1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

AWD

Technically a 96 Eagle Talon TSI AWD

Picked this car up used with a turbo leak. We did more than replace a pipe.

Good things to come
Good things to come
Wont be able to recognize this car soon
Wont be able to recognize this car soon
Let the tear down begin
Let the tear down begin
Bodywork

All true imports need a giant wing

Not much bodywork was required, swap a fender, fix a couple door dings, and toss on a body kit.

Not perfect out of the box
Not perfect out of the box
Muffler will be removed later
Muffler will be removed later
Wiring up the lights our way, not factory
Wiring up the lights our way, not factory
Project pushed outside
Project pushed outside
A little thin here and there
A little thin here and there
They never fit right out of the box
They never fit right out of the box
Feed me!!!
Feed me!!!
Lots of work still to go
Lots of work still to go
Ready for flight
Ready for flight
Getting flatter
Getting flatter
Antenna, nah
Antenna, nah
This thing is gonna need some work
This thing is gonna need some work
Starting some relief cutouts
Starting some relief cutouts
Almost
Almost
What to do with the factory reverse lights holes?
What to do with the factory reverse lights holes?
Power Adder

Why not replace the bad turbo pipe...and the turbo

Add in new injectors, fuel pump, boost controllers and tunning and this thing should move.

Perfectly sized for the plan
Perfectly sized for the plan
This should speed things up
This should speed things up
Not much room to work with
Not much room to work with
Test fit
Test fit
$3 can of spray paint
$3 can of spray paint
Car Audio

Carputer

Before touch screens were standard, we were retrofitting Carputers with touchscreen monitors and USB keyboards into cars

Goodbye airbag, hello CPU
Goodbye airbag, hello CPU
Built in pieces to retain access to spare tire
Built in pieces to retain access to spare tire
Cleans up nicely
Cleans up nicely
Custom gauge pod
Custom gauge pod
Car came with fake carbon fiber, it will be removed
Car came with fake carbon fiber, it will be removed
Power supply tucked behind the monitor
Power supply tucked behind the monitor
Paint

Into the paint booth with her

Time to spray some life back into the stock paint job.

Quick respray
Quick respray
Almost ready to be tacked off
Almost ready to be tacked off
Final walk around
Final walk around
Won't be long now
Won't be long now
Goodbye blue used fender
Goodbye blue used fender
Some sanding required
Some sanding required
Ok maybe a little more sanding
Ok maybe a little more sanding
Quick shot from the prep room
Quick shot from the prep room
Good till the last drop
Good till the last drop
100_0755
We will touchup the wheel wells later
We will touchup the wheel wells later
Time for clear
Time for clear
She shines again
She shines again
More gloss than factory
More gloss than factory
Almost time for a drive
Almost time for a drive
Some ground clearance
Some ground clearance
She cleans up nicely
She cleans up nicely
Time for a mountain drive
Time for a mountain drive
LS Conversion

2.0L nope...6.0L

Turbos are fun, but so is displacement

Here is where it all begins
Here is where it all begins
No cutting required...
No cutting required...
Future driveshaft
Future driveshaft
Mocking up the trans
Mocking up the trans
Driveshaft planning
Driveshaft planning
A real intake will be made later
A real intake will be made later
Theres actually more room in this bay than the RX7
Theres actually more room in this bay than the RX7
They all said it wouldn't fit
They all said it wouldn't fit
Nothing like 4.0L extra
Nothing like 4.0L extra
Beautiful
Beautiful
Fits under the hood
Fits under the hood
RWD Conversion

AWD - RWD

Breaking loose an AWD vehicle is a lot of fun, but the 2.0L engine was about to increase to 6.0L

2003 Cobra IRS
2003 Cobra IRS
Almost perfect width
Almost perfect width
Cobra brakes front and rear
Cobra brakes front and rear
Everyone questioned why, why not I ask
Everyone questioned why, why not I ask
Not bad
Not bad