Black Widow97's Talon: Brought back from the grave.

[talon2gbuyer]

So... i can come use your garage for my rebuild right...? nice work man. I wish i had a work space that open, if i put my talon in my garage, i cant even open the doors . Its come a long way man, nice job

 

[Black Widow97]

POS!
Corey i need a j-pipe going to the sidemount. (Just the j-pipe) got a link or something?

or post a pic of yours so i can check it out!

Mine is from ExtremePSI. Keiya was selling a nice one very similar to mine in the classifieds. You can ask if he still has it. I see them in the classifieds often, so keep an eye in there.

Nice car!! I'm not too crazy about having a pillar pod on my dd so this is what I did... My boost gauge/controller is down by my knee, right in front of the ODB2 port. I can see it easily through the steering wheel and still hook up my Tactrix cable. The other 2 guages are a little more obvious to see.

Very nice and clean setup you have there. I have never been a fan of that gauge pod, but it goes very well in your car.

So... i can come use your garage for my rebuild right...? nice work man. I wish i had a work space that open, if i put my talon in my garage, i cant even open the doors . Its come a long way man, nice job

Thanks man. And yup, come on over.

 

[Idaho AWD]

Very nice looking Talon!!

 

[Black Widow97]

Very nice looking Talon!!

Thank you sir!

 

[Nicklepage1010]

Very aggressive looking car.
You should probably tint it though, looks like it gets pretty warm in there.

 

[Black Widow97]

I plan to tint it. Just working on other little things first. It doesn't get too warm though, the tan doesn't get super hot like black does.

 

[AlbeUrDemise]

Very nice build. Hope to see more updates on the car.

 

[Black Widow97]

Thanks dude.

 

[Jesse2012]

Awesome build/restore, I have two questions tho. In post #3, what are your taillights tinted with? They don't look dark enough to be nightshades but I like the look. And second, how do you like those powerslot rotors? Does the black coating keep the insides from rusting?

 

[Black Widow97]

Awesome build/restore, I have two questions tho. In post #3, what are your taillights tinted with? They don't look dark enough to be nightshades but I like the look. And second, how do you like those powerslot rotors? Does the black coating keep the insides from rusting?

The taillights were tinted already when I bought it. I'm not sure what they used to tint them.

I love powerslot rotors. I had them for 3 years on my old ESi as well and they are great. They perform well and look good for a long time.

 

[Arnie]

This has inspired me to convert my RS to a Talon.

I want the 2GB front bumper with a Red Talon Emblem like yours. I have seen so many talon bumpers at the yard. I think next month I might go pick up a sway bar and brackets / Control arms and maybe the 2GB Talon Bumper.

Later on I will look into making a connecter that will let me add the Talon fog lights/switch to the RS. Would be nice to have fog lights.

IDK about getting the Talon taillights. I think that might be a mission! If I do consider doing all of this! I will be asking for your help and Josh's!

Since you both have been through this progress on your Talons!

 

[miguelmcv]

Wow, I am impressed how well it turned out.

Just curious, did you do the painting (Hood and Bumper) or some one else did?..

Really nice car you have there dud.

 

[Arnie]

Post a recent picture of the car and the back!!!!

I wanna get more tempted to do the swap on the tail lights! I know the electric harness wiring for the rear tail lights would be different! If I can tint the tail lights that dark + Red Talon on it.

I would be a very happy fellow!

Convince me please!!

Also are those Fog lights the same as the GSX 95-96? Eagle 95-98? or are they different?

 

[Black Widow97]

Wow, I am impressed how well it turned out.

Just curious, did you do the painting (Hood and Bumper) or some one else did?..

Really nice car you have there dud.

I had the bumper painted at a shop. The hood is CF, so that did not get painted.

Arnie, 2Gb Talon foglights are unique to those years. They are much different than the Eclipse foglights

 

[Black Widow97]

And since Arnie asked, here a few more recent pics.

 

[Arnie]

And since Arnie asked, here a few more recent pics.

So clean!!! Your friend needs to clean his fog lights and Thank you!!!! ^__^

Conversion is underway next month after I see if I have money left over from transmission...

I had the bumper painted at a shop. The hood is CF, so that did not get painted.

Arnie, 2Gb Talon foglights are unique to those years. They are much different than the Eclipse foglights

Guess I might not get fog lights quite yet. I shall wait. I have seen a few Eclipse 95-96 Fog lights, but now I will keep an eye out for a 2GB Talon bumper + lights! Thanks for clearing that up for me!

 

[avenged5]

Want.

 

[Alan11]

And since Arnie asked, here a few more recent pics.

Aaaand you painted your calipers with????

 

[Arnie]

Aaaand you painted your calipers with????

I think those are his brembo brakes?

 

[Alan11]

I think those are his brembo brakes?

I would knew if they were Brembo's trust me.

 

[Black Widow97]

Want.

My girlfriend will trade you the pewter Talon in the last set of pics for your Stealth.

 

[Black Widow97]

Aaaand you painted your calipers with????

I used Plastikote caliper paint on them.

 

[Arnie]

Wait that Talon is your girls?

Tell me why your kid is gonna own a DSM in the future!

 

[Black Widow97]

Yup, it's hers. She liked mine so she got one too.

 

[Black Widow97]

Small update: The car has been sitting in winter storage since October. Not much has been done to it at all. I have some supplies sitting in the shop to wet sand the orange peel off of the spoiler. Also this is the time of the year where I start getting the itch to start projects to get her ready and make improvements for next summer. My goals for when I take her out next spring are to have the following done.

1. Fix the boost creep. I have 3 ideas on how to do this
-port wastegate even more
-install a catalytic converter
-build fuel system to be able to handle the 20 psi it creeps to (I'm leaning toward this option)
2. Fill my gauge pod. I need wideband and oil pressure
3. Install side skirts. I am going to paint them in my refinish class in school. They should be going in within the next few weeks.

And here are a few edited pics taken at some car shows last summer.