Bought my wife a 97 GST for Christmas. So after i get the other two DSM's out of my garage i'm going to go through the motor to make sure its all alright. Anyone else working on anything?

Installing a amp and sub in the blazer, and the galant not sure what it's deal is.I think the mpi relay may be bad.

Working on interior on the stang at this point. got the cage mostly painted with first coat of primer last night, gonna try and get second coat on later this week, and start prepping the floor for primer/sealer. once that's done, headliner going back in, roll bar padding, carpet, and seats. It's gonna look like a car again!

not me...I haven't been too motivated to do car work for the past year...

The Talon is sitting in the garage needing a compression test to see if vavles are stuck open and bent. Right next to it is the RX7 project with an empty engine bay waiting for the 302 on the engine stand to be dropped in. Harley is sitting in similar condition. The $200-250 stater and rotor need to be purchased and installed.

Work is getting busy and the local companies are starting to make purchases again. So that's taking most of my time along with Christmas prep.

I got 3 or 4 of those mpi relays if you want one.

So after the 2 are out of my garage i start on my wifes. Then after shes happy then the big build begins on the old Spyrocket!!! Oh i can't wait for that!!!!! I already told her it might cost around $8,000.

Got the engine all done and ready for the RX? Looking forward to seeing that thing running.

Works picking up, probably won't touch the car for a while. To frickin cold to work in the driveway. Can't do anything I want with my car parked in the garage.

Planning a few things:
-new clutch...no choice, it's shot
-new chip to ignore knock while on the stutter
weight loss
-delete cruise control
-delete automatic seat belts, replace with normal standard belts
-delete rear wiper
-side dump exhaust


Sounds like Kicks needs to host an engine install party!

Put on stock suspension and snow tires for winter....

Gathering some parts for spring so I can do dual Walbro's and some E85. We'll see how much the stock motor likes 500+whp....

Heck yea I would love to try one to see if thats the problem..

You should sell me that stock suspension

All yours come spring time. Just remind me in March!

Hell yea I will remind you feb. 28

I've been driving my 2.3 build around a bit, pretty fun even at 15psi.

Been working 2 jobs. Haven't had a complete day off between the two since Nov 30.

Massively busy working overtime on a few projects at work.

Typical pining for a project car and looking at my empty wallet and eyeball level debt.

2 jobs and an empty wallet?

Maybe there is a strip club in between the 2 jobs

Just finished the 92 gst today!!!! I traded it off for a 91 talon awd. I think the talon has a blown head gasket. So i got one done and i get another to take its place!! I might be an idiot for trading a running car for a non runing car but its in great shape and its awd. Untouched engine and only 114,000 miles on it.

That sounds like a real good trade to me. Remember to double check the head when changing gasket to make sure it's not warped, as I didn't do when I first changed one...

Good luck on the new project!


Got the noiseproofing on the roof of the mustang last night, and headliner back in, plus some roll bar padding installed. Starting to look like a car on the inside again!

Seems like I saw James' old TSI for sale a while back, hrm. Is it black?

Yes it is. I traded it from a kid on central street scene named Zeb. I'm not sure how long he has had it.

Hey thanks man!! The more i look at it the more i like it. Sounds like you are making headway on the Mustang!!!

Have you torn into the AWD yet?

NO i got to get my wifes done first but deff looking forward to it!

I wanna be there when the head comes off..

OK i'll let you know

I'll be very happy if all it needs is a head gasket!!!!!

That would kick ass if thats all it needs..

Yes it would!!! I wonder how long before he blows up the blue one?

3 months

But look at it like this..if these kids keep breaking them they gotta pay someone to fix them haha

Thats true But i need to work on some of my stuff for a change I'm free all wed. and until 3 on thurs if you want to stop by.

I gotta to my xmas with my kids Wednesday and Thursday. I started the whore up tonite and had to hook the auto ecu up before mine would start it.. Then i noticed I need to bleed the clutch again.

Thats cool! Thats wierd about the ecu.

Very weird.. I just hope when i do drive it over there that its kinda warm out.. I forgot I bypassed my heater core.

yep finally lol. Starting to resemble a car on the inside again!

Maybe by next week I'll get the floor prepped for noiseproofing and carpet, but really need to get one last bar welded into the cage first. Course that means I have to buy the piece, be a while before I can get back to the fabricator i know and get it.

What size pipe is it? I can get it from work for free.

sweet, I'll find out, i *think* it's like 1 7/8", not sure wall thickness. I'll see if I can find the kit listing and find out for sure. Then just gotta measure the length i need.

Thanks!!


*Edit: Looks like it's supposed to be 1-5/8'' x .134 according to Jegs. I'll measure length tonight. Let me know what kind of beer you like

Is that 1-5/8 od or id? The pipe i can get may be a little biger than .134 but i'll check.

I would guess OD, but I'll try and measure tonight. Didn't have a chance to do so last night. Honestly it really doesn't matter much, it's just the cross brace behind the seats for mounting the belts. Little bigger won't hurt anything. Thanks again and I'll try and get it measured out here today/tomorrow/this weekend.

No problem i'll try to get it mon or tues i'll just get like 8' or so. I think it will be real close on wall thickness as well.

I got that pipe for you today. 1-5/8 od and its about 6-1/2 to 7 ft long

Got your PM, thx a ton, that'll work perfect. Will be in touch!

Jason

Anytime let me know if you need more.

Just about got one more dsm done!!! This one is my buddys. I should have it running
and out of the garage tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Thank god!!!!!! Then I got to do my wifes to go through
and then put a head gasket on the new black one and then I will be out of money for the
rocket!!!!! I hope that's not the case!!!

Sounds like you keep yourself extremely busy with the DSM's. Maybe even to the point of saying you are taking up the torch for DSM in our area. Very nice man! Beers to you.

Thanks Marcus!!!!!! Its an honor!!! Well got it running Friday night!! Just got to weld up a rust hole in the engine bay and I'm done!!!! Praise Jesus! I'll be so happy to get it out of the garage!!!

I got it done!!! Not quite as planed. Learned a valuable lesson today about the 2g thermostat housing. I was filling the radiator and I noticed it was coming out of the housing. So I pulled it off and realized the gasket wasn't right. So I had some gasket material and made one. I still have much to learn from you Godfathers of DSM!!!!!

Well with the blue one and the white one now out of the garage it is now time to work on the wifes 97. I plan to pull the motor and start tearing it apart this weekend!! I'm not doing much to it mainly just to see what kind of shape everthing is in. I will take the balance shafts out. It has a new timing belt. Maybe port that little t25. I would like to put at least a 2 1/2" exhaust on it as well. Hopefully I can get alot done this weekend!!!!

Go man go!