onefast2gdsm
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- Aug 30, 2010
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millersburg,
Pennsylvania
To start off, heres a little history, which will describe how I got the car, etc.
2 years ago, I purchased a 1997 eclipse gs-t for 1500, body was ok, original 7 bolt, bone stock. I slowly modified it over a period of time, and last year i did a full build, including a 6 bolt block, evo3 16g, upgraded fuel system, ecmlink, etc. After putting 10k miles on it, my buddy came to me with an extraordinary question. He asked if i wanted to swap my 5 speed fwd drivetrain for his auto awd. At first I was reluctant because of the thought of automatic, but after some thinking I agreed. After weeks of discussing things over, we thought it would be easier just to trade cars and keep all the stuff i put into the gst. This means I had to completely strip 2 vehicles within a few days. And this is where the build starts.
Heres a rundown of what I plan on having in the car:
Engine:
6 bolt block, .020 over, fully balanced crank
1g cylinder head
1g throttle body
fiav delete
brian crower 272/272
brian crower stage 1 springs/titanium retainers
magnus heat barrier intake gasket
Turbo:
Holset hx35w
stock holset housing
tial 44mm wastegate
erl knockoff manifold (tubular)
other stuff:
8 point cage
jegs racing seats
10 gallon fuel cell
5 point harnesses
power steering delete
heater core delete
ac delete
abs delete
stripping wire harness of uneeded wire
airbag system delete
exhaust out of front bumper
sound deadner delete
My goal for the car is to remove as much weight as possible. I want this to be a fast car that i can OCASSIONALY take on the street. My plan was to get this finished by the shootout but that is now out of the question due to money.
On to the pics.
Before i stripped it
Work ive done so far:
2 years ago, I purchased a 1997 eclipse gs-t for 1500, body was ok, original 7 bolt, bone stock. I slowly modified it over a period of time, and last year i did a full build, including a 6 bolt block, evo3 16g, upgraded fuel system, ecmlink, etc. After putting 10k miles on it, my buddy came to me with an extraordinary question. He asked if i wanted to swap my 5 speed fwd drivetrain for his auto awd. At first I was reluctant because of the thought of automatic, but after some thinking I agreed. After weeks of discussing things over, we thought it would be easier just to trade cars and keep all the stuff i put into the gst. This means I had to completely strip 2 vehicles within a few days. And this is where the build starts.
Heres a rundown of what I plan on having in the car:
Engine:
6 bolt block, .020 over, fully balanced crank
1g cylinder head
1g throttle body
fiav delete
brian crower 272/272
brian crower stage 1 springs/titanium retainers
magnus heat barrier intake gasket
Turbo:
Holset hx35w
stock holset housing
tial 44mm wastegate
erl knockoff manifold (tubular)
other stuff:
8 point cage
jegs racing seats
10 gallon fuel cell
5 point harnesses
power steering delete
heater core delete
ac delete
abs delete
stripping wire harness of uneeded wire
airbag system delete
exhaust out of front bumper
sound deadner delete
My goal for the car is to remove as much weight as possible. I want this to be a fast car that i can OCASSIONALY take on the street. My plan was to get this finished by the shootout but that is now out of the question due to money.
On to the pics.
Before i stripped it
Work ive done so far:
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