97 GSX Barn Find Build with pics!

[trbotaln]

Hey guys, just want to include everyone on my new project and my 3rd DSM build.
I just came up on a one of a kind find and just couldn't pass it up. It was Ken Frakes' personal car, he was the owner of the DSM shop Imagine Motorsports. It is a 97 Eclipse GSX that has been garaged in storage for over the last 14 years. The car has 29,000 original miles on it and it is immaculate. 10/10 white exterior, 10/10 tan leather interior with chrome Galant VR4 wheels. interior still smells like a new car!!
This was an 11 sec street car during the 90's with full trim (ac,power steering,cruise,ect..) I now work with Ken and he is gonna be involved in the build with me as we are going to use a lot of his Imagine motorsports proven performance parts a long with a now fully build motor. Goal is a stock appearing car with full trim that can kill on the track. Would be awesome to hear some suggestions and opinions from you guys as a lot has changed since my last DSM build about 10 years ago.
What we are starting with

Engine:
7 bolt 2.4 machined block 4g64
Crower rods
JE forged pistons
Cevite bearings
Arp studs
Ported 2g head with stud upgrade
Stainless steel valves
Oem graphite head gasket
Dual valve springs
HKS 264 cams
Extrude honed 1g intake manifold
Ported throttle body
Punishment racing intercooler
Custom piping
Imagine motorsports v-band o2 housing
Hks wastegate on o2 housing
Imagine motorsports v-band 3" down pipe
Imagine motorsports 3" exhaust
Imagine motorsports modified water pipe
Balance shaft elimination
Ported 2g exhaust manifold
Modified intake

Body
Eibach prokit springs
Chrome Galant VR4 wheels
Galant VR4 4 piston front brakes
Front and rear strut tower braces

Interior
Factory infinity sound system/ cd changer
Greddy profec boost controller
Greddy turbo timer
B&M voltage amplifier
Xs engineering chip with socket

Lots of pics coming!

 

[trbotaln]

Hoping to get the block from the machine shop any day now. Leaning towards going with ECMlink in a speed density setup. Possibly a precision turbo, modified 20g, or even a holset setup. Would like some opinions on turbo/injector setup

 

[dsmcrzy]

Wow that thing is beautiful!! Congrats on the find and good luck with the build!

 

[ArcticTsi]

Congrats on the acquisition. It is a great looking/condition car to get going. With how far we have come with tuning and technology sinces the early 90's you could make this a high 10's daily.

 

[Black95TSIawd]

I thought my talon is clean. That thing is cleeeeaaaannnn. Good luck with it.

 

[trbotaln]

car is up for sale. Pm me if interested

 

[jimsgsx]

Dude you just posted a new build sheet with this car now you gonna sell it. Just move it to classifieds. Psssh.

 

[Red727dsm]

Still selling the gsx

 

[emcee]

this is so unique it needs to be on TV!

 

[FilmerDude]

Can't wait to see this thing built! It's amazing to even find one that nice

 

[CiscoBite1Time]

those are 3KGT VR4 not GVR4 rims. I read your intro before seeing the pics and wondered "why would anybody go through the trouble of chrome plating 16 inch GVR4 rims then putting them on a GSX?"