4g63t / AWD 7g Build

[eclipsh]

Definitely an awesome job on the conversion. Massive props. Not the first though. There's myself and I've heard of one more somewhere.

That's cool. I'm just happy to have done it I'm curious how you handled the conversion. What did you do for the drive shaft(s)?

I got the new rear calipers in last night, stuck my speed bleeders in and bled 'em out. After that I had a little brake fluid under the front tires so I had to move the car... around the subdivision a couple times (Private roads so no tags = ok). So first impresssions = totally awesome. The exhaust is a little louder than I'm after but very deep. I couldn't really get on it since I haven't been able to tune yet. I could build a couple psi and then it'd buck on me. I'll ditch my old maps as soon as I get it street legal and start tuning.

Oh, I also double checked the exhaust to drive shaft clearance. I should be good. If I really smacked the driver's side of the exhaust right by the center flange I could make it tap the drive shaft but it stayed clear with firm nudges. I'll keep checking it regularly though just to be sure.

[Spartan251]

Awsome work!!! I am very jealous of your car. Keep up the good work and post another vid once its on the road

[DOHCstunr]

Definitely an awesome job on the conversion. Massive props. Not the first though. There's myself and I've heard of one more somewhere.

he's the first as far as i'm concerned. As i don't recall you ever posting pics.

[Galant306m]

hahaha i agree with john. I thought he was the first this whole time though. i know a couple people have tried but haven't finished it.

[kolio]

Definitely an awesome job on the conversion. Massive props. Not the first though. There's myself and I've heard of one more somewhere.

ur AWD? why you no post? pics! vids!

[phizzalot]

Very Nice to see you pull it off eclipsh... I wonder how wide you can go with rims ... I would luv to see some beefy tire setup on a 7g, or something with a deeeep lip....

[eclipsh]

Very Nice to see you pull it off eclipsh... I wonder how wide you can go with rims ... I would luv to see some beefy tire setup on a 7g, or something with a deeeep lip....

Thanks :) Right now I've got my summer wheels on, Evo 8 Enkie's with 245/40-17 Kumho SPT rubber. There is very little in the way of clearance for them and they are as wide as I'd want to go. I went too far towards track car with my 1g and made it so my wife didn't like riding in it (and never made it to a road course, just auto-x!) I need to strike more of a balance on this project and just make a fast street car which also includes not running super-wide, low-profile tires.

[DOHCstunr]

Thanks :) Right now I've got my summer wheels on, Evo 8 Enkie's with 245/40-17 Kumho SPT rubber. There is very little in the way of clearance for them and they are as wide as I'd want to go. I went too far towards track car with my 1g and made it so my wife didn't like riding in it (and never made it to a road course, just auto-x!) I need to strike more of a balance on this project and just make a fast street car which also includes not running super-wide, low-profile tires.

NICE on the 245. I'm running evo9 enkie with 235/40/17 Goodyear Eagle F1, and I LOOOOOOOOVE the grip. Never felt so confident with my handling, and the ride is the best its ever been.

[eclipsh]

NICE on the 245. I'm running evo9 enkie with 235/40/17 Goodyear Eagle F1, and I LOOOOOOOOVE the grip. Never felt so confident with my handling, and the ride is the best its ever been.

It is all about wearing the right shoes. My stock 1g swirlies have a set of 205/55-16 Nitto SN1 snow tires that are amazing in the winter too. Can you say doughnuts? ;) That'll be an interesting experience with the longer wheel base and new suspension geometries. I'm very excited to see how it really handles.

[phizzalot]

Very nice... Ive been thru the Yokohama Advan235/40/17, Sumitohmo 235/40/r17, and currently Continental Contact Pro 245/40/r17 on my Evo9, and each have a different feel and driving experience to them.

I'am sure the the wider rubber on your awd 7g will truly bring out the power and response of the swap and motor...

I've got some 205/40/17 on my 7g now, which are a nice change from my previous sunflower chromez lol..

I think i will be in the market for some awd parts after hearing your satisfaction of the swap... Can't wait for some rolling pics or vids...

[eclipsh]

It's been a while, time for some updates.

This morning I finally finished repairing my fuel pump sending unit which the previous owner cut off. I ended up cutting the sender off the Galant unit and using a 5/16 double compression fitting from the hardware store to splice them together. At idle there are no leaks so I think I'm good to go on that front.

After that I got around to cutting the plastic bumper up a bit so it would fit around the FMIC and then attached the bumper cover and installed the whole set. It is still fugly and missing the lower section of the bumper cover but it is on there and I have at least some crash protection.

Right now I'm taking a lunch break, drinking a beer and a nice man in my garage is putting a new windshield into the Galant. He just called me out to tell me there was a minor defect in the glass. Turns out it is two tiny dots in the tinted section at the top. They offered to get a perfect one or knock $50 off the price. I chose the latter.

I have a set of prothane bushings for the rear end headed my way as well as a new JAW 1.041 unit. My 1.04 bit the dust and won't talk to my computer. On the plus side the 1.041 will come with a third display for me and the option of incorporating an EGT sensor. I'll need to add some wires to the harness again but it'll be worth it. I'm just not sure where I'll add the third display at this point.

Aside from that, most of the interior is back in and cleaned. I still need to take a steam cleaner to the seats but I already hit the carpet with some cleaner and a scrub brush. Not quite good as new but clean enough for me.

I have a few wiring issues that still have to be resolved. I don't have the fans connected yet and for some reason my tach isn't working with the rewire I did. Of course my priority is the fans. DOHCStunr if you can recall how you wired yours I'd love to copy you. Otherwise I'm going to pick up a 1g radiator temp sensor and plumb it into the system to trigger the fans.

That is it for now. I'll be sure to post up more as the project comes closer to hitting the road. Thanks again for reading and for all your support.

[mko]

Does the 1g radiator fit our cars or the lower mounts need to be relocated?

[DOHCstunr]

as for the Tach, Seth98est had this exact same problem and to be honest I don't think he ever corrected it.

I believe it has something to do with the difference between distributor and distributorless.

My car is a GS and originally it already had distributorless ignition. I never had to add or change any of the wires for the coil packs/transistor pack.
My tach worked from day one.

Perhaps the instrument cluster between the GS and the rest are different, maybe due to an inverted signal, idk.



I had problems with my Speedometer for years not working, eventually I fixed it lol. If you have any issues with that, just let me know.

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/wayback/2gcoolingfan.html
I essentially took this idea and modified it to use the 1g coolant temp switch to ground the radiator high circuit(instead of a toggle switch to bridge the connections)
I see no point in using the radiator low. and have never overheated as a result of this mod.

[eclipsh]

I pulled out to spin the car around for room to work on bushings and noticed the speedo isn't working. What'd you do to fix it?

I should get my 1g fan switch in at the Zone today. I'll find a place to plumb it in and get that working on my next day off.

[eclipsh]

Well I've replaced the left rear knuckle bushing that was blown out with a new urethane one. Definitely a PITA to install. I think I'll wait on the rest. I've got my fan switch. Unfortunately it is a metric 14x1.5 thread and I don't have a tap that size nor did the hardware store. I'll have to run around and see if I can find one after I figure out how I'm installing the sensor.

Tomorrow is the big day for getting my salvage title. I'll be trailering the car down across the border to New Mexico where I bought it, weighing it and then sitting in their sorry-excuse-for-a-DMV for hours. Wish me luck.

[Blue Ice]

No tach here either. I've tried some different ideas, even went and got a tach out of a 1g to see what the difference was. I'm sure it does have something to do with the signal being inverted. Plus the way the back side of the gauge cluster runs wires. I was trying to mess with that and took out the ground screw of the tach. Now i get the tach to sit at 1000 rpms and not move at all, but everynow and then it'll shoot down past 0!

Good luck at the DMV, i do know it's usually better to go at the beginning of a month, rather than the end with all the procrastonators

[eclipsh]

If I have time today I may pull my gauge cluster and see if I can modify the setup enough to get the 2g DSM electronics into it. I looked into it before and they were pretty different but I hadn't really looked at hybridizing them. I'll be sure to post up my results.

[eclipsh]

I pulled the guage cluster and there is no way the two will ever be compatible. I'll have to see what I can work out to get the ones I have functioning.

I also took the car down to the New Mexico DMV today. Man are they awful! I won't bore you with details just know they suck more balls than a porn star and not in a fun way.

I also got to weigh the Galant. As it sits with 1/4 tank of gas it comes in at 3120 lbs. That is less than the Talon I used as a donor and no weight loss program.

Thanks to the idiots at the DMV, who have no clue what customer service is, I don't have the salvage title yet. I'll have a few more hoops to jump through before that is done.

I still have a few other things on my to-do list. So far:

Get gauges working
Find out why the TPS is reading 12%-8x% rather than 10-100 and fix it.
Build new WBO2 controller and get it in.
Get a shift boot and surround.
Get radiator fans working.
I did take a buddy out for a spin and showed it off at the salvage yard where I bought it. They were definitely liking the conversion and impressed that almost all of it was done in my garage.

I am also thinking I need to make a new exhaust sooner rather than later. I heard an odd rubbing sound going around a corner tonight and suspect it may have been the drive shaft and exhaust meeting. I think things might shift around enough that they can touch. I think 2.5" through the tunnel and reusing the 3" bends to a good muffler will be the way to go. As always I'll keep you updated.

[phizzalot]

Very nice.. I think the weight is surprising, Mainly becasue a quick google puts a 7th Gen around 3980 lbs. An evo9 is around 2,888–3,285 lb.. I wonder how much weight can be removed ie rear bumper bar/spare tire/rear seats/ac..

Nice work eclipsh, what type of showing of did you do? launches? 360's? or a myabe a quick burnout? Just wanted to hear about what this setup is going thru so far :)

[eclipsh]

Very nice.. I think the weight is surprising, Mainly becasue a quick google puts a 7th Gen around 3980 lbs. An evo9 is around 2,888–3,285 lb.. I wonder how much weight can be removed ie rear bumper bar/spare tire/rear seats/ac..

Nice work eclipsh, what type of showing of did you do? launches? 360's? or a myabe a quick burnout? Just wanted to hear about what this setup is going thru so far :)

Uh... 2755 lbs actually. But 3980 was close ;) http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...i-galant-8.htm

So about a 400lb weight gain. I'd say it is worth the trade. Oh and that was with the spair in too.

For the showing I just showed the salvage guys while it was on the trailer and fired it up. For my buddy just some basic laps around the subdivision. It isn't tuned enough for burnouts yet ;)