turbotalon1g
07-15-2010, 10:51 AM
So while in OK for my training as a xray tech, I was bored in my room as usual searching CL for things I shouldn't be, well I stumbled on a white '91 Talon for $200, no other info other than mileage and trans.
Well I called the lady and told her I would take it, i took a 1hr 15min drive to OKC (Oklahoma City) paid her the money and got the bill of sale on a wednesday. Note I have seen the car yet.
Saturday comes around, I make the 3.5hr trip to see the car in a small town in north OK almost on teh border of KS.
Well I was amazed it was bone stock, the underside of the car looks like its never seen a jack, it was so stock I almost cried, really I did.
1991 Eagle Talon TSI AWD
134k miles
Auto
White
Bone stock
The issues:
Car broke a T-belt
the strips that run along the center of the door are broken
Windshield is cracked
Needs drivers side axle.
Hatch struts don't work.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs570.snc3/31109_10150195455200323_696730322_12420663_4842737 _n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs530.ash1/31109_10150195455140323_696730322_12420659_1495246 _n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455155323_696730322_12420660_5748298 _n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455170323_696730322_12420661_7502943 _n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455190323_696730322_12420662_8057060 _n.jpg
I'm not sure what other info goes in this project thread as I should of made a project thread for the panda 5 spd car that I had for the last 3 yrs I've had it.
This will be a slow project, I have a car account that is only funded by car parts for now, my priority is my house.
Goals:
Fun, comfy, reliable daily driver.
I've done it before but starting with someone elses shell I was always finding things I didn't like, this car being stock will allow me to do things the way I want.
Car will keep PS, AC, and all the comforts.
16G is the power goal, maybe 68hta/billet 16G (to us oldies, doesn't sound right renaming it completely)
I really don't care what this car does for power but if I had to throw numbers and such I would say run 11.7 again and maybe break 350 at map, i did 410 thru the 5 spd and that was in kill mode, as in kill the turbo.
I hope to build a clean DSM that shows a little bit of what I can do, what I have learned from people both on here and nationally that have helped teach me a few things in my past few years of DSMs.
Well I called the lady and told her I would take it, i took a 1hr 15min drive to OKC (Oklahoma City) paid her the money and got the bill of sale on a wednesday. Note I have seen the car yet.
Saturday comes around, I make the 3.5hr trip to see the car in a small town in north OK almost on teh border of KS.
Well I was amazed it was bone stock, the underside of the car looks like its never seen a jack, it was so stock I almost cried, really I did.
1991 Eagle Talon TSI AWD
134k miles
Auto
White
Bone stock
The issues:
Car broke a T-belt
the strips that run along the center of the door are broken
Windshield is cracked
Needs drivers side axle.
Hatch struts don't work.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs570.snc3/31109_10150195455200323_696730322_12420663_4842737 _n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs530.ash1/31109_10150195455140323_696730322_12420659_1495246 _n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455155323_696730322_12420660_5748298 _n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455170323_696730322_12420661_7502943 _n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs590.snc3/31109_10150195455190323_696730322_12420662_8057060 _n.jpg
I'm not sure what other info goes in this project thread as I should of made a project thread for the panda 5 spd car that I had for the last 3 yrs I've had it.
This will be a slow project, I have a car account that is only funded by car parts for now, my priority is my house.
Goals:
Fun, comfy, reliable daily driver.
I've done it before but starting with someone elses shell I was always finding things I didn't like, this car being stock will allow me to do things the way I want.
Car will keep PS, AC, and all the comforts.
16G is the power goal, maybe 68hta/billet 16G (to us oldies, doesn't sound right renaming it completely)
I really don't care what this car does for power but if I had to throw numbers and such I would say run 11.7 again and maybe break 350 at map, i did 410 thru the 5 spd and that was in kill mode, as in kill the turbo.
I hope to build a clean DSM that shows a little bit of what I can do, what I have learned from people both on here and nationally that have helped teach me a few things in my past few years of DSMs.