdercoat the springs red, is my vote. Just because its sacrilege.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

I don't think powder is that flexible. If it flakes, it will look horrible. I would be worried that the expansion and contraction would make the powder coat come off. Just a thought. What do the rest of you think? Will powder stick to a part like a spring? Most have a rubberized coating.