Aww_420
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 31, 2012
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Cheektowaga,
New_York
Hey everyone, Names Aaron. Figured i start an intro thread. Ive been lurking and snagging up interior pieces. I bought my 96 eclipse spyder gst almost 3 years ago and have spent the better part of the last 2 summers fixing all the dumb ricer/ghetto rigged shit the previous owner did and adding a few bolt ons. I know i should get some logging and fuel management first but I need something shiny and new every once in while to keep me motivated. Now that I am done paying for a wedding and school i can finally start saving up for DSMlink and turbo/fuel and other mods.
OK so here what we have
1996 White Spyder GST with 99 Engine and 2GB bumpers
Things i have added to and/or fixed because of the numb nuts before me:
Couldnt get the car inspected for about 3 months after getting the car because of all the stupid things this kid did to this car. Almost brought it back to him
Took apart the gauge cluster and removed what was stopping the check engine light from being visible. (im sure he did this because of the vast evap problems)
replaced the majority of the evap system and still having an issue or 2 but at
least now i can get it inspected.
Redid the Battery relocation to trunk (the lines were run ghetto and dangerously)
undid EGR delete (done all wrong)
99% of the interior he painted has been replaced except for the radio bezel that he painted "TURBO" on, drives me nuts.
Rewired the speakers to their own amp instead of all wired the front 2
got rid of the strobes and wiring
repainted PS rear quarter panel where someone keyed the car when he had it.
replaced hinges and fixed the hole in the convertible top
fixed indaglow gauge wiring while it was apart should have just taken them out didnt want to screw with the needles
etc etc...
Mods and bolt ons and other stuff
3" SS exhaust
SS headers
Enkei Rims painted white
aftermarket tail lights. I lil bit of rice but i like em
White dash cover (to cover up crappy paint on the dash)
Fiber glass door panels ( work in progress )
gauge cluster dual pod gauges
Carbon FIber center console
SS strut bars
SS custom intake
3 1/2 inch GM maf and translator(did this for the minor tuning ability and to vent to atm, and know people dont like venting but my wife loves it and as long as she likes whats done to the car the easier it is to spend money on mods)
Crome UICP (had to remove the chrome SS elbow to fit gm maf)
Tokico struts and lowering springs
Fuse box relocation
AC delete
Im sure im forgetting a couple things
Future mods, the next few months or so
All stickers and vinyls will be gone very soon (bought this car with the greddy vinyl on it and not one greddy mod on the whole damn carol)
New Enkei emblems for the rims should be in this week and new "rivets" also.
New 3" Downpipe (flex is shot)
repainting Valve cover
FMIC
oil cooler
new cam gears chrome or blue
clear cam cover
porting and polish both manifolds , TB, elbow and turbo and o2 housing
Carbon fiber fog light housing
Boost controller
New gauges
and a few others
Mods As soon as i can afford them:
DSMlink
pocket logger
650 injectors
190L walbro
Wide band
new turbo lines
SS O2 housing
currently installing 16G And sandlblasting everything i can see. So i will put up a pic of the engine as soon as everything is back together.
So thats it. Im glad to be on here. Hoping to have some fun this summer. Let me know what you think. Im open to some suggestion especially any of them that may be mechanically inclined but if you dont like something about the appearance or you think something just isnt your style and would change it ### keep the comments to yourself. Its the way it is because thats how i like it and thats what matters to me. Thanks for looking
These pics make the car look nicer than it is. I still have a lot of cosmetic problems to fix and some general maintenance.
OK so here what we have
1996 White Spyder GST with 99 Engine and 2GB bumpers
Things i have added to and/or fixed because of the numb nuts before me:
Couldnt get the car inspected for about 3 months after getting the car because of all the stupid things this kid did to this car. Almost brought it back to him
Took apart the gauge cluster and removed what was stopping the check engine light from being visible. (im sure he did this because of the vast evap problems)
replaced the majority of the evap system and still having an issue or 2 but at
least now i can get it inspected.
Redid the Battery relocation to trunk (the lines were run ghetto and dangerously)
undid EGR delete (done all wrong)
99% of the interior he painted has been replaced except for the radio bezel that he painted "TURBO" on, drives me nuts.
Rewired the speakers to their own amp instead of all wired the front 2
got rid of the strobes and wiring
repainted PS rear quarter panel where someone keyed the car when he had it.
replaced hinges and fixed the hole in the convertible top
fixed indaglow gauge wiring while it was apart should have just taken them out
didnt want to screw with the needlesetc etc...
Mods and bolt ons and other stuff
3" SS exhaust
SS headers
Enkei Rims painted white
aftermarket tail lights. I lil bit of rice but i like em
White dash cover (to cover up crappy paint on the dash)
Fiber glass door panels ( work in progress )
gauge cluster dual pod gauges
Carbon FIber center console
SS strut bars
SS custom intake
3 1/2 inch GM maf and translator(did this for the minor tuning ability and to vent to atm, and know people dont like venting but my wife loves it and as long as she likes whats done to the car the easier it is to spend money on mods
)Crome UICP (had to remove the chrome SS elbow to fit gm maf)
Tokico struts and lowering springs
Fuse box relocation
AC delete
Im sure im forgetting a couple things
Future mods, the next few months or so
All stickers and vinyls will be gone very soon (bought this car with the greddy vinyl on it and not one greddy mod on the whole damn car
ol)New Enkei emblems for the rims should be in this week and new "rivets" also.
New 3" Downpipe (flex is shot)
repainting Valve cover
FMIC
oil cooler
new cam gears chrome or blue
clear cam cover
porting and polish both manifolds , TB, elbow and turbo and o2 housing
Carbon fiber fog light housing
Boost controller
New gauges
and a few others
Mods As soon as i can afford them:
DSMlink
pocket logger
650 injectors
190L walbro
Wide band
new turbo lines
SS O2 housing
currently installing 16G And sandlblasting everything i can see
. So i will put up a pic of the engine as soon as everything is back together.So thats it. Im glad to be on here. Hoping to have some fun this summer. Let me know what you think. Im open to some suggestion especially any of them that may be mechanically inclined but if you dont like something about the appearance or you think something just isnt your style and would change it ### keep the comments to yourself. Its the way it is because thats how i like it and thats what matters to me. Thanks for looking
These pics make the car look nicer than it is. I still have a lot of cosmetic problems to fix and some general maintenance.
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