"Leslie": 1998 RS Eclipse

[2literking]

My first car: a lowered 1998 eclipse. upon purchase, nothing special except for a sub-par paint job, some knock-off BBS rims and a no-name cat-back exhaust. i'm building her up now, mostly body and paint- but next will definitely be the engine: i'm gonna build on the side a monster: low compression pistons, big turbo, better exaust, cams, the whole shebang. my goal- 350 HP i wanna give my FWD buddies a better name- i want to prove that not all fast DSM's have to be AWD. She's still a work in progress, but she looks good. She's not for sale, and i'm not gonna trade her in for a 4g63, so no "why didn't you just go GS-T?"

Basically stock. just a cheap paint job, lowering suspension, and knock off BBS rims (venom).




South Georgia's addition to my car- a smashed front bumper and 2 broken O2 sensors from a shredded truck tire laying in the middle of the road. Thank you, Jacksonville, Ga.

After a mile-long limp into a local gas station, i repaired my beloved leslie with god's gifts to mankind- zip ties and duct tape and drove the remaining 3 hours home.

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P.S. Dear trucker who forgot your tire in the middle of Hwy 441

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don't worry, bro. i got it.


so this is where my build begins.

 

[NWHTanK]

Nice car nice build!

 

[2literking]

Drifter body kit from Carid.com, we put it on ourselves. i do NOT suggest this unless you are a seasoned gearhead. they say "90% fit" on the box, but that last 10% is a pain in the ass.

 

[2literking]

More pics of the Body kit. I'm serious, this thing was awful to "bolt on." Unless you have 3 days to spend on it, somebody to cry on, and nerves of steel, i suggest sending it in to a body shop if you have the money. they'll do it right, and if they mess it up, it's their bad, and they can fix it. patching fiberglass is tedious.

 

[VegasTuner]

Looks All Good but switch the tail lights to oem and get the turbo spoiler!

 

[zArlen]

Putting on bodykits before building the turbo motor... prepare yourself man... you just opened up a can of whoop *ss from a lot of members on this board.

 

[2literking]

Putting on bodykits before building the turbo motor... prepare yourself man... you just opened up a can of whoop *ss from a lot of members on this board.

ya, i wanted to build a turbo motor first, but my parents surprised me with the body kit for christmas... kinda bitter sweet. but i'm saving up now for a nice turbo motor. it might take a while, working off minimum wage and i'm going to college in a few weeks...