Kyogie12
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- Feb 14, 2010
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Boulder,
Colorado
So i've been meaning to put up a build thread for a while and finally got around to it.
I picked up a 1996 Eclipse GS-X from the second owner for $1450 about 90 days ago. It was originally the Celtic Blue Pearl paint code, but some time in the Colorado sun has turned it into a more purple/blue. Something I wasn't too stoked on when I first saw the car, but I couldn't pass up on the price and the color has grown on me
The whole car was BONE stock which I love and came with a fresh set of Continental DWS Extreme Contact tires. It does have 173000 miles on it, but i'm not new to the DSM scene and not afraid to get into the motor if I have to.
Either way it's up on blocks right now. The T25 was blown (it was the original from the factory in 95) so i'm putting on a freshly rebuilt 14b, VRSF FMIC, 1g BOV, Porting Exhaust Manifold. I tossed on some Brembo Blanks with EBC Redstuff pads and SS brake lines.
I've already done a large tune up a few months back when I got the car. But as of now i'm just slowly chipping away at the upgrades for my DD. More updates to come later when I can post pictures of what's going on with the build.
One of the first things I did was paint up those stock swirly's. They were the factory gray with quite a bit of brake dust burnt on, and just in overall poor shape.
Pre-Paint
Sanded down and taped off
Primer for days!
Little glossy black. Much better.
Final Product
Taking that bumper off
Kind of a bad picture, but the stock IC pipes were COATED in oil. The T25 was dead.
VRSF FMIC vs Stock Sidemount
Middle of turbo pull. I painted my VC a while back when I did my tune up.
Got the FMIC back from my welder yesterday. He moved one of the outlet pipes to the side (core for a 1g originally). And here's the loose fitment.
I picked up a 1996 Eclipse GS-X from the second owner for $1450 about 90 days ago. It was originally the Celtic Blue Pearl paint code, but some time in the Colorado sun has turned it into a more purple/blue. Something I wasn't too stoked on when I first saw the car, but I couldn't pass up on the price and the color has grown on me
The whole car was BONE stock which I love and came with a fresh set of Continental DWS Extreme Contact tires. It does have 173000 miles on it, but i'm not new to the DSM scene and not afraid to get into the motor if I have to.
Either way it's up on blocks right now. The T25 was blown (it was the original from the factory in 95) so i'm putting on a freshly rebuilt 14b, VRSF FMIC, 1g BOV, Porting Exhaust Manifold. I tossed on some Brembo Blanks with EBC Redstuff pads and SS brake lines.
I've already done a large tune up a few months back when I got the car. But as of now i'm just slowly chipping away at the upgrades for my DD. More updates to come later when I can post pictures of what's going on with the build.
One of the first things I did was paint up those stock swirly's. They were the factory gray with quite a bit of brake dust burnt on, and just in overall poor shape.
Pre-Paint
Sanded down and taped off
Primer for days!
Little glossy black. Much better.
Final Product
Taking that bumper off
Kind of a bad picture, but the stock IC pipes were COATED in oil. The T25 was dead.
VRSF FMIC vs Stock Sidemount
Middle of turbo pull. I painted my VC a while back when I did my tune up.
Got the FMIC back from my welder yesterday. He moved one of the outlet pipes to the side (core for a 1g originally). And here's the loose fitment.
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