History Of TGC

[Khopari]

i joined this club,, about 3 months ago,, and i know this club is around for while can someone put like History timetable for all the newbie,, including me :?: ,,

[seth98esT]

no, sorry...case closed

TGC has had about what, 4 or 5 different boards including this one? we had that red and black one, then the last one that crashed, now this one, and before all that they yahoo group?

[Khopari]

that's it,, thats all no other deep info,, like how it started,, when,,, how,, and all that stuff,, stuff that they saw on The History Channel

[seth98esT]

talk to BGR, he knows all...

[Khopari]

come on some one other than BGR,, got know,, cause BGR dosent get online much thats y i cant ask em,, umm anyone else than SETH who is useless,,,,,

[Prophet]

Thats a long history that started back in February of 1999 if I remember right. We have gone through 4 to 5 forums starting at Yahoo. I wonder if that is still active. We have www.thegalantcenter2.com and a few other sites out there. There was a time when there was nothing at all for the Galant and now we have so much aftermarket support that it is crazy. I don't really know what you are asking?

Jason

[Reelax]

umm... i got my '99ESV6 back in july or august of 1999... at that time there were no parts for our cars. we had to custom fabricate everything or jack things from other cars. in the search for anything that would fit our cars i found BGR's galantcenter early in 2000 in YAHOO GROUPS; i was allready dropped w/ wheels and JDM tails at that point not knowing that anyone else had any interest in this car! there were thousands of posts on our yahoo group (all in one long ass thread). then i think we had our first meet at ROAD RACE ENGINEERING (LA) in august 2000 along w/ CLUB 3G and TEAM UNISON where i met BGR, GALANTESP, POLOPRINCESS and DJPLAY and i got my RRE strut brace put on w/ their help! there are some other old timers that i most definitely am 4getting but back in those days, i remember TOC, RICAN, DANJ, MOCHANGES and DESIGNMANFX posting, who all predated me i believe on the boards (forgive me since i know i forgot a bunch of u guys, i'm getting old). then the next generation of guys came in including REDGALANT and PINOY (as well as many others... again forgive me for not naming everyone, old brain cells!). around the time of that meet, BGR decided to build a dedicated forum for galant owners and the Site https://www.thegalantcenter.com ('https://www.thegalantcenter.com') was born. since then we have had at least 5 versions of this board... alot of information is gone (it's nobody's fault, it just happens) but since there are so many new things happenning, it makes up for it. thousands of galant owners and other auto enthusiasts have learned and contributed to the collective knowledge held within these boards, and that's what this was all about. a way for us to get together even though we're hundreds and thousands of miles apart, to share what we have, know, and love.

thank you BGR and everyone that gave what they did.

this is why i am loyal to TGC.

-r

[Prophet]

I remember how I ran into TheGalantCenter. I just bought my car. I ran into Rican219 and thought that was the tightest Galant in the world. I emailed him asking how did he get the mirrors under his hood. He directed me to the Yahoo site and from then on I was hooked. For the longest I just sat in the background learning and reading all the posts. Every now and again I would post but for the most part I stayed in the shadows. One day I asked Rich if it was okay to start a chapter because I had gotten the idea from the Supra meet they hold every year. I read the article and they discussed there chapters and how hey meet every year in Vegas. So many Supra's attend that they fill the parking lots at the casino they attend. Then one day Rich told me that I had been promoted to Moderator. That was one of the proudest days for me and one of the main reasons I stay TGC loyal (TGC 4 Life). Here BGR put trust in to a guy that just lerked in the background. One of the other reason's that I stay TGC loyal is the fact that Rich is a great guy. Whatever you need he is willing to give. This guy would give you the shirt of his back if he could. I got to respect that.

Jason

[Auto-9]

I just bought the Galant, was playing Gran Turismo and the VR-4 fascinated me. A few months later the Galant was wrecked, got a V6, did some searching and ran into the Yahoo days of TGC. Been with it ever since.

[RedGalant2k1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Reelax)</div><div class='quotemain'>umm... Â*i got my '99ESV6 back in july or august of 1999... Â*at that time there were no parts for our cars. Â*we had to custom fabricate everything or jack things from other cars. Â*in the search for anything that would fit our cars i found BGR's galantcenter early in 2000 in YAHOO GROUPS; i was allready dropped w/ wheels and JDM tails at that point not knowing that anyone else had any interest in this car! Â*there were thousands of posts on our yahoo group (all in one long ass thread). Â*then i think we had our first meet at road race (LA) in august 2000 where i met BGR, GALANTESP, POLOPRINCESS and DJPLAY and i got my RRE strut brace put on w/ their help! Â*there are some other old timers that i most definitely am 4getting but back in those days, i remember TOC, RICAN, DANJ, MOCHANGES and DESIGNMANFX posting, who all predated me i believe on the boards (forgive me since i know i forgot a bunch of u guys, i'm getting old). Â*then the next generation of guys came in including REDGALANT and PINOY (as well as many others... Â*again forgive me for not naming everyone, old brain cells!). Â*around the time of that meet, BGR decided to build a dedicated forum for galant owners and the Site https://www.thegalantcenter.com ('https://www.thegalantcenter.com') was born. Â*since then we have had at least 5 versions of this board... Â*alot of information is gone (it's nobody's fault, it just happens) but since there are so many new things happenning, it makes up for it. Â*thousands of galant owners and other auto enthusiasts have learned and contributed to the collective knowledge held within these boards, and that's what this was all about. Â*a way for us to get together even though we're hundreds and thousands of miles apart, to share what we have, know, and love. Â*

thank you BGR and everyone that gave what they did.

this is why i am loyal to TGC.

-r</div>

Well Said Reelax!!

I came about to the site through i believe a old moderator from either NewCelica.Org or Club 3G can't remember which exactly doesn't matter now i found the TGC and been hooked ever since....heck i remember when i had more posts than Allan back in the day https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif ....that didn't last long though hahaha...

Man I'll tell you though...over time there have been many changes to the TGC like has been said many people have come and gone but the diehards from the early days will never leave.

We are all indebted to each other the wealth of knowledge on this board is amazing...simply amazing.

[!BONG!]

I remember the frustrations of sifting throught the Yahoo posts, but it was worth it though. My little screen name is a part of my Yahoo email/name, and I also remember that it didn't take long for the photo section to get full as well. Oh the memories. I posted something not to long ago when i noticed that there was 666 members at the time. Anyways.....

[Tiptronic]

the word definitely made its way around. i came across TGC while i was browsing www.lowrider.com

i was looking at their gallery, and noticed a galant that was slammed to the ground and the only link it had was tgc. that was back in 2001. from then until now, this site and its members have come a long way.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[balln8g]

I found TGC back in early 2001 doin a search on the net for Galant parts, came across the link to TGC and have been here ever since. I was kinda like OutlawzCC being that I hid in the shadows for a while just reading all the info that I had been looking for. This site is the greatest thing since sliced bread.....

[Ghost Beat]

i got on at the yahoo club then like most everyone transfered over to tgc tough its been through a couple of changes its still the same https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[Khopari]

damn nice history,, started out with nothing,, now all this,, good,,

ty everyone for the input,, anymore input,,,, would be great..

oh yea i ran in to this site by my bro,, i saw it at www.cardomain.com

[mrjaydeeone]

I found the site in December of 2000 when I got my 01...just doing a search for galant performance stuff

[Khopari]

ok how about the History Of The Chapter,, like who's idea was that and which Chapter was the first one.....

[Tiptronic]

not sure how it started, but i started the chicago chapter in april 2002 with the help of mazarin

[bstnsportsfan]

:scary: Dam reelax, i can't believe you didn't mention me. I have been around on the TGC board since May 01, long before most members. I was a member on the yahoo board, I believe back in April 01.

I remember the big topic in the 7G board was white faced gauges, :laughing: Not indiglo, but just white Vinyl. Geez, TGC has come a long way. We have had our problems though, I remember in a few month span, we had like 3 seperate boards.

I don't remember exactly when I became a Mod, but it was on the first board, maybe around spring 02? I think I was part of the "second batch" to be moved to mod status.

And I found TGC by finding Chris' (GalantESP) website, I emailed him to say nice Galant and he responded by telling me about the Yahoo club, joined that, then moved to TGC in May 01.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>thank you BGR and everyone that gave what they did. </div>

Well said Reelax!

[Prophet]

Well I was the one who started the Bay Area Chapter. If I remeber right it was us and a couple of other chapters that started at the same time. You will have to to get with Rich on that one. It started with Me, Whips-n-chains and BGR. Then came along Nick (300Dragonle). At one time we had like 40 members then it went all the way down to 5. Where at 20 the last time I looked.

Jason

[Khopari]

ty you again for input,

To: All TGC Moderator,, plz dont take this normal post,, i want this to stay up for all the newbie,, so they can learn a History Lesson On TGC https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Sarah]

I started the Ct chapter in May...i think...last year, so we are fairly new

[Proud Galant Driver]

well, i joined back in August 24th of 2002. so it hasn't been that long but i still have seen some things change. i remember one of the first posts i read was by idk, i cant remember, but they said they hit a viper and it turned out to be in gta3 https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

tgc is just my home. its like the first site i check when im online. i found it while searching for pics of modded galants when i first bought mine. if i never bought the galant i would have bought an accord. i wanted to paint it two different colors of green RICE! :x

i wish i could start a chapter but with electricjoe being the only tgc member from wisconsin that i know of thats not gonna happen.

thanks for doing such a great job BGR and all you other mods who make this such a great place!

[laxattack2001]

I started comming to the sit arround the end of 2002 and officially joined the boards on Jan 1, 2003 I originally had rice ideas for my car but this place has made me learn! I LOVE TGC!! Great Family! I am glad i had found this place!

[Auto-9]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proud Galant Driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>i wish i could start a chapter but with electricjoe being the only tgc member from wisconsin that i know of thats not gonna happen.</div>

Hey sure it could! It might be unofficial but as long as it's TGC Cheese Chapter we'd love to have you https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Course you'd have to pay royalties to BGR for using the TGC name and all but I think it'd still be worth it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[Proud Galant Driver]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rallifan)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proud Galant Driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>i wish i could start a chapter but with electricjoe being the only tgc member from wisconsin that i know of thats not gonna happen.</div>

Hey sure it could! It might be unofficial but as long as it's TGC Cheese Chapter we'd love to have you https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Course you'd have to pay royalties to BGR for using the TGC name and all but I think it'd still be worth it https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif</div>

do u guys really pay him royalties?

[Tiptronic]

some of us (hopefully more than before) give donations to rich so that he can maintain this site. the only real thing that you have to do is ask first. let rich know what you want to do, and he'll say yes or no. simple

[Auto-9]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proud Galant Driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>do u guys really pay him royalties?</div>

ROFL no, he's a generous guy. Really nice person if you ever meet him https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Just don't make fun of his shades, or else you'll never see ever again.

[djScript]

i may not have a lot of posts but i've known tgc (aka BigRich's 2K Galant Center) since 12/17/1999 a week after i got my 00 Galant.

if any of you are interested, the old yahoo board is still archived at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigrichs2kgalantcenter ('http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigrichs2kgalantcenter')

that's where i found out about the exact date i joined tgc. my yahoo id back then was "dyaey" (jay).

here's bgr's very first post on the yahoo board:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Hello and welcome to my Galant Center. I own a 2K Galant V6 ES. At this current time I do not have any pics of my car but will post them as soon as I take some. So far I have posted some of my favorite pics of the New Galant that I've found on the Net. These pics are from other countries, like Japan, UK, S. America and New Zealand. I also posted some pics of my Car, courtesy of Mitsucars.com and Adobe Photoshop. (I own a Patriot-Red Galant so this is what my car looks like) with different sets of wheels so I can see what my car will look like once I buy some 18" rims and drop it a little. So, feel free to post messages about your Galant or if you have questions about the Galant, post them here. I'm also currently in contact with another Country in hopes of getting the front facia of their countries Galant and having it put on mine. I'll post my upgrades but will probably take some time considering I ain't made of money.</div>

[Khopari]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(djScript)</div><div class='quotemain'>i may not have a lot of posts but i've known tgc (aka BigRich's 2K Galant Center) since 12/17/1999 a week after i got my 00 Galant.

if any of you are interested, the old yahoo board is still archived at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigrichs2kgalantcenter ('http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bigrichs2kgalantcenter')

that's where i found out about the exact date i joined tgc. my yahoo id back then was "dyaey" (jay).

here's bgr's very first post on the yahoo board:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Hello and welcome to my Galant Center. I own a 2K Galant V6 ES. At this current time I do not have any pics of my car but will post them as soon as I take some. So far I have posted some of my favorite pics of the New Galant that I've found on the Net. These pics are from other countries, like Japan, UK, S. America and New Zealand. I also posted some pics of my Car, courtesy of Mitsucars.com and Adobe Photoshop. (I own a Patriot-Red Galant so this is what my car looks like) with different sets of wheels so I can see what my car will look like once I buy some 18" rims and drop it a little. So, feel free to post messages about your Galant or if you have questions about the Galant, post them here. I'm also currently in contact with another Country in hopes of getting the front facia of their countries Galant and having it put on mine. I'll post my upgrades but will probably take some time considering I ain't made of money.</div></div>

ty djscript,, for your info,, any more INFO,,,,,any good stories that you know

[seth98esT]

are you writing a paper on TGC KhO? :lauging:

[Khopari]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth)</div><div class='quotemain'>are you writing a paper on TGC KhO? :lauging:</div>

damn,, i dint want you people knowing that,, it was suppost to be a secret,, yea i am on my History Class.. i thought history of NAzi was pretty boring so i picked this :lauging::lauging:

[seth98esT]

nice :wink:

[RedGalant2k1]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(K h O p A r I)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seth)</div><div class='quotemain'>are you writing a paper on TGC KhO? :lauging:</div>

damn,, i dint want you people knowing that,, it was suppost to be a secret,, yea i am on my History Class.. i thought history of NAzi was pretty boring so i picked this :lauging::lauging:</div>

Awesome!!!

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bstnsportsfan)</div><div class='quotemain'>:scary: Dam reelax, i can't believe you didn't mention me. I have been around on the TGC board since May 01, long before most members. I was a member on the yahoo board, I believe back in April 01. Â*

I remember the big topic in the 7G board was white faced gauges, :laughing: Not indiglo, but just white Vinyl. Geez, TGC has come a long way. We have had our problems though, I remember in a few month span, we had like 3 seperate boards.

I don't remember exactly when I became a Mod, but it was on the first board, maybe around spring 02? I think I was part of the "second batch" to be moved to mod status.

And I found TGC by finding Chris' (GalantESP) website, I emailed him to say nice Galant and he responded by telling me about the Yahoo club, joined that, then moved to TGC in May 01.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>thank you BGR and everyone that gave what they did. </div>

Well said Reelax!</div>

sorry bro, my mind is going to mush... i'll let u know next time im in miami and buy u a drink! are u 21 yet partner? actually i'll b in hollywood around august for a week. we're throwin a convention and parties at the westin advocate.

[Tiptronic]

hope that history paper goes well

Hmm I think I joined the Yahoo group like March 2000 .... but I'm proud to say I was Member # 3 on our first Real www.thegalantcenter.com Board !!! ( BGR was # 2 LOL ) ..

I also contributed to BGR choosing THEgalantcenter as the name, since I stole Galantcenter.com URL when places like Namezero and others were offering free names. hehehe sorry about that !!

[ewgiii]

hey, i'm 16 and cant drive that far for meets, and i see alot of galants around. Lately i've been seeing more and more g-rides on chrome and with systems. I was wondering if anyone on here had a city-wide chapter. i would be interesting in starting a Greensboro, NC Chapter. It would/could include the piedmont area (Greensboro, Highpoint, Winston-Salem) but either way, it would only get us more members here and in the Carolina Chapter. Speaking of that, i put in a request to be admitted to the Carolina Chapter a while back and never got my info up..... anyway, let me knoe what u guys think about this idea. There's gotta be someone out here!!!

[vr6]

i remember those times..... the only jdm 7g galant i know back in those days was mitsupiet.

almost everybody in tgc long ago either have a very nice usdm 7g or usdm 8g.

the V6 6A12s or V6 6A13s and jdm garnishes and oem bodykits were a rare sight.

now, i see members from asia and europe with similar galants.
i love the diversity of tgc.

more boost to bgr and tgc! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[Messiah]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Outlawzcc)</div><div class='quotemain'>Well I was the one who started the Bay Area Chapter. Â*If I remeber right it was us and a couple of other chapters that started at the same time. Â*You will have to to get with Rich on that one. Â*It started with Me, Whips-n-chains and BGR. Â*Then came along Nick (<span style='color:red'>300Dragonle</span>). Â*At one time we had like 40 members then it went all the way down to 5. Â*Where at 20 the last time I looked.

Jason</div>

One of these days, you gotta get my SN straight Bro...it's dragon300le

[Prophet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dragon300le)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Outlawzcc)</div><div class='quotemain'>Well I was the one who started the Bay Area Chapter. Â*If I remeber right it was us and a couple of other chapters that started at the same time. Â*You will have to to get with Rich on that one. Â*It started with Me, Whips-n-chains and BGR. Â*Then came along Nick (<span style='color:red'>300Dragonle</span>). Â*At one time we had like 40 members then it went all the way down to 5. Â*Where at 20 the last time I looked.

Jason</div>

One of these days, you gotta get my SN straight Bro...it's dragon300le</div>

You know me Nick. I still remeber when I was building you page on the chapter site. I had to spell you s/n name like 20 times before I got it straight. What I am thinking of doing is placing a post it on my forehead and write Dragon300le like 500 times on the chalk board at school.
At least I got the "le" right and not "el".

Jason https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Tiller]

i got my Galant on July 3rd '02, and found this site through an internet search... of course it was on a different board at that time...

I was public enemy number one for awhile cause i had an Si, and everyone here would bash Honda's, especially Civics, and i took offense to it, that all Civics were rice... :x

then there was the whole breakdonw with Clay and BGR, and some other dude, that turned into a big power struggle, so Clay and the other dude, started their own site, that gets little to no traffic... :roll:

i hate when people make promises they can't keep... ya know...?

[Khopari]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tiller)</div><div class='quotemain'>then there was the whole breakdonw with Clay and BGR, and some other dude, that turned into a big power struggle, so Clay and the other dude, started their own site, that gets little to no traffic... Â*:roll: </div>
ty for all the info people,, well my fucking teacher said Hooking Up Import car is hot good history paper,, well so i had to do paper on Nazi Hitler,,,,,

:twisted: :twisted: :evil: :evil:

[Auto-9]

Well then your teacher is biased. We had a student turn in a 7 page history paper on BMW in our European History class and he received the highest marks. You must still be in the public education system.

[poloprincess]

WOW yeah I remember back in the Yahoo days. I also remember the Meet at Road Race that Reelax is talking about. I think I was member #7 on the old TGC forum. hahahahahaha...... Man doesnt it seem like its been FOREVER!! I have met Rich, Reelax, DjPlay, GalantESP, Gober26 I think it was. I remember when there was nothing for our cars! Times they have a changed! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[Wintergalant]

I stumbled across the TGC site around July 2002 when my wife bought her galant in June 2002 i was searching the internet for parts and performance when i found this site and my memory serves the correct the board was mention a few time on another board im still a member of which is The mirage performance board i was a member and still am even though we sold the Mirage just after getting the Galant and have been on this board since and love it to death. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

http://www.boostaholic.net/phpBB2/index.ph...8f9d51ff2e0404d ('http://www.boostaholic.net/phpBB2/index.php?sid=ef210497d4fc53d718f9d51ff2e0404d')

[toc8g]

Damn! :shock: My first post in Big Riches Yahoo Club was post #456 and I joined yahoo in 4/25/2000, I was number 59 to join,.... it seems just like yesterday!!! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif I was reading some of my old post and damn I was embarassed, I sounded like some newbie!!!!! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[ChromeGalant]

From: "chromegalant" <mistertmac@y...>
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2002 4:39 pm
Subject: New To the group

Okay.. I recently returned to the world of Galant from my 96 Turbo
Eclipse..
I have a 2002 ES and just put some 18" wheels on it. The gap in the
front is too big.. I need springs..I HAVE read thru the archives and
searched..
I need WEBSITES or links for lowering springs for the Galant with
good prices..
Any help is greatly appreciated..
ChromeGalant



What a dumb ass newbie! Do a search!

[Tiptronic]

From: "chromegalant" <mistertmac@y...>
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2002 4:39 pm
Subject: New To the group

Okay.. I recently returned to the world of Galant from my 96 Turbo
Eclipse..
I have a 2002 ES and just put some 18" wheels on it. The gap in the
front is too big.. I need springs..I HAVE read thru the archives and
searched..
I need WEBSITES or links for lowering springs for the Galant with
good prices..
Any help is greatly appreciated..
ChromeGalant



What a dumb ass newbie! Do a search!

if you cant laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at. thats priceless

[Auto-9]

Damn! :shock: My first post in Big Riches Yahoo Club was post #456 and I joined yahoo in 4/25/2000, I was number 59 to join,.... it seems just like yesterday!!! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif I was reading some of my old post and damn I was embarassed, I sounded like some newbie!!!!! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

Well how do you think I feel? I just reread some of my posts from yesterday and I sound like some newbie https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[Khopari]

here is my first post


Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 11:56 am
Post subject: removing name and deler tag from back of galant

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

i got question if i removed the name and deler tag from back of my galant would the color will come off with it. and i need to know what is the best
way to remove it

[Fishboy55]

October 2001 for me. I got my car in January 2000 and ran across the Yahoo board while I was searching the internet for an ignition upgrade. I had an intake and was desparately looking for parts. I found Chris at GDI first and he sent me over to Yahoo. Then I found the fountain of knowledge. :laughing: I just found one of my first posts....Famous last words.

"If anyone else is thinking of upgrading, www.apexperformance.com sells magnecor wires straight from the factory for 15% off Magnecore's list prices. Can't wait to get 'em. Can't imagine what could be so hard about
installation, theyre just spark plug wires. Thanks again for the help."

[Danger DANJ]

I got my '99 in May of '99 and joined the Yahoo board Dec. 9th 2000. My original plans for the Galant was to pimp it out with chrome rims and tint, but TGC definitely changed that.

Here is my first ever post on the Yahoo board:

Post# 1646
From: Danger_Danj
Date: Mon Dec 11, 2000 6:48 am
Subject: Crux body kit for Galant?

I'm looking for a body kit for my '99 Galant. The
only one is the one Erebuni sells. But, I found a nice
kit for a Legnum VR4 by Crux at http://www.takakaira.com/php/template.php3...p3?id=482&cat=1 ('http://www.takakaira.com/php/template.php3?id=482&cat=1')

[Prophet]

Damn I found my first post.......


From: outlawzcc2001
Date: Wed May 23, 2001 12:41 am
Subject: Need help for a 2001 Galant ES




I just purchased a 2001 Galant and I am ready for
the next move in aftermarket parts but I do not know
what I should do next. So I am hoping that joining
this club with all the experince you guys seem to
posses I need your suggestions. I have installed a
custom FlowMaster Exhaust and tinted the windows as well
as installed a Kenwood deck with two 12" Rockford
speakers and amp. But know I am ready to lower it and buy
rims. Eibachi and Progressive which do you suggest and
after lowering it will 18" rims still fit our should I
stick with 17's. Also could anyone tell me if the
aftermarket parts for the 2000 will fit the 2001. I am
getting mixed messages about that. I will appriciate any
help. And could anyone please tell me if there are sway
bars for the
Galant.

Jason
outlawzcc@h...



Talk about a newbie question. Will 2000 parts fit a 2001. I could have slapped myself with the response from the "Galant Gods"

"Do a search you newbie TOPIC CLOSED" :bouncing:

Jason

[bstnsportsfan]

After searching for my first post, I found finally found it! I know I found the BigRichs2Kgalantcenter a few days before I posted. Ah-ha! I joined the club on 5/17/01! I found BGR's yahoo site because I found Chris (GalantESP for newbies :wink:), I emailed him and he told me bout the yahoo site. Heres my post:

---------------------------------------------------------------------
From: bstnsportsfan
Date: Fri May 18, 2001 12:22 am
Subject: Re: bodykit for galant?


Hey check out www.groundeffects.com. They have them there, they will run about
$1071. I want to buy one for my 98 galant, but dont have that money to spend.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Almost 2 years later still no body kit https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif There were not many 7G owners at the time! If you look, CrazyC, "ooreelaxoo" (its better now with just Reelax), The One Chameleon (another one shorterned TOC), poloprincess (Maria), Rican219, DangerJ (dave) and several other members were 8g owners. :laughing: I am reading some of my posts...I was a Newbie :laughing: !!!!

[Prophet]

And guess who was first to help out the newbie but good ol reelax with all kinds of answers 8) . Good looking out.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: Â*ooreelaxoo Â*
Date: Â*Wed May 23, 2001 Â*1:37 am
Subject: Â*Re: Need help for a 2001 Galant ES

Â*
Â*

look in the albums for ideas. 18's fit for sure
since many members are running them. there are no
differences between the 2000-2001 models. all 99+ galants use
the same wheel and tire
fitaments also in addition to the lowering springs you
mentioned, there are 2 available adustable perch spring sets
from http://www.ground-control.com ('http://www.ground-control.com') and http://www.weaponr.com(dual ('http://www.weaponr.com(dual')
spring setthe sway bars for the
galant are exactly the same as the 3g eclipse. you can
get those here although they recommend that you only
get the
rearhttp://www.roadraceengineering.com/3g.htm Â*
</div>

[HeadAche]

My first post wasnt until the board after the yahoo group.. never really posted just took down notes and stuff... Ahh, this whole thing just brings a tear to my eye..

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Outlawzcc)</div><div class='quotemain'>And guess who was first to help out the newbie but good ol reelax with all kinds of answers 8) . Â*Good looking out. Â*

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: Â*ooreelaxoo Â*
Date: Â*Wed May 23, 2001 Â*1:37 am
Subject: Â*Re: Need help for a 2001 Galant ES

Â*
Â*

look in the albums for ideas. 18's fit for sure
since many members are running them. there are no
differences between the 2000-2001 models. all 99+ galants use
the same wheel and tire
fitaments also in addition to the lowering springs you
mentioned, there are 2 available adustable perch spring sets
from http://www.ground-control.com ('http://www.ground-control.com') and http://www.weaponr.com(dual ('http://www.weaponr.com(dual')
spring setthe sway bars for the
galant are exactly the same as the 3g eclipse. you can
get those here although they recommend that you only
get the
rearhttp://www.roadraceengineering.com/3g.htm Â*
</div></div>

wow. it almosts sounds like i knew what i was talking about. i was just remembering... do you guys remember when i posted that i didn't even have a galant and i was just BSing everybody. some of you guys didn't see the sarcasm and jumped on me for it, then others were like "he's just pulling your legs since he always sounds like he knows what he is saying!". tell you the truth im still learning just from reading the questions people ask... makes me wanna do more research. 3 years of TGC has given me a headful of useless knowledge i guess. im glad that you guys have made this place like family.

[QnzMostWanted]

shit my first post was....

Hi i have a 1995 Galant I got it 3 years ago and it needs a tranny....any ideas on companies that make a stronger one?!?

and then there was allan pointing me towards level10

[ewgiii]

Here's mine. Still wish i had the cash to fit 20s on it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ewgiii)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hey, i just got a silver 2002 ES. Â*I know nothing about customizing it. Â*I want to black out the windows, add a spoiler, new head and tail lights, 20 inch wheels, and anything else that will look good. Â*I wanted to ask other Galant owners what they thought looked best on a silver galant. Â*Any suggestions :?:</div>

[luxcrusr2000]

Damn, I just found my first post, at least it wasn't THAT much of a newbie question...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>
Posted by: luxcrusr2000
Date: Wed Sept. 11, 2002 09:44 pm
Subject: Breaking hubcaps, anyone have this problem?

Hey all, I have a 2000 ES with the stock steel rims and hubcaps. They look OK but the retainer clips on these things keep breaking, and in the past 6 months I've had to replace two of them. Â*:x Â*I don't think there's a way to prevent this, but I'm just wondering if anyone else has this problem. Â*:?</div>

[Mazarin]

I have no idea what my first post was. It was in the older black forums, around November of 2000 I think...

But I am member #585 https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif

[Reelax]

wow found my first post!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: Â*ooreelaxoo Â*
Date: Â*Mon Feb 12, 2001 Â*5:03 pm
Subject: Â*cold air intake

Â*
Â*

I haven't seen anyone else do this but the guy at
my dealership told me that the injen cold air intake
for the eclipse v6 3g gt (same engine as galant v6)
fits on the galant. so the dealership installed it for
me (saves the warranty because they did it) removes
the entire air box and ram unit the big k&n filter
sits behind the left side foglight in front of the
tire! with the car lowered 2", sits very low to the
ground just behind the side of the bumper. if you live
in regions w/ bad weather you probably dont want
this. cost me around $250. it sounds great especially
above 5000 rpm (screams).

ive done some work on
the galant since i got it in '99. an early shoot is
in the club albums. Â*
</div>

i'm pretty sure i had the first CAI in a US 8G since this part just came out at the time! it was the INJEN 1st gen 1 piece cold air predating the AEM CAI. i replaced it when the battery post rubbed a hole in the side in a year. damn that seems like so long ago.

[Proud Galant Driver]

i think this is mine,,,im not sure though

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Proud Galant Driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>i have a 1992 galant. i was wondering what would be the best replacement engine. i was think an eclipse gsx. Â*i forget the year but it has a 2.0, dual overhead cam, and turbo. would this be a good choice? is there a bigger engine i could fit in it? maybe a 2.3. so i guess my question is, should i just go with the eclipse engine or is there another eclipse or another car with a bigger engine that has dull overhead cam and is turbo?

thanks</div>

haha, i gave up that idea a long time ago

[ChromeGalant]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: "chromegalant" <mistertmac@y...> Â*
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2002 4:39 pm Â*
Subject: New To the group Â*

Okay.. I recently returned to the world of Galant from my 96 Turbo Â*
Eclipse.. Â*
I have a 2002 ES and just put some 18" wheels on it. The gap in the Â*
front is too big.. I need springs..I HAVE read thru the archives and Â*
searched.. Â*
I need WEBSITES or links for lowering springs for the Galant with Â*
good prices.. Â*
Any help is greatly appreciated.. Â*
ChromeGalant Â*
</div>

Do a search dumbass... TOPIC CLOSED! :?

[BEAST]

I'm with shane. I joined on TGC on the board that was right after the yahoo board. I have no idea of the exact date or first post but that would be cool to find out. Is there any way to pull up that board?

[QnzMostWanted]

I'm the original board (not yahoo, the black and red board) member # 1141....wow seems like so long ago, if i asked the questions now that i did then, i'll prolly kick myself

[Jumara@DNA Racing]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Reelax)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Outlawzcc)</div><div class='quotemain'>And guess who was first to help out the newbie but good ol reelax with all kinds of answers 8) . Â*Good looking out. Â*

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: Â*ooreelaxoo Â*
Date: Â*Wed May 23, 2001 Â*1:37 am
Subject: Â*Re: Need help for a 2001 Galant ES

Â*
Â*

look in the albums for ideas. 18's fit for sure
since many members are running them. there are no
differences between the 2000-2001 models. all 99+ galants use
the same wheel and tire
fitaments also in addition to the lowering springs you
mentioned, there are 2 available adustable perch spring sets
from http://www.ground-control.com ('http://www.ground-control.com') and http://www.weaponr.com(dual ('http://www.weaponr.com(dual')
spring setthe sway bars for the
galant are exactly the same as the 3g eclipse. you can
get those here although they recommend that you only
get the
rearhttp://www.roadraceengineering.com/3g.htm Â*
</div></div>

wow. it almosts sounds like i knew what i was talking about. i was just remembering... do you guys remember when i posted that i didn't even have a galant and i was just BSing everybody. some of you guys didn't see the sarcasm and jumped on me for it, then others were like "he's just pulling your legs since he always sounds like he knows what he is saying!". tell you the truth im still learning just from reading the questions people ask... makes me wanna do more research. 3 years of TGC has given me a headful of useless knowledge i guess. im glad that you guys have made this place like family.</div>

So you where the one giving my hubby all this crazy info :wink:

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jumara@DNA Racing)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Reelax)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Outlawzcc)</div><div class='quotemain'>And guess who was first to help out the newbie but good ol reelax with all kinds of answers 8) . Â*Good looking out. Â*

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>From: Â*ooreelaxoo Â*
Date: Â*Wed May 23, 2001 Â*1:37 am
Subject: Â*Re: Need help for a 2001 Galant ES

Â*
Â*

look in the albums for ideas. 18's fit for sure
since many members are running them. there are no
differences between the 2000-2001 models. all 99+ galants use
the same wheel and tire
fitaments also in addition to the lowering springs you
mentioned, there are 2 available adustable perch spring sets
from http://www.ground-control.com ('http://www.ground-control.com') and http://www.weaponr.com(dual ('http://www.weaponr.com(dual')
spring setthe sway bars for the
galant are exactly the same as the 3g eclipse. you can
get those here although they recommend that you only
get the
rearhttp://www.roadraceengineering.com/3g.htm Â*
</div></div>

wow. it almosts sounds like i knew what i was talking about. i was just remembering... do you guys remember when i posted that i didn't even have a galant and i was just BSing everybody. some of you guys didn't see the sarcasm and jumped on me for it, then others were like "he's just pulling your legs since he always sounds like he knows what he is saying!". tell you the truth im still learning just from reading the questions people ask... makes me wanna do more research. 3 years of TGC has given me a headful of useless knowledge i guess. im glad that you guys have made this place like family.</div>

So you where the one giving my hubby all this crazy info :wink:</div>

yes, i am guilty. sorry for any budgeting problems i may have casued.

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BEAST)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'm with shane. Â*I joined on TGC on the board that was right after the yahoo board. Â*I have no idea of the exact date or first post but that would be cool to find out. Â*Is there any way to pull up that board?</div>

sadly there was a bunch of information on those boards that are lost forever.

[BEAST]

Yea, very true. I finally got around to clearing my corners today and going off of some old directions, that I have had for a while, (date said 11/?/2001) and it was written by DJ.... (not gonna say it). I was just thinking, damn that seems like a hella long time ago.

[seth98esT]

theres a tutorial with pics in the 7g cutomization forum, its a sticky :wink:

[BEAST]

Oh really? I haven't seen it. :roll: j/k. I was just too lazy to print the new one off.

[BGR]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Reelax)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BEAST)</div><div class='quotemain'>I'm with shane. Â*I joined on TGC on the board that was right after the yahoo board. Â*I have no idea of the exact date or first post but that would be cool to find out. Â*Is there any way to pull up that board?</div>

sadly there was a bunch of information on those boards that are lost forever.</div>

The only site that was really lost is the 2nd board, when I used XMB and accidentally deleted the database. That was the forum board that had sub-categories. I have the entire 1st site, including forum board (the old UBB board), saved on my hard drive. Some of the info is corrupted, like board color and pictures, but the rest is still readable. This was when I first started to move TGC from Yahoo to a CGI based board.

It's not fully functional but you can read the posts. I just uploaded forum 4, which is the General Post forum. You can view the first 11 files but after that once you select a file (#12 on) you'll have to click on the Edit -> Select All (at the top of your web browser) to highlight the text. There's 62 html files and I got tired of editing after the 1st 11 files.

You can view them here:
http://www.clubtgc.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/ ('http://www.clubtgc.org/ubb/Forum4/HTML/')

[bstnsportsfan]

I miss the old board! The first one was my favorite. Maybe I juat liked the black background with white letters! But I also liked how it was set up...but we have to move on to new and better things! Site has grown quite a bit since the first board days!

[Prophet]

Moving to FAQ.

[BGR]

that's it,, thats all no other deep info,, like how it started,, when,,, how,, and all that stuff,, stuff that they saw on The History Channel

My bad. I've had personal issues I needed to take care of over the past few years so there are many posts like yours that I missed but eventually will catch up with.

The Galant Center was born from the old Mitsubishi Usenet newsgroup, alt.autos.mitsubishi - you can probably still find it using a newsreader like Outlook Express. Anyhow, three guys, Rich(BGR), Mohammed(Mochanges), and Arnulfo(TOC or TheOneCameleon), would share info on their new Mitsubishi Galants, which would later be referred to as the 8G, for 8th Generation. Up until this time, I knew of no other site dedicated strictly to the Galant. I believe there was a DSM site, and other Mitsubishi sites, but nothing like TGC. Mochanges was the first person that I knew of that cleared the front headlights, using some needlenose pliers and other tools. Me, I came up with the idea of taking apart the stock airbox and flipping upside down so that you could have an open air ram intake. (I later discovered that the 3G Eclipse Spyder strut tower bar fit our cars, too). Arnulfo did something crazy like removing his CAT and getting a different CAM gear to increase his HP in his I4.

The newsgroup seem very ineffective in regards to posting information for our cars, so I volunteered to start up a Yahoo club site - BigRich's 2K Galant Center. That site is still available, but is littered with spam. I launched that site on 12.08.99. This was the start of what would later become known as The Galant Center, which I felt should be a place for all generation Galants to come together - hence the moniker, Home of the Mitsubishi Galant. At that same time, a sister club, known as Club3G was building momentum on the Yahoo club website as well, and eventually branched out to become it's own internet website called Club3G.org. Club3G was bringing in about 3 to 5 new members on their club site for every 1 new member on our Yahoo site. {{I was keeping track}}

One thing that I took pride in was that I would stay up for countless hours searching the Internet for anything pertaining to the Galant. Anything I could find, I would post up on the club site so that if someone "new" was to come along and have questions that probably already were asked, they only needed to look at one place for the answer, TGC. I came across several sites in Asia and eventually over time, I started seeing other Galants being posted on car sites (I forgot the name but it was similar to Cardomain.com). I then actively "recruited" every Galant owner I came across on the internet and in person, by leaving a TGC card on their door or window. Many other pioneers made it to TGC on their own and shared their knowledge, like Reelax. He was the first person I know of that had JDM head and taillights on his US 8G - but the man cut his springs (I think he had H&R springs?)! He did all this prior to coming to TGC.

Through all of this, the ball was now rolling and picking up steam and we were getting too large for the Yahoo group. I took it upon myself to finance hosting the site on various webhosts until eventually it became too large for one person to handle. Thanks to many generous members and vendors, they donated funds to keep TGC afloat, but eventually, this was still not enough as we were eating up too much bandwidth. I eventually let Burthold host TGC on his server at home, until something unfortunate happened. TGC now resides in the hands of VegasMatt and Proto. There's a lot of other stuff to tell, but it's like 01:48 in the morning... I hate to drop a few names like I did above and not show respect to all the other pioneers on TGC, but I've been away too long from TGC to remember everyone's names (excluding the moderators - I know most of you guys - either met in person or talked on the phone).

[Prophet]

:shock: Wow Rich you sure did bring back an old post and I for one do miss the old days! I have been noticing you posting alot more then I do now so I am glad you are back....

[BGR]

:shock: Wow Rich you sure did bring back an old post and I for one do miss the old days! I have been noticing you posting alot more then I do now so I am glad you are back....
Hey what's up Jason? I'm glad to see you're still around. You're one of the guys I wanted to throw a shout out to (OutlawzCC - from the old Yahoo Club).

[Prophet]

:shock: Wow Rich you sure did bring back an old post and I for one do miss the old days! I have been noticing you posting alot more then I do now so I am glad you are back....
Hey what's up Jason? I'm glad to see you're still around. You're one of the guys I wanted to throw a shout out to (OutlawzCC - from the old Yahoo Club).

:lol: Yeah I haven't used that screen name in awile. We should kick it before you take off from Sac. I was just up there for a Rottweiler National dog show in Rancho Cordova. See if we can't round up the old Chapter and do another photo shoot or something.

http://www.dnaproduction.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/001%7E5.JPG

[BGR]

:shock: Wow Rich you sure did bring back an old post and I for one do miss the old days! I have been noticing you posting alot more then I do now so I am glad you are back....
Hey what's up Jason? I'm glad to see you're still around. You're one of the guys I wanted to throw a shout out to (OutlawzCC - from the old Yahoo Club).

:lol: Yeah I haven't used that screen name in awile. We should kick it before you take off from Sac. I was just up there for a Rottweiler National dog show in Rancho Cordova. See if we can't round up the old Chapter and do another photo shoot or something.

http://www.dnaproduction.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/001%7E5.JPG

I have this photo printed out on a 8 x 10 and hanging in my office at work.
Well, I got to get my G running again. I have some hurdles to jump before I can get her back on the road.
1) Buy rotors (~$190)
2) Have rotors and 1 caliper installed (~$200)
3) But before that, pay registration ($298), Smog (~$50?) and insurance (Geico - ~$200 first payment)
4) Oil Change & tune up. The car has been sitting for almost 1 year and I haven't changed the oil since 02.13.05! I know I need a new timing belt, too and I have never gotten ANY of the scheduled maintenance done and I have about 100K on the engine. So... I'm in a pretty bad spot right now. I won't be able to get this done at the earlier until mid next month as I'm trying to straighten out my credit at the same time, too.

[Prophet]

No worries bro.... shit my Galant has been sitting for a year now too. I haven't driven it for more then a year. My daily driver is a Magnum now. We don't need the Galants to kick it anymore lol... would be nice but shit we don't need them to go to Hooters.....

[underated]

hahaha sounds like a great plan, Rich im in Lincoln now if you need some help working on the car let me know man

[n3oAcid24]

:shock: Wow Rich you sure did bring back an old post and I for one do miss the old days! I have been noticing you posting alot more then I do now so I am glad you are back....
Hey what's up Jason? I'm glad to see you're still around. You're one of the guys I wanted to throw a shout out to (OutlawzCC - from the old Yahoo Club).

:lol: Yeah I haven't used that screen name in awile. We should kick it before you take off from Sac. I was just up there for a Rottweiler National dog show in Rancho Cordova. See if we can't round up the old Chapter and do another photo shoot or something.

http://www.dnaproduction.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/001%7E5.JPG

I have this photo printed out on a 8 x 10 and hanging in my office at work.
Well, I got to get my G running again. I have some hurdles to jump before I can get her back on the road.
1) Buy rotors (~$190)
2) Have rotors and 1 caliper installed (~$200)
3) But before that, pay registration ($298), Smog (~$50?) and insurance (Geico - ~$200 first payment)
4) Oil Change & tune up. The car has been sitting for almost 1 year and I haven't changed the oil since 02.13.05! I know I need a new timing belt, too and I have never gotten ANY of the scheduled maintenance done and I have about 100K on the engine. So... I'm in a pretty bad spot right now. I won't be able to get this done at the earlier until mid next month as I'm trying to straighten out my credit at the same time, too.

its a shame that your car has been sitting for a year Rich. are there any new pictures of it? i love the paint on it man.... props.. :D

[Prophet]

hahaha sounds like a great plan, Rich im in Lincoln now if you need some help working on the car let me know man

:lol: I knew you would be down Brandon.....

[BGR]

Hmm... I guess I didn't submit my reply to you this morning.

Anyhow, thanks - the most recent pics I took are from 2 years ago but the quality is real bad - old cell phone cam (my new cell phone cam is much better).

Click here (http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/BishopLord/Galant/)

I basically had to buy another set of wheels because some rookie dumb ass at USA Tires fucked my Velox wheels up. He tightened down the wheel balance do-hicky too much where the threads for the center cap wouldn't fit any more. Then the jerk-off tried hammering the center cap in! I was besides myself with anger I was about to kill the guy when I went in to grab the owner and said, "Look what fuck your man is doing here!" The owner wanted me to stop by his other store and was going to work on the thread for me, but I said fuck it, you guys ain't wasting any more of my time and left. I tried looking for more of the same wheel, but they were discontinued. That's cool, the other wheels were curbed anyhow. I bought them strictly for that and they served their purpose.

[underated]

hahaha quote of the year right here

"Look what fuck you man is doing here!"

did they pay for the damage to the rim?

[BGR]

Sorry, I was in the middle of editing :lol: Kind of sounds like the Asian acrobat guy on Ocean's Eleven.

No, they didn't pay for shit and like a dummy, I just squashed it.

[underated]

haha thats what i was thinking too

aww man they would have had to pay, i worked for a sears auto center one of the guys in the back scratched the lip on a brand new m3 :shock: and we had to pay for a new rim lol

[BGR]

Not sure if you've been down there, but those tire shops on Stockton Blvd are shady. You always take a risk by going down there. What was I to do? I had to get back to work and the last thing I wanted to do is take more time off during my day to have someone else "attempt" at repairing the end of the thing where the threads are.

It's like when you need a ring resized and they put the ring over a graduated rod which eventually spreads the metal to make the hole larger - that's what they did to my wheel. Yeah, they should have paid.

[BGR]

For a look back in time and see how TGC progressed, click here:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.thegalantcenter.com

[bmaddock]

For a look back in time and see how TGC progressed, click here:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.thegalantcenter.com

Thats sweet to see the history. I saw on one the article about the 2002 galant concept model haha. Its funny to see that

[whokilledhoughes]

nice...

[Fishboy55]

Damn Rich, that flashback is unbelievable. I remember my first post when I found you guys in late 2000 and bought myself a set of Magnecor wires from a contact you guys had on the yahoo board. We sure have come a long way since then with both our cars and our lives...

[BGR]

Yes sir. Next week with be the 9th anniversary of TGC.

[VegasMatt]

No worries bro.... shit my Galant has been sitting for a year now too. I haven't driven it for more then a year. My daily driver is a Magnum now. We don't need the Galants to kick it anymore lol... would be nice but shit we don't need them to go to Hooters.....

I havent driven my Galant since MOD2005, and the odo is on 99999. :)

[Reelax]

Yes sir. Next week with be the 9th anniversary of TGC.

bro we're old. did u ever find that pic of the first TGC meet at RRE w/ us sitting in front of our cars? i wish i still had a copy but my girlfried thought that a perfect place to put my external hard drive was on top of the subwoofer... wiped it clean.

[ZigenScarface]

wow alot of history cant wait for the aniv.

[RedGalant2k1]

bro we're old. did u ever find that pic of the first TGC meet at RRE w/ us sitting in front of our cars? i wish i still had a copy but my girlfried thought that a perfect place to put my external hard drive was on top of the subwoofer... wiped it clean.

I might have that picture somewhere, I bet allan does too.

[BGR]

bro we're old. did u ever find that pic of the first TGC meet at RRE w/ us sitting in front of our cars? i wish i still had a copy but my girlfried thought that a perfect place to put my external hard drive was on top of the subwoofer... wiped it clean.
Nope, I couldn't find it. I wonder if we made it in any of these pics? I couldn't get the site to load the pic for now:

www.roadraceengineering.com/eclipsemeet3-31-01.htm

Edit -
Nevermind. I was looking at the cache. The page loads in the cache view, but not the pics.
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:gcHYOwiUU8wJ:www.roadraceengineerin g.com/eclipsemeet3-31-01.htm+road+race+engineering+meet&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

[glantv699]

9th Anniversary approaching?!?! There should be a party or something haha

[qnz]

what was the unfortunate thing that happened with burthold?

[RedGalant2k1]

Was threatened by a disgruntled person who was banned from TGC. In fact if I remember right this guy called his house and threatened his family, at least that is what he said.

[seth98esT]

Pretty much the same stuff we deal with current members now. He just got tired of having to deal with everyones BS.

And people wonder why we try to keep the forums under control.

[glantv699]

Yeah, that was Calipso who called burthold...

I remember clicking on TGC in my favorites and just seeing a page that it was shut down indefinitely....I almost shit my pants

[qnz]

damn. some people take internet life too seriously.

i love tgc. thats why its the only stickers i have on my car

[qnz]

Since there are a lot of people that contributed to TGC's rich history, I feel like I should add my little bits of people in the middle years (my first year) that the OGs glossed over.
When I first found TGC, the people who were most influential at the time were:

Cali: hottest Galant ever
Peanotation: galant performance guru
Reelax: Galant style guru
Pinoyesv6: Galant know it all
Jetblack: what I wanted my Galant to look like
qnzmostwanted: first guy i met from tgc

these were the most memorable people to me in my TGC timeline

[silver01g]

Yeah I remember searching threw the net and running into the Yahoo TGC that was back in the days. That was when i had my 02' 8g fresh off the lot, i was 18yrs old. Now at 24 yrs old i have my second 8g and loving it. TGC has helped many and has done so much for me. So i am also loyal to TGC. I will always repp. Thank you TheGalantCenter

[QnzMostWanted]

9 years? already, good lord, heh I still remember the yahoo boards

[G-spot]

If I never met Auto-9 back in college probably never heard of TGC or ebay lol.

[RedGalant2k1]

If I never met Auto-9 back in college probably never heard of TGC or ebay lol.

and fortunately that is a different Auto, then the hoser that came later.

[4-G-rim]

9 years? already, good lord, heh I still remember the yahoo boards

I remember the Yahoo boards...but finally became active when TGC officially became a message board. I missed the old black and red boards...I think my 1st TGC name was like G7 something something :confused:

[BGR]

9 years? already, good lord, heh I still remember the yahoo boards
Whoops. 9th anniversary was yesterday.

[BGR]

I remember the Yahoo boards...but finally became active when TGC officially became a message board. I missed the old black and red boards...I think my 1st TGC name was like G7 something something :confused:
Red and black boards - Here you go: http://web.archive.org/web/20020119234012/https://www.thegalantcenter.com/

[quicksilver22]

man, olllldddddd skoool memories there Rich, reminiscing on all those old s/n's haha

[RedGalant2k1]

man, olllldddddd skoool memories there Rich, reminiscing on all those old s/n's haha

Yeah, no diggity...

Found this in my old sig: [email protected] (@80degrees)(27psi front)(38psi rear)

Damn the I4 is SLOW!!...LOL

[Rican219]

Funny how my name comes up when this board first started. I'm glad I was a part of one of the first few who started modding and work with Manufacturers to develop parts. I just bought a 2001 8G and plan to revive my car stay tuned!

[therev]

Sweet Rican! welcome back, I remember my first post, of course it wasnt too long ago here, i was on Galantforums before and the pumpkin ran me out and didnt make my stay welcome, anyhow i dont blame him sadly i related to the Current GF member " Bloody Arro" ugh FML glad i changed..

~Gabe

[Reelax]

Funny how my name comes up when this board first started. I'm glad I was a part of one of the first few who started modding and work with Manufacturers to develop parts. I just bought a 2001 8G and plan to revive my car stay tuned!

wassup oldschool? glad to hear ur back. we got lots of options now, so modding the new 8G will be 1000x easier than what we had to deal w/ back then. gonna mirror under the hood again?

[BGR]

I remember when you wrecked the front end, Rican. F'n tragic. I was like, Damn!

[bmaddock]

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/warriorlax220/041009_090200-1.jpg Went to the junkyard today and saw this on a wrecked galant. It was a 00 red galant, nothing too distinctive.

[Rican219]

wassup oldschool? glad to hear ur back. we got lots of options now, so modding the new 8G will be 1000x easier than what we had to deal w/ back then. gonna mirror under the hood again?

LOL Um NO! May Go Evo Swap on this one show days are loong gone.

[Rican219]

I remember when you wrecked the front end, Rican. F'n tragic. I was like, Damn!

LOL Yep front end #2

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m170/Rican219/1999%20Galant%20GTZ/WreckedCar.jpg