1996 eclipse gs 420a supercharged build thread!

[ryan summers]

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sense im still on probation im gonna start my thread here and link it once im off probation, heres some pics of the car before when i first got it and im tearing it down now, want to remove the engine and tranny and see how the internals look, see if anything needs replaced and i gotta replace the throw out bearing and probably clutch even though the last owner said he just replaced the clutch but if that was true then whys the throw out bearing rattling. ive found that the last owner had no idea on wiring thats for sure, i seen all kinds of a mess so far. heres my list of things done to the car already, he did keep a pretty good record on parts and receipts so i believe it to be true. once i get the engine out and on a stand i can find out if the internals are what he says they are. so far everythings there he said was and i can tell the engine was pulled out and i believe this car was an automatic and was swapped over due to it still having the auto tranmission wiring. i gotta drop the exhaust, axles and pull the mounts and shes out, here it is before and now. the paint job on the engine and sc was horrible, another reason im pulling it out, she runs good i just got some upgraded parts and want to repair all the wiring done to it and anything else i notice like leaks and rubbed wiring. not to mention its dirty in there


performance/engine
stage 2 crane cams
62 mm throttle body
venom 400
eaton m90 supercharger
megan racing header
msd igntion
AEM adjustable cam gears
obx intake manifold
jet performance chip
unorthodox racing crank pulley kit
head shaved 15 thousands
nology coil amplifiers
head gasket
valve job
performance valve springs
resurfaced head
head bolts
weiso pistons
eagle rods
stage 2 clutch
bigger injectors not sure of size yet
blow off valve
AEM boost gauge
AEM wideband o2 sensor and gauge
manual boost controller
FMIC with needed pipes and hoses


suspension
tokico gas shocks
tokico adjustable coil overs
front and rear strut tower bars
cross drilled rotors
all wheel disc brakes
energy suspension motor mounts
energy suspension transmission mounts


interior
aftermarket steering wheel
quick detach hub for steering wheel
carbon fiber racing seats
mugen 5 point racing harnesses
kenwood radio
custom made speaker box with amp holder

exterior
18 inch rims
body kit
side window vents
hood pins

 

[ryan summers]

yeah i broke that piece trying to take it off , thought it was part of the body kit, i was wrong and it snapped right off, ill be taking pics with everything i do, ive had people that liked it and people that hate it and call me names and call it rice, but i dont care cause im not building the car for someone else am i? i just wanted a place to bullshit around. ask questions and get needed info. im not here to make people like my car, if they do thats great, if not thats ok to, and yeah if you want to come check it out sometime thats cool with me, its in parts right now but its all there

 

[jmackisback]

i wish i had knew they made an awd eclipse before i got this one though, but i got it now and to much into it to stop now , im going to give this car to my oldest son in a few years so i got time to get it perfect. the cars getting gutted and everything thats dirty or leaking or broken is getting replaced, going to tuck the wires, repair the body kit and repaint the car, all engine parts will be cerakoted also

Sounds like she'll be as good as new soon. Keep us updated

 

[ryan summers]

will do, ill take pics of everything i do, thanks to all that like it. and thanks to all that dont like it and dont say it negative comments make no difference, if you have an ugly car but spent alot of hands on time with it then i respect what you have done. i wont shit talk anyones car

 

[95GSTowner]

yeah i broke that piece trying to take it off , thought it was part of the body kit, i was wrong and it snapped right off, ill be taking pics with everything i do, ive had people that liked it and people that hate it and call me names and call it rice, but i dont care cause im not building the car for someone else am i? i just wanted a place to bullshit around. ask questions and get needed info. im not here to make people like my car, if they do thats great, if not thats ok to, and yeah if you want to come check it out sometime thats cool with me, its in parts right now but its all there

Let me know when you get it back together. I wanna see it in action

 

[ryan summers]

Sure will. Would have had the engine out but forgot my 32mm socket at work. For the axle castle nuts. For some reason i put the car in gear. Got front on stands and try to turn axle nuts and the axles spin loose like the cars not in gear. But i know it is. Can even move the gear selector by hand but it still spins without turning the engine. Im gonna use a bar to the ground between the wheel studs to break it loose just wondered if thats how these cars are or if im doing something wrong

 

[ryan summers]

heres some updates, i got the motor out, that was a bi*** . i broke a bracket off trying to move the engine around using a prybar and it snapped off, oh well atleast its a 420 wont be hard to find parts for it

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[95GSTowner]

Glad u got it out. I know this axel tip is hindsight but I always pull the ebrake, remove the wheel center cap and brake the axel nut loose while the car is still on the ground. It's much easier this way. Same goes with tightening. Get it all snug and put the car back on the ground. Center cap removed, you can easily torque the axel nut.

 

[95GSTowner]

And yes the pull-a-part in Charlotte always has 420a cars. In the past 6 years I've been going there I've only seen 5 turbo DSMs but 100s of non-turbos.

 

[mtf-DSM]

Amazing project. Different, but effective... that's what being a car enthusiast is all about!

 

[ryan summers]

thanks

 

[ThunderChild]

not a fan of the blower sticking out the hood, but thats pretty sick. stoked to see build finished.

if it has an open diff, itd still spin in the air.

should see later on about putting the SC on the back, and making a custom intake manifold so itd be hidden under the hood.

either way will be sick

 

[ryan summers]

im honestly getting ready to add a turbo to the setup and y pipe them together, both running low boot just for looks really and to say i done it , probably will end up taking the sc off it, i got another hood so im not worried about the cut hood, ill use it for target practice , ill probably sell my brackts and charger to someone that wants a sc setup like this or trade for turbo stuff

 

[ryan summers]

ok got the engine out and on a stand, flipped it over and removed the pan, everything in this motor still looks brand new. wont have to do anything to the motor which is good, im still gonna remove the head and check out the tops of the pistons and i want to replace the headgasket with a racing head gasket anyways. and new timing belt and water pump while im in there, got to clean all that crap paint off the block to

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[iNoise]

Very interesting build... GJ for doing something different

 

[streetraceboi]

Wasn't it supposed to be a built bottom end?

 

[ryan summers]

thats what the previous owner told me, thats why i opened it up, not sure about the pistons but the rods might be factory from what i can see

 

[ryan summers]

almost got the engine cleaned up now, and got a new valve cover cause its a paint to clean this shit off , and i picked up a turbo kit just need a turbo timer now and a megasquirt, going to send the block to our local machine shop to get checked out and see what kinda internals it has, if its shit then we go bigger, it really dont cost that much to build these little engines. heres some more new parts and the start of my tuck. gotta figure out what to do with this fuse box, might have to cut the one harness off it and move it and rewire all the wires from it, gonna suck but i cant have it sitting there alone. then i get to clean and sand the engine bay then primer and paint it, lots of work but hopefully worth it when im done

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[GSLENK]

try aircraft paint stripper on the block. Seems to eat anything.

 

[ThunderChild]

looks to me like stock rods and id suspect the pistons to be stock as well. upper end looks clean and rebuilt at least.

 

[ryan summers]

dont matter hat it is now cause its going to rouzers this week to get bored .30 over. thinking of gett oversized valves done in the head while its there also. picked up a turbo kit today. turbo is a jdm so i assume ebay stuff but its a start. not sure on quality but ill run it till i want bigger or a better turbo

 

[ryan summers]

turbo parts

 

[ryan summers]

not sure what size it is but says a/r 63 on the hot side. says model t3/t4 sport jdm

 

[ryan summers]

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[streetraceboi]

EBay special

 

[ryan summers]

yep, and it was used and no shaft play so im gonna try it out , you think it was cheap on ebay? well you should see how cheap i got it , im gonna burr up the shaft threads at the nut so it cant come off. just slightly. dont want to mess with the balance, but only bad thing ive heard from these el cheapos is that nut coming loose.