My Galant G8 1997 - Exterior and soundsystem.

Hello! I've been a registered user on this forum for some time now, but haven't made a build thread yet. So I thought it was about time now.

The car is a 1997-model Galant GLX 2.0L SOHC (in other words it is the model with so to say NO extra equipment, ugliest bumpers and sideskirt, no leather interior, gray plastic panels.. Quite boring I know. But not anymore ;) )

I bought the car when i was 16 years old, and thats three years ago now, so.. yes, I'm only 19 years old.

I'll just put out some pictures, sorry if they're in random order, but if you have any questions, just ask :)


Some pictures of the car before/after

BEFORE, boring as shiz, all stock

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...pscnjxeuuf.jpg


UNDERWAYS, workworkwork... I even "rebuilt" the facelift hood, which was bent and crushed out of proportions..

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AFTER, as she sits now, on Cusco Vacanza coilovers (no, this is far from the lowest settings on the coilovers). XXR 962 18x7.5" rims in gunmetal with 215/35-18 TOYO tyres. Also i have changed both the front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts, eletrical folding mirrors, and hood from stock to facelift. I have also changed the foglights to the super-rare ones from Germany. I have also put on a low wing, and a rear window visor

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2x0/1 Gauge cables from front battery to the battery in the 'spare-wheel well'. I put fuse holders behind the rear seats since the cables weren't long enough. But they are also fused 15cm from the batteries

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psbhoehj8e.jpg


I put a fusebox behind one of the "walls" I built in the trunk, which only needs 1 cable in (I used 4 gauge), and then you have 12 fuse holders for lights, fans, relays etc. In the picture it isn't done, but you can see the relays for remote to the amplifiers and fans.

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Before and after pictures of the wiring in the engine bay, I have upgraded TB3 for better charging. Also, the plexiglass with the fuseholders on is hinged to the air intake, so that i have easy access to the cars original fusebox.

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psr51gk5qf.jpg

Here's also a project i have been fiddeling with for a while now, REINFORCING the doors, since they were vibrating like f*ck, even though i crossover my front stages HPF at 100hz 12db/oct. I dont know what its called in english, but the metal plates are no-rust ones, fastened to the door metal with rivnuts and bolts, i also have sealing profile on the back. then i cut out some mdf rings which are both screwed and glued to the plates. Then everything was painted with hammerite paint. So water is no problem, and its solid as hell. I have also soldered XT60 contacts to the speakers, so that removing the door panels is still as easy as before.

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psqizir3xn.jpg


Changed ALL of the interior (dashboard, speedometer floor mat, hat shelf, seats, plastic panels, steering wheel, center console, seatbelts etc..) to black leather from a car at the junkyard, got everything (also exterior styling) for about 250$ so it was a steal in other words :D

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ceb7cf2.jpg

Door panels after alot of work, with mdf, pleather, glue, screwing and so on

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psmodpxusq.jpg

Tweeters mounted in the air intakes on the sides, yes, its a solid and good mount. And YES, theese tweeters are huge, and plays LOUD. The air intake behind is sealed shut with abs plastic and tec7

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psyy4incbu.jpg

Biltema AGM 95ah battery in the spare tire well, with "custom" battery terminals, and homemade battery box, the well is deadened with silent coat

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How the trunk looks now, and yes, the rear lights are also tinted. This project specifically was a lot of work, and a pain in the ass to build. Under the false floor with 2 fans, i have placed 3 Digital Designs amplifiers, and all of them have 0/1 gauge + and - even the amp for the tweeters, its overkill, i know, but thats how i roll ;)

http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psfxfanbq8.jpg

And a little about the sound system:

All the cable lugs are pressed on with a hydraulic 16 ton cable press, and then heatshrinked.

SPEAKERS:
- 4x DD VO M8 (two in each front door)

- 2x DD VO B2 bullet tweeters (one on each side of the dashboard)

- 2xGZHW30X 12" woofers in a bandpass enclosure designed by bassbrothers in Norway (I'm gonna switch theese out for a single DD REDLINE 815 in the future)

HEADUNIT
- Pioneer DEH-80PRS, with active crossovers and built in DSP.

AMPLIFIERS
- DD M3B monoblock for the subwoofer(s) (3400wrms@1ohm)

- DD SS2A for the midrange (2x600wrms@2ohm)

- DD A2 for the tweeters (2x120wrms@4ohm)

THINGS I HAVE DONE TO THE CAR:

Exterior:
-Painted the whole car in 2014, in the same color as original (dark green/black metallic)
-Facelift VR4 front bumper
-Facelift VR4 grille
-Facelift VR4 rear bumper
-Facelift VR4 side skirts
-Facelift Hood (higher in the middle)
-Facelift Taillights (tinted black)
-Glx rear wing (deleted brake light)
-Facelift side mirrors (rewired so that they fold in when i lock the car)
-Dual foglight (rare)
-New exhaust tip
-Nippon rear window visor
-Changed all turn signals from orange glass to clear ones.

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Interior:
-Facelift black dashboard
-High resolution speedometer
-Black leather seats with eletric adjustment
-Black leather steering wheel
-Black floor carpet
-Black rear deck, with black brake light housing
-Rebuilt doors to fit 2x8" speakers.
-Installed dome lights for each rear door, that light up on each side when door is opened

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-XXR 962 18x7.5" ET38 Wheels
-Toyo proxes T-1 215/35R18
-Torx wheel lug nuts
-Cusco vacanza Coilovers

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THINGS I'M PLANNING/WILL DO TO THE CAR:

-Change all dashlight bulbs to white LED (on its way in the mail)
-Changing tires to 225/40-18 (have new ones laying around)
-Wiring the double fog lights so that the outer ones come on with high beam (tried this before, wired everything right with a relay, but ended up frying the etacs... Wtf)
-Completing the sound system
-Sound deadening the whole car
-Switching out the steering wheel to either a original MoMo, or an evo
-LED brake-, plate-, park- and foglights
-New pedals (clutch, brake, gas)
-New gear knob
-New registration plates
-Wheel spacers
-Maybe switching the engine to a 2.5 V6 in the future, if my wallet allows it. i have a car shop in the family, so I have access to free tools and such :)
Etcetc


Keep in mind that this project has been ongoing for the last 3 years, all this didnt happen in a day.

All critique, positive and negative is welcome :)

Cheers.

Very impressive build! Looks like you're taking your time to do things the right way.

Welcome to TGC!

Welcome to TGC.

Thank you Voodoo! After two half-assed sound systems in this car I'm tired of doing things half-way, and getting a half-way result, so I'd rather do it right the first time, than having to fix it up later. That also goes for the rest of the car, not just audio :)

Takk Thomas ;)

Edited the first post, and added things I've done to the car, and what I'm planning to do :)

Sooo... Whats up with the first post of my build disappearing? :icon_confused:
I have the whole post written in a text document on my computer if any moderator/admind want to help :(

PM one of the mods and they will sort it out for you. No clue what happened here

Edit: problem fixed

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Originally Posted by Agurken

Sooo... Whats up with the first post of my build disappearing? :icon_confused:
I have the whole post written in a text document on my computer if any moderator/admind want to help :(

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Sorry about that, sir. It looks like it got stuck in our spam filter because of the number of URLs in the post. I don't know why it would take your edited post down after I approved the original. Damn software. I approved the post so you should see your most recent changes now

Awesome! :D thank you sir!
Some small updates coming soon, I'm making a flush mount USB/AUX in the center console, and planning on getting a new subwoofer in a custom ported box soon. I just have to sell some stuff first..
I've also changed the registration plate lights to SMD leds. So now i just need to order some new registration plates, my old ones are bent and the letters are faded

I like the audio setup even though I don't know alot about audio. Really like how you did the door panels

Thank you sir! :) was a lot of work, but payed out in the end. Still not completely done though..

kool ride the dashboard speedometer the led light are bright did you change the light bulbs?????????????

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Originally Posted by bryanjordan

kool ride the dashboard speedometer the led light are bright did you change the light bulbs?????????????

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Nope, they are original, It's just the pocture that makes it look brighter :) still bright enough for me though, have to dim it a little at night

Update

Changed a steering ball-joint(?) not sure what its called in english... This is the only thing I had to do on the EU-control (have to do it every 2 years here, if you dont, you will most likely loose your plates) after 40 000 kilometers on the road :)
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psgzzyq9vh.jpg

I've had a small issue with the speakers up front. When i turn it up loud, the door panels had a tendency to "play along" with the music. So I reinforced it a little, and used mdf-rings and galvanized plates to volt the speakers right to the door metal. I used rivnuts and bolts to bolt the metal plate to the door metal, then i cut out a hole, and glued/screwed the mdf rings to the plate. Behind, i put sealing profile to make it air tight. And finally i painted it all with hammerite to make the mdf waterproof and to make it look a little better.
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psxvayjxsp.jpg

Since the door panels aren't flat, but angled a little inwards at the bottom, i had to cut it to the right angle with a jigsaw (not recomended since it was a pain in the ass)

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Im going to make a new moisture barrier soon with the blue plastic they use in houses, and then I will use butyl-tape to fasten it

Bought some XT60 connectors and soldered them onto the speaker wires to make it easier to take on and off the door panels
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1g1dbu1a.jpg

XT60 connectors on, and I've taped all the wires in the door with tesa-tape to minimize noise (wires + metal + vibration = nooooise) I also used the tesatape on all door clips fpr the same reason

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Xt60 connector on tweeter
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Since one of the lenses on the lights in the bumper fell of while I was driving one day, I made new ones for both sides with plexiglass and tec7.
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psg5jhaezv.jpg

Switched from clear to orange turn signals, not sure what I like best though... Inputs?
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daydreaming..
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Made a plexiglass-panel under the cd-player to house a voltmeter and the bassknob. Painted it black on the backside to make a "mirror-effect"
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psdiqgdrg6.jpg

Pic of the car
http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/...psbe8lpuyl.jpg

Flat tire about an hour from home.. Had to spend a whole day that weekend to get someone to drive me home, so I could get the spare wheel
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Very messy update.. Sorry about that :p

1 vote here for clear corners. Better yet, replace the orange bulb with a Silverstar or a Philips Silver Vision one for an even cleaner look.

im not into audio systems anymore (weight ;) lol ) but your is a proper build. nice job. looking clean

I'm still not completely sure about the turn signals, but I have both clear and orange ones laying around so switching over isn't really that much of a hassle :D

Here in Norway we have to choose between the 2.5l v6 (163hp) 2.4 gdi (150hp(?) ) and 2.0l (136hk, thats the one I have)
So far there's only one 2.5 v6 twin turbo registered in norway, and it's EXPENSIVE :p so I enjoy my lazy ride with good music, and with a so "small" engine, I don't really notice the difference in performance. But thank you for noce words about the system :D