1994 Talon TSi

awd-drifter · 02-06-2010

lookin pretty sweet. any pics of those on the talon yet?!

**goodhart** · 02-16-2010

Well, Dave (95tsi) and I got the head taken off today. Wasn't too bad, but I let him do any/all of the timing related stuff since I've never done this to any car before. The head gasket surprisingly didn't look that bad, neither did the head studs, I have a feeling it just wasn't perfect enough surface (it was a Cometic MLS HG) for the gasket and it wouldn't seal. Hopefully the permatorque and A1's will fix that. I took a TON of pics during the whole process.

Here are some:

Ready to tackle the mess:

As I mentioned in this post: http://mitsustyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25663

I found coolant in my FMIC.

IC outlet:

So I dumped it into this coffee can:

Dave:

One of three of my awesome stripped exhaust manifold studs...

Almost ready to come off:

Off:

Not cool:

More:

**goodhart** · 02-16-2010

I also need to clean up the mess under the hood. AKA delete anything that doesn't make the car run or turn. I need some help with what exactly I can get rid of, and what needs to be relocated. I have some pics here, and I already plan on getting rid of the firewall pad, ABS, move the nitrous solenoids, and drop the battery. I also want to drop the whole engine harness down out of sight.

From right to left:

Another shot of the whole thing: