FIRST DSM STREET BUILD!!!

[verified hick]

Black?

no not at all, midnight purple with metallic

 

[Justin DuBois]

no not at all, midnight purple with metallic

Got it - Thought it was some kind of purple. The last trip through the booth, the paint in the pics looks super dark. I wonderd if you had changed your mind.

 

[verified hick]

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Got it - Thought it was some kind of purple. The last trip through the booth, the paint in the pics looks super dark. I wonderd if you had changed your mind.

yeah no i didnt change my mind the pictures your about to see are from the same gallon of paint, just 2 different painters and how they did there mixing and coats.
now the first guy kept bailing on me after we shot it the first time, and thats the first picture i have tagged here, the light purple. i love the look of that.
but since he keep bailing, i either had to shoot it myself or find someone who wouldnt mind helping out, good thing i got great friends, a buddy came over and shot it friday night. thats his paint job the really dark purple. i like both im totally fine with how it turned out but if i did it again id have stayed with the first color.

 

[My4G63GS-T]

This is the Build Thread for FIRST DSM BUILD!!!. Reply below.

My first DSM build. 1998 GS-T. I call it Mouse Trap GS-T as the mouse ate all my wiring and seats and carpet. They made nest in the dash and smelled terrible. This is a before and now pictures. I have more of the build if people are interested on my journey. I have had the car a year and a half now was not running. Also did a manual swap in the process.

 

[verified hick]

door card and door handles
mirrors
gauges were kinda a pain look good tho
valve cover sprayed
all bulbs replaced, taillights tinted, taillights installed
moving right along love to see it

 

[verified hick]

previous owner fcked the mud flaps up so i just did a quick recoat black,
front subframe bushings finally showed up,
hopefully everythings installed tomorrow.

 

[verified hick]

dyed the carpet black.
subframes getting a fresh coat of new paint before we install it with the brand new bushings.
soon man soon…

 

[verified hick]

painted subframe
re installed
motor in
picked up some headlights going to do a custom set up.
time to freshen up the wheels, going with a metallic bronze powder coat with a white trim instead of chrome

 

[verified hick]

got around to doing the wheels

 

[92Turbski]

got around to doing the wheels

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Oh yeah, damn, man, they turned out great! Way better!

 

[verified hick]

Oh yeah, damn, man, they turned out great! Way better!

appreciate it man

 

[verified hick]

in the process of doing the clutch ends, this was in my talon that didnt shift so good never tore it apart til now. now we see why, these clutch ends are so f***ed there bent, they wouldnt even come out of the housing without a pry bar they were so burnt up. kiggly clutches going back in

 

[92Turbski]

Damn, man. Good find. That pack has seen some heat!

 

[verified hick]

Damn, man. Good find. That pack has seen some heat!

yeah i definitely was racing it

 

[verified hick]

Damn, man. Good find. That pack has seen some heat!

good thing tho, these kigglys are alotttt bigger then the stock clutches should be able to handle it now

 

[verified hick]

didnt have a press to finish this part of the job, good thing my local trans shop was kinda thrilled i dove into the trans myself so they did it for free. now for it to go back together and get put back in the car

 

[verified hick]

new engine bay paint

 

[92Turbski]

new engine bay paint

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Looking great! Nice progress.

 

[verified hick]

right on to the next one didnt think id be doing damn near a whole trans rebuild but dont want it to blow so here we are kiggly clutches going in after this its back in the car with the motor this time

 

[92Turbski]

Good call, man. You're right in there, might as well, especially how those end clutches looked!

 

[verified hick]

okay baskets and clutches are out, these ones didn’t actually have any marks on them they all look good none of the clutches bent, or burnt so thats good, the metal plates look alittle rough tho, still replacing it all. ill finish once i get home its time for work

 

[verified hick]

everythings back in ready to gooooooo!!!!
BACK IN THE CAR IT GOESSSSS

 

[verified hick]

motor and trans could have gone in last week, but i was missing the 2 dowel pins for between the trans and motor what a joke , i must have sold them with the other 4 transmissions i had. oh well new ones are here installed ready to go!
i love the color of the purple when the sun is hitting it just right, im wondering why it didnt look that purple outside? sun was still shining on it?

 

[verified hick]

ANNNDDD JUST LIKE THAT ITS NOT A ROLLEE ANYMORE !!!!!its been a long time since i seen a motor and trans in this thing. glad its done, now just to piece everything back together

 

[verified hick]

the journey to being a 10 sec car is so close to being finished. just got this