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shsking11
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October 17
Well guys, I haven't forgotten about my GSX. It was at the shop for about 3 weeks back in June/July and once I had gotten the car back I started playing more with my evo 8. Mainly because it was summer and it was nice to be out driving something rather than wrenching. So after nearly 5 months, i'm back at it again.
During the summer I did a few things to my 8, did a JDM rear end and touched up the bay a bit. Love having a stealthy engine bay that packs a decent punch
Now, the car is repaired, perfectly. I can't wait to get it back together and have some photos done. It really excited me to get the car back, i thought the car was really clean before. It's even more motivating having it back and pretty.
Well, over the course of the summer I had my build on my gsx in the back of my head often. But really couldn't justify spending a large amount of money on another built motor. I'm not seeking a huge amount of power immediately so my main concern changed to cleaning things up and getting the car running reliably. I still plan to run the HX40 but don't have many intentions on really pushing it.
SO, with that said these were the things that happened today:
Removed insulation on fire wall
Removed Power Steering
Removed ABS (which has been bad for 4 years)
Removed factory clutch line
these are the changes that I will be making:
JNZ ABS delete kit
ExtremePSI SS Clutchline
OEM Slave
Jays racing alternator relocation kit
If things play out correctly i'd like to paint my bay as well. But we'll see how that works out. Currently don't have a good space do so. I picked up and additional harness. This was I can really focus on doing a real wire tuck rather than zip tying and taping back wires.
As for the rest of the build, I got a great deal on a running 6 bolt motor and a head. So I ordered up a head gasket and got to work on the bay. Here are some pictures.
Heres the before:
This picture is after removing:
Power Steering
ABS Lines
Insulation
Brake Fluid Reservoir
Factory Clutchline
And a few more things
And... If you keep your eyes open you might see another project peeking out..
Not too long ago I snagged another 98 GSX. After the current build i'll be starting on that
Well guys, I haven't forgotten about my GSX. It was at the shop for about 3 weeks back in June/July and once I had gotten the car back I started playing more with my evo 8. Mainly because it was summer and it was nice to be out driving something rather than wrenching. So after nearly 5 months, i'm back at it again.
During the summer I did a few things to my 8, did a JDM rear end and touched up the bay a bit. Love having a stealthy engine bay that packs a decent punch
Now, the car is repaired, perfectly. I can't wait to get it back together and have some photos done. It really excited me to get the car back, i thought the car was really clean before. It's even more motivating having it back and pretty.
Well, over the course of the summer I had my build on my gsx in the back of my head often. But really couldn't justify spending a large amount of money on another built motor. I'm not seeking a huge amount of power immediately so my main concern changed to cleaning things up and getting the car running reliably. I still plan to run the HX40 but don't have many intentions on really pushing it.
SO, with that said these were the things that happened today:
Removed insulation on fire wall
Removed Power Steering
Removed ABS (which has been bad for 4 years)
Removed factory clutch line
these are the changes that I will be making:
JNZ ABS delete kit
ExtremePSI SS Clutchline
OEM Slave
Jays racing alternator relocation kit
If things play out correctly i'd like to paint my bay as well. But we'll see how that works out. Currently don't have a good space do so. I picked up and additional harness. This was I can really focus on doing a real wire tuck rather than zip tying and taping back wires.
As for the rest of the build, I got a great deal on a running 6 bolt motor and a head. So I ordered up a head gasket and got to work on the bay. Here are some pictures.
Heres the before:
This picture is after removing:
Power Steering
ABS Lines
Insulation
Brake Fluid Reservoir
Factory Clutchline
And a few more things
And... If you keep your eyes open you might see another project peeking out..
Not too long ago I snagged another 98 GSX. After the current build i'll be starting on that
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