Steve93Talon
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- Jan 20, 2005
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Philly Burbs,
Pennsylvania
So, after picking up the red '90 Laser project shell, I hit a slight delay that ended up changing my plans for the build. My good friend Tort decided to part out his 700+whp Talon, and I offered to help him in my garage. This meant I had to put the FWD on hold. We got his car torn down, and his original intent was to hold onto the shell in case he ever decided to do another build later.
After talking with him for awhile, he decided that he'd rather move on and build something different if he ever did another build. He also mentioned that he'd like something he can street drive more, with no cage and retaining heat and some other creature comforts. He pointed out that he'd always preferred red, and has talked about painting his car a different color for as long as he's had it.
This turned out to be a mutually beneficial opportunity for us. We worked out a trade and he's gonna store the Laser for a future build. I am now building his black '93 Talon shell. This gets me an 8pt cage, Corbeau seats, harnesses, lots of weight reduction, full suspension, and more. The car is also AWD, which I am converting to FWD (for now...).
Here are some pics:
This is how the setup looked before we parted it
Here's a time lapse album of the tear-down:
LINK
Here's where i'm at now, engine/trans is in, just buttoning up the odds and ends and it'll be ready to go.
Start-up video
And a bonus shot
After talking with him for awhile, he decided that he'd rather move on and build something different if he ever did another build. He also mentioned that he'd like something he can street drive more, with no cage and retaining heat and some other creature comforts. He pointed out that he'd always preferred red, and has talked about painting his car a different color for as long as he's had it.
This turned out to be a mutually beneficial opportunity for us. We worked out a trade and he's gonna store the Laser for a future build. I am now building his black '93 Talon shell. This gets me an 8pt cage, Corbeau seats, harnesses, lots of weight reduction, full suspension, and more. The car is also AWD, which I am converting to FWD (for now...).
Here are some pics:
This is how the setup looked before we parted it
Here's a time lapse album of the tear-down:
LINK
Here's where i'm at now, engine/trans is in, just buttoning up the odds and ends and it'll be ready to go.
Start-up video
And a bonus shot
