Welcome to the chronicles of my little blue project car

My Latest Posts

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• Link Established!March 21, 2024
  It’s been a good while since my last post, mostly because it’s been a while since I’ve had the time to do work on the Eclipse. But that time has…More
• Stopping PowerDecember 20, 2022
  From the day I brought it home, I knew that the brakes on the eclipse…. weren’t great. The car suffered from pretty severe brake drag at several wheels, and was…More
• Creeps and LeaksDecember 20, 2022
  Boost creep and a power steering fluid leak are my biggest concerns on the car at this time. When I originally bought the car, it was equipped with a brass…More
• What’s cooler than being cool?April 28, 2022
  I recently broke down on a warm saturday and installed one of the parts that I’ve been saving for the big engine rebuild; a Mishimoto aluminum radiator. While it isn’t…More
• A minor faceliftMarch 27, 2022
  In some spare time this evening I decided to rummage around in the box of parts that was given to me along with the car when I purchased it. I’m…More
• Let there be boost (control)February 5, 2022
  When it came into my hands, the GSX had an analog boost gauge and a brass manual boost controller. The car was tuned to deliver about 14lbs of boost and…More
• Taking the play out of the shifterJanuary 16, 2022
  The GSX uses a cable operated manual transmission. A set of levers and pivots just under the shifter boot changes the length of two steel cables connecting it to the…More
• Someone’s been in here beforeDecember 20, 2021
  Buying a car that someone else has modified is a risky venture. There’s no guarantee that they’ve done what they say they’ve done, or more importantly, that they’ve done it…More
• A Small SurpriseDecember 17, 2021
  Well here we are, a couple of rainy, dreary, cold weeks after bringing the GSX home, I’ve found a day to go spend some time with it. It seems the…More
• The Journey BeginsSeptember 4, 2021
  I’ve dreamt for years about a project car. Occasionally, I’d click around craigslist and look at some overpriced, abused, clattering deathtrap and consider it for a few hours. But I…More

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