GSX_TC's Galant VR4 Build thread #550/2000 (Samara)

Whats up guys, my name is Mike Valencia and this is my 91 Galant VR4 #550/2000 and this is my build on her. her name is Samara btw =)


Body:
New Nile Black Paint
JDM Front Bumper
JDM Rear Bumper
BoostX Front Lip
JDM Post Facelift Foglights
JDM "evolution spec" OEM Vented Hood
JDM H4/H1 Headlights
JDM Prefacelift Clear Corners
JDM Gas Tank Door
JDM Full Time 4WD Grille
Replica JDM side Decals


Engine:
Built 6-Bolt 4G63
Balance Shaft Eliminator Kit
Polished Crank
Clevite 77 bearings
Ross Racing 8-5-1 .40 over pistons
Pauter Chromoly 4340 Billet Steel rods
ARP headstuds
Cometic High boost Headgasket
3G lifters
3 Angle Valve Job
Ferrera Stainless Valves
Double Springs
Titanium Retainers
HKS Adjustable Cam Gears
Forced Performance FP2 272 Duration Cams
Power Enterprise Kevlar Timing Belt
Zaklee Corp Clear cam gear cover
ACT Streetlite Chromoly Flywheel
ARP Flywheel, crank and main bolts
Ramhorn Tubular Exhaust Manifold
Ebay 35R Turbo
Custom 4" Exhaust Dump
Spearco 2-216 Front Mount Intercooler
2.5" Aluminum charge Pipes
Throttlebodys.com rebuilt Throttle Body
All New OEM Mitsubishi parts
Poly Solid motor mounts
B&M External Oil Cooler
Hallman Pro Manual Boost Controller
Forced Performance 4" Aluminum Intake Pipe
4"K&N Filter

Fuel:
FIC 1050cc Injectors
Walboro 255 high pressure fuel pump


Tranny/Driveline:
ACT 2600 Clutch
DSM Shifter
4 Bolt LSD Rear End



Cooling:
AFCO Aluminum Radiator
Dual SPAL Fans push and puller type




Brakes/Tires/Suspension:
5 Lug Conversion
Cross Drilled rear rotors
Khumo Ecsta AST 225/40/18 ZR Ultra High Performance tires
18X7.5 TIG 1 rims
Full ABS delete done properly using Mitsu parts
4WS Delete done Properly
Eibach Sportline's Springs all round
KYB GR2's in the Front
AGX 10 way adjustable's in the Rear
Ingall Adjustable rear Control Arms



Electronics:
DSMlink Ver 3 on Speed Density
GM Ait, and Omni Power 4-bar map sensor
30 Psi Boost Gauge

Interior:
Pretty Standard minus the Grant steering wheel

now for the pics


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Pauter Rods, Ross Racing Pistons, ARP everything polished crank, Clevite 77 bearings


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Cometic Head gasket, 3 angle valve job, Ferrea stainless valves, double springs, titanium retainers and 3g lifters, FP2 cams, HKS cam gears, and power enterprise kevlar timing belt.


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Spearco 2-216 Front mount


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New power steering rack


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Redline fluids for the Trans, transfer case and rear diff

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ACT Streetlite flywheel and ARP flywheel bolts

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Fluidampr with ARP crank Bolt

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All new gaskets, bolts, washers, Orings etc etc

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_4488-1.jpg

new OEM Mitsu Clutch master and Slave and throw out bearing with braided clutch line

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_4489-2.jpg

new OEM Mitsu Alternator and Starter

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new OEM Mitsu belts, Walboro 255 fuel pump, OEM 0/2 sensor, thermostat, fuel filter, and spark plugs.

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DSMlink version 3, speed density parts, and HKS BOV


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STM external oil cooler kit

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/IMG_4498.jpg

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new OEM lower cover, zaklee upper clear cover, and FP2 cams with my powdercoated Valve cover


got another piece to add to the build.


FP 4inch intake non recirculated, with massive K&N filter and a miracle reducer coupler that allows that huge intake to fit onto my evo III big 16g =)

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...IMG_4520-1.jpg

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Coil On Plug setup, and some FIC 1050cc's


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Some more Progress pics, =)

On the lift

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this motor got me from Cali to Ohio, then cali to AZ then Cali to TX =)

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Before

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pressure washing


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After


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about to put on the ACT streetlite, with ARP bolts

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old clutch back on, now to put it back in next.

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Ok the new Motor is finally in =)

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So clean and fresh

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New OEM Mitsu Slave going on

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stainless bolts for the oil pan

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New OEM Mitsu Starter going on

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the old motor lurking in the distance

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/DSCN1472.jpg



New OEM Mitsu Clutch master going on next

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/DSCN1483.jpg

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New Fittings for the STM external oil cooler kit

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/DSCN1497.jpg

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New OEM Mitsu Alternator going on now

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/DSCN1515.jpg

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A bottom view of the new setup

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and the Spearco 2-216 getting mounted


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More Progress coming Soon :D


anyways, for what its worth here are the pics i took during that all night no sleep night.

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some teaser pics of the final product, for now atleast.


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haha thanks guys

got some more new parts in the mail, thanks to Stealthtt24, here's GSX_TC's Galant VR4 start up - YouTube a video of the start up, i love the way the FP2 Cams sounds }:D

an AFCO radiator and Spal Fan, this fixed my overheating problem thank god :grin:

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Got a few more things to add onto her exterior =)

JDM rear bumper came in, at first i didnt like the JDM rear bumper but i have to admit, it kinda grew on me. plus now i have a nice provision for a decent twin tip exhaust. I paid a bit more to have it shipped unfolded because i didnt want to have to deal with using a heat gun again and heating the edges back to its original form. anyways enough of my babbling here are the pics.

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Even came with all the brackets, which was pretty sweet

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/IMG_4935.jpg


Also got my Rain guards in, these flew in from BangKok! been lookin for these for a while.


http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/IMG_4941.jpg

Hell yeah, my baby made it into the DSMtuners.com 2013 Calendar! She's on the cover for the month of June, sweet! =)

http://www.cafepress.com/dsmtuners.749512205

wow nice car my dude..

oh yeah!! I rememeber following this build thread on another site. Super clean Gvr4! Good stuff on the feature

Sexy . Very sexy . Can't wait to see the finish product

Samara is so sexy inside and out. Very nice.

this thread
http://global3.memecdn.com/amazed_gp_385279.jpg

This is an awesome build! I can't wait to see the numbers she puts down, nvm it'll be a sweet ride on the streets!

Absolutely beautiful!!!

I know that name of this car somewhere but wasn't sure

Thanks guys, yeah after i get here where i want, im gonna fly out either Yusuf Begic of Flyinfevo2uning or Sam from Road Race Engineering to come and tune her. i'll be happy if she gets to the 500AWHP mark =)

Sick ride bro!

Well, I finally Got my Rear Window visor from across the pond. =) took over a month to get this, and i cant wait to put it on Samara =)

Today im dropping off my JDM rear bumper to get painted the same color as the rest of the car too, as soon as it opens i'll be there haha. this has been such a good december.

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So $375 bucks later, and the JDM rear bumper is ready and paint matched, here are the after pics. im happy. =) next i'll be putting on all this stuff together at the same time, should make for a pretty good rear end transformation.

http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/IMG_5004.jpg

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So i added a bit more to my register at my Second Job

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even did my Keyboard as well haha


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Well $400 bucks later and i got my NHRA Certified Moroso Battery Box (part #74051) and Moroso Battery Relocation Kit (Part#74055) and Optima Yellow Top. This will all be going in the trunk. =)


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