looking for the Saskatchewan DSM'S

[1990AWD]

Nope, I should really make one soon though.

 

[Nekid]

Hello!

Guess it was high time to finally join up to tuners. Been on the Canada DSM forums since I got my 99 GSX in '09, but decided to try to be part of the bigger community.

Since I'm based in Saskatoon, I figured this would be the best place to grace with my first post on the forum.

As an introduction, all I need to say is I have probably 3 times what I paid for the car into modifications

I have the rest of the summer to ride out with the stock short block, but I'll be dropping it and putting in a forged 2.3L with a tilton twin-disk clutch, mated to a properly built Jacks transmission, all being woefully underpowered by a HX35 until I can shape up the final BB turbo I want.

All in all, I hope to be able to see some of you guys around, especially with cruise weekend lingering.

 

[1990AWD]

Mike, do you have a build thread for your car?

Now I do. Street/Strip '90 GSR-4 build


P.S. met two young guys with DSMs last night, finally more in S'toon! One was a 1ga Laser turbo FWD with 1gb Talon rear end and the other was a really clean '99 GSX.

 

[Nekid]

Bah, if it wasn't for a clip in my tranny, I would have been out on cruise weekend looking for some other DSMs. oh well, next year

 

[1990AWD]

Yeah cruise weekend actually brought out a few nice Mitsu's I'm not used to seeing.

'99 Eclipse RS
'99 Eclipse GSX, really young kid, clean American car. Had a E316g and ECMLink on it.
1ga Laser with 1gb Talon rear end
'91 GTO
And about three Stealth n/t.

 

[1990AWD]

Btw, who's going to Fallout in Regina this Sunday? I think I'll be making the trip down in the VR-4.

 

[jpdsm92]

Wish i could come out and play.. but the act 2900 took out the 20 year old clutch master cylinder.

but she is a monster!

 

[1990AWD]

When are you going to take it to the track?

 

[jpdsm92]

When are you going to take it to the track?

waiting for my master and slave to get in, then i gotta get my meth tunned in. i doubt she will she track time this year was hoping to but to much work *192 hrs every 2 weeks* and I barely have time for her.

I just finished putting my wilwood brake kit on. BEAUTIFUL brakes!!!!

 

[buhay6]

It'll be a long time before I'm up and running, I see next to no dsm's around stoon and its depressing. Anyone go to the 306 meets at the farmers market on Wednesdays? If you guys see a mk2 supra with random yellow paint over the back end that's me, its the only fun car I can drive right now.

 

[1990AWD]

I'm usually at 306 meets almost every Wednesday. Green LHD 3000GT VR-4.

 

[Nekid]

Want to go, but only with my DSM. I'll have to wait til next year. My thanksgiving project is dropping everything I can out of the engine bay and getting it ready to paint.

 

[twowrongs]

Hey guys, I am loving the sound of some of these builds in Sask. Next summer should be bad ass, ill be out for sure. For those guys working on their winter builds i stumbled upon this beauty located in saskatoon on kijijji. check it. Holset HX35 with mitsubishi turbine housing - Saskatoon Engine, Engine Parts For Sale - Kijiji Saskatoon Canada.

Also if anyone ever needs a hand turning wrenches I am more than happy to help, if my schedule permits of course.

 

[1990AWD]

Hey guys, I am loving the sound of some of these builds in Sask. Next summer should be bad ass, ill be out for sure. For those guys working on their winter builds i stumbled upon this beauty located in saskatoon on kijijji. check it. Holset HX35 with mitsubishi turbine housing - Saskatoon Engine, Engine Parts For Sale - Kijiji Saskatoon Canada.

Also if anyone ever needs a hand turning wrenches I am more than happy to help, if my schedule permits of course.

Are you the one with the flat dark grey/black paint job and a 1gb talon rear swapped Laser?

p.s. don't get the .55 a/r housing for a HX-35 unless you want to choke your engine.

 

[twowrongs]

My laser doesn't have a talon rear, but it does have fender flairs and it is Plastidipped which sometimes looks grey when its dirty. So it might be me! As for that turbo I think I am going to buy a bastard 20G from the classifieds on here and have fun with that. I want responsiveness and am not overly interested in top end numbers, i am more of a broad-torque-curve guy at the moment. Currently have a 16g on the car and really enjoy its hit.

Also, is there a shop in town that balances turbos?

 

[1990AWD]

Ah, ic. Don't think I've ever met you in person, and I know most serious DSMers in this province. Just look for a green '94 3kgt VR-4, that's me.

Balancing turbos...hmmm... I don't think so, only thing I could think of is Cummins but that's something they'd probably ship out to be done but I assume they could do that.

 

[buhay6]

You drive your baby in winter man?? crazy, the salts going to wreck havoc on it. (seen you once going passed the flying j but I was going the other way)

If any ones good at body work....or has a heated shop I could use a hand. This working out side in the cold shits getting old, I gave up sleds for a reason.
I keep procrastinating on welding in new panels on my talon solely because of the cold and portable heaters aren't the greatest. But hey after the body works done all the interior can go back in and its on to suspension overhaul, then drive tran, FMIC, exhaust etc!

 

[1990AWD]

The Eclipse is my baby and stored away, the 3000GT is my DD. As far as body work, you might as well wait until spring.

 

[Nekid]

Yeah, working outside is no fun. What I did was buy some 2x4's, some brackets, and two huge insulated tarps to do my wire tuck with last winter. This winter I have moved the car to the farm and will be using the shop there. However, body work is best when you don't have to actively provide a heat source for stuff to cure.

The good news, the car should be ready soon as the melt happens this year and will finally be able to catch up to some Wednesday meets hopefully.

 

[greddy_1700]

Can you guys keep your eyes and ears open for a 1ga parts car? Need one for the chump car build!

 

[buhay6]

Yeah, working outside is no fun. What I did was buy some 2x4's, some brackets, and two huge insulated tarps to do my wire tuck with last winter. This winter I have moved the car to the farm and will be using the shop there. However, body work is best when you don't have to actively provide a heat source for stuff to cure.

The good news, the car should be ready soon as the melt happens this year and will finally be able to catch up to some Wednesday meets hopefully.

I actually put up a tarp recently (can tire had a sale), but the heat needs are still far from adequate. I burn through propane like a mofo with my crappy princess auto portable heater. I'm thinking I'll just prep the area where the sub-frame bolts up to and coat just that area and leave the rest till summer so that way I can get my front end components all repainted and back in. Was going to post a $1000 body work job on 306 for someone to come and just weld in my new replacement panels all prep work don before hand, but decided I could just buy a welder and do it for a little more then that.

You have a build thread?
I'm going to try and make it out to more meets this next year but it'll be in the crapzashi or more then likely the supra.

Can you guys keep your eyes and ears open for a 1ga parts car? Need one for the chump car build!

I know there's one in my town that hasn't moved for years, but I don't know what model it is, if it runs or if its even for sale.

What model you looking for? maybe bucks with finally get some more talons in stock, had 5 this spring 3 turbo 1ga's and 2 non turbo's 1gb's and they also had a 2ga non turbo that was in great shape but they crushed it after a short while ### no one was taking parts off it. I call every couple weeks to see if they have anymore in stock but so far no go.

 

[Nekid]

Did you buy just a tarp, or did you get an insulated tarp? I was able to get to 20C easy with one 1500w electric heater, combined with the halogen light I was using, I was running a sweat shop. Also, keep in mind that last winter was fairly mild. I'll post a picture up of my shanty.

I have a build thread over on Canada DSM for this winter. Not too exciting so far, just painted the engine bay thus far. I'm going to be hopefully putting in the DG coilover package, if they get in my hands before March.

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[buhay6]

Did you buy just a tarp, or did you get an insulated tarp? I was able to get to 20C easy with one 1500w electric heater, combined with the halogen light I was using, I was running a sweat shop. Also, keep in mind that last winter was fairly mild. I'll post a picture up of my shanty.

I have a build thread over on Canada DSM for this winter. Not too exciting so far, just painted the engine bay thus far. I'm going to be hopefully putting in the DG coilover package, if they get in my hands before March.

Ya I just got a wind proof tarp, I couldn't find the insulated one's at paky tire. I haven't even bothered going out to work on the car recently because of it getting so cold. My 15000 to 75000 BTU propane heater is starting to do jack shit, worked awesome when I first got it 4 years ago but is going down hill now. I'm basically stuck with inside only jobs here and there for now maybe get the courage up to go out and finish installing the body harness and prep my front sub assembly for energy suspension bushings. 1990AWD is right about not going any farther with the body work till spring, I think I'm just going to get it as a roller until next winter before I get it up and running, wanna get the straight before going ahead and dumping serious coin into her. Best finish project #1 first which is the supra I've had on the back burner for 2 years.....

Here's my setup:

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Oh and though people might wanna know that if your looking at energy suspension bushings you might wanna check out autopartsway.ca a whole front end setup is only $3.49 cheaper but shipping is insainely fast usually, like from Windsor ONT to small town delisle in 4 days. Used to have free shipping on anything over $75 but for some reason I think that was kye bosched.

 

[Nekid]

I picked up mine from Consolidated Gypsum, it is a huge tarp and that littile bit of insulation is immense. But it also looks like the area I was trying to heat up was quite a bit smaller, but you could still do something similar inside.

 

[buhay6]

I'll have to check into it and see what I can find for a decent price, thanx man