Kylecanthurdle's 8g build

[kylecanthurdle]

This car is my baby, Ive had it since I was 15 (almost 23 now). It was my daily driver up until i blew the transmission up this past june. Ill give a bit of story then ill show what ive got in store for her.


As of last June i had:

JDM Headlights
JDM new style grille
JDM Old style Bumper
6000k HID High beam, low beam and fog lights
JDM power folding mirrors
JDM new style side skirts
EGR visor
JDM new style tail lights
USDM rear wing
20% tint, Limo tint on rear window
Megan racing Coilovers
v6 throttle body
5 speed 3g eclipse swapped
Mishimoto radiator
Sparco seats
Sparco 4 point harnesses

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Like i said, my transmissions input bearing let loose, so i took the entire drivetrain out(since it was 189k miles old) and figured id start saving up for what ive always wanted to do....a full blown street/race car.

Ive been collecting parts for quite some time. My list is as follows....

4g64 block and crank
4g63 evo 8 cylinder head
Wiseco pistons
eagle h beam rods
GSC s2 cams (274/274)
supertech valves
supertech valve springs/retainers
evo 8 transmission
evo 8 ecu
evo 8 intake manifold
evo 8 throttle body
evo 8 fuel rail
evo 8 16g turbo
evo 8 oil feed/return lines
prothane engine mounts
evo 8 intercooler piping
jdm sport ebay special 28x10x3" intercooler
mishimoto radiator

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monday i will be picking up my pistons, valves, springs and retainers and i will be ordering some more goodies. im gonna keep updaing this thread and if i have any questions i hope to post i here and whoever has an answer can give some input =]

[carl3g]

Damn. Did alot of work I see. Doesn't hurt that theres alot more coming too! Keep it up.

[Skyforger]

Sweet build list, I remember when this car was so stock. That was back when I first met you back in LITuners, though.

[kylecanthurdle]

more goodies =]

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[XxGiRLaNT06xX]

Hooray for Kyle coming back from the dead... I'll be following this thread ;)

[kylecanthurdle]

haha i know right! ive been incognito long enough.

[Galantman03]

looking good dude! fwd?

[mko]

Looks promising dude. Keep it up

[kylecanthurdle]

looking good dude! fwd?

for now. next year will be pte 6262, tubular manifold, and awd. yano, the fun stuff haha

[kylecanthurdle]

not much of an update but its something. just picked up an egr blockoff plate and a tacrix 2.0 cable. woowoo! haha

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/2012-04-19_22-33-04_507.jpg

[kylecanthurdle]

been MIA for a little while. started a new job, bought over $15k in tools just because im making good money and i have a large addiction to snapon tools. but now that thats all paid off i decided i wanted to get the G on the road.....went out on a whim and bought me something to sport around with while i get the 64 fully built.

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figured i needed a new transmission because the one i bought was toast(needed synchros, input shafts and a full rebuild.....ill save this one for when i go awd with the fully built engine and bigger turbo setup) and i needed a tcase anyway. couldnt find one for under 1000 and i havent been able to find a blown one for the case itself. idk, i look at this car everyday and i miss driving it, its been out of commission for wayyyy too long. stay tuned for some updates, the engine should be here within the next couple of weeks.

[carl3g]

Congrats make sure you post lots of pics during your build process

[Ivory8g]

Awwww snap! Cruel Summer 2013 right here :)

[kylecanthurdle]

what is with this Cruel Summer stuff haha. i read about it in a few build threads haha

[2002BlackDragon]

lol... its because of all of the projects that are going on right now. There is going to be alot of people with some wicked cars this summer. Hence why it is being deemed the "Cruel Summer 2013". Alot of bad ass shit going down! lmfao

[Ivory8g]

^this! LOL. Its funny how the term is spreading

[2002BlackDragon]

Its like a bad ass wild fire... but in a good way. lol


Im hoping that maybe i will fall into that category soon... things can only get better i guess.

[E_Emerson88]

i like where this is going. . . subscribed!!!!

[wetamup2k3g]

http://www.thenqm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/oLrAU.png

LOL! Love how this is spreading! I'm liking where this is going as well, and it's an East Coast car, I might can lay eyes on it!

[kylecanthurdle]

you guys know if i do get this thing going by mod ill be blastin the old school cruel summer when i roll up......just sayin.

[Ivory8g]

HAHAHAHA oh this thread is winning

[8thLS6]

Fresh G, classy and sporty

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130110_144558.jpg
Merry christmas to meee

[kylecanthurdle]

Anybody know how to tell if the transfer case has a LSD without tearing it apart?

[spdracr]

U r doing a full evo engine and awd swap?? What did that cost u??

[Galantman03]

Anybody know how to tell if the transfer case has a LSD without tearing it apart?

Is the drop out from an rs or gsr? Best bet is search on evom.net

[kylecanthurdle]

No just the 4g63 engine with (maybe) the welded diff tube evo tranny for now. When I finish building the 4g64/63 and I get my 6262 then ill run the tranfer case. While I sportin the 63 around ill do the rear subframe swap and it wont be horrible to just swing the awd stuff with the 64/63. I spoke to brian, gonna pull the t-case and look through it to see if its got the lsd. If it doesnt I may just throw my eclipse trans on it and make a custom manifold to clear the starter.

[kylecanthurdle]

And im not sure what this is out of. Its a JDM engine from an import store online. It did come with the 10.5 hotside 16g if that means anything towards the tcase

[Galantman03]

evo 7?

[kylecanthurdle]

evo 5. just looked it up and that was written in the description of the video of the compression tests.

[Blue3000GTguy]

That's a pretty kick-ass price for an Evo engine... Good luck with your build! I'm subscribed to see a gorgeous car come back from the dead.

[kylecanthurdle]

Does this look like its got a lsd? Its straight through which I think is non lsd. This is the tcase if anybody cant decipher which diff since there is 3 on these cars lol.

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[Galantman03]

Im pretty sure that tcase wont work.......

[kylecanthurdle]

What do you mean? If its not lsd then ill have to put one in in order to run fwd with the transmission welded diff tube. At least im pretty sure of that lol

[Galantman03]

http://forums.evolutionm.net/evo-engine-turbo-drivetrain/471664-will-evo-5-6-drivetrain-fit-evo-7-8-9-a.html
I think that you can bolt up the evo 8 t case to the evo 5 tranny though, not for certain, if the bolt pattern is the same then yes, but then you have to make sure that the spline count on the evo 8 tcase matches the evo 5 tranny output splines(which the thread I posted says they do).
Evo 8
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Yours


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130114_134157.jpg


The only way your going to know if it works is do the fab work. I had to drop my steering rack to fit my tail section OVER it. Your tcase tail section goes UNDER the steering rack so it might work, but if you have to raise the rack, then the evo 5 tcase won't work. as far as it being an lsd or not I have no idea lol

[kylecanthurdle]

as of right now im only running FWD....here are my current options.

LSD in tcase:
put welded diff in the evo trans ($300 ish)
take out the output shaft of the tcase and make blockoff plate ($minimal)
get evo axles/spindles/rotors/brembos ($1200ish)

.......OR.......

If tcase does NOT have LSD:
buy eclipse trans ($600 ish)
buy cheap exhaust manifold ($200)
chop up and extend manifold ($200ish?)
fabricate new turbo oil feed/return line


i def dont wanna put an lsd in the tcase AND buy axles, spindles and whatever else id need. since i will be taking the output shaft and tail off anyway id be okay to run the evo 5 case with the galant subframe. once i go awd ill get an evo 8 tcase anyway so im not worried about that just yet. so i really just need to know if this thing has the LSD haha.

[kylecanthurdle]

Just a little update. Been picking at the accessories and manifolds on my break throughout the past few days and im basically ready to attach the eclipse trans and swing it in the car. Got me a nice pile of stuff to install when I do too lol

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[kylecanthurdle]

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Wasnt expecting that.....jackpot!

[Galantman03]

lucky sob lol can't tell single plate?

[kylecanthurdle]

Single it is. Lightweight flywheel I think too. Ive got an evo flywheel at home and I just feel its way heavier. Wont know until I feel em both out at the same time.

[4g63lover]

you planning on going to a 16G or are you going to run the 15g with the 10.5?

[kylecanthurdle]

you planning on going to a 16G or are you going to run the 15g with the 10.5?

im not too sure yet. ive been looking for the mitsu turbo chart that seperates them and will see what numbers im looking at. maybe ill just throw the 16g compressor side on the 10.5 hotside and run that unil i get my 6262.

[kylecanthurdle]

just did a little researching, it turns out the turbo comes out of an EVO 6.5 which is the TME (tommi makinen edition) evo GSR. i guess ive gotta do some more research o see if the engine/drivetrain are out of the same car. im def crossing my fingers on this. if thats the case i hit a goldmine with this engine....

[Ivory8g]

Oh my gosh if it is........ O_O YAHTZEE!

[kylecanthurdle]

So the tcase is not an lsd tcase. Kinda figured it after I saw that the turbo was from a gsr. I shoved one of those axle lookin shafts I took out of the trans/tcase and spun one and the other spun in the oppositr direction. Anybody know where I can get an eclipse 5 speed for cheap? Also, deos the evo tranny out of an evo 8 have the same internals as an evo 5 or 6?

[Galantman03]

I looked on the internet, couldn't find any info out there on the same internals. Best bet is call a evo tranny place like Jack Trans, TRE, Buscher ect. Most of these questions can be found on evom

[kylecanthurdle]

ill give you guys some pictures, cuz you guys love pictures.....haha sorry, reminded me of a meme i saw today.

anyway, small updates add up to big things. so deal with my little progress checks people!

found out the engine and drivetrain are out of an evo 6. the turbo is def off of an evo 6.5 TME.

the subframe is back together and ready to be put back on the car.(traded a virgin subframe for this one with stewim he had already taken the time out to notch it out for the evo trans, too bad im not running an evo tranny until i go awd which makes the notches useless right now haha)
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bought me a little present the other day. figured i can use this for the rad supports, exhaust and bracket work and whatever my heart desires in the future
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as of right now ive got almost everything but the tranny on a pallet ready to be forklifed into my truck and brought home. once i get the tranny, it gets mated to the engine and ill swing it once i can get my cousins engine crane. i already ordered an evo 8 engine harness, an evo 8 upper intercooler piping with a tial bov flange, an eclipse transmission, a buschur 3" downpipe and some AN fittings for the turbo oil drain tube. should all be here by the end of the week. still gotta order some rad hoses, the exhaust manifold which i then have to send out to get extended, then all the small odds and ends. then itll be time to turn the key! still debating on whether i should buy a set of hsk 272s for shits and giggles. im def gonna like the lope, not sure if ill get valve float though. oh and im picking up a set of sandblasted brembos. booyah. my gfs bro owns his own powedercoating business so im getting a deal on that too. gonna go silver and when i get my rims ill make those teal. kinda wanna stand out a tad with this one.

[Ivory8g]

Very nice very nice. You wont get valve float unless you are revving to 8k+. You hit the freaking jackpot on that auction

[kylecanthurdle]

If I run stock rev limit on this engine (not sure exactly what that is) and run my gsc s2s (274/274) I wont get valve float either? Figured I have them laying around, why not throw them in.
Anyway, the last of the parts I ordered came in today. Picked up my downpipe and acustom upper intercooler pipe yesterday, new pass side engine mount since the galant and evo bolts are different, my evo 8 harness and my lines came in. Unfortunately im an ass and ordered flange to AN adapters for a td06h instead of a td05h. Dont drink and order parts for your cars kids haha. Ill get pics when i get home. Next week ill order up the exhaust mani and rad hoses. Once I mate the engine and trans together im gonna swing it which will probably be next week.

[kylecanthurdle]

more goodies!

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didnt get a pic of the trans but youve seen that in keiths for sale thread. ill take one once its on the engine.

[mrg7243]

DAMN THESE BIG BUILDS I AM JELLY!!!! a

[kylecanthurdle]

Since the stooper bowl has no power I might as well post something lol

Heres the trans in the parts washer, all clean :)

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Not so much my G but last night I was heading out to the airport to get my brother. I was in the right lane and some idiot in the lane to the left of me decided he wanted to take the exit at the last second and cut me off. Gavr him a nice shot, lucky I hit him doing 20ish and not 60 like I was before that. After the police came he tried saying he was in the right lane and he just slowed down to make the exit and I just rearended him. Obviously if I did id have damage on the complete front of my car and the rear of his, not so much on his right side. The cop was even saying "someones not telling the truth here" while looking and talking to the asshole. Ive got the red civic, hes got the gold toyota. Everybody was ok in the accident though, my gf wasnt even paying attention and I stayed relaxed throughout the collision so im not too sore.

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[Silvertune]

Sucks on the accident.

Have you found out if the Evo 6 Tcase bolts to the Evo 8 transmission?

[kylecanthurdle]

Sucks on the accident.

Have you found out if the Evo 6 Tcase bolts to the Evo 8 transmission?

I would imagine it does. People use evo 6 trannys in the 8 as a replacement. It just wont clear 8 subframe due to the over/under design

[Silvertune]

So the 6 T case bolts up to the 8 trans but outputs underneath the subframe, your picture on page one is with the Tcase laying in it's upright position correct? The Tcases are otherwise interchangeable. I ask this because the V6 subframe and PS rack location make it damn hard to do AWD with the 8 Tcase but the 6 Tcase drops in without issue.

[kylecanthurdle]

So the 6 T case bolts up to the 8 trans but outputs underneath the subframe, your picture on page one is with the Tcase laying in it's upright position correct? The Tcases are otherwise interchangeable. I ask this because the V6 subframe and PS rack location make it damn hard to do AWD with the 8 Tcase but the 6 Tcase drops in without issue.

I really dont think the 8 tranny will bolt up to the 6g72 but I could be wrong. But to answer your question yes, the tcase from thw 6 goes below the subframe unlike the 8 tcase which goes above. If you wanted to make the 4g64 galant awd you still do have to do some extensive work to the subframe anyway to drop the rack and notch out and reinforce the subframe anyway

[mrg7243]

Going to be interesting to see how you settle the subframe with this

[Silvertune]

Yeah the bellhousing is the last detail I need to source out. Anyway, thanks! /threadjack

[kylecanthurdle]

Going to be interesting to see how you settle the subframe with this

are you talking about me? im not using the evo 8 or 6 trans, that tranny that is in the parts washer is the eclipse trans from keith.

[Silvertune]

I will be interested to see if/how long the Eclipse 4 cylinder trans lasts you at your power numbers.

[8thLS6]

Nice collection of parts

[kylecanthurdle]

I will be interested to see if/how long the Eclipse 4 cylinder trans lasts you at your power numbers.

My guess on a good tune and 93 octane with the evo 6 engine amd the TME turbo ill be a little over 300. If I throw a set of cams maybe a bit more.

[mrg7243]

are you talking about me? im not using the evo 8 or 6 trans, that tranny that is in the parts washer is the eclipse trans from keith.

when you go awd

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130212_075759_zps5e6aaf69.jpg
Ready to be swung!

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Unfortunately the car looks like this lol.

[kylecanthurdle]

I need opinions!!!!

titanium black or hyper silver?!

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[spdracr]

I need opinions!!!!

titanium black or hyper silver?!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/IMG_20130213_100928_zps9c4f73ba.jpg

Assuming your car is still silver and u aren't gonna paint it then do black.

[OMEGA PHX]

Titanium Black, really looking forward to this if your going 18x9.5

[kylecanthurdle]

still waiting on a nice day off, every weekend ive either been busy or its been shitty weather. work is slow so i may be able to leave early but for now ive been ordering more parts. heres just a couple for now.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130225_201054_zps8bf53b72.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/brembos_zpsb00637ae.jpg

this isnt so much a par for the car but i felt like sharing haha
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[QnzMostWanted]

looking good Kyle

[Silvertune]

So what are you plans for that evo 6 tcase?

[kylecanthurdle]

So what are you plans for that evo 6 tcase?
prob just gonna sell it. i really have no use for it at the moment and when i go awd ill need an 8 tcase anyway. i think ill keep it just in case until i drive the car and see if the eclipse trans will hold up to the power. if it does she will be for sale, if the eclipse trans doesnt hold up ill throw a lsd in the tcase and and remove the output shaft and go from there. are you interested in buying it if i dont end up needing it?

[Silvertune]

Yes if you end up not needing that T case drop me a price.

[Ivory8g]

hyper silver looks amazing on silver cars!

[spdracr]

What tubular manifold is that??

[kylecanthurdle]

What tubular manifold is that??
its an ebay mani. just took a ride to my buddys shop, he said its junk. i basically bought it to extend it to make he turbo clear the starter but it is so cheap and made of thin material that its just gonna crack and warp under the heat of the tig. its just not worth going through the trouble of extending it and then it end up cracking a week or two later. so i guess its either put a milled spacer or get a custom manifold built. i think ill swing the motor in and then ill figure out what to do with it when the time comes. not too sure how i feel about paying $900 for a custom manifold at the moment.

[4g63lover]

did the same thing except mine cracked almost a year later.

[spdracr]

I have a Megan racing tubular manifold with evo8 Turbo and 3" dp and ss o2 housing that I wanna get rid of. If u r interested let me know

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130324_145305_zps9934e5e4.jpg

Hmmmmmmmm

[master_visionary]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!

[Isaurio]

Looking good. Progress progress. I have a HKS 272 intake cam if you interested.

[kylecanthurdle]

more goodies!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130328_181724_zpsda586b7a.jpg

some component speakers, an amp for the highs and an amp for the ten inch DC level 3 ill be picking up within the week. lower control arms with ball joints and bushings already installed, upper and lower rad hoses, moog heavy duty sway bar endlinks, front and rear caliper hardware kit, front brembo seal kit, an fittings, an flanges, ecu harness pigtails. i already posed up the tial bov flange uicp and my seats, they just so happened to be in the pic too. bought me a few other things for work too hence why ive been on the DL for a little.

finally had a decent enough day to swing the engine and trans. still need to sleeve the engine mounts, get studs for the trans mount, remove the galant engine harness, reinstall my dashboard without the evap core, figure out the rest of he wiring issues, and thats just to start......heres what else ive been up to.....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130305_223751_zpsd41f83f3.jpg
heres the race car about a week ago.....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130326_230330_zps3fd3303a.jpg
here she is a day ago. season starts in 22 days. not sure if we are gonna make it -__-

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130320_155953_zps45010494.jpg
my new tool cart....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130322_104303_zps0ad33ea7.jpg
heres what i got to work on at my job the other day.......this car is hella fastttt. took her around the block, let me tell you tha rx8 has NOTHINGGGGG on the rx7....

[mrg7243]

I really want a fd or fc. But that is the inner "throwaparkbenchonitandslide" person that lingers around. The other side says be more sensible.

[master_visionary]

..............are you hiring?

[greddy]

i see you got the pigtails ok, good :D nice list of parts you got there

[kylecanthurdle]

I really want a fd or fc. But that is the inner "throwaparkbenchonitandslide" person that lingers around. The other side says be more sensible.
haha yea i had to wash down the engine bay since the coolant system got an air pocket and spit out the funnel alllll over, shortly after that i was sideways out of the parking lot since the tires were a little wet.


..............are you hiring?

haha i wish, all my friends have been begging me to work at my place but we just arent hiring. unfortunately we only see an FD once every 4-6 months though. the one i was working on was completely stock with 27k miles. it sits outside the guys house though so its wrecked. such an unfortunate situation.


i see you got the pigtails ok, good :D nice list of parts you got there

i did i did, thanks again!

[wetamup2k3g]

What components are those, they look high end. A Hifonics amp is in my future as well, I love to see powerful sound system builds to go with the powerful motor builds.


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[Silvertune]

This thing is gonna be awesome.


Still working towards that T case. Finally back on my feet... hope to pick that up from you soon.

[kylecanthurdle]

What components are those, they look high end. A Hifonics amp is in my future as well, I love to see powerful sound system builds to go with the powerful motor builds.


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they are pioneer "ts-a1604c".....in all honesty when i ordered them i thought they were components too but when i opened them up i was like "where the heck are the crossovers!?!"....then i looked into it and they were in fact listed in the components section but they are just a "2 way with a separate tweeter". no wonder why they were so cheap! they can handle 350w though so with that hifonics 600x4 i think ill be ok to drive those fronts and the 6x9s in the rear. i think im gonna throw this setup in the daily for the time being until everything is buttoned up because i dont wanna just add confusion with power wires and whatnot in the dash. im keeping it as simple as possible. (that includes taking the immobilizer/ignition key out and putting in a push button start with a main switch hidden somewhere. ive always wanted to be a baller like that haha). i know ill prob end up enjoying the system in the daily so ill just end up getting another one of these setups down the road.


This thing is gonna be awesome.


Still working towards that T case. Finally back on my feet... hope to pick that up from you soon.

glad youre doing better dude! no worries though, this things not going anywhere. whenever youre ready!

[8thLS6]

Looks some nice additions for the build. Gotta replace a bloen speaker myself. I have some pioneers from my last car that have only like 6 months of usage. So that's the plan eventually

[kylecanthurdle]

Looks some nice additions for the build. Gotta replace a bloen speaker myself. I have some pioneers from my last car that have only like 6 months of usage. So that's the plan eventually

Make sure they're the same size as the galant speakers though. Its been a while but I'm pretty sire they're some weird size.

[specter6633]

i love this thread

[Ivory8g]

i love this thread

Ditto! I love watching the progress :)

[8thLS6]

Make sure they're the same size as the galant speakers though. Its been a while but I'm pretty sire they're some weird size.

They're 6.5-6-3/4 opening. I should be okay on the doors, but I think I've read the rear is 6x9. I know they make adapters, and I may give em a try, cause the speakers are to nice too just sell, when I have a whole set. Not to mention god forbid anything happens to the galant, most of the cars I was eyeing before it used 6.5 all around and I would probably go with one of them (cars). Especially hondas. Not to mention I think the speakers are discontinued.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_11656_Pioneer-Premier-TS-D602P.html

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/IMG958257_zpsb4e02e17.jpg

Nomnomnomnom

[greddy]

good choice

[wetamup2k3g]

Nice color, different from what you usually see.

[Ivory8g]

Mmmm Dat project mu teal

[kylecanthurdle]

Mmmm Dat project mu teal

Close. Its just candy teal powdercoat with a chrome basecoat. Had my girlfriends brother do em up quick. I really like silver and teal so that'll be my accent color. The tough part is gonna be finding lug nuts to match. Project mu is a little lighter teal

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130403_222947_zps773d8dfd.jpg

one of a few things i ordered his weekend came in today......more to come!

[oakrdrs187]

^^^ Nice wheel! Quick release?


If you cant find any too match then powdercoat dem shiz too! :)

[kylecanthurdle]

^^^ Nice wheel! Quick release?


If you cant find any too match then powdercoat dem shiz too! :)

not sure if i wanna do quick release. i dont have any need for it and i cant stand those tools that can get in and out of their cars no problem meanwhile they find it necessary to hang their wheel on the rearview or even bring it around with them as a "security measure".......that and ive got some friends that will almost always steal it whenever i leave the car at a show or somewhere with the window open. ive got a stock wheel hub where i cut off the center part where you bolt it to the column so maybe ill tig something to that and just keep a fixed wheel. as for the lug nuts, im not sure how they will last to an impact gun. im not one to use a ratchet when removing wheels. i spent over $2500 on impact guns and sockets alone, i might as well use them.

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_110204_zpsae8c45b6.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_110132_zps5bb34e1e.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_110019_zpseb1a4d2b.jpg


ups brought me a present todayyyyyy!!!!!

[OMEGA PHX]

YES!!! Always wanted to see a G on aggressive Grids/TE's

[E_Emerson88]

Specs?

[kylecanthurdle]

18x9.5 +20 offset. I wanted to run a +38 offset but i can't with the brembos. I remember seeing bjs car with thw same size/offset rota torques but thwy still stick out a little too much.

[OMEGA PHX]

18x9.5 +20 offset. I wanted to run a +38 offset but i can't with the brembos. I remember seeing bjs car with thw same size/offset rota torques but they still stick out a little too much. Really looking forward to seeing you fit those, with some fender flares and some camber it should look really aggressive.

[99galantES]

Those wheels are going to look sick on the g

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_155913_zps11fab93e.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_155927_zps7037a7d0.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130406_155937_zpse61dad53.jpg

i think with a roll, pull, camber and maybe some fender flares it'll fit fairly well. i still do have no camber in that picture. gotta remove the camber kit on the upper control arm in the rear and the coilovers got the camber plates up front.

[specter6633]

holy shit thats alot of space

[kylecanthurdle]

not much of an update. turns out the wiring is gonna be a bigger nightmare than i originally thought. notttt looking forward to it. just got to pull the dash today to get to the harness and close up the evap core hole. thinking about doing a nice tuck while ive got the harness completely out and accessible. been trying to figure out what accessories i wanna just disregard when i put this thing back together. the simpler the better, thats for sure. picked up a set of evo 9 enkeis as winter rims and for now ill just throw a set of used tires on for now until i do the body work (rolling, pulling and installing fender flares) to fit the rims. i will probably end up blasting these and painting them silver, yano, the way theyre supposed to be.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130413_132059_zps7ddc0b9d.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130413_132059_zps7ddc0b9d.jpg.html)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130413_132052_zps8e844002.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130413_132052_zps8e844002.jpg.html)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/IMG_6196_zps3a1585f1.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/IMG_6196_zps3a1585f1.jpg.html)

[dknight3]

why are you removing the wiring?

[Galantman03]

dude, trust me removing the wiring harness is the biggest pain in the ass ever. if you wanna do what I did, let me know I can find the info for you on the connectors

[kylecanthurdle]

why are you removing the wiring?

because i have an evo 8 harness, im running an evo 8 ecu, and i just dont trust those guys at boomslang to make me a harness.


dude, trust me removing the wiring harness is the biggest pain in the ass ever. if you wanna do what I did, let me know I can find the info for you on the connectors

yea i hear you on that. if you could that would be freakin awesome. i have a set of pigtails for the evo 8 that i bought from greddy not too long ago and ive got 2 galant harnesses and an evo 8 and evo 6 harness that i can always piece together if i have to. i know if i had a pinout diagram i could probably figure it out easier.

[Silvertune]

Boomslang is worthless. They've botched the last three wire jobs I've heard coming out of that joint. I'd rather spend two days under the dash than deal with them again.

[GOOSEY2099]

Been there... Fuck boomslang

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[greddy]

interesting, my boomslang harness was perfect when it showed up, got it two days after ordering, car fired right up on the first try.

[kylecanthurdle]

Yay more parts! If only I had as many progress posts than I do parts posts I think I'd be done by now haha

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130416_222924_zpsbc7b4b29.jpg
Got the evo 9 enkeis, a little darker than in the original pic but I like it!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130416_223239_zpsdb4c9bc1.jpg
Helix cam gears to match the calipers!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130414_144629_zpsd2dd2738.jpg
You can't really see much but she's photobombing this one. The giant intercooler is the majority of what you can see. As for tge honda, its a tsx with euro type r lips lowered on d2s. Clean car, hence why I was taking pics of it haha

[Silvertune]

You harbor some slick vehicles.

[spdracr]

Is the tsx yours??

[kylecanthurdle]

Is the tsx yours??

Lol no its not. Its a buddy of mine, I gave it a nice clay, compound, polish and wax and lowered it a little for him. Got that summer stance now!

[kylecanthurdle]

kind of putting a short pause on the G in order to have time to work on the racecar. heres some progress of that since ive been putting some pics up here and there.

as of today shes on all 4 wheels, still gotta scale it up, bolt some lead because we replaced the steel tin in the back with aluminum. gotta get it lettered up(which is being done tomorrow) and a few other odds and ends.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130418_203102_zps8a6b222e.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130418_203102_zps8a6b222e.jpg.html)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130418_203055_zps9e854811.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130418_203055_zps9e854811.jpg.html)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130418_190618_zpsc08ece1d.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130418_190618_zpsc08ece1d.jpg.html)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130418_202645_zps960f6e67.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130418_202645_zps960f6e67.jpg.html)

i built the nose(3rd pic) from scratch. bent everything up, cut it out, shaped and formed it all. working sheet metal is notttt easy.

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130421_174659_zps43dd58eb.jpg

[wetamup2k3g]

^^Brian's old intercooler? Looks good sitting in there.

That race car is crazy BTW. If you get any videos please post 'em up!

[kylecanthurdle]

^^Brian's old intercooler? Looks good sitting in there.

That race car is crazy BTW. If you get any videos please post 'em up!

you know it man, hadda snatch up that great deal. i think im gonna bring my gopro and my drivers gopro next weekend for practive to see how his lines are, ill get multi angles and edit together a nice video next weekend. just got it lettered up, have a few shots of it sent to me from my crew chief but i wanna get some thursday from my phone.

[wetamup2k3g]

Sounds awesome, looking forward to progress on both machines!

[kylecanthurdle]

Before::
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130428_144408_zps8e8e6b78.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130428_144408_zps8e8e6b78.jpg.html)

After::
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130428_151106_zpsd23a2db2.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130428_151106_zpsd23a2db2.jpg.html)

a little off topic, got the modified lettered up this week.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130427_000235_zpsffb0da7d.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130427_000235_zpsffb0da7d.jpg.html)

heres a video of one of the practice heats. if you watch it all the way through you can see me taking tire temps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdHj8c-CYBI

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130502_201342_zps2cc0f388.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130502_201342_zps2cc0f388.jpg.html)
rebuilt the calipers today. did a bunch of small stupid stuff but didnt really get any pictures of that. installed the intake mani, throttle body, injectors and fuel rail with all new gaskets and o-rings. installed the lower conrol arms. gotta sandblast the hubs and axle ends before i install those. still need to finish rebuilding my struts so i can get it on all 4 wheels again and roll it to my job. getting closer and closer by the day! =]

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130512_133615_zps3ad49ca5.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130512_133615_zps3ad49ca5.jpg.html)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130512_144403_zpsfa8f0c56.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/20130512_144403_zpsfa8f0c56.jpg.html)

separated, labeled and simplified all the wires for the engine harness. my oh my this stuff is confusing. the 2nd pic is each connector separated from the harness and taped up for a nice little wire tuck. still need to do the same to the evo harness just to get the tps connector and injector connectors. also i still need to extend some ground, 12v power and 5v power wires. dont have any wire yet so once i do ill finalize the routing to the wires and tape it up and make a main harness.

[mrg7243]

Holy shit nice job

[Galantman03]

just make sure to meter the connector all the way back to the ecu pin to make sure 100% that it goes o the right pin lol.

[kylecanthurdle]

Rotors came in today :)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/IMG_20130514_165824_zpsc39ebd12.jpg

[8thLS6]

Nice, I dig the color of the calipers too

[Ivory8g]

That colour is so sick

[kylecanthurdle]

thanks guys, gonna order the stickers in silver soon. been waiting on my buddy to sandblast my spindles and axle ends since they sat outside for a bit and i just ordered some monoball heims for my strut mounts from one of my sponsors for the racecar (FK Rod Ends). then i need tires and shes on all 4's again. god i cant wait for this car to be done! -__-

[spdracr]

Sandblasting the axle why?? Its gonna rust again so its a waste.

Sent from my Galaxy S4

[kylecanthurdle]

Sandblasting the axle why?? Its gonna rust again so its a waste.

Sent from my Galaxy S4
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130511_140519_zps5324cf30.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/20130511_140515_zps2a2b81c5.jpg

They've just seen better days. Wanna clean up the splines and threads mainly just so they don't fight me going into spindles and transmission.

[Black8GV6]

any updates?

[kylecanthurdle]

been busy with work, school, racing and karting. but its still sitting there waiting for me to get her to my job so i can work on her during my winter break. so very soon ill get her on the wheels and get her on my lift at work.

[kylecanthurdle]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/Mobile%20Uploads/20131215_142822_zpsms5cxtxd.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20131215_142822_zpsms5cxtxd.jpg.html)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20131215_125015_zpse0wlohi1.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20131215_125015_zpse0wlohi1.jpg.html)

finally had a weekend where i was free and the girlfriend wasnt out visiting or i was karting. got the front end together, minus the axles, (never got around to blasting them but once i have everything at my job where my sandblaster is itll take 2 seconds and then ill install em up.) interior dash bar and steering column in to steer the car onto the flatbed and into the shop. gave her a much needed bath. and then i installed a seat just to get it out of my room haha. prob gonna go out in a little bit after i eat and make a nice list of stuff that needs to be done. but hopefully monday or wednesday ill be able to steal the flatbed from my buddy and get this thing to my job. school ends this week so my plan is to work on it at work afterhours for at least 2 hours a night. we all know how that works out though.

[spdracr]

I feel your pain. My semester just ended and I wanna get everything done on the car so I can drive it and break the clutch in. Let's see how that goes.

Sent from my Galaxy S4

[kylecanthurdle]

so i havent died or junked the car yet. figured id update everyone with how my life is going and what my plans for the future are.

i started racing karts competitively. its pretty much like a shifter kart with a cage that only makes left turns. goes about 70 on the straight aways and can do 1 lap on a quarter mile track in 13 seconds. as of right now its sitting in my girlfriends parents shed until i can get it to my shop! (that is another little story.)

i moved to Middletown CT. the gf couldnt find a teaching job on long island and it is so much cheaper to find houses up here in CT. still working at a KIA dealership, finally got master certified.

still working on the modifieds. this year we are running the whelen modified tour, we run at tracks like thompson CT, stafford CT, monadnock NH, bristol TN, louden NH, riverhead NY and waterford CT. these races are much bigger so were having to change tires and that means i get to play nascar pitstop every race and try my fastest tire change. so far we've gotten our 3 tire pitstop down to 14 seconds. these cars take longer to change tires because its a wide 5 hub versus the regular hub pattern that the sprint cup guys use.

anyway, these biggest news ive got is i am renting a shop. for now im splitting half of a 1600 sq ft with my gfs brother. he runs a powder coating/cerakoting company out of the shop next door and he needs the extra space for whatever. heres a quick picture after we cleared out an office in the middle of it.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d65/XCdakotaSTRAT828/IMG_20150429_192246133_HDR_zpsxac5x6c8.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/XCdakotaSTRAT828/media/IMG_20150429_192246133_HDR_zpsxac5x6c8.jpg.html)

as of right now, im plannin on getting a lift, get the galant there nect weekend, bring all my extra parts and tools and use it to do side jobs and work on the g as much as possible. i also bought an extry level tig welder so im gonna practice on my galant by building a cage and an exhaust manifold and hopefully get my technique down to where i can do customers.

anyway, im going to be updating this thread more and more since ill actually be able to work on my galant.

[spdracr]

What name does your gf's brother operate under??

[kylecanthurdle]

What name does your gf's brother operate under??

Shoreline Powder coating out of North Branford, CT.

[kylecanthurdle]

http://shorelinepowdercoating.com/home/

if you look in his color choices hes got his own work when you hover over the image. if you look at the candy colors hes got my motorcycle frame in candy purple and my calipers in candy teal. he did both

[spdracr]

http://shorelinepowdercoating.com/home/

if you look in his color choices hes got his own work when you hover over the image. if you look at the candy colors hes got my motorcycle frame in candy purple and my calipers in candy teal. he did both
I remember when he did your calipers a couple of years back.

[xd_01]

Nice shop space, gl!

[kylecanthurdle]

Nice shop space, gl!

thanks man! my buddy over here races auto-x with his mustang and every time i talk to him about getting my car ready i always think of you and your car. he runs a lot up in mass but hes thinking about doing nationals this october or november out in wisconsin. ill probably do some smaller shows around here, you ever out in ct or mass?

[xd_01]

Ive been wanting to go to Lime Rock but they have strict noise restrictions and Im not sure if my car will tip the DB meter on the front straight with my open dump.