beam514's 99 Galant: 3.5L Swap

[E_Emerson88]

you got my number, well try and schedule something haha

[IVORY_G]

Im down!

[Bring380GT]

for sure Emerson, I really want to do some mountain roads and have a nice group drive some day.
Jeffylou, I don't really even know how to describe this car right now. This is my first time driving manual and I still have trouble sometimes, but it's a lot of fun and makes the car feel a whole lot faster. lol

but anyway.. get that 6G74 in there! NOWWWW! hahaha
Oh and I can't believe I haven't posted any pics from the 5 speed swap yet. I'll do that tomorrow.

pics! pics!! pics!!! lol :)

almost finished with my swap can't wait

[beam514]

I don't have very many under-the-hood pictures yet, so these are some old pictures:
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[beam514]

took the car on a long canyon drive for a mini socal3g meet. SOOOO fun but I need more grip. The road that we were on was pretty slick so I could hear the tires squealing on every corner and could feel how loose it was. Almost had some pretty scary slides haha

[M-Rod]

Sounds like fun. Time for stickier tires?

[beam514]

Sounds like fun. Time for stickier tires?

yea.. well these will do for now. I mean I had control of the car, so its fine. That road just happened to be super smooth (that really old, but super smooth and gray asphault). The last portion we ran wasn't as smooth and worked out just fine

[E_Emerson88]

picked something up for Beam today:


there's a couple chips:




=]

[beam514]

not to mention they're too long! but nothing I can't fix.. I think (hahaha)

thanks again Emerson for picking them up, and I'm glad you found that bumper!

[E_Emerson88]

no problem bro, i was wanting to buy a Mugen lip instead but when i found out it was the same price i was like WHERE'S A BANK OF AMERICA?!?!?! lmao

[beam514]

Went for a short canyon drive today:


you wouldn't believe how many bugs there are stuck to my front bumper from recent driving LOL. probably over a hundred

[E_Emerson88]

sounds like fun

[IVORY_G]

Nice, but when are you gonna paint that radiator support?! LOL! One day Im just gonna tag your radiator support with black paint, and it'll say "TGC wuz Heeeer!" LMAO!

[beam514]

oh shooot yeaaaaa about that... haha I'll do it this summer. I was tempted one day but i didn't feel like taking off my bumper that day LOL

[jimmy_o2]

as for sticky tires i just me some eagle gts and gotta say love them they hook lil noisy then my falkens but better grip there rated pretty well in tirerack.com and that where i got them

[beam514]

Just got back from my first year in college.. WOOOOOO

anyway, I'm gonna take a short little break to relax (I'm wayyy pooped after my recent finals and stuff), and then I'm hopefully get some small things done with the car:

remove Cruise Control unit and its accessories in the bay (I can't use it anymore anyway)
really really simple injector wire and vacuum hose tuck

etc.
then once I get some sort of income, it's on to the bigger stuff

I just gave the car a much needed bath, so pics tomorrow

[E_Emerson88]

time to work on those skirts now haha

[M-Rod]

Why can't you use cruise control anymore?

[beam514]

well I'm too lazy to do the extra wiring for it after the 5 speed swap lol
and yea Emerson I need to pick up those skirts from you soon! (and pay you of course haha)

[E_Emerson88]

50% interest compounded daily. you better hurry!!! lmao