nightwalkerancestery Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 You don't have to hack the harness. Just cut a slit on both sides of the connector ON the MAS (NOT the harness) and bend that extra pin down if need be. Then the stock connector will slide right on without any hacking. That's what I did and works perfect. Good luck! - Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Cool thanks for the tip. I'll do that after I get the car running again and make sure everything that is changed out is working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I bought this air dam shortly before it came out that the niko dams were going to start shipping, so I'm trying to make it look as good as possible. I'm also going back with my original bumper since the one I purchased does not have the correct fitment at the bottom. I did apply the mesh and plastic mix on the back for reinforcement. Big thanks to Burton Customs since I read his articles before tackling this job. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsfa4d5e08.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1d403c64.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps384407f5.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps68604e18.jpg http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1248bcd7.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsd6f1e95b.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1ffd16df.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps7d844b0b.jpg Edited April 28, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 It's definitely not done yet but it's good start. This car has zero rust so I lucked out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMan Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 Ok I see where maybe he thought your were talking about the honeycomb. Ill take the star out and see how it does. I wanted to do the 1g MAF but I really dont want to hack up the harness. Nope, I was talking about the cardboard star, but was just completely wrong, hah. I'd been reading about other makes of air flow meter that don't have the honeycomb, and really need a baffle after the meter to smooth things out, and got myself confused. Ditch the cardboard star, it looks pretty dirty too, so can only be a good thing to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Nope, I was talking about the cardboard star, but was just completely wrong, hah. I'd been reading about other makes of air flow meter that don't have the honeycomb, and really need a baffle after the meter to smooth things out, and got myself confused. Ditch the cardboard star, it looks pretty dirty too, so can only be a good thing to get rid of it. That will be the first thing I do. Ive been meaning to ask you, are your wheels the Rota Grids Off Road series wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacMan Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 They're Rota Grid Classics, in 15x9, 0 offset. http://www.rotawheels.com/wheel.php?id=34 I would have loved to get a set of the Rays TE37V's they're copied from, but I just can't afford it, so these will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 They look good on your car. I've thought about buying a set of 17inch grids for my Eclipse for a while now. It's a shame they don't offer those classics in 5 lug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I started working on the air dam brackets today. I bought another piece of metal that's a little big wider for the upper part of the bracket that I will work on tomorrow. The factory L brackets are still mounted on the car and in good condition so I don't have to worry about those. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9dc17488.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpseb4226fc.jpg Edited April 30, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Got a chance to work on the upper brackets today. I just have one tab to fix on the air dam and it will be ready to be mounted. I also bought all the new hardware to mount it too. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpseff8e056.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps14a51b1d.jpg.htmlhttp%3A/s724.photobucket.com/user/partsturbo/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsc39cdbac.jpg[/url]http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps7b37b1aa.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps52364012.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsd6abab9d.jpg Edited May 1, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I got some time today to get the air dam mounted on the bumper and get installed on the car. The header panel and grill aren't bolted down, I just wanted to see how it looks with everything put on. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/image-1_zpsb5be9cd0.jpeghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/image-3_zps451e134f.jpeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Ive been busy rebuilding the throttle body. I had an issue with the TPS joint so I had to buy another one. I marked the throttle body in a lot of different spots and took some pictures to make sure everything went back in correctly. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsc9ebf33c.jpg I ordered a couple of throttle body seals from SKF since the old ones were pretty much falling apart. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps41ceb50c.jpg Heres all the seals that I replaced from throttle body. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps912f26e4.jpg I removed all the old heater hoses since most of them were either already leaking or swollen. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9d971be4.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2f3a7b73.jpg Made a trip out to the local parts store and bought all the hoses. One of the heater hoses was not in stock so they let me in the back to find one that was close to what I needed. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsccdee92a.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps80986ae9.jpg And the vacuum hose on the FPR was cut so I replaced it as well. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps86550bda.jpg Heres all the new hoses installed. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps98f252f0.jpg And finally got to a good stopping point and decided to call it a day. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsa7188a29.jpg I still have to replace the upper radiator hose and coolant hose that comes off the turbo and the oil return line. Edited May 16, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) I lucked out at local pull a part and picked up a 1g OEM BOV, pipe and BOV cover for 15 dollars. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps188e969d.jpg Edited May 16, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Had a little set back today. I started taking the EGR valve off to clean it and one of the bolts broke since it was cross threaded. I decided to just pull the whole intake manifold and ordered all new gaskets for it and the valve cover. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps5e65db18.jpg Both money pits together http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps1be7e8fd.jpg Edited May 20, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 WoW a lot of work but good progress. up till the EGR.keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Well today was a good and bad day. I got the car all back together and running, but it looks like I need to replace the valve stem seals and get the turbo rebuilt. When I originally took the intercooler piping off I noticed the oil in there and when I had intake manifold off I noticed dried up oil on intake valves. I got the last of the parts today and just in time. Mishimoto couplers, OEM Mitsubishi PCV valve and new oil return hose for the turbo. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps048eb9b6.jpg I got the new lines installed along with the turbo coolant hose. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps346b3de9.jpg The factory coupler was trashed so I bought a new coupler and just had to cut back about 1/2inch to get it to fit right. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2255b754.jpg And finally, all finished up. I bought new vacuum hoses for everything that covered the BOV, HVAC controls and some other hoses. I didn't do all of them since I will eventually remove all the emission parts. The car is going off to paint in the morning so Ill send out the turbo when it gets back. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpse1c74327.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Great progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Off it went to paint this morning. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps8eff5b00.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps9d6f1868.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Same color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) Yeah same factory color. I think it's Palermo Gray. Edited May 31, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbruneaux Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Looks good Thanks. I think I needed this break from the car so that I don't get burnt out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted May 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 Once I get I back I'll replace the turbo, valve seals and install a muffler so that I can get rid of that diesel tip . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I started blacking out some of the lights today. I had a cracked tail light so I did that one incase I didn't like the finish. http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps18d5f729.jpghttp://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww244/partsturbo/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3317eedd.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 GSX TURBO Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) They look a lot darker in the pics than what thy really re. Edited June 5, 2014 by 93 GSX TURBO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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