CanadianTalonTC
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- Jul 8, 2011
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Lethbridge,
AB_Canada
Build thread!
So, I bought my 97 TSi at the beginning of last summer after selling my 2006 Cobalt SS/SC. It came with some gauges in the pillar which I promptly ripped out, a little bit of rust and a clean title. It had 190,000km when I bought it. So about 115,000 miles.
I ended up buying a 14B turbo and a GReddy FMIC kit for it and ran it like that for a couple months till I picked up an Evo III 16G, AEM UEGO and AEM TruBoost.
Fast forward to last weekend, driving out to a friends house a deer ran across the road into the front left corner of my fender, bending my rad support, fender, destroying my windshield, inner fender well, headlight and mirror.
So on Tuesday I started tearing her down a bit. I removed the fender, headlight etc and such and it now sits like this.
I had already ordered a thwack of parts so I figured now is the time to put them on. I have DSMLink v3 with EPROM ECU, VRSF front mount intercooler, shifter base bushings, FIC 850CC injectors, 190lph, AFPR and some new gaskets and 2ga twisty side skirts!
I also found a new fender and fender well and my bumper only has minor damage. Still need headlights and a mirror.
So anyways, my goals for this car is to fix the rocker rust, fix the damage caused by the deer, paint it up (which I'm going to attempt to do myself) and I'd like to attain 300whp. Back to work on it Tuesday . Not the most impressive build, but I'll be happy with it.
Joel
So, I bought my 97 TSi at the beginning of last summer after selling my 2006 Cobalt SS/SC. It came with some gauges in the pillar which I promptly ripped out, a little bit of rust and a clean title. It had 190,000km when I bought it. So about 115,000 miles.
I ended up buying a 14B turbo and a GReddy FMIC kit for it and ran it like that for a couple months till I picked up an Evo III 16G, AEM UEGO and AEM TruBoost.
Fast forward to last weekend, driving out to a friends house a deer ran across the road into the front left corner of my fender, bending my rad support, fender, destroying my windshield, inner fender well, headlight and mirror.
So on Tuesday I started tearing her down a bit. I removed the fender, headlight etc and such and it now sits like this.
I had already ordered a thwack of parts so I figured now is the time to put them on. I have DSMLink v3 with EPROM ECU, VRSF front mount intercooler, shifter base bushings, FIC 850CC injectors, 190lph, AFPR and some new gaskets and 2ga twisty side skirts!
I also found a new fender and fender well and my bumper only has minor damage. Still need headlights and a mirror.
So anyways, my goals for this car is to fix the rocker rust, fix the damage caused by the deer, paint it up (which I'm going to attempt to do myself) and I'd like to attain 300whp. Back to work on it Tuesday . Not the most impressive build, but I'll be happy with it.
Joel