Street Build 1g build - The Real Life Trials and Tribulations of building a DSM

[schmitty_z]

Ooooof. But hey, it looks damn good on that flatbed! Lol

 

[Anfurnyy]

This just in.

Input shaft peaced out.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Jesus. Can’t watch the video as I’m at work, but how does that happen? Just raw power?

 

[Anfurnyy]

Jesus. Can’t watch the video as I’m at work, but how does that happen? Just raw power?

Honestly I have no clue. This was the used 95-96 gearset I snagged so unknown life really. It could have been an issue with it there or it could be just torque. Who knows.

Just rolled into 3rd and pretty much as soon as it hit peak boost, she gone.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Fix. Break. Repeat, all in the life of a dsmer , well im still at it after 22 years. I love hate

 

[CrackedDSM]

Honestly I have no clue. This was the used 95-96 gearset I snagged so unknown life really. It could have been an issue with it there or it could be just torque. Who knows.

Just rolled into 3rd and pretty much as soon as it hit peak boost, she gone.

Jesus, man. It sucks that it broke, but at the same time it’s kinda awesome. Like a badge of honor.

 

[Anfurnyy]

Jesus. Can’t watch the video as I’m at work, but how does that happen? Just raw power?

So I think I figured out why it broke...

It's so much worse than I thought fellas. Just about everything needs replaced. It seems that 3rd shitted the bed and caused the gears to *likely* lock up and that's what snapped the input snout.

 

[CrackedDSM]

It's so much worse than I thought fellas. Just about everything needs replaced. It seems that 3rd shitted the bed and caused the gears to *likely* lock up and that's what snapped the input snout.
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I’m sure shipping would suuuuck but I’ve got a spare 90 trans…just swap the output shaft to a 23 spline one.

 

[Anfurnyy]

I’m sure shipping would suuuuck but I’ve got a spare 90 trans…just swap the output shaft to a 23 spline one.

I've got a other set already actually. There's a bit more needed for the 90 gearset like center and or front diff / ring gears.

And....


PRESTO!


We're almost back up and ready.
Cleaned EVERYTHING, inspected all bearings and races for any damage and nothing anywhere that I can find.

Swapped some gears and stuff around and now I've got the ol 95-96 input and intermediates with my old 1/2 and 3/4 on it. I guess so much for the "HD" gears (I didn't really have a lot of hope in them to begin with)

Just waiting on some new seals and lower input shaft bearings since that one can't really be salvaged when pulled and it's gotta match the race in the case.

 

[1cleangsx]

Don’t forget jack’s transmission’s still has a decent inventory of parts

So that was an “HD” 3rd you shredded? Time for PPG

 

[Anfurnyy]

Don’t forget jack’s transmission’s still has a decent inventory of parts

That's where I get my trans parts from.

So that was an “HD” 3rd you shredded? Time for PPG

yes and you wanna sponsor me one

 

[1cleangsx]

I would if I could , your not afraid to send it and then tear into it when it breaks , I hope this other gear set lasts longer

 

[Anfurnyy]

Well last Friday I did a new 60-130 on the way home and got it on the new insta camera with the new mic setup. It sounds decent but not good. Need tweaking for sure.


Anyways here are the results:

 

[schmitty_z]

That’s flying!! That car should go deep into the 10s 1/4 with that 60-130. Looks like you could still shave a few tenths with those shifts. Awesome stuff!

 

[Anfurnyy]

That’s flying!! That car should go deep into the 10s 1/4 with that 60-130. Looks like you could still shave a few tenths with those shifts. Awesome stuff!

Definitely. It should be able to do a mid - low 5 second I think but depends on shifts honestly. I thought I shifted quick enough but apparently not

 

[Anfurnyy]

A few small things that I had done prior to 3rd gear yeeting itself into oblivion.

Debadged the rear, minus the Talon logo between the tail lights. Much better.


Picked up a new suede shift boot from @Jose gonzalez, looks great, fits great! I'd definitely recommend!


Made a little mount for my clutch slipper valve out of some steel sheet and snips. It's a little light but it should work fine. Need to order lines for it and figure out how to wire it ( it's a solenoid so it should just be 12v switched and a ground to the ECU)

 

[Jose gonzalez]

A few small things that I had done prior to 3rd gear yeeting itself into oblivion.

Debadged the rear, minus the Talon logo between the tail lights. Much better.
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Picked up a new suede shift boot from @Jose gonzalez, looks great, fits great! I'd definitely recommend!
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Made a little mount for my clutch slipper valve out of some steel sheet and snips. It's a little light but it should work fine. Need to order lines for it and figure out how to wire it ( it's a solenoid so it should just be 12v switched and a ground to the ECU)
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thanks for the shout out on the boot!

 

[Anfurnyy]

Got the car back up and running on Saturday just in time for a Fathers Day car show on Sunday. I cleaned off the underside of the hood on Saturday as well. It was unreasonably dirt and oily. Came out pretty decent.

It's funny and cool how many people reminisce about how they used to have one of these cars "back in the day" and I quote that because that's literally how they all say it.


Here's most of the aftermath of 3rd grenading that I could save. Quite a bit actually.


Car drives great, just like it didn't before really. No issues. Drove it to work today and yesterday.

I think for the next thing I wanna fix, is probably gonna be the mirror motors. I haven't dug into them really at all but I do know they don't work and the mirrors are floppy.

A coworker of mine gave me this mini lathe to fix and keep if I wanted it so I said sure. It needs some gears and electrical components and then it *should* work. I'm not exactly sure what I can man on this but the first thing that came to mind was some transmission shims but I'm not quite sure I'm smart enough to figure out how to make them

 

[SixBolt_16G]

It's funny and cool how many people reminisce about how they used to have one of these cars "back in the day" and I quote that because that's literally how they all say it.

...the next line is ALWAYS ..."until I blew it up...."

 

[CrackedDSM]

I think for the next thing I wanna fix, is probably gonna be the mirror motors. I haven't dug into them really at all but I do know they don't work and the mirrors are floppy.

Before you go crazy trying to fix it with new mirrors or etc, try what helped me. Flip the mirrors over and you should see a screw recessed in a hole. Tighten it. That fixed my issue, previously they were so floppy that the motors seemed like they did nothing. Afterwords, works like new. Worth a try!


As always, I adore your car. So jelly.

 

[Anfurnyy]

Before you go crazy trying to fix it with new mirrors or etc, try what helped me. Flip the mirrors over and you should see a screw recessed in a hole. Tighten it. That fixed my issue, previously they were so floppy that the motors seemed like they did nothing. Afterwords, works like new. Worth a try!


As always, I adore your car. So jelly.

Flip them over in what way? On the backside of the actually mirror glass or the side that mounts to the door?

 

[CrackedDSM]

Flip them over in what way? On the backside of the actually mirror glass or the side that mounts to the door?

Take the whole mirror assembly, and turn it 180*. AKA look on the bottom of the assembly itself, on the outside. I think I have pictures in my build thread but gimme a few seconds, I gotta wade through almost 100 pages to find the one post.

Found 'em!

Circled in red is where I'm talking about. This is how it looks.

That's the screw.

 

[schmitty_z]

ooo nice score on the lathe! I’ve been debating buying my own mill and lathe for years now, but keep blowing all my money on car parts instead

 

[Anfurnyy]

Take the whole mirror assembly, and turn it 180*. AKA look on the bottom of the assembly itself, on the outside. I think I have pictures in my build thread but gimme a few seconds, I gotta wade through almost 100 pages to find the one post.

Found 'em!

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Circled in red is where I'm talking about. This is how it looks.

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That's the screw.

I'll definitely check that out!

 

[Anfurnyy]

ooo nice score on the lathe! I’ve been debating buying my own mill and lathe for years now, but keep blowing all my money on car parts instead

Yeah I really wanted a Tig welder but same boat haha I could do a lot more fab stuff with a welder but can't turn down a free lathe