Quote: Welcome to 61t! I've been keeping my eye open for a white csm for an auto/awd swap sometime in the future.
There's a couple of local guys with Auto/AWD 1g's that are ridicutarded fast for the power they make, I'm now pretty much sold on that combo. I would like to eventually AWD swap the Colt, build a 2.4, and throw an auto trans in there... but I'm nowhere near needing to worry about that. First things first, and all that. Maybe when the wife finishes nursing school and some money is freed up.
As requested, some pics of the DSM:
Not bad from this angle...
Engine is out with about another hour worth of work, which should happen in the next week (hopefully).
I drove it to work and used a pressure washer to degrease it before I parked it, so it's actually pretty clean in this picture.
That door cladding rattles a lot, it's broken and warped, and I'm not sure how it hasn't fallen off yet. You can also see the door/fender damage that is common for some reason.
You can clearly see the line where the clear coat stops, and where you can almost see bare metal through the paint between the wing and glass. Whole car is pretty much like this.
May not be very visible, but the roof looks a little like a whiffle ball with the hail damage.
The AC compressor was completely seized when I got it, and all the AC lines had been disconnected. All the knobs were missing, so I decided to use that spot for gauges. I got a cheapy boost gauge to check vac/wastegate pressure. Evo shift knob was in the car when I bought it.
Driving this car in the summer was... not fun.
When I bought it the guy told me the clutch was bad (true), but past that he didn't know what else was going on. The clutch was bad because the trans had backed off the block, and only the top two bolts were barely holding it on. Only one starter bolt was there as well. I ended up putting in new hardware, flywheel, clutch kit, lower control arms, inner/out tied rod ends, brakes and wheel bearings all the way around, both axles, new tires and wheels, flushed all the fluids, tune up, and did a complete timing job. I'm pretty sure I did a lot more, but I can't remember at this point.
It has basic mods; Prothane motor mounts, 3" exhaust, boost controller (was running 15 psi). It wasn't fast, but it was quick enough to be fun. I spent more time fixing it than modding it, and I still wasn't done with fixing it.
I parked it because it was leaking oil from almost every seal and gasket except the head gasket. I was going to put it back in the Talon after I checked everything, and freshened up the engine. Clearly, not now.
Once I gut everything I want from the Talon, that's my first order of business.
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