New Guy's Galant; Upgrades In-progress

Just installed my new wheels/tires and springs. This is the only picture I've managed to grab so far, and it was taken with my iPhone so please don't mind if the quality is sub-par.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2jg7bbb.jpg

The wheels are 18" Mitsubishi OEM Eclipse GT Alloy Wheels ('06-'08 models, I believe), and are wrapped in Toyo Proxes4 225/40/r18 tires. It is lowered 1.2" in the front and 1" in the rear using Eibach springs.

The car is damaged in the front from a couple of minor incidents. Repair is priority number one for the near future; after that, I'm looking to install new headlights, taillights, grille, and possibly new fog lights as well.

It isn't much so far, but it's a start!

Looks good so far! And a GTZ to boot!

Those are (06-08) Ralliart Galant and (05-08) Eclipse GT wheels. Though the Ralliart Galant had a hyper silver/black finish for one year.

looks good broski

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Originally Posted by RedGalant2k1

Looks good so far! And a GTZ to boot!

Those are (06-08) Ralliart Galant and (05-08) Eclipse GT wheels. Though the Ralliart Galant had a hyper silver/black finish for one year.

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Thanks! WRT the wheels: HOW could I forget? I've drooled over a certain '07 Ralliart Galant more than once. :dumbass:

nice car man tinted tails would look dope on your car

awesome mannn....I want your wheels.

Thanks guys.

I was at a Mitsubishi dealership a few minutes ago and noticed a couple of 2010 Galants with my wheels. Turns out they are standard on the new Galant SEs. My personal opinion is that they look much better on the 8Gs than the 9Gs, but hey I'm biased...lol.

i think if you lost the spoiler it flow alot better..love the wheelss tho

Those wheels looks great on an 8g but looks kinda small on the 9g/4g with stock height

So far so good, keep it up

Here we are, two months later, and I finally ordered my parts. I'm planning on installing halo projector headlights, Alteeza-style taillights, a custom-fabricated VR4 grille, as well as having repair and paint work completed by a friend/professional, and completing a few other minor modifications. No new pictures as of now, though; I guess I'll need a build thread soon, haha.

It's nice build so far but Altezza style tail lights? Aw man you just made a c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker!

Good start, I love those wheels.

remove the pinstripes and the car will look much cleaner.

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Originally Posted by G-spot

It's nice build so far but Altezza style tail lights? Aw man you just made a c-c-c-c-c-combo breaker!

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Heh. Well, if it makes any difference they are black, not silver:

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sel...81-5693-40.jpg

I wanted black taillights to match the black headlights. Personally, I believe it will come together nicely. Could be wrong though.

I'm not going for a drastic change in appearance; I feel like I am more or less upgrading the car's appearance instead of transforming it. I love the '01 GTZs and feel fortunate to have one that is in relatively good shape, and want to emphasize the good looks Mitsubishi gave this model. That is why I'm leaving the bumpers, side skirts, and spoiler as-delivered. I hate the grille and taillights, which is why they are being swapped out; a broken headlight assembly led me to go ahead and grab up a pair of projector headlights (love those), which will be installed when the rest of the front-end damage is addressed.

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Originally Posted by Reelax

remove the pinstripes and the car will look much cleaner.

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That has definitely crossed my mind. I'm considering it.

Nice car man, keep up the good work.

i would've gone with 3rd gen tails

Nice wheels!

nice and clean!

I can't believe I never noticed this before. Keep it up, you're off to a good start, although waiting for a set of JDM tails would have been ideal IMO.

The body work was completed in August. The transmission died in September, so it has sat in the shop since. Anyway, here is a picture of it from September, in poor light. I never had the chance to wax it or even finish my interior modifications. In the meantime, I became the proud owner of an '01 Outback Limited. I'm hoping to have the Galant back by the end of this month.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/...435478f1_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/...7e3c1cbd_z.jpg

Soooooo clean!!!!

Looksgood. The tezzas ruin the clen lines of it though IMO.

Car is really clean! Any future plans for it?

I love the way it looks. It has a classy look to it. Not a fan of the tails though.

Try n color match the tails haha.

welcome

I had a feeling my taillights were going to be ripped on.

The theory behind them is that they are black, matching the black pinstripe, black headlights, and black grille. I'm NOT a fan of JDM tails or anything of the sort. In fact, the Altezzas are really the only tails on the market for the Galant that I can stomach, and they are only manufactured silver and black. Secretly, plans for this in the distant future include metallic black paint and black wheels. As long as this car's body and frame remain solid, I will have every component of the drivetrain rebuilt if it means keeping it running.

Otherwise, thanks for all of the compliments. I plan on having a photo shoot for the Galant and the Outback as soon as the G returns from its major surgery.

Matching the tails would look good. I did it with my tezzas. This is before my car got painted in the spring.

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1903/dsc1059u.jpg

Give you an idea for the black/white theme.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...t/DSC_1082.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...t/DSC_1085.jpg

Car looks good except the tails you should of lightly smoked your original one

Proto: How exactly did you go about matching your tails?




I have not had a negative reaction to the tails in-person, which is why this is somewhat surprising to me. I do take everyone's criticism in the same constructive light, though.

I heated them and separated the lens from the housing then painted the insides. Took me about 1-2 hrs.