Altered Mental Status (1G AWD 5spd)

[CrackedDSM]

Did you contact Bryan about his transmission? You can be as picky as you want but given the scenario I'd 100% go with a used transmission.

Every time I remember I realize it’s 400am. Lol.

100% plan on getting it. Don’t worry.

 

[jesse12345]

I wish I lived closer I would 100 percent help you out no questions. Maybe this will make you feel better or maybe not but it's minus 29 where I'm at and I can't drive any of my cars for 6 months out of the year, I just get to stare at them. So maybe taking a little 3 month break until the snow is finally gone will get that motivation back. Man do I love living up north it's a real treat.

 

[CrackedDSM]

I wish I lived closer I would 100 percent help you out no questions. Maybe this will make you feel better or maybe not but it's minus 29 where I'm at and I can't drive any of my cars for 6 months out of the year, I just get to stare at them. So maybe taking a little 3 month break until the snow is finally gone will get that motivation back. Man do I love living up north it's a real treat.

It actually snowed here this morning. It only lasted like 15 minutes, but still! Gonna be 19* tonight. For Florida that’s cold AF.

 

[jesse12345]

I didn't think snow and Florida in the same sentence was even possible. Thats crazy, I'd even think 30 is cold for Florida, but 19 no thanks.

 

[DreamChaser7]

It actually snowed here this morning. It only lasted like 15 minutes, but still! Gonna be 19* tonight. For Florida that’s cold AF.

I’m glad I’m further south Corey, as much as we complain about the heat, as soon as it gets below 65 I’m missing the warmth! Lol It’s times like this when they show the temps across the country I say yah I’m glad we’re here, at the moment at least.

 

[chrisman287]

I’ve been in your shoes. I completely underestimated the work my car needed when I bought it and I’m still not done nor have I really gotten to enjoy the car. It’s just been sitting and I start it once a week. I even stopped coming here for a bit.

Take a break, get the parts needed and come back with a clear head and everything you need to get it up and running. It’ll be alright.

 

[CrackedDSM]

I’ve been in your shoes. I completely underestimated the work my car needed when I bought it and I’m still not done nor have I really gotten to enjoy the car. It’s just been sitting and I start it once a week. I even stopped coming here for a bit.

Take a break, get the parts needed and come back with a clear head and everything you need to get it up and running. It’ll be alright.

Appreciate it brotha. That’s the plan. No plans to sell it, just gonna take a little break and slow down.

Part of it is time too. I have one day off every other week, and on my short weeks I have sat and Sun. I always am so exhausted because we’re so busy(we have a higher call volume than Miami-Dade) that I don’t really want to work on the car tbh. When I first started it wasn’t bad but the transmission hurt my motivation.

Again, not selling anything. Just gonna take a breather. So hearing your advice and experience helps a lot too.

I’ll still accumulate parts and etc, just no longer gonna try to bust ass to get it running. It’ll run when it’s ready.


I am admittedly curious about what I wasted money on/what was trivial that I bought. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out wasteful spending but tbh everything I’ve purchased the car desperately needed. There’s more stuff I wanted to buy but didn’t because it didn’t really need it.

 

[Stapl3]

I am admittedly curious about what I wasted money on/what was trivial that I bought. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out wasteful spending but tbh everything I’ve purchased the car desperately needed. There’s more stuff I wanted to buy but didn’t because it didn’t really need it.

Do you really want a list?

I’ll still accumulate parts and etc, just no longer gonna try to bust ass to get it running. It’ll run when it’s ready.

This is the end.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Do you really want a list?


This is the end.

Sure, hit me with it.


And you’re certainly entitled to believe whatever you would like to believe. I know otherwise.

 

[Stapl3]

sure. first steps on a car that does not run:

overhaul of front and rear brakes
decorative jmf front bumper support bar
decorative dejon intake
decorative sidemarker clips
seatbelt system
fuel pump rewire kit (this wasn't done on the ams flagship? flag)
decorative spark plug cover
copper bolts and gasket ofh
decorative steering wheel
decorative oem weighted knob
decorative aem gauges
decorative coin holder
driving across state for decorative black seats (i want these pls)
decorative aem gauge face revision
decorative cigarette lighter bezel
talon keyfob
decorative triangle mirror panels
headlight clips
t-case bolts from Mitsu $
extremepsi manifold bolts $
oem manifold/bolts and copper nut$$
$$$new FP turbo
oil line kit $
$1600 to jnz for brake lines from caliper to frame, and turbo gaskets/bolt$
OEM manifold heatshield bolt$
decorative rebuild wiper blade arms
swap to '90 ofh, then block off external cooler (amazing)
swap rad fans
decorative review mirror
decorative paint valvecover
decorative get heatshield bolts at junkyard
decorative misc interior panels
polished manifold headshield
decorative paint cas, fuel rail
decorative spark plug cover bolts
'Talked with the wife and got her input and decided that I’ll paint my spare valvecover after all'
decorative cyclone IM fiasco
BISS block off, worst mod to hit dsms ever

This is half in. The car doesn't run or move.

AC fiasco
clear corner lights
hire someone to make intercooler piping for way too much, hate them afterward
used ebay coilovers
polish fuel rail
3x buying ecmlink
full clutch kit
trans is bad

Of course you're defeated! Do you have a list of the amount of time and money spent here? You do realize a good example of a 1g dsm, that you can hop in and enjoy and drive, is like 5k. right? Right?! I have several of these cars and besides both extremes these cars are like 3 4 5 6k. You buy it working and can tool around in, then you throw a few K at and make it have 500hp. That's the whole beauty of them. Anything aside of that is masochistic, especially to have a public blog of doing so where you publicly give up a few times.

If I were you, I'd just get it running and moving and driving. Fk everything else. There are guys here pulling on crotch rockets with intercooler mounts made of coat hanger. Just get it going and enjoy it. Fk the coin holder and fk the color of the fuel rail. Otherwhile you're gonna be miserable at this thing in your driveway that doesnt work and takes all your time and money when it could be a low key streetfighter. You have the effort and the coin and ability to ask the community support. It's all there but you're defeating yourself on trivial shit.

 

[CrackedDSM]

overhaul of front and rear brakes (parts included with car, you also missed installing front axles and tightening everything so car could sit properly on the ground)
decorative jmf front bumper support bar (necessary, bumper sag was splitting front bumper, but I'll give it to you)
decorative dejon intake (give it to you)
decorative sidemarker clips (supposed to leave side markers loose/potentially fall out?)
seatbelt system (seatbelts on a street car are optional I'm guessing?)
fuel pump rewire kit (this wasn't done on the ams flagship? flag) (wasn't done because it had a fuel cell in it)
decorative spark plug cover (give it to you)
copper bolts and gasket ofh (needed)
decorative steering wheel (give it to you)
decorative oem weighted knob (came with car)
decorative aem gauges (came with car)
decorative coin holder (was free)
driving across state for decorative black seats (give it to you)
decorative aem gauge face revision (Free)
decorative cigarette lighter bezel (free)
talon keyfob ($15, but give it to you)
decorative triangle mirror panels (also give it to you)
headlight clips (I'm assuming you mean front emblem clips, which were $5, but give it to you)
t-case bolts from Mitsu $ (absolutely necessary)
extremepsi manifold bolts $ (necessary)
oem manifold/bolts and copper nut$$ (necessary)
$$$new FP turbo (necessary when switching from T3)
oil line kit $ (uh...not supposed to feed turbos oil I guess?)
$1600 to jnz for brake lines from caliper to frame, and turbo gaskets/bolt$ (again..not supposed to replace broken brake lines?)
OEM manifold heatshield bolt$ (was free, came off 15 year old turbo)
decorative rebuild wiper blade arms (free)
swap to '90 ofh, then block off external cooler (amazing) (also was done by previous owner, spring was only removed by me after research. Free)
swap rad fans (necessary, previous owner reported overheating issues in all situations and I live in Florida.)
decorative review mirror (I'll give you this one even though I'd argue it's necessary)
decorative paint valvecover (give it to you)
decorative get heatshield bolts at junkyard (were Free.99)
decorative misc interior panels (give it to you, although a bunch of these were given to me for free or included by previous owner)
polished manifold headshield (I didn't polish it, was given this for free)
decorative paint cas, fuel rail (didn't paint the CAS, painted fuel rail though)
decorative spark plug cover bolts (given, needed bolts though)
'Talked with the wife and got her input and decided that I’ll paint my spare valvecover after all' (semantics. Not sure how this applies to a waste of money or time as I still haven't done this, Lol.)
decorative cyclone IM fiasco (I'll argue all day everyday that the Cyclone isn't decorative, it was planned and accounted for. Intake had to come off anyway. So we'll disagree here)
BISS block off, worst mod to hit dsms ever (disagree here as well)

This is half in. The car doesn't run or move.

AC fiasco (not sure how it's a fiasco. It's all installed and ready for new o-rings and a charge? Again, I live in Florida.)
clear corner lights (eh, given.)
hire someone to make intercooler piping for way too much, hate them afterward (don't hate him, disagreed with designs, also talked to fabricator and will be fixed free of charge Previous intercooler pipes leaked during fabricators test w/ video evidence, and had zero beads rolled, which would've been a nightmare for shake down runs)
used ebay coilovers (got them damn near free and current shocks/struts were blown. Paid less for these than even a used set of OEM shocks/struts)
polish fuel rail (took 3 seconds with a wire wheel, not polished, prepped for paint)
3x buying ecmlink (shit happens, needed money for sudden events)
full clutch kit (again...supposed to just ride out with a stock rusty unknown condition clutch?)
trans is bad (duh.)

Addressed each list item in parenthesis. There's a couple here that you list that have got to be facetious or sarcastic, but I addressed them anyway.

Of course you're defeated! Do you have a list of the amount of time and money spent here? You do realize a good example of a 1g dsm, that you can hop in and enjoy and drive, is like 5k. right? Right?! I have several of these cars and besides both extremes these cars are like 3 4 5 6k. You buy it working and can tool around in, then you throw a few K at and make it have 500hp. That's the whole beauty of them. Anything aside of that is masochistic, especially to have a public blog of doing so where you publicly give up a few times.

If I were you, I'd just get it running and moving and driving. Fk everything else. There are guys here pulling on crotch rockets with intercooler mounts made of coat hanger. Just get it going and enjoy it. Fk the coin holder and fk the color of the fuel rail. Otherwhile you're gonna be miserable at this thing in your driveway that doesnt work and takes all your time and money when it could be a low key streetfighter. You have the effort and the coin and ability to ask the community support. It's all there but you're defeating yourself on trivial shit.

As stated at the very beginning of this build thread, and even still in the description on the main page...I actually specifically state this is never going to be a liter bike killing monster like it was before. That was never and will never be the goal. It's a public blog, and I also don't really care how it comes across or who doesn't like it tbh. It's more for my posterity's sake than anything else. If people hate it? Cool, that makes me laugh that you care that much. If people love it? Great, that's cool. If people are meh? If people want to give useful advice? Again, great.

This car was always planned to be a car I could cruise in on any day of the week, whether it be 18* like today, or 103* like it was this summer(without factoring in Heat index/humidity). I haven't spent anywhere near $5k as honestly the most expensive thing I've bought for this car so far has been the turbo. Nothing else has been more expensive than a couple hundred bucks. Also got the car for like $1100, which included a SHIT ton of parts. So honestly, you and I are never going to see eye to eye if you're telling to ignore every single issue with the car, ride around with no seatbelts on janky 15+ year old racing seats on sketchy mounts, with the front bumper falling off, no A/C, and to literally only focus on getting the car running. Although I may just be misunderstanding you, however that sure seems like where you are going with this.


And yeah, there are some passable examples of DSMs that run and drive with no a/c for $5k...but honestly with that logic I could just go and grab a brand new car that's already fast and skip the middle man. That's not why I'm doing it. That's not the point of all this. The point of all this is to do everything myself, and do it all the right way. Which so far, I have done. Don't really care how it comes across or if the photos or words on a screen that I type misrepresent the quality of work done. Everything I touch on this car when doing something is stripped, broken, or in disrepair to the point that it'll break with potentially catastrophic results. Cam cap bolts were finger tight and a few were stripped, for example. Had I left that alone and "just got it running" how would that have worked out? As well as the mountain of other things that I stumbled across because I was doing "trivial shit" that would've cost me an engine, or the whole car itself during a test run.

Again though, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. I'm not afraid of dissenting ideas and opinions.

Also: I am not feeling defeated. If I felt defeated I'd sell the car and move on. What I'm doing is no longer rushing to meet some imaginary deadline. Gonna take my time even more and when the car runs, it runs. Unnecessary pressure and stress pushing myself to "just get it running" is counter-productive to the whole point of this car, which is to be a happy place. When I take my time and do things right on it, I enjoy it way more than just slamming it together trying to hurry to 'just get it running', which is 100% what cost me this current transmission. Had I gone slower, and been more meticulous, I'd have caught the trans had no fluid in it.

 

[Stapl3]

Addressed each list item in parenthesis. There's a couple here that you list that have got to be facetious or sarcastic, but I addressed them anyway.



As stated at the very beginning of this build thread, and even still in the description on the main page...I actually specifically state this is never going to be a liter bike killing monster like it was before. That was never and will never be the goal. It's a public blog, and I also don't really care how it comes across or who doesn't like it tbh. It's more for my posterity's sake than anything else. If people hate it? Cool, that makes me laugh that you care that much. If people love it? Great, that's cool. If people are meh? If people want to give useful advice? Again, great.

This car was always planned to be a car I could cruise in on any day of the week, whether it be 18* like today, or 103* like it was this summer(without factoring in Heat index/humidity). I haven't spent anywhere near $5k as honestly the most expensive thing I've bought for this car so far has been the turbo. Nothing else has been more expensive than a couple hundred bucks. Also got the car for like $1100, which included a SHIT ton of parts. So honestly, you and I are never going to see eye to eye if you're telling to ignore every single issue with the car, ride around with no seatbelts on janky 15+ year old racing seats on sketchy mounts, with the front bumper falling off, no A/C, and to literally only focus on getting the car running. Although I may just be misunderstanding you, however that sure seems like where you are going with this.


And yeah, there are some passable examples of DSMs that run and drive with no a/c for $5k...but honestly with that logic I could just go and grab a brand new car that's already fast and skip the middle man. That's not why I'm doing it. That's not the point of all this. The point of all this is to do everything myself, and do it all the right way. Which so far, I have done. Don't really care how it comes across or if the photos or words on a screen that I type misrepresent the quality of work done. Everything I touch on this car when doing something is stripped, broken, or in disrepair to the point that it'll break with potentially catastrophic results. Cam cap bolts were finger tight and a few were stripped, for example. Had I left that alone and "just got it running" how would that have worked out? As well as the mountain of other things that I stumbled across because I was doing "trivial shit" that would've cost me an engine, or the whole car itself during a test run.

Again though, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. I'm not afraid of dissenting ideas and opinions.

Also: I am not feeling defeated. If I felt defeated I'd sell the car and move on. What I'm doing is no longer rushing to meet some imaginary deadline. Gonna take my time even more and when the car runs, it runs. Unnecessary pressure and stress pushing myself to "just get it running" is counter-productive to the whole point of this car, which is to be a happy place. When I take my time and do things right on it, I enjoy it way more than just slamming it together trying to hurry to 'just get it running', which is 100% what cost me this current transmission. Had I gone slower, and been more meticulous, I'd have caught the trans had no fluid in it.

You asked and I told.

 

[chrisman287]

Again though, you're perfectly entitled to your opinion. I'm not afraid of dissenting ideas and opinions.

What I'm doing is no longer rushing to meet some imaginary deadline. Gonna take my time even more and when the car runs, it runs.

I can see where he’s coming from and I actually laughed at the whole list (wasn’t expecting it in full like that) but at least you’ve got the right mindset. Do you man

 

[CrackedDSM]

You asked and I told.

Don't worry, my feelings aren't hurt. Just was responding. Like I said, I'm not scared, afraid, or somehow upset by dissenting opinions or people with a different idea of what I should do. Words on a screen are hard to "hear". If you could hear how I spoke the words you'd know I wasn't bothered.

I can see where he’s coming from and I actually laughed at the whole list (wasn’t expecting it in full like that) but at least you’ve got the right mindset. Do you man

There were a few I laughed at as well. Life's too short to take so seriously.

And thank you! I will.

 

[Stapl3]

Don't worry, my feelings aren't hurt. Just was responding. Like I said, I'm not scared, afraid, or somehow upset by dissenting opinions or people with a different idea of what I should do. Words on a screen are hard to "hear". If you could hear how I spoke the words you'd know I wasn't bothered.

To be clear, I fully support everything you choose to do. I've known you on here for a few years. There is no ill feeling or looking down or anything near that from me. I do loosely follow this build journal to see what you're up to next, and I'm usually going why are you f***ing around with X Y Z, and even the car from the beginning I could tell every bolt to be turned would snap. It is fascinating to me as it's a project I would avoid, but maybe that's the appeal. IDK. It felt like looking at someone fixing up a house and the gutters are hanging off and the roof has a hole but you're changing the light switch panels. And I just can't stop watching for some reason. But that doesn't matter because that's the DSM you chose and those are the itches you chose to scratch and I'm just a bystander on the internet. I said what I said not to embarrass you, rather maybe make you look at it differently as I can see sometimes it's not enjoyable to you to the point of parting it out - and I think I happen to know why. And, I mean, you did ask after all so I laid it out. I do want you to get it or any DSM going, I've offered a few times to completely tune the car for you remote free of charge when you get to that point (proof I like you as aint no one offering that shit and I'm fluent AF). I am on your side and frankly everyone's side on here with their DSM despite having some spats with some. If we were all in person, we'd get along perfectly I'm certain.

But seriously dude you're throwing in the towel at the finish line. Put a used trans in, put the fluid in, and put it in gear and drive it. If its 300 bucks and second gear grinds who cares just use it. And I already know it runs and idles so I know you're really this close. I actually have a couple transmissions here that are crunchy but functional I'd entertain trading one up for that black interior <3

 

[CrackedDSM]

To be clear, I fully support everything you choose to do. I've known you on here for a few years. There is no ill feeling or looking down or anything near that from me. I do loosely follow this build journal to see what you're up to next, and I'm usually going why are you f***ing around with X Y Z, and even the car from the beginning I could tell every bolt to be turned would snap. It is fascinating to me as it's a project I would avoid, but maybe that's the appeal. IDK. It felt like looking at someone fixing up a house and the gutters are hanging off and the roof has a hole but you're changing the light switch panels. And I just can't stop watching for some reason. But that doesn't matter because that's the DSM you chose and those are the itches you chose to scratch and I'm just a bystander on the internet. I said what I said not to embarrass you, rather maybe make you look at it differently as I can see sometimes it's not enjoyable to you to the point of parting it out - and I think I happen to know why. And, I mean, you did ask after all so I laid it out. I do want you to get it or any DSM going, I've offered a few times to completely tune the car for you remote free of charge when you get to that point (proof I like you as aint no one offering that shit and I'm fluent AF). I am on your side and frankly everyone's side on here with their DSM despite having some spats with some. If we were all in person, we'd get along perfectly I'm certain.

But seriously dude you're throwing in the towel at the finish line. Put a used trans in, put the fluid in, and put it in gear and drive it. If its 300 bucks and second gear grinds who cares just use it. And I already know it runs and idles so I know you're really this close. I actually have a couple transmissions here that are crunchy but functional I'd entertain trading one up for that black interior <3

I gotcha. TBH I don't mind a good solid kick in the ass, as I do tend to get caught up in minor details. It's not "OCD" but I'll just say it's my OCD because I'm like "shit, this needs fixed and I can fix it now, do it now" instead of prioritizing. Making lists helps a little, but I still tend to cross all the stuff off that's small/easy first.


But, the plan is to buy this used transmission from BLACK98's friend ASAP(gotta get past my wife's denstistry bill first), and stab it in. Just gonna be more patient about it instead of trying to move heaven and earth to hurry.

What eats me alive is if I would've slowed down just a little before I started the car and checked fluids/did basic stuff, I'd be driving it already. Like I said though, (expensive) lesson learned.

For the record/again, I do appreciate the differing viewpoints. I depend quite a lot on other's perspectives, even if they're not what my plan is/not something I'm going to do. I can take from it and adjust as necessary. Basically TL;DR, I'm listening and taking it seriously even if it doesn't seem like I am.


Edit: Also, there's nothing anyone can do on these(or any other) forums that would embarrass me. A number of people(some of them with extremely big mouths) don't like me, and have flamed me with great long books of epic burns, and I don't even think about it twice. Same stuff I told my Medic at work, "stop caring about the opinions of people you don't like, or that aren't here to genuinely help you and make you better. This isn't high school, and they aren't living your life. Shrug that shit off and do what's good for you."

 

[Spleen8urLSX]

If it gives you any morning motivation the trans that came out of my car when I took it apart is my “spare” and is absolutely whooped and is the best transmission I’ve had. It is not in the least bit happy going into 2nd gear and came out of a 1g Laser Erik Whisler’s buddy was delivering pizzas in, and 2 times now it’s found it’s way back into my car after I broke “good” transmissions. Only time the car had been to the track on the last set up it was good enough to go mid 12s with no seat time, an open diff, and slicks that are too small (not by any means making excuses but conditions were not at all ideal is my point). All I do is dump synchromesh in it (makes all the grinding SLIGHTLY better) and go, and on a pass if it’d go into 2nd fast with a loud bang I knew it was party time, if 2nd didn’t go in good it was abort mission and get a good datalog. The thing is unkillable for some reason, I have another “good” 1gb transmission to go in it now, and I’m sure I’ll break it and end up putting the pizza delivery transmission back in at some point.

 

[CrackedDSM]

If it gives you any morning motivation the trans that came out of my car when I took it apart is my “spare” and is absolutely whooped and is the best transmission I’ve had. It is not in the least bit happy going into 2nd gear and came out of a 1g Laser Erik Whisler’s buddy was delivering pizzas in, and 2 times now it’s found it’s way back into my car after I broke “good” transmissions. Only time the car had been to the track on the last set up it was good enough to go mid 12s with no seat time, an open diff, and slicks that are too small (not by any means making excuses but conditions were not at all ideal is my point). All I do is dump synchromesh in it (makes all the grinding SLIGHTLY better) and go, and on a pass if it’d go into 2nd fast with a loud bang I knew it was party time, if 2nd didn’t go in good it was abort mission and get a good datalog. The thing is unkillable for some reason, I have another “good” 1gb transmission to go in it now, and I’m sure I’ll break it and end up putting the pizza delivery transmission back in at some point.

Pretty hilarious but awesome.


Also: good news. My dental insurance I got through my county job is apparently spectacular, so what I was planning to spend is actually like 80% covered by insurance. Got quoted as like $320 all said/all done.


So it's F*CKING PARTY TIME. Gonna grab a good spare trans and send this one out to be unf*cked. So stoked man.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Glad to hear that not get rocking.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Glad to hear that not get rocking.

Already in progress. Got plans to meet up with @BLACK'98DSM 's friend and grab a spare transmission. Might even head to Central, FL to grab another spare that looks damn near brand new(can't have too many right?) but I'll have at least one functioning/good trans.


Wish I had a press, more time, and the tools needed or I'd honestly just fix this transmission myself. Looking up videos it's not hard, just requires some specialty tools that I don't have here. Anyone wanna come swing by Pensacola and walk me through it? Lol. Pay you for your time!


Edit: I'm probably overthinking it, but if the transmission was so f*cked that it made that horrible noise while idling...wouldn't I feel some grinding or hear some kind of scraping when I turn it by hand? When it's in gear and I spin the input shaft by hand there's no noise at all. It's smooth. I may legitimately just stab this thing in with all the new clutch stuff and see if it's still noisy. I really 150% don't see how it could just have been clutch noise...but idk. Just weird how buttery smooth it spins with no noise and no fluid in the trans.

Just wanna make sure I'm not changing an entire doorframe and door to the house when it was just a bad doorknob.

Double Edit: Talked with Tim Zimmer, said it very well could feel smooth AF spinning it by hand with no noise. In his own words "big difference between spinning it by hand and it idling at 1000RPMs". Damn. Lol.

 

[bastarddsm]

If it spins buttery smooth, it likely has no preload and needs service. It ought to have ~20in/lbs of rotational drag. Other than that there really isn't a way to tell without taking it apart. If it's a fresh rebuild it should have enough assembly lube on it you could drive for miles before it gets tore up, if not it was a hack rebuild and it's f***ed anyway. If it's old and abused it should have enough oil a little bit of idle time won't hurt it. The thrust faces on the gears and hubs are most likely to be hurt but lack of lube, and they are probably trashed from normal use anyway. Based on the look of the rest of the car it's probably one giant stalagmite of rust, with a bunch or random hardware (probably self tappers) dropped down the speedo hole.

Anyway seeing that you can't accomplish basic automotive tasks without a partout threat, I'd advise you don't try to work on a trans, will just end up making it harder for someone else to fix. Go find Jerry D down there and have him go through it, pray TRE answers the phone or wait for tim to take in work are your realistic options.

 

[92AWDHX40]

If you need me im 20 minutes from tre if you need assistance.

 

[CrackedDSM]

If you need me im 20 minutes from tre if you need assistance.

Definitely keep that in mind!

 

[CrackedDSM]

Couldn’t resist buying another part.

Stapl3’s gonna be pissed. but it’s something that hasn’t been made for 20 years and I need it. I NEEEEED IIITTT.

Pictures later when my shit isn’t getting pushed in by EMS work.

 

[CrackedDSM]

So, like 13-15 years ago when I had my 1G Auto GSX, I had an awesome little exhaust manifold that I loved. It looked stock, but it was cast bigger than any ported stock manifold, and it had a little threaded hole that was sealed with a screw for an EGT. It was massively hogged, and loved it. Turns out, it was made by a company that even at that time was out of business called "GT Concepts". Every DSM I've had since that car, I've wanted one of these manifold but could never find one.

Until about a week ago, when my main man Jared G aka @jersygsx listed one up for sale. I snagged it within hours of his post, and got it in a few days ago.

Would you just look at it. This is gonna pair perfectly with my Green. Stoked to find one in such amazing shape. It's not even rust colored yet!

So yeah. Gonna meet with the guy in AL for the transmission this coming weekend, stab the trans in, stab this thing on, and then drive this bi***.