My 96 TSI AWD Talon build

[shredwin]

I picked this up from a friend of mine that was leaving for the Army, Its a 1996 Eagle Talon TSI AWD. When I got it it didnt have the motor, transmission or interior. I owned this car before a while back, but now i have it again for a second time. I just plan on putting it back together, just a basic stock build is good enough for me cause it was gonna get junked if I wouldnt of bought it.
This is what it looked like when I first owned it

 

[shredwin]

And this is how I got it (sescond time I own it)

 

[shredwin]

Since its winter I cant work on it cause I dont have a garage... But I have been workin on building the motor. I used a 95GSX bottom end and the head is out of a 97 GST. I just have the stock pistons with Cleavite bearings as well as the main bearings.

This is how its looking under the hood. I got a lot of cleaning to do.

Found this tranny in Baltimore, MD for a decent price

Engine work
I know u shouldnt paint the freeze plugs, i scrapped them after that. Im just thinking of buying brand new ones and replacing them all.

Painted the oil pan with some engine high temp paint

 

[AWD_Boosted4g63]

i'll give you props so far man lookin good he demolished that car how much did u pick it back up for???

 

[shredwin]

i'll give you props so far man lookin good he demolished that car how much did u pick it back up for???

Thanks bud.. He wanted it $900 at first, then $500. I told him Id give him $300 for it and he said yes... It came with the rear end and drive shaft also. It needs work as u can tell by the pics, but little by little I will get this done.

 

[400hp93talon]

I like seeing people do there own work....theres guys on here that cant change their own downpipe gasket....thats just pathetic....but i like where your heading with it!!!!Keep up the good work!!!

 

[shredwin]

yeah its sad if you cant change a gasket... but hey thanks alot

 

[shredwin]

Cleaning up the engine bay.

 

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[erald01]

looks good so far

 

[shredwin]

A friend of mine powder coated my valve cover , his user name on here is 19TSI95AWD

 

[hoyboi]

hey man its looking great so far

 

[shredwin]

hey man its looking great so far

Thanks

 

[shredwin]

5/4/10 I decided to drop in the engine

 

[talonalex92]

looks good man. your buddy made some strange decisions with that thing. ie, red battery tray, white paint inside, blue master cyl lid and that gargantuan hole in the fuse panel cover. Looks good man.

 

[victor92tsi]

Hell yeah it looks like its coming together really nice! good luck hope every thing gos good with it.

 

[shredwin]

I figured I would update since I havent in a while... The car is now running I still gotta get the rest of the exhaust bolted up. I took these pics today since it was nice out.

I still gotta fix that crack on the bumper

 

[Dsm4lyfe12]

Great Job, thats a "Built motor" Haha i give you props.

 

[shredwin]

more pics

 

[96 tsi awd]

project looks like it's takin off --- looks like ya been putin in sum hours on it though

 

[chris_taylor123]

Awesome! I love it!

 

[BlackDSMCR]

Looks great man, nice work.

 

[shredwin]

thanks guys

 

[thetalonator]

ok so i gotta say judging from the pics u did good. i also gotta say judging from the pics where the hell do u live alaska theres not even a wink of sun in any of them.

 

[shredwin]

I wisht the sun was out more often we had a crappy summer, I live in Pennsylvania.