Kain
11-07-2002, 02:54 PM
While the board was down, I had some time to just think and had some interesting thoughts. I'll share them and see what sort of feed back people have:
1. The Ignition. The Galant has a very odd ignition system, utilizing a distributor, but no coil. It seems to me this would give a rather weak spark compared to other methods. So, I contacted MSD and asked them if perhaps their SCI ignition, used on Hondas with a similar ignition setup, could be used. However, according to the response they gave me the Galant has a "transistorized/coil assembly" which would be destroyed if an aftermarket ignition system were to be used. So, I wonder if there is an easy way to completely change ignitions to the DIS system used on the '63, or something like it?
2. AWD. Last time I was under the car, I noticed that there seems to be a tunnel running along the midline of the car where it seems a driveshaft would go. Now, if the Galant shares the same basic suspension and what not with the Eclipse, couldn't the transmission and rear drivetrain components from a 2G GSX be bolted into place? I know it'd be a lot of work, and would probably require a custom driveshaft and conversion of the front knuckles to 5 lug if you wanted everything to look right, but other than that I can't really think of too many reasons why it couldn't be done. Just another pipedream perhaps, but still fun to think about.
3. Machine work. I've actually never opened up a '64, so I don't have any idea what the block looks like. Could the cylinders be bored out to the point of increased displacement at all? I know on some cars it'd make the cylinder walls too thin if much material at all is removed, but I was thinking if one were building an all out 4g64 upping the displacement to a nice even 2.5L would be nice. And I know the 4g series of motors are nigh legendary for their ability to survive astronomical hp, so logically it would seem there's a bit of room for expansion, but without first-hand knowledge I'm only guessing.
4. Bumper covers. Mine is in really rough shape. Before I owned the car it got battery acid spilled on the bumper leaving nasty paint-less splotches. Also, some recent "off roading" took it's toll on the bumper, destroying three of the fastners that hold it on, so now it sorta flops when I drive, especially at higher speeds. Where can I get a new one for a reasonable price? I'm almost afraid to go to the dealership... They're not shy about asking several hundred for something like that. And I'm really leaning away from the idea of a body kit. Last I checked (though, I'm not extremely up with the external modifications thing) the only kit available for the Galant is the Erebuni kit which is just a bit extreme for my tastes. And I tend to avoid trying to make parts for other cars fit, because you can run into problems there with expensive body work, and what not. So, if anyone has one lying around they'd like to sell me, or if anyone knows where I can get one reasonably I'm sorta looking.
5. Electircal Gremlens!!! Blast, this is becoming annoying. I don't know if anyone else suffers from electrical problems, but I have several wierd ones. My door locks seem to be possessed. They work when they want to, and if they don't feel like working at any given time I have to do it all manually. The Driver's side window is also kinda screwy, but I can live with that. In addition to that, My cooling fan simply refuses to work. I've replaced everything in the system that has to do with the fan, and still it won't work. I haven't been able to try much recently as the cold weather has made it very difficult to build enough heat to turn on the fan. But, I know the fan works because I can trip it manually. The relays are both new, the sensor is new, and I just don't know what else to try other than the thermostat. I'll probably post this again in car problems, but here I'm not talking about the problem specifically, rather the abundance of electrical problems in general.
6. Finally, Anti-sway bars: The one on the Galant is laughably tiny. and there isn't any bar on the rear. I'll just assume that the front bar is the same as the 2g Eclipse, and that the rear from a GS Galant or Eclipse can be made to fit. However, I've yet to see any for the 2g Eclipse. Are there any? I've found for the 1G, but I think there's too much diffrence in suspensions. I'm sorta focusing on Handling in the next aspect of building up the Galant, and while I'm in there I figure if I can I'll go ahead and swap out the anti-sway bar and beef up the handling.
Hmm, maybe I should think less on cars and more on the school work? Nah...
1. The Ignition. The Galant has a very odd ignition system, utilizing a distributor, but no coil. It seems to me this would give a rather weak spark compared to other methods. So, I contacted MSD and asked them if perhaps their SCI ignition, used on Hondas with a similar ignition setup, could be used. However, according to the response they gave me the Galant has a "transistorized/coil assembly" which would be destroyed if an aftermarket ignition system were to be used. So, I wonder if there is an easy way to completely change ignitions to the DIS system used on the '63, or something like it?
2. AWD. Last time I was under the car, I noticed that there seems to be a tunnel running along the midline of the car where it seems a driveshaft would go. Now, if the Galant shares the same basic suspension and what not with the Eclipse, couldn't the transmission and rear drivetrain components from a 2G GSX be bolted into place? I know it'd be a lot of work, and would probably require a custom driveshaft and conversion of the front knuckles to 5 lug if you wanted everything to look right, but other than that I can't really think of too many reasons why it couldn't be done. Just another pipedream perhaps, but still fun to think about.
3. Machine work. I've actually never opened up a '64, so I don't have any idea what the block looks like. Could the cylinders be bored out to the point of increased displacement at all? I know on some cars it'd make the cylinder walls too thin if much material at all is removed, but I was thinking if one were building an all out 4g64 upping the displacement to a nice even 2.5L would be nice. And I know the 4g series of motors are nigh legendary for their ability to survive astronomical hp, so logically it would seem there's a bit of room for expansion, but without first-hand knowledge I'm only guessing.
4. Bumper covers. Mine is in really rough shape. Before I owned the car it got battery acid spilled on the bumper leaving nasty paint-less splotches. Also, some recent "off roading" took it's toll on the bumper, destroying three of the fastners that hold it on, so now it sorta flops when I drive, especially at higher speeds. Where can I get a new one for a reasonable price? I'm almost afraid to go to the dealership... They're not shy about asking several hundred for something like that. And I'm really leaning away from the idea of a body kit. Last I checked (though, I'm not extremely up with the external modifications thing) the only kit available for the Galant is the Erebuni kit which is just a bit extreme for my tastes. And I tend to avoid trying to make parts for other cars fit, because you can run into problems there with expensive body work, and what not. So, if anyone has one lying around they'd like to sell me, or if anyone knows where I can get one reasonably I'm sorta looking.
5. Electircal Gremlens!!! Blast, this is becoming annoying. I don't know if anyone else suffers from electrical problems, but I have several wierd ones. My door locks seem to be possessed. They work when they want to, and if they don't feel like working at any given time I have to do it all manually. The Driver's side window is also kinda screwy, but I can live with that. In addition to that, My cooling fan simply refuses to work. I've replaced everything in the system that has to do with the fan, and still it won't work. I haven't been able to try much recently as the cold weather has made it very difficult to build enough heat to turn on the fan. But, I know the fan works because I can trip it manually. The relays are both new, the sensor is new, and I just don't know what else to try other than the thermostat. I'll probably post this again in car problems, but here I'm not talking about the problem specifically, rather the abundance of electrical problems in general.
6. Finally, Anti-sway bars: The one on the Galant is laughably tiny. and there isn't any bar on the rear. I'll just assume that the front bar is the same as the 2g Eclipse, and that the rear from a GS Galant or Eclipse can be made to fit. However, I've yet to see any for the 2g Eclipse. Are there any? I've found for the 1G, but I think there's too much diffrence in suspensions. I'm sorta focusing on Handling in the next aspect of building up the Galant, and while I'm in there I figure if I can I'll go ahead and swap out the anti-sway bar and beef up the handling.
Hmm, maybe I should think less on cars and more on the school work? Nah...