 Project: Zach's Green Rice Rocket, 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 1.8L |
 Apr 8 2008, 07:22 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak  Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799  |
Bought the car on Easter day for $1600. Filled her from 1/4 tank for $30, drove home from Coal City to Washington and used 1/8 tank of gas. This thing is CHEAP on gas.
Since I brought it home, I have checked all my belts and fluid levels, adjusted the clutch linkage and bled the clutch. Clutch needs replaced but all in good time fellas. Start working at NAPA Saturday, April 12th. Bought a set of wheels from a 2000 Eclipse from GSXRacer80 (Thanks again!) wrapped in Dayton (ZR's I think?) tires, 225/50/r16. Going to mount and balance them Saturday. Also removed intake silencer and valve cover tube to intake tube. Valve cover breather and zip-tied plastic over nip on intake. Need to take care of EGR next (Will I get a CEL from a sensor or not and how should I go about doing this?) I'll update this thread as I do work on it. I eventually want to rebuild the 1.8L and turbo it, but that's at least a year from now. Thanks for reading guys. -------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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Apr 11 2008, 05:15 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 355 Joined: 18-March 08 From: Washington, Illinois Member No.: 2,799 |
Getting a Mother's Polish ball so I can polish up my wheels before I put them on.
Also going to go over the car with a rubbing compound and remove the scratches in the clear coat. Gotta wax it afterwards. That itself will take a long time, going 2ftx2ft at a time. Anyone know where to get boxes of rags for cheap? My dad hasn't been able to snag one from a job site for a while and I'm out. :/ Oh well, I did the hood already and the difference is insane, although I didn't do a very good job removing the scratches. Went for a Dukes of Hazard and bit the dust though. Good wax job. Enough rambling 
-------------------- If the sound of a DSM in the distance rowing through the gears gives you a hardon, you might be a car enthusiast.
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93dsmowner Project: Zach's Green Rice Rocket Apr 8 2008, 07:22 PM
awd4kicks Good start Zach - Keep us up to date on it! Apr 9 2008, 08:10 AM treydawgs4g63T yeah good start. But instead of rebuilding the 1.... Apr 9 2008, 09:09 PM SCCA Stang cut a piece of aluminum from a coke can the size a... Apr 10 2008, 04:01 PM 93dsmowner I couldn't find the EGR valve but i didn't... Apr 10 2008, 07:23 PM treydawgs4g63T shouldnt need RTV as long as the surface and gaske... Apr 10 2008, 07:35 PM 93dsmowner Well the weird thing was that when I started her b... Apr 10 2008, 07:48 PM treydawgs4g63T i gotta 92 tsi awd for sale at the moment! 140... Apr 10 2008, 08:01 PM 93dsmowner That would have been nice to know 2 weeks ago. Apr 10 2008, 09:02 PM black92_tsi_awd Harbour Freight usally has a bag of shop rags for ... Apr 11 2008, 08:21 PM 93dsmowner Sounds good, I'll have to head down there soon... Apr 11 2008, 11:50 PM SCCA Stang not to sound like an old man, but if you are going... Apr 12 2008, 12:23 PM 93dsmowner Lol I know. I knew that all honors was a little mu... Apr 12 2008, 06:13 PM SCCA Stang I wanna see what those wheels look like on your ca... Apr 13 2008, 06:26 AM 93dsmowner Yeah I do too. Didn't have time to do it yeste... Apr 13 2008, 12:00 PM 93dsmowner Ok, well I have the rears on the car! Holy hel... Apr 15 2008, 08:33 PM mitsu90 kick it Apr 15 2008, 08:40 PM 93dsmowner I did....
And I punched it.
And headbutted it.
... Apr 15 2008, 08:46 PM mitsu90 just kick it at the bottom. Apr 15 2008, 08:48 PM 93dsmowner I
Can
Not
Remove
These
Ignorant
Wheels.
This is... Apr 15 2008, 08:57 PM mitsu90 I have never had one that didn't come off with... Apr 15 2008, 09:02 PM 93dsmowner Washington, IL. 3 blocks from the square.
You? Apr 15 2008, 09:12 PM mitsu90 I am in pekin. if you was closer i was gonna come ... Apr 15 2008, 09:33 PM 93dsmowner Lol I see. Well, I'm going to give it another ... Apr 16 2008, 05:50 AM black92_tsi_awd Kick the rim, not the tire.
Wait until you try to... Apr 16 2008, 06:43 AM 93dsmowner Yeah, I have 2 cans of it already. I'm going t... Apr 16 2008, 08:01 AM 93dsmowner Well guys, I got them on the car! Took hammeri... Apr 16 2008, 08:28 PM SCCA Stang your welcome... glad to here that you got those st... Apr 16 2008, 08:50 PM 93dsmowner That is also on the list. Eclipse is pretty much p... Apr 16 2008, 09:34 PM JBone If you indeed get that turbo model, then don't... Apr 16 2008, 11:22 PM 93dsmowner Right, that's basically what I'll be doing... Apr 17 2008, 05:58 AM 93dsmowner Replaced my thermostat. Old one was stuck wide ope... Apr 17 2008, 09:18 PM SCCA Stang don;t waste your money on a mobil 1 filter, but I ... Apr 18 2008, 05:58 AM 93dsmowner Alright sounds good. Apr 18 2008, 06:31 AM treydawgs4g63T i always use the Purelator PureOne oil filters, t... Apr 18 2008, 12:30 PM 93dsmowner Finally got the cooling system full of coolant I t... Apr 18 2008, 09:29 PM 93dsmowner So today, instead of cleaning, I changed the oil a... Apr 19 2008, 09:21 PM black92_tsi_awd I would just get the clutch fixed and enjoy drivin... Apr 20 2008, 08:33 AM 93dsmowner Yeah... bleh, I'll just save my $$ t... Apr 20 2008, 09:41 AM SCCA Stang any current pics of the car with the wheels on it ... Apr 20 2008, 10:59 AM 93dsmowner Yessir.
Car's dusty from driving it but you ... Apr 20 2008, 06:49 PM 93dsmowner Pics of new wheels on car and whatnot. Eventually ... Apr 20 2008, 07:09 PM SCCA Stang car looks pretty sweet with those wheels on there.... Apr 20 2008, 07:57 PM
93dsmowner Definitely. They rock. For those who know the 90 9... Apr 20 2008, 09:33 PM |
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