first dsm, bad luck turn good

[THE_RED_ROCKET]

so i bought my '96 gst about 4 months ago. 45 minutes after i bought it on my way home the turbo blew.. long story short i smoked out an 8 lane wide interstate and had to have a police officer escourt me off i then bought a new turbo(bullseye 57trim) straight from bullseye. about a month after that i spun a rod so i decided to scratch the whole car and rebuild stock 7bolt, meanwhile i bought a 2005 silverado but then i got a nice surprise (my tax return) which was much more than i thought it would be. and now im $3000 into my motor and still goin

tell me what you all think

1996 gst

TURBO --
• bullseye 57 trim
• Tial 38mm external wastegate
• HKS SSQV Blow-off valve w/ 1G BOV flange

COOLING --
• 28" x 10" x 3.5" Front mount intercooler, short-route piping
• AEM progressive meth injection kit
• SPAL 1630 cfm main fan $140, SPAL 810 cfm a/c fan
• Dakota Digital dual fan controller
• Koyo aluminum radiator
• DEI heat wrapped exhaust manifold, O2 housing, and downpipe
• Custom hood vents, radiator vents, and bumper opened to expose intercooler
• SAMCO radiator hoses

FUEL SYSTEM --
• Walbro 255 high pressure fuel pump
• Fuel Injector Clinic 950cc fuel injectors
• Aeromotive Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator kit

ENGINE --
•

• 6 bolt swap
• 2.3 stroker crank
• wiseco pistons
• eagle rods
• ACL race bearing
• 2g head ported and polished
• freshly rebuilt (stock) w/5 way valve job

Brian Crower 272 intake 272 exhaust race cams
• ARP everything
• Balance shafts eliminated
• New Idle Sensor Controller (ISC)
• NGK7ES plugs and NGK wires
• Prothane hard mounts

INTAKE/EXHAUST --
• 3" stainless steel mandrel bent exhaust (N1 style)
• 3" Megan Racing downpipe (catalytic converter eliminated)
• QTP 3'' electric cut out
• 4" Forced Performance intake pipe

SUSPENSION --
• 18"ICW Kobe rims (gunmetal with polished lip)
• Eibach Pro-kit springs
• Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustable shocks
• Road Race Engineering camber kit, front/rear
• Baer Track 13.5" big brakes, slotted/drilled (front)
• Powerslot 11.5" big brake kit, slotted (rear)
• Hawk HPS brake pads, front/rear
• Goodridge stainless steel brake lines
• Strut tower bar

TUNING --
• TurboXS manual boost controller
• DSMlink ecu management
• AEM Eugo wideband
• GM 3 bar MAP sensor

TRANSMISSION --
• Automatic Transmission Factory, fully built F4A33 automatic transmission: 2800 torque converter, end clutches, shift kit
• RMT "manumatic" mod
• Transmission cooler
• Prothane hard mounts

MISCELLANEOUS --
• Alterstart 165A high performance alternator
• Dakota Digital digital gauges, coolant and boost w/ electronic senders
• Apexi turbo timer
• EGR blocked off and all emissions removed
• Red powder-coated valve cover

• JDM cam gears

I have had the motor out for about a month now. my new 6 bolt is almost done and im just waiting on my head. once that is all takin care of i need the ITP flex plate adapter for my tranny then i can get the transplant started. im projecting that around this time next month ill have the motor in with a basic tune and working on brakin her in.

 

[rEclipserGST]

I was def going for a similar look. Now I know after all the hard work, it's going to look badass

 

[c4bo0s3]

its beautiful

 

[PieEyedPiper]

Can I ship you some thinner for that big VHT spill?
Car looks good though, looking forward to the final product.

 

[THE_RED_ROCKET]

the bumper and hood vents do help ALOT with air flow, before i went dremel crazy my car would run hot. and yea i know the lights are bad but thats the last thing on my list right now.

 

[4g63turbo84]

let me know how the jdm cam gears work!!!!!

 

[BLINKY619]

dam looks good

 

[Nati0nalxCrisis]

That hood looks sexy as all hell with the vents,

+1 on the whole car man.

 

[AK Maniak]

looks amazing, keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what she'll look like when you done.

 

[THE_RED_ROCKET]

thanks guy's, ill be sure to post the number she puts down when i dyno. im shooting for somewhere in the 600's whp

 

[rocafellafw]

looks sick man, thing is gonna bolt with some stickys

 

[THE_RED_ROCKET]

hey guys i have a question i was hoping someone on here could help me with;

Ive got eagle rods like stated above and last night while i was messin with my block i noticed that when the rods come down they hit my oil squirters and im almost positive that at high rpms they're gunna get broken off. has anyone else had this problem and have a solution for it? im scared by trying to bend the tips out of the way it will kink it, moving them out of the way but making them useless..