my new toy

[pnklmnd]

hmmm why do both those cars look sooooooo familiar..

dude john get this done and wrapped up. I cant wait to see it just driving....whens the wire and fire....i might wander down to IVM for that

 

[peregrine]

sorry about the shitty pics. the battery in my digi cam died so im using my phone for these.
shes on the ground!! rear suspension is done. it looks so tits. hopefully you guys can see it next year at the shootout. im walking on air right now.

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[pnklmnd]

awesome....

i can tell your getting all giddy little girl thing going.....Good work on that soon to be beast....

 

[gsxitement]

can't.....stop..from......drooling. love that rear suspension setup
congrats and good luck

 

[peregrine]

did some more work today. got the fuel system all mounted. i just need to run the line to the rail and its done. also got the battery box mounted. this shitty ass camera phone doesnt do this blingy stuff justice. im still waiting for my buddy to weld the fitting on the water pump so i can put the motor back together though. i cant push him to do this shit cause its free. i have to be patient.

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i thought this looks super cool. i wish i could figure out how to make it look like this with a grill on it.

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[Analine]

If you still need a harness just let me know. I picked up another car a couple days ago with an extra.






Tony

 

[Goobdog]

I noticed you said the seal was out on your waterpump ? Do you think the heat from welding the AN fitting on killed it ?

 

[peregrine]

I noticed you said the seal was out on your waterpump ? Do you think the heat from welding the AN fitting on killed it ?

no. i bought the pump used from a "buddy" who said it was only used for mock up purposes. i guess thats what happens when you trust people. now everything on the motor is brand new.the guy who welds this shit for me was real careful about overheating the pump. it took him a full day to weld it. hed do a little here and a little there throughout the day so it didnt bust the seal.

 

[spades_gsx]

that fmic looks sick! I would just leave it open like that on race day if they let you. love the stance on the little beast.

damn good work and the best of luck. please post a vid of the day you fire that thing up for all of us that have been keeping up with this thread.

 

[Stock Josh]

I heard this car has dirt track suspension.

 

[tumuchNOS]

no. i bought the pump used from a "buddy" who said it was only used for mock up purposes. i guess thats what happens when you trust people. now everything on the motor is brand new.the guy who welds this shit for me was real careful about overheating the pump. it took him a full day to weld it. hed do a little here and a little there throughout the day so it didnt bust the seal.

Did you get that pump from me? If you did I will refund what you paid me for it. I bought the motor with a brand new pump (recipts were with it) and was told it had never been run or had water in it, and thats what I told you. It looked like every other brand new pump I had installed at my shop so I felt completely comfortable selling it. Aluminum transfers heat and that maybe thats what hurt the seal.

 

[peregrine]

Did you get that pump from me? If you did I will refund what you paid me for it. I bought the motor with a brand new pump (recipts were with it) and was told it had never been run or had water in it, and thats what I told you. It looked like every other brand new pump I had installed at my shop so I felt completely comfortable selling it. Aluminum transfers heat and that maybe thats what hurt the seal.

dont worry about it. one of those live and learn things i guess.

 

[peregrine]

heres some better pics. i got the downpipe done. i put the rear bumper and taillights back on. mounted the nitrous bottle and finished the fuel system today. i took some pics with the digi cam. my camera phone sucks dick. here you go.

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yes i know the rear bumper is messed up. ill fix it in the spring time

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[Stock Josh]

Sheesh, all that work for tires. To think, I just jacked mine off the ground, and these just slipped right on. Leaf springs BABY!

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[peregrine]

Sheesh, all that work for tires. To think, I just jacked mine off the ground, and these just slipped right on. Leaf springs BABY!

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ok, mr. "i want a tubbed car" so refresh my memory, how exactly did you spend your sunday afternoon? wasnt it pounding your inner fender wells to get those "slip on" tires to fit?

 

[Stock Josh]

ok, mr. "i want a tubbed car" so refresh my memory, how exactly did you spend your sunday afternoon? wasnt it pounding your inner fender wells to get those "slip on" tires to fit?

Actually, my Sunday afternoon was spent stepping off the clutch at 9500 and drilling the unit. Did I mention it hooks? It was SATURDAY that I spent the afternoon "massaging" the fenderwells to fit. Everything is still in its factory locations though, mister giant tubbed fenderwells. Notice my tires fit in my fenderwells? No Sun Valley rake here buddy. All utilizing my FACTORY STREET CAR suspension, not that crazy Sprint car upside down ladder bar dirt track $hit.

 

[Stock Josh]

BTW, your bars look like bat wings.

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[weith1111]

Is someone going to slap someone else with a glove and call a duel or what?

 

[Blizz92tsi]

I think I need to move to Nevada. I think there's something in the water there that helps create these bad ass project cars! The progress on your car peregrine has been awesome to watch! I personally check my inbox several times a day hoping you've added a video of the beast running. I'm also really interested in Stock Josh's car and setup as well if he wouldn't mind filling us in. I do have one question. Where are you guys find these old school imports? The only ones I ever find are old, beat to death, rust buckets that aren't worth wasting time on. If I can find them at all. I'm personally looking for a 240Z as a monster build project like peregrine's. If you guys have any tips on where to look I'd appreciate it.

x 10 on your project peregrine! I know you've definitely inspired me on starting my old school import project!

 

[Stock Josh]

First off, so nobody gets the wrong idea, John and I have been freinds for a few years now. We live about 5 minutes from each other. As far as the Reno area goes, John was one of the first import guys. In fact, I think he was the one of the first guys with an import in the 12's (and we live at 5000 feet so its not that easy). This was probably 7 years ago (am I right John?). He had a 1st gen Talon with a 18g. Back in 2000 I bought a 1st gen Eclipse and started off building a 16g car that ran a measly 13.1 at our altitude. In 2003 I ran high 11's in the same car with a 50 trim at our altitude. Not bad. John and I were the local DSM guys with decently fast cars, and we hung out together. Both John and I ended up selling our cars sometime around 2004. My motivation to sell was from the idea that Eclipses are such heavy cars, and if I could make the same power in a lighter car, I'd be running much faster, and be less paranoid about breaking. FWD is not the answer, since you are giving up weight, but aquiring a traction problem, so RWD it had to be. Not being a domestic guy, I wanted to find an import that was RWD. Old school seemed to be the way to go.
How did we find them? We just made an effort to look. I found mine in a feild about an hour from Reno, and Johns was actually parked on the side of the road. After finding the owner of Johns car and talking with him, John was able to buy it from him. We know where quite a few old school cars are, you just have to keep your eyes peeled. We have another buddy with a 77 Colt with a 4G63, he lives in Reno too (screen name TuMuchNOS). John just bought another Colt. All these cars were found right here in town. You just have to look. Get to know what these cars look like (like looking for pics on the net), and you'll start noticing them in no time. Finding a good one is another subject though. Just look at the pics of my car when I bought it (attatched).
BTW, my car is a 1972 Mazda RX3. No DSM stuff anymore, sorry guys. It uses a 12a rotary engine with a Holley carb and nitrous.

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[peregrine]

yeah me and josh are buds. its funny, my old awd was the reason he got into dsms and now his rx3 is the reason i got the colt. post up some more pics of your car josh. i would but im not sure what pics you want posted. his car is the sickness. hes always downplaying it and saying what a POS it is. i think its the cats pajamas.

 

[pnklmnd]

these two guys are my teachers. They walked me through my first DSM motor swap. Josh(StockJosh) his eclipse (11.70's) was the reason i got into DSM's. After watching his car launch and get turned down to race by bikes. I was hooked.

they have walked me through the easy to hard stuff with these cars...

These guys are the coolest dudes around!

Now John get this thing done!!!!

 

[Defiant]

BTW, my car is a 1972 Mazda RX3. No DSM stuff anymore, sorry guys. It uses a 12a rotary engine with a Holley carb and nitrous.

I had one of those, a wagon. God, it was a sweetheart. Nicest transmission ever. And that carb would choke many V-8s.

 

[peregrine]

I had one of those, a wagon. God, it was a sweetheart. Nicest transmission ever. And that carb would choke many V-8s.

its funny that you say that. this carb will be choking many V8s too. just not in the way that your thinking

 

[GPTourer]

Most impressive.