my new toy

[StyleElements]

of course i will, its a 35 year old dsm

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[Morphius]

Give us the rundown on the cost of the Buschur components.

I know eveyone balks at them, but those small diameter torque convertors are expensive no matter what application you buy them for. And it's needed to adapt to bolt to the DSM flywheel.

 

[T_S_I]

this sounds like a good origionl drift car, thats just my opinion, good deal thought, love to see something origional, and thats origional,


a freind of mine had an 82 mazda 626 (rwd) swapped over to a 13b rotoray turbo, interestingly fun little car, with a compleatly un modded block.

 

[peregrine]

Give us the rundown on the cost of the Buschur components.

I know eveyone balks at them, but those small diameter torque convertors are expensive no matter what application you buy them for. And it's needed to adapt to bolt to the DSM flywheel.

lets see, originally buschur was selling his stuff for this;
convertor- $1350 WTF
flexplate- $350
aluminum adaptor- $500

he dropped his prices recently to this

convertor- $950
flexplate- $275
aluminum adaptor- $350

i bought the convertor from bruce kwartler who owns buschurs first rwd talon. i got it from him for $750. i went to the local junkyard and got my tranny for $200 out the door in great condition. if you guys have ever spent any money on fixing dsm trannys then youll appreciate only having to spend this ^^ amount of money once. all together i will have spent roughly $2300 for the tranny stuff once i buy my shift kit and manual valve body. not bad considering it will be the last tranny ill ever have to buy for the car.

this sounds like a good origionl drift car, thats just my opinion, good deal thought, love to see something origional, and thats origional,


a freind of mine had an 82 mazda 626 (rwd) swapped over to a 13b rotoray turbo, interestingly fun little car, with a compleatly un modded block.

the reason i got this car is because my buddy has a 73 mazda rx3 that he put a bridge ported 12a in with a 100 shot. its still getting the bugs worked out (he's a dsm guy learning about rotarys and the learning curve is new) but i guess it moves on the unit and he had an 11.7 awd. he plans to eventually go turbo on it which i think is cool becuase his 1800 lb. car with a 60-1 making 500 horses = scary fast which is exactly what im shooting for in the colt.

 

[peregrine]

alright heres some pics of my thermostat housing. my buddy cut it and welded on a -16 fitting. im in love with it. i cant stop looking at it

 

[peregrine]

also some pics of the buschur tranny adaptor, flexplate and my gigantic fuel pump. ive always been curious what they look like so here they are. i put a cd on the adaptor for size reference. i thought it would be MUCH bigger but im quite happy as its super light and will give me plenty of room for 3.5" exhaust. enjoy.

 

[Stock Josh]

I'm diggin the little blurb on the calender about weight loss. Or the big bug eyed girlie sunglasses in the backgroud. H0m0? Or the "I love you dad" card. All wonderful backdrops my friend.

 

[peregrine]

I'm diggin the little blurb on the calender about weight loss. Or the big bug eyed girlie sunglasses in the backgroud. ####? Or the "I love you dad" card. All wonderful backdrops my friend.

! my mom got me that calendar dork and you know those sunglasses are the pimpness. how do you think a guy like me got a girl like danielle? its the sunglasses yo!

 

[Stock Josh]

Nice lookin gear you got there buddy. Very nice. Way cool in fact. Though, no matter how cool, it'll never sound this cool at idle. --> http://www.scalliwag.com/videos/RX3IDLE-1.wmv

 

[scottigee]

This project rocks!
Question about the tranny...
I'm not clear which parts you're using since the host motor is longitudinal and the donor was mounted transverse. (correct? or is it from some longitudinal 4G63 I don't know about?)

Are you using the colt housing and newer DSM tranny gears?
If you can speak to this a bit I'm all ears.

Again great project and props for living the dream!

 

[peregrine]

This project rocks!
Question about the tranny...
I'm not clear which parts you're using since the host motor is longitudinal and the donor was mounted transverse. (correct? or is it from some longitudinal 4G63 I don't know about?)

mitsubishi started making the 4g** motor castings back in the late 60s. they were ALL mounted longitudinally then. they just made some changes in the early 80s and started mounting them horizontally for the fwd cars. there is some serious history with these motors that ive just started delving into. check this out

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/museum/autogallery/e/car.html

Are you using the colt housing and newer DSM tranny gears?
If you can speak to this a bit I'm all ears.

Again great project and props for living the dream!

im using a chevy th-350 tranny. its a 3 speed auto. as for gearing im using a ford 9" rear with 3.50 gears. just for reference the stock dsm awd 5 speeds have 4.92 gears.

 

[my_gst95]

That thing is going to be a pretty vicious sleeper..... Keep the pics rollin' in John, Especially when you get that motor back.

 

[T is for TURBO]

Sorry, I could help but say somthing but seriously... there is like 2 feet of snow on the ground.

 

[peregrine]

got my fuel system mostly together. im missing a feww fittings and my injectors. this system should be good for well over 600 horses. im most likely going with 1000cc injectors.

 

[evilfwd]

That setup is rediculous dude! I can't wait to see the finished product!!

 

[Nos~4G63]

This car is going to be awesome, please keep up to date with your progress!

 

[peregrine]

picked up my radiator today. its tiny coming in at 13"x22"x2". cost a small fortune too. its the only one i fouond with the perfect dimensions though. im having a friend weld on -16 fittings on the inlet and outlet and also my water pump. that way i can run braided line for my whole cooling system. i was supposed to get the cr back this weekend from redding but it keeps getting delayed for whatever reason. im gonna get the motor back by the end of this month and will post pics. enjoy.

 

[1badtsi]

keep the sick ass picks comin

 

[94awdcoupe]

the setup is going to be killer. im happy to see that you are making all this progress. keep the pics coming.

 

[spades_gsx]

my best wishes to you! awesome find. keep the eye candy coming!

 

[peregrine]

ok. got it back. the cage isnt fully done as he wants to hang the rear suspension off of a crossbar of the cage when he does the mini tub. i started the bodywork today and mounted the fuel system. i did some measuring and im gonna have to BUTCHER the tranny tunnel to get the th-350 in ! my shortblock is getting assembled this week so as soon as i get that back ill post some pics.

 

[doodie]

Looks awesome. Can't wait till we see the finished product. Good luck! its moving along rather quickly

 

[pnklmnd]

lookin good there john...man looks better in person!

i bet you will nail 9's the car weighs nothing! i remember having to move it when i picked my carup!

 

[peregrine]

so i borrowed a spare motor from my friend pnklmnd ^^^^ to get a good mock up of the motor and tranny. all i have to say is F*CK YES!!!!! the tranny fits with no clearancing!!!!!!!!! i put the front end back together half ass just to see where i can fit a decent intercooler. it turns out i can put it right behind the bumper under the grill. everything is going my way so far (knock on wood) heres some pics of the mock motor and tranny...

 

[1badtsi]

that will look SO sick with a top mount tubular header and a big 4" inlet turbo