Hello From Rosemount MN

[Andrew7dg]

Hello All!!!!

My name is Andrew and I am a DSM addict

People: "Hi Andrew"

For my Bio
I am a college kid at the U of M in St paul and Minneapolis going into Landscape Architecture. It is a fun career.

I have been a fan of DSM cars for a while and I accually didn't know that this website and club accually existed untill now. It is great that there is a club around here.

For my car:

My car is nothing special though compared to your guys GSXs and GSTs (i see many people own those) My car happens to be a 1993 GS Mitsubishi Eclipse N/A which has been great to drive as a daily driver. I bought it a couple years ago when my dsm knowlage wasn't as good. Little did i know at that time that they are a very popular car.

However (and this is why I accually found the website) My car accually is introuble and I am hoping you guys could help me out with any info and opinions that you can. My car just spitted out its timing belt on the engine and will need a complete rebuild. I am now in the process of taking out the engine and transmission. I almost got them out today but I had to quit because I went out to dinner with my parents.

There are pictures below showing the progress. It may look like a mess however it is pretty organized.
Also for people currious of whats that inback of the half shafts it is a S-10 with a Chevy V8 350 in the process of building up. So I like imports and american muscle :D

So now is the point where i ask, what should I do with the car now? It is in good condition, it is an out of state car so the rust factor has been minnimum. It does have it dings but nothing that can't be fix up.

What I want to do is put a turbo motor into it now and when I first came to this website, and remember this is when I was looking for what to do, i saw TkrPerformance car and that was inspirational. I emailed him and he helped me out some THANKS!!!! However I think I am going to need more help on this and i will post out my technical questions in the right spot in this web page.

But what do you think? Or should i just rebuild the motor in the car?

I have been going back and forth and trying to figure out what to do with it and it has been driving me crazy!:confused:
So any help or opinions that you have would be great!

I will keep everyone updated on this project with pictures.

And again Hello to all!!!


Andrew

[TheLBUGAWD]

Hey first off welcome. next i live right on the border of Rosemount/AV area so I think you should TURBO IT because it way more fun in a turbo car. There is a couple of us right in the area too. So if you needs some help PM one of us and we will probably help you out man.

[sleepy2lazy]

Welcome to the site!

Well, since your car is a 93. Another option is to just go out and buy a real dsm.

N/A models are not really considered dsms. IF you have the knowledge and time with your car, you could turbo it. But its much easier if you go out and get talon tsi / gst or the gsx / tsi awd.

[x-pride]

Hey welcome to the sight. I would recommend to go out and by an AWD to start with. You are going to hate wheel hop. To convert a non turbo to a turbo is going to take some money. So why not just start with a turbo one and upgrade later. This is just my 3 cents.

[Kougar]

I'm with them. Sell what you have left, and go find a GSX. Or buy my conquest ;)

[Jana]

Welcome & good luck with the car :)

[Andrew7dg]

Ok so it looks like the majority say that i should go for a GSX and sell the GS. This doesn't sound like a bad idea. I always loved the GSX because of the all wheel drive! I don't know why they ever got rid of it... Well the EVO is very impressive though!

Well this is how my budget sits right now. I have 2500 saved up for car stuff right now, which I know doesn't sound like very much but hey, going to college is a big drain on the wallet plus working only part time till summer. I may wait to see if i can save up more.

My biggest problem right now is what do I do with this car right now then? Anyone want to make me an offer? (well I should put this in another forum) The body panels on it are rust free which makes me think that it would be a good donar for sheet metal. How much do you think it is worth? I am thinking i should take the parts and save them incase of anything. The engine block is good as well incase i need a donar, (however i have never heard anyone needing an engine block because they are bullet proof)

The other thing (and please again post your opinions on this) is that I need this as a daily driver. I have heard that the AWD are maintenance hogs.I would like to know how many people use theirs as daily drivers? I bet they are good in the snow!

I am a little worried that this is going to turn into another project car and i have been warned that i don't need another project. But hey how many chances in this world do we get to drive something like this and we only live once:D

Anyway thoughts?

Thanks again for your replies!!!!

[sleepy2lazy]

My gsx is my daily driver as its my only car. Nothing breaking and no maintenance except the usual clean up. Other than that, its mechanically sound. As for dsms in general being maintenance hogs, its more like. The more power you wanna make, the more it will break.

If you look around enough, you can find good gsx / tsi awd for cheap. My friend got one last year for $1500, and everything was in damn good shape except for the usual 1g rust spot in the fender.

[DontHumpTheLaser]

Welcome fellow newcomer... I'm a Rosemount-ian aswell, and am around if you need anyhelp!

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