qnz's 2003 ES build and picture thread

[qnz]

Here is my build thread that is almost 8 years in the making now. My direction with this car is to build it the way Mitsubishi should have built it. I wanted to build a car that people can tell is modified and yet still look like it could have came that way from the factory. Even tho my mods are subtle, I filled the car with a lot of top-shelf parts and had shops make me a lot of custom one-off parts.




Year 2004
Earliest pic I have of my G. I never took a pic of it stock. Fall 2004
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/2112591_5_full.jpg

Year 2005
Me and Gladiator clearing corners and installing springs. Spring 2005
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/n16400218_30363881_5891.jpg

Senior year college.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/2112591_18_full.jpg

Engine bay 2005
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/2112591_34_full.jpg

My first bit of JDM goodness. JDM headlights with the stock grill.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/2112591_35.jpg

Year 2006
JDM body conversion on
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_4790.jpg

Year 2007
First night the car started with the turbo stuff in
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/pb080009ls8.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/pb080006hr5.jpg

Custom downpipe and exhaust
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2696-1.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2697-1.jpg

Still have the cat. My car is green
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2700-1.jpg

Redline tuning trunk shocks
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG00074-1.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG00075-1.jpg

[02redgalant]

about time

[reiketsutsukigami]

nice man makes me wish i had taken a few more pics i might just make one with the few pics ive got.

[Ivory8g]

I love it :)
how much psi?

[Corey2kG]

1st time I've ever seen your car ass lol. Lookin good bro!

[E_Emerson88]

very nice. what do you need the trunk shock for?

[qnz]

My aftermarket rear speakers were too deep and hit the trunk torsion bars. I had to remove the torsion bars to keep the speakers.

[qnz]

2008
HKS F-Con Ecu riding shotgun on my floor
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2674.jpg

HKS F-con display
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/gauges-1.jpg

Front end 2008
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/2112591_29.jpg

L bracket that holds the grill to the body
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0488.jpg

Wheels in 2008
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/tgc2.jpg

Engine bay 2008
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/DSC_0447.jpg

[qnz]

2009
Installed pusher fan. I removed the passenger side fan because the turbo was there. When sitting in traffic in hot weather, sometimes caused the temps to creep up with only 1 fan. After I installed the pusher, it never overheated again.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0492.jpg

Transmission oil cooler and tranny temp sensor. I think my tranny is too cool now. Avg tranny temp is 140-160 Oo the highway. It gets to 190 on spirited drives
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0490.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0493.jpg

Interior 2009
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT3073-2.jpg

Wheels in 2009
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/clean-1.jpg

My stable of Mitsubishis
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_3025.jpg

getting tuned at Billet Design Motorsports in Florida. Very competant shop and shop owner. I dont give my praises freely either.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/th_dyno-1.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/?action=view&current=dyno-1.flv)
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2957.jpg
HKS Fcon ecu running speed density. 15 psi on stock engine and tranny
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/dyno.jpg

Me vs phizzalot. Ran 15s untuned on the Evo ECU. I never got to take the HKS setup to the track
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/galantvsevo.jpg

My accident going thru Virginia. This is what $7000 in damage looks like. Yay for insurance
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/8fad98c8.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/e252d4c3.jpg

[qnz]

2010
projector retrofit
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/50a1eea2.jpg

tsx projectors vs sc300
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/1d9ac0ae.jpg

HID projector retrofit testing
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT3585.jpg


stock 03 cluster with hyper white leds. notice the ricer blue tint
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/94213228.jpg

My hybrid gauge cluster. 2003 needles and 1999 cluster face. same white bulbs
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/fc8a5209-1.jpg?t=1292042133

I had to sand thru the blue on the back of the cluster overlays
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/893c2d80.jpg

my cockpit
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0229.jpg

Interior 2010
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0857.jpg

My different sets of wheels this year.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT366213.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT366211.jpg

Summer look. Rays G-Games 77w-Vaio 19x8.0 +48
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/cc964db8.jpg

Winter wheels. Volk Racing GT-V 18x7.5 +43
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/bc9a6e27.jpg


JDM Galant door sills
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0713-1.jpg

They go over the stock plastic door sills. Note the width difference. I trimmed the stock piece so the JDM sills could fit over them
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0708.jpg

Like so:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0710.jpg

Engine bay 2010
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT3661-1.jpg

At Icedoutgalant's house helping him get his car running for MOD
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0785.jpg

What kind of JDM ninja technique is this?
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0787.jpg

Mitsubishi Owners Day 2010 swag
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_0808.jpg

Jestr Tuning Dyno Day in NY. Evo 8 Ecu on Tephra v7 speed density mod. 15 psi. stock engine and tranny
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/th_IMG_0902.jpg[/URL (http://[URL]http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/?action=view&current=IMG_0902.mp4)]

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/001.jpg

[mrg7243]

what turbo/manifold are you running?? cause i dont see a spacer there at all.

[M-Rod]

Two thumbs up!

[99 galant]

nice I think i like the 08' wheels the best so far

[greddy]

why the 20 hp drop from HKS F con to the evo 8 ecu, different style of dyno/correction

[Galantman03]

why the 20 hp drop from HKS F con to the evo 8 ecu, different style of dyno/correction

looks like its a different place... has 2 different names on each dyno print out

[qnz]

what turbo/manifold are you running?? cause i dont see a spacer there at all.

Its an ebay (xs power) DSM manifold. Not all DSM manifold fit tho. Some have the first runner bending outward and hit the power steering pump

[qnz]

why the 20 hp drop from HKS F con to the evo 8 ecu, different style of dyno/correction

I would say different tuners and different ablities of each ECU. I dont know what correction factor was on at Billet, but there was zero correction factor at No Limit. Billet Design also spent over 3 hours on the dyno tuning my car where Jestr spent about an hour. With some more tuning time, he might have been able to eek out a few more HP. But I told the Jestr I rather have a reliable car that could sustain long highway runs vs a car with peak HP bragging rights.

[greddy]

fair enough, I just know that the evo ecu is very very capable, we have a lot of stock ecu 600-700 whp evos coming out of english racing here in the northewest, very nice build though, nice to see everything that's happened with the car since you've had it. Any future plans for a dohc swap, or built auto tranny?

[Galantfan88]

Looking good buddy

[Gtorque]

Looks great man!! Doing an awesome job

[qnz]

fair enough, I just know that the evo ecu is very very capable, we have a lot of stock ecu 600-700 whp evos coming out of english racing here in the northewest, very nice build though, nice to see everything that's happened with the car since you've had it. Any future plans for a dohc swap, or built auto tranny?

I know. I wish English Racing was closer so I could get tuned by them. They really know their stuff with the tephra speed density mod.

I'm at a point of content-ness with my car. I feel like I dont need to mod it further right now. Plus I drive it daily to work so I cant afford the downtime it would do a head swap or send out the tranny to get built. That doesnt mean I'm not already collecting dohc parts tho. :)

[carl3g]

Very nice car Aaron. I never knew you did a retro fit. How hard was it?

[keith6110]

I love every detail on this car. Good job Aaron!

[qnz]

So i havent made an update to my build page in almost a year.

Today I put on my LHD EDM mirrors. Well not entirely...
The main difference between the LHD mirrors and the JDM mirrors are the base.

My broken JDM mirror from the accident. Notice the part number and casting
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/c357f8bc.jpg

My LHD mirrors purchased from Germany. Notice the LHD on the base, but the same part number on the mirror part.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/9211be0b.jpg

I popped off the glass and was surprised to see they were heated mirrors. There are 2 extra wires that connect to the glass. However, the mirrors are not power folding
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/cd8b341d.jpg

In the end, I just swapped bases with the JDM mirrors because I wanted to keep the power folding option and never felt the need for heated glass.

The base is not a perfect bolt on. I had to trim a tiny bit of plastic on the LHD base in order for the mirror to screw onto it.

I dont have any pics of it on car cuz to the naked eye, the look like regular JDM mirrors. But from inside the car, 1/2 my mirror is no longer looking at my back door. Now the entire mirror is looking out onto the road and my blind spots.

[qnz]

My most recent pic from 2 weeks ago.

New fender. A-pillar damage fixed. New mirror courtesy of qscustoms. New sideskirts courtesy of Cali.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/693aae58.jpg

[carl3g]

Such a clean car Aaron.

Any more modding plans?

[qnz]

I have some more parts lying around but the weather is getting too cold and the daylight hours are getting shorter to do the work I want to do.

[carl3g]

Cosmetic parts?

[keith6110]

Heated mirrors are cool! That's too bad they don't power fold too. Nice seeing pics of it fixed up.


I have some more parts lying around but the weather is getting too cold and the daylight hours are getting shorter to do the work I want to do.

Ohh I know, hard to do 5spd swaps in the dark :orangebiggrin:

[qnz]

Cosmetic parts?

its a secret

[QnzMostWanted]

its a secret


seems like everyone is working on a SECRET these days lmao

Always loved ur car Aaron...Nice Work!!

[qnz]

Picked these up from Craig (fatal1).
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/ba6e44af.jpg


Lesson for everyone: Always solder your connections.

Story: One of the first mods I did to my car was install JDM headlights. I didn't know much about electrical back then so when I spliced the wiring for the headlights (and tail lights), I only twisted the wires together and/or used butt connectors and a lot of electrical tape. On my headlights, my high beam was out for the longest time and I would occasionally get headlight flicker on my pass side. For my taillights, people would always tell me that X bulb was out, but everytime I replaced the bulb, the bulb looked fine and another bulb would go "out".

I revisted my headlight and taillight harness this summer and cleaned up and soldered all the connections. This fixed my headlight flicker and high beams and taillights. I also noticed one of my butt connectors looked melted and potentially a fire hazard. Now, everything looks clean and I dont feel embarassed for having a flickering headlight

[Corey2kG]

Yeah I gotta do that my driverside hi beam stays out n occasionaly work lol. Looks awesome maybe a buff n polish to clean up the heads a little??

[Samman]

Picked these up from Craig.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/ba6e44af.jpg



Nice ! Cant w8 to c the final look. Must be very aggressive !

[wetamup2k3g]

Duly noted. I have butt connectors on my tails, they still work great but I should clean that up. I been practicing soldering, gonna make my own HID harness when I do mine. Looks good man!

[Skyforger]

Curious to see the trimming you did to the 8Gb grilles with the JDM heads installed...

[qnz]

Curious to see the trimming you did to the 8Gb grilles with the JDM heads installed...

I never took any pics, but I remember taking the dremel and cutting off about 1cm off the grill. It was the first time i ever used a dremel so my cut wasnt so straight. The 2nd time I used my dremel, I was cutting into my front end for the JDM headlights. lol.

[deeznutz]

Lol I just missed you the night u picked up Craig's lights

[qnz]

Winter wheels on.

SSR professor sp1

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/fab746f8.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/f8117064.jpg


Thinking about putting the Volks on the Eclipse but not too sure about the gold + silver combo. What do you guys think? Is the gold Volks better than the gunmetal Works?

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/99c1a6c0.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/599c0e89.jpg

[Blue8g]

Loving the SSR's!

Not a fan of the Volks on the 2g though.

[qnz]

not a fan of the color or style?

[wetamup2k3g]

I like the Works better than the Volks stylewise, the color isn't bad though. SSR's = Win!

[Blue8g]

not a fan of the color or style?

Both, IMO CR Kais are the perfect wheel for the 2g

[keith6110]

Gun metal on the gsx is wayy better imo. Your G has very nice winter wheels though!

[Skyforger]

Those wheels are too nice to see salt! :(

[Rach3T8G]

SSR's look good on the G & as for the Volks's maybe just for the winter?

[4g63lover]

Talk about ballin'

Volks and SSR's for winter. lol

Looks good Aaron.

[Stewi]

Lookin good.

I was gonna stop by your house last weekend but it was kinda early in the morning. I was actually writing an estimate for some guy right down the block from you, I had to drive by your place on the way over.

[qnz]

got rear ended on my way to work. :(

When I got out to look at the damage tho, I didnt see any damage. No cracks. Bumper is still straight. No paint transfer. It was probably a 5 mph hit. lucky me

[Isaurio]

Wtf. Dan u got lucky bro. U have to keep 3 eyes open. Fuckers on the streets cant drive.

[wetamup2k3g]

Glad to hear all is well with you and your car.

[carl3g]

Glad theres no damage Aaron!

[1992Galant]

Thank god. U had my scared for a second

[fatal1]

i think those volks would look mint on my 2g lol let me know if your getting rid iof a set of wheels...

[qnz]

Weather was good today. Decided to do my brakes

Before:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/4d27c758.jpg

After:
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/cd6c2df0.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/6bd8fec4.jpg

Best part is that I didnt need any spacers to get them to fit under the wheels.

Thanks to our vendor R1Concepts for the hookup

[mrg7243]

Why stoptechs over brembo?

[wetamup2k3g]

Looking good!

[qnz]

Why stoptechs over brembo?

because the brembo calipers are slightly bigger (maybe by 20%) and it requires spacers to clear the spokes of the wheels. I think almost everyone with Brembos have 10mm-15mm spacers to get them to fit, or have wheels with <36mm offset. My wheels are still +45 offset with no spacers.

[Skyforger]

Looks great!

[fatal1]

nice i like them aaron, still powerslots for the rears or you planning on upgrading them as well?

[carl3g]

Im loving the stoptechs.

[qnz]

nice i like them aaron, still powerslots for the rears or you planning on upgrading them as well?

I'm going to keep the rears stock for now. Stop tech doesn't make a rear kit for the eclipse

[gtx]

Nice brakes! Are the calipers steel? Did you measure or do you know the piston sizes by any chance? The evo rear brembos are very compact if you decide to go that route, they cleared my 42 offset wheels with plenty of space.

[greddy]

stoptechs are teh sex, looks awesome I'd go with evo brembos in the rear, they are nice and compact like gtx said

[Samman]

Different is sexy. Stoptech brakes!

[qnz]

So I had my front tires up in the air and car in Drive to check for anything rubbing and I noticed that only 1 wheel spins when the car is in the air. Is this normal for this car? I know on my GSX, if i have all 4 tires off the ground, they all spin.

[Corey2kG]

Mine doesnt spin at all good question though. But mine might be cuz of the abs

[finald8ta]

It's normal, theres no load on the tranny to evenly spin both wheels
If you had an LSD both would spin,

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[Blue8g]

My mind asplodes are you using those wheels in the winter.

[oakrdrs187]

So I had my front tires up in the air and car in Drive to check for anything rubbing and I noticed that only 1 wheel spins when the car is in the air. Is this normal for this car? I know on my GSX, if i have all 4 tires off the ground, they all spin.

Would not being in gear have anything to do with it?:017::017:

[gtx]

They spin independently because you still have an open diff... It's normal.

[qnz]

Ah, open diff. Gotcha

[qnz]

So I couldn't get away without using a spacer entirely. For some reason unknown, the driver side caliper sits 1mm closer to the spokes of my wheels than the passenger side. I had to use these 1mm spacers from Kyoei to space out 1mm on my driver side wheel
http://kyoei-usa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kyoei_spacer-2.jpg

This company also makes 2mm spacers (which I also bought a set of)

[keith6110]

Weird... why would one side be more offset?

[Blue8g]

qnz, can you take a pic of the back of each of the wheels? I think I may have a guess as to why they're sitting strangely. A friend of mine had his issue in the past.

[qnz]

Its a bit cold to get a pic of the back of the wheel. What did u have in mind?

I dont think its a problem with the wheel because I put my pass side wheel on the driver side and it did the same thing. Im thinking either the bracket they machined is off by 1mm or maybe they sprayed the paint a little too thick. lol

[Blue8g]

Did you buy the wheels used? If not, my idea is null.

[qnz]

Ya, i did buy these used.

[Blue8g]

Could someone have shaved the back at one point?

[RedGalant2k1]

Its not uncommon for a vehicle to be slightly different side to side, and front to back. Then for each of our cars to be slightly different from everyone elses. For instance, Qnz, front subframe might be bolted in slightly different from the factory than mine, or vice versa.

Back in the day, General Motors with the early and mid-80s Firebird's and Camaro's had been having issues with this exact same thing. The wheels were having issues fitting properly. So their solution? They removed the rear brakes on one side only, and installed a spacer behind them. This was because the rear axle wasn't square in the rear frame section.

[Blue8g]

That's definitely a possibility, although if hasn't occurred for him in the past it could be the wheels.

[qnz]

http://gnarlyfaction.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc_0638.jpg

summer wheels on. The G-Games has more backspacing than the SSR's. 5mm space between caliper and wheels

[carl3g]

Aaron you ride?

[IVORY_G]

Clean, pic is a lil BIG tho lol

[deeznutz]

Nice beginners bike Aaron glad to see at least it's a Yamaha .

[qnz]

Actully no, I dont ride. its my friends bike he posed in front of my car.

[qnz]

Washed and clay barred and waxedhttp://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/f772e1b0.jpg

PIAA silicone wiper blades
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/e0cffe28.jpg

[IVORY_G]

Nice, I need to clay bar and wax mine also.

[Skyforger]

Looks excellent. A good wash, clay and wax is a good way to spend an afternoon.

[carl3g]

Looks good Aaron. Good choice on wiper blades too.

[keith6110]

Clean as always. Loving those stoptech calipers damn!

[8thLS6]

Nice, I need to clay bar and wax mine also.

In the same boat

[qnz]

updated my stickers :D
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/a002b9f7.jpg

put black electrical tape to cover up the chrome on the grill to see how it would look. What do you think? Should i paint the grill black?
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/e4316d4d.jpg

chrome grill
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/PICT0089.jpg

[99galantES]

Leave it chrome looks way better

[carl3g]

I personally like the chrome grill. The black grill makes it look like something is missing there.

[Rach3T8G]

I say keep it chrome

[02redgalant]

keep it chrome

[fatal1]

if your looking for something different Aaron, i still have that carbon fiber old stile grill that cali did for me a while ago. would definately be a nice accent piece when you want to change it up a bit here and there

[Corey2kG]

Or maybe even color matched I think would look good.

[IVORY_G]

Chrome looks much better

[Skyforger]

Color match it.

[Smokey92]

Keep it chrome to be differrent or just color match.

[specter6633]

chrome

[qnz]

Color match it.

Yea, I was wondering how color matched would look. Time to find silver tape. lol

[Corey2kG]

Plastidip it (primer) n paint. If you don'r like it then peel it off

[IVORY_G]

Plastidip it (primer) n paint. If you don'r like it then peel it off

^Good idea. Also for it to look right you would have to use the black trim paint on the inner part of the grille like it comes OEM. If you just leave it all silver it won't look right.

[Corey2kG]

^Good idea. Also for it to look right you would have to use the black trim paint on the inner part of the grille like it comes OEM. If you just leave it all silver it won't look right.

Yeah FOSHO!!!!! lol I was refering to just paint the chrome part lol.

[99galantES]

That grill looks better chrome than any other color but seeing that your color is silver it might look good but I still wouldn't paint it

[keith6110]

IMO I think the chrome compliments the intercooler.

When I did my old style grill black, it was hard to see the lines of the grill. So having your style would = the regular old style; which yours is definitely not lol.

[wetamup2k3g]

Chrome or colormatch IMO

[Redhaze]

Chrome

[Guzm4n]

Chrome, to match the lip on your wheels.


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[greddy]

keep it chrome, black makes it look unfinished on your car, matches the lips of your wheels, etc

[8thLS6]

The chrome is so official and classy..keep it imo

[carl3g]

Hey Aaron, how do you like the wipers? Im planning on buying some at the next BOGO at tire rack but id like to see how you rate them before I buy them.

[jubeiaire]

keep it chrome if you color match any part then match the inner fins to the car.

[qnz]

Hey Aaron, how do you like the wipers? Im planning on buying some at the next BOGO at tire rack but id like to see how you rate them before I buy them.

To be honest, I liked their regular super silicone wipers better than Si-tech ones. The Si tech ones are too clunky (big) looking and theres like 1" on the end of each wiper that doesnt lay flat on the windshield. When driving at 60 mph, they act like little spoilers and flutter a little in the wind. Its slightly distracting. I dont remember the regular super silicone ones doing that.

[jubeiaire]

Take them back and get your money back if they are flapping around thats a road hazard to you.

[qnz]

When I say they flutter around, I meant just the 1" tip that doesnt touch the windshield slightly jiggles when driving over 60 mph.

[QnzMostWanted]

all wipers dont touch the last corner of the window, its just that the regular ones dont jiggle due to the arm holding it down, on the new blades, even tho they wipe much better, they dont have the support as the regular blades have to help prevent it from flapping a bit in the wind

btw, its been a while since I been in ur thread Aaron, car looks great, and I say leave the grille chrome as well

[qnz]

Left the grill chrome for now. Will probably color match it later on.

Box of goodies arrived today
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/CFC0EC71-CE66-4FBB-B194-EFD9BE45A68B-301-000000DB069B924D.jpg

German made worm clamps in a Japanese car? Serious business
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/06455B11-1A0D-4ADF-B28C-AEDAC1F4FA36-301-000000DAFCE1418E.jpg

[keith6110]

Ooohhhh! What's in the box!?

[finald8ta]

do tell.

[jubeiaire]

can i come over and test fit whatever it is???

[qnz]

Did some small maintenance on my car before MOD.

Heat stopped working so had to replace the heater control valve. Also replaced the front + rear motor mount. My old mounts were cracked and replaced them with OEM mounts filled with window weld.

After I replaced the front one first, the steering wheel vibration only went up 5% maybe. Now that I replaced the rear one, the steering wheel vibration is up15% at idle. I also seem to "feel" the engine more in the cabin because of the solid mounts. I wonder how much rougher it would've been if I installed my polyurethane mounts. When the car is moving, I don't feel any extra vibration tho

[keith6110]

That's a nice and even cheaper alternative. Good idea!

I was hoping this said 5spd swap =P

[Reelax]

car looks great as always bro! don't color match the grill, instead match it by getting the chrome rear trunk garnish; a little bit of chrome accents the car nicely in front and back like the wheel lips from the sides... not too much chrome but just enough to catch the light. have you ever thought about doing the traditional red diamond star badges (pre-'02 mitsu's) for the grill and trunk?

[qnz]

have you ever thought about doing the traditional red diamond star badges (pre-'02 mitsu's) for the grill and trunk?


I'll upload new pics at MOD this weekend, but I did swap the rear badge to the red one and i used red electrical tape and to make the front emblem red too

[qnz]

couple of pics from MOD

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/6D6E72AE-1491-44F1-B512-AB7E5C1504DE-1472-000004EC1DF08F57.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/515CDAA1-511E-46A3-B310-41D11BDDB5E5-1472-000004EC38EC7A27.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/5184332A-0617-41FB-8ADC-7B334B42AF4F-2622-000006DF0976F98F.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/2C3E4C03-2D47-4CF5-86DE-E0B3AE34DF20-2622-000006DEF47528E8.jpg

[galant_09_sport_4cyl]

Where did you get the JDM body conversion?

[qnz]

I got them from a member on here who lives in japan. His user name is triggermauve. Also, there are a few sellers on ebay that have been selling the front end conversion

[keith6110]

Both cars look great! In the second picture you can see how the IC lines up with the hood lines perfectly!

[qnz]

Some updates.

My auto tranny finally died a couple of months back. It came unexpected so I was unprepared. It drove funny one day, and next day it died. I had the auto tranny rebuilt with some stronger internals and a higher stall tq converter. Not exactly a racing tranny, but it should last me the rest of the life of the car.

My stock radiator developed a leak on the top. I replaced it with an aluminum radiator from PWR. When cruising, my water temps are 12-15 degrees cooler so its definitely more effective than stock.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/3D2064CD-82CB-41C1-BEB1-890EC01E6497-8297-000011E2941760AA.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/3D2064CD-82CB-41C1-BEB1-890EC01E6497-8297-000011E2941760AA.jpg.html)

I wanted to modify the stock Galant bottom radiator mounts to match the Evo radiator mounting points, so that future Evo radiators could be drop in. However, the Galant front cross member runs right under where the radiator mount needs to be. The shop instead just cut off the bottom pegs and rewelded it to the Galant locations. I also installed a tranny oil cooler and a oil thermostat for it.

[wetamup2k3g]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did the trans rebuild cost you with the upgraded internals? And how's it drive? I ask because I had a coworker who upgraded his auto with a shift kit, and he said it snapped into every gear after that, but it lasted for as long as he kept the car after that.

[qnz]

it cost $1500. I did not add a shift kit tho. Car drives like stock. Tho I haven't tried WOT runs yet to test how it shifts at full RPM.

[wetamup2k3g]

That's not bad. You car is my wife's favorite Galant lol.

[qnz]

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/F17DD9CE-45A1-4C7A-9B38-54C04437F468-17262-0000227384E690F4.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/F17DD9CE-45A1-4C7A-9B38-54C04437F468-17262-0000227384E690F4.jpg.html)

KW Variant 3's

[mko]

I thought you had D2s

[xd_01]

cool i didnt know kw made coilovers for the galant

[wetamup2k3g]

They look great! About how much do they cost?

[Blue8g]

I thought you had D2s

If he did, going from cheap Taiwan stuff to quality KW's....is a HUGE LEAP.

[qnz]

The coilovers cost more than the worth of the car. :(

The KWs are made for the Eclipse

I am currently on Tein SS-Ps but my rear shock is leaking and I wanted to rebuild it. But the Teins are stiffer than the KW's and I wanted something softer for my daily commute so Im giving these a try

[keith6110]

lol! And I thought the project was dead... I love it Aaron! Definitely shoot some pics after you install your new suspension. Sucks your auto tranny went out on you, I'm actually really surprised after what I put mine through daily lol.

[qnz]

I think I know why it died. I was low on tranny oil and I did not know it. So I drove around for about 2 years on low oil and it was shifting hard. I thought it was normal for my car, but it was my car telling me it was low on oil.

[kolio]

What KW's are they? v2?

KW's ride so freaking smooth. Every car i have ever been in with them has been amazing. worth the money!

[keith6110]

I think I know why it died. I was low on tranny oil and I did not know it. So I drove around for about 2 years on low oil and it was shifting hard. I thought it was normal for my car, but it was my car telling me it was low on oil.

Haaa! *facepalm* xD

[qnz]

put on a turbo blanket because my bay was getting too hot. It melted my o2 sensor wiring. I also bought a universal Bosch o2 sensor to replace the melted one. The Universal sensor has longer wiring which allowed me to re-route the sensor

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/E369F649-A469-4E5A-989C-FF88B11E7D38-3621-000008D613450151.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/E369F649-A469-4E5A-989C-FF88B11E7D38-3621-000008D613450151.jpg.html)

old route ran over the turbo and under the radiator hose

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/my%20galant/IMG_2945.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/my%20galant/IMG_2945.jpg.html)

[keith6110]

Where did you get the blanket!? Also according to my 4g63 builder book, the turbo blanket increases spooling speed.

[spdracr]

What turbo r u using and what manifold is this??

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[4g63lover]

WAIT WAIT WAIT! So are those KW's for 3G/8G? Or your 2G?

[mrg7243]

The 2g fronts are way different those are 8g

[Ivory8g]

Where did you get the blanket!? Also according to my 4g63 builder book, the turbo blanket increases spooling speed.

it sure does. turbo 101: keep heat where its supposed to be :)

[qnz]

What turbo r u using and what manifold is this??

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The turbo is a PTE 50 trim journal bearing turbo. I think the part # is SC51 or something. Its t3 flange.

The manifold is an ebay manifold for a 2g eclipse. They are a dime a dozen and cheaply made. In fact, I just bought another one to replace this one because I hear an exhaust leak somewhere.

[qnz]

WAIT WAIT WAIT! So are those KW's for 3G/8G? Or your 2G?

The KWs are made for the 3g. They are going on the Galant this weekend. :D

[spdracr]

I figured that was an eBay manifold. I'm assuming it held up good so far. I'm shopping for a manifold and trying to figure out what to get. Thanks for the info Aaron.

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[qnz]

Ran into a small problem installing the KW's

The front where the sway bar end link mounts are an inch lower than my Teins. Are the Tein mounting points correct or are the KWs? The KWs are pushing my swaybar downward when connected, leading me to think that its the KWs that are wrong.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/9B67A260-343D-450B-9F59-137D1BFAAA07-2162-000005DA0BD13FEA.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/9B67A260-343D-450B-9F59-137D1BFAAA07-2162-000005DA0BD13FEA.jpg.html)

Rears installed.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/C975EF55-A584-48F1-87E0-95CE93AB2D6A-2162-000005DE1E8D9511.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/C975EF55-A584-48F1-87E0-95CE93AB2D6A-2162-000005DE1E8D9511.jpg.html)

FYI, the helper springs are supposed to be fully compressed or close to it. They have no spring rate to them and are only used to keep the main spring seated when the suspension is fully extended. I freaked out a little cuz I was like "why are these springs fully compressed when the car is on the ground!?"
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa170/qnzaaron/A41CF478-B3C8-4423-9B6E-BC26E9653E2B-2162-000005DE34501511.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/user/qnzaaron/media/A41CF478-B3C8-4423-9B6E-BC26E9653E2B-2162-000005DE34501511.jpg.html)

[wetamup2k3g]

Those look great.

[oakrdrs187]

I thought all coil over dampers were shorter, the kw's look full length.

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[qnz]

found out my problem. the front has an oval hole on 2 holes that attach to the hub. I guess it is for camber adjustment. I must've not seen it the first time and installed it at full positive camber.

[spdracr]

Your sway bar mounting hole looks higher than the teins not lower! Or am I seeing this wrong??

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[qnz]

Didn't see this info posted on the forum so i'll post my experience. I replaced the power steering pulley/tensioner today. The old bearing in the pulley was going. Had to remove the passenger side motor mount, front motor mount, and front cross member to lower the engine enough to get the pulley off.

[wetamup2k3g]

Wow. Would you have to do all that to just remove the whole pump? I'm lazy, I'll get another pump if that's easier. I may need to before long anyway, the noises that pump makes when it's cold outside scares me.

[qnz]

its not the pulley on the pump, but rather the tensioner under it (its called pulley in ASA). The tensioner is right up against the frame, so you either need to jack up the engine, or lower the engine. I went with lowering it cuz its easier.

[wetamup2k3g]

Ah ok.

[Jeffylou87]

Are you still selling the car?

[qnz]

yea. its still for sale. you looking for another Galant Jeff?

[chrisblack]

How much u selling it for

[qnz]

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/showthread.php?53305-FS-qnz-s-Turbocharged-2003-Galant

Asking $6k

[juicejax]

Hey quick question...would your grill fit usdm 8ga front end?

[qnz]

it wont. There will be a gap in the headlights

[juicejax]

So its jdm specific?

[Blue8g]

So its jdm specific?

It will 'fit.'

It just won't look OEM.

[juicejax]

Think I'll just try to make one like...g spot did...I think he made it...right?

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/02/ed2f39f9a3d51e3a5f7bb30d43f85bf4.jpg

[spdracr]

Think I'll just try to make one like...g spot did...I think he made it...right?

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/02/ed2f39f9a3d51e3a5f7bb30d43f85bf4.jpg

No that's a jdm grille. The width of the jdm and usdm grilles are different. But u can take a stock 8ga grille and make it finless and paint it.

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[juicejax]

No that's a jdm grille. The width of the jdm and usdm grilles are different. But u can take a stock 8ga grille and make it finless and paint it.

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Actually he did make this one...he has usdm heads and bumper...he just did a really good job

[spdracr]

I was referring to Aarons car.

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[juicejax]

I was referring to Aarons car.

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Oh ok...guess I was confused because of what you quoted

[spdracr]

Not sure why I quoted what u said when it wasn't relevant lol

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