Galantboost_daily driver project

[galantboost]

So for all those who know me or for those who done...I have a 1997 galant which I brought last december and I have finally started moving on the track to making it a moving project.

So it has been a week since I made the car 5 spd thanks to Galanttuner1 and Bronxbombr for helping me. So he is some of the pictures from the swap which actually took us 2 weeks to get done due to the fact that both axles got stuck and most of the bolts were seized up.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00679-20110918-1616.jpg this is some of the parts i had...i brought a stock clutch....

the car is sitting up on the jack stands http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00690-20110918-1650.jpg

After about 2 weeks of on and off working due to rain and my weird work schedule the trans was finally put in
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00699-20111002-1311.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00691-20110918-1804.jpgthe master cylinder is set in and ready to go...http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00686-20110918-1625.jpgand finally the stock brake pedal is out n been thrown to the side.

my twin bro is here drinking a beer...lol had to throw in a random pic http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00682-20110918-1618.jpg

after the first day of working the master cylinder and pedal were all in
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00692-20110919-0852.jpg

after a whole night of working trying to get the axles out and the trans dropped we finally got it out after like 3 hours with like 5 guys lol and the nite ended with my bro losing a finger nail to the auto trans...but it was worth it cause it is finally gone...this pic is from the morning a few days later
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00698-20111002-1056.jpg
clutch fork, pivot ball and throwout bearing is being put in


OKay after 2 weeks of on and off work due to the rain and my weird work schedule the 5 spd trans was finally put in
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00699-20111002-1311.jpg

The car is finally done and has been running for a week...it pulls so hard I love the 5 spd...just need to wire up my reverse lights and do some small adjustment but other than that the car runs like a dreamn =]

this might be a slow project but next up will be the strut bar and I have to get rid of that stock intake lol but this is my first step and i will keep everybody posted.

lol random pic
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/IMG00700-20111002-1608.jpg yes going panda lol

[Rach3T8G]

Nice! How you like it so far?

[galantboost]

Nice! How you like it so far?

i love it...best decision i ever made lol

[Rach3T8G]

Lol!

[99 galant]

I hear so many people say they love 5 speed, but I'm nervous that I would enjoy it for 2 weeks then get sick of it

nice work so far though

[Exhaust power]

Congrats on your 5 speed swap.

Ill never get tired of a manual transmission every time i think about jumping into a auto i think about the average american and then other countries where a manual makes sense to call it a actual standard! shifting gears and clutching feels like first nature i do it with out even realizing.

[mrg7243]

Congrats Its a great feeling isnt it?

Yeah it just becomes second nature

[oakrdrs187]

Nice work, thats some hard earned Heineken.

[galantboost]

Okay its time to for an overdue update guys...apparently over the winter i didnt do any work because working on the cold streets of new york isnt fun...but well here is the additions to my car

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/20120317_145231.jpg
the new strut bar has been added which is looking a great look

and finally added the intake after having to find random bolts for the maf adapter which took forever lol
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/sandrock145/20120305_153537.jpg

hopefully i can get some ngk spark plug wires next and do some suspensions i hope

[deeznutz]

Your strut bar is upside down

[99galantES]

And shouldn't it be the other way around as well?

[galantboost]

yea i know we had to leave it that way for now cuz the top of the bar almost dented the hood

[Galanttuner10]

Just trim wherever it would rub. Put it the right way lol

[oakrdrs187]

Even if upside down, still looking good.