Clinical
12-01-2011, 03:23 AM
*Warning* You really shouldn't read this unless you're as bored as I was when I posted this. It's about a true 'beater' that would be lucky to run a sub 20 second 1/4 mile
So couple months ago I said this thing wasn't worth its own thread.
Well it's 4 am, I'm still wired from all the caffeine I consumed earlier due to my 4 hours of sleep last night then having class from 7:30am-3pm and then doing a 6 hour trip up to Cedar Falls and back to pick up some wheels from Sleeping on here.
So I've been bored and on forums and figured I'll post up my fuckin bad ass DD because I'm that bored.
It's a 1993 Eclipse 1.8L 5spd. The 1.8L is pretty much the DSM's 'civic' motor. Its not uncommon to see them at 2xx,xxx miles. They get 30mpg and have absolutely no power whatsoever. My first car was a 1g 1.8. Bought it back in, I want to say late august? maybe early september.
I bought this for $700 from iowa city, guy sold it to me was a friend of the owner. Owner got parkinsons and couldn't drive it and it just sat forever and finally he said to just junk it for scrap money. Guy whose farm it was on said he'd throw it on CL first to try to get more than scrap. I actually went to Coralville with some friends on a shopping run mainly just cause I wanted to eat at Noodles n Company. Well I decided to check CL for cars since I just had sold my firebird and found this.
here are the pics from the ad. It was FILTHY, absolutely the nastiest car I've ever seen. I saw it and right away before I got out of the car told my friends I don't think this is going to amount to much.
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392596_2578758781997_1045228797_32900341_214716003 9_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377034_2578759022003_1045228797_32900342_164810819 7_n.jpg
Well as soon as I drove it I was impressed, drove great, engine was nice and quiet. I paid $700 and was on my way. I figured I'd clean it up a bit, fix a few issues it had and flip it. Well I ended up liking it so much I kept it and it hasn't given me one single problem.
I spent the better half of a day going through the interior due to how dusty it was. It's still really bad in the back and if you smack the sunvisors or about any other cloth you still get a bunch of dust.
It had HORRID clearcoat fade issues, the roof was the worst. Unfortunately I ran out of plastidip while doing it so the roof has a thin coat and you can still see the paint issues but it still looks better. It was also missing the whole middle section of the front bumper, so I got a good deal on a decent condition bumper from Brent. Unfortunately it had an accident in my garage and got a gouge spot in it so I just put the license plate over the damaged part. It was bright blue so again I used plastidip.
I also fixed a bunch of issues that aren't really worth detailing them all (some gaskets, fixed some interior stuff, foglights, etc). The factory stereo was complete junk and barely worked so I put in a cheapo $40 headunit and its enough to get me by. Did about all the maintenance I could think of, timing belt/waterpump/headgasket were all new prior to it getting put away.
Here are a bunch of pictures of it as I polished the turd, 10 minute paint jobs haha
Some pre-plastidip pictures, horrid clearcoat fade
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/308191_2296066434865_1045228797_32706855_156989679 5_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/315731_2296835334087_1045228797_32707468_637486032 _n.jpg
Plastidipping:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/317299_2296866294861_1045228797_32707542_331545032 _n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/304275_2297037779148_1045228797_32707713_127781287 2_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/310388_2299170432463_1045228797_32709516_140529936 6_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/312509_2299174272559_1045228797_32709522_143935713 _n.jpg
yes I peeled the plastidip off my hubcaps, was my buddies idea and I hated it
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/302924_2299173792547_1045228797_32709521_193789504 8_n.jpg
Nothing special but found both fogs worked great, just a wiring issue and fixed them.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/292805_2297040019204_1045228797_32707716_992222947 _n.jpg
Bumper Pictures- Before, Bumper I got from Brent, After:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/294164_2405478490098_1045228797_32797173_116323237 2_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/291844_2405479170115_1045228797_32797174_106399580 0_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/294649_2405512330944_1045228797_32797179_118172269 2_n.jpg
I spent a LOT of time on the interior as I said, cleaning and fixing little things. Plastics/missing pieces replaced/fixed. Can't stress how much I cleaned it. When I feel like crawling in the back for a lengthy period of time i'll clean it too.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/301402_2311239734188_1045228797_32718192_101543573 1_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/307002_2311264454806_1045228797_32718201_144315615 5_n.jpg
Now I can't even begin to give you an idea of how nasty the engine bay was. SO grimey, leaky valve cover gasket left a LOT of grime on the block. The strut towers were just a dark brown from how dirty they were, I was not even aware there was mitsubishi lettering on the VC due to how filthy it was, I could only see there was a raised platform on the valvecover. I kick myself for not taking a picture of it prior to washing it. I had never actually powerwashed an engine before so I was super cautious and just used cheap degreaser. Worked AMAZINGLY, still dirty with left over oil and whatnot but it looks a million times better
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/310916_2311267134873_1045228797_32718204_446288459 _n.jpg
No pictures of the screwed up exhaust when I got it which just required some welding.
I've really be surprised how reliable this thing has been. I've put a TON of miles on it already and am currently at 182,000 on it. Doesn't leak a single drop of anything, never see it burn oil but I do seem to go through about a quart per oil change. I've driven it out of town a ton, probably 20+ hours of highway driving already on it and it is very far from a highway car.. sits at 3400rpms at 65mph really annoying but it drives and rides super smooth.
The only 'issue' i've had. Not sure what happened, was just driving on a main road in town and boom!. Not sure if I had hit something earlier that made a weak spot and it just took a bit of driving to pop or what. Luckily it had the spare tire so I was good to go and my buddy's work, his bosses know me and hooked me up with a used tire that was still about 70% tread like my other tires for $20 and mounted it for free.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/314356_2371746766826_1045228797_32769164_212848998 6_n.jpg
The way it is now basically, wasn't clean but I took a picture nonetheless.
It still looks like shit, as I mentioned earlier in the thread all I've been doing is polishing a turd.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/296616_2407294935508_1045228797_32798221_184602847 7_n.jpg
As it sits I have about $900 into the car now including purchasing it.
Can't complain for how much I've driven it already, and even though they're not very roomy for people in it - with seats all folded down and with the hatch it's done a great job hauling a few things.
I just got back today picking up wheels from Sleeping as I mentioned which will be going on it, but I only bought them for $80 so I can throw my snow tires on it. Even though I only got them for the wheels they still have tires on them that are in fantastic shape.
I haven't taken a picture of the wheels yet, hell haven't even unloaded them. But heres the picture of them on "Sleeping"'s old talon, looked great on the color so i'm sure they'll make mine look better.. but that still brings it back to 'polishing a turd' since its no where NEAR as clean as his.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/SleepingCRX88/P3240062.jpg
I'm just glad i don't have to swap tires on/off the 16" wheels I have on the talon since the allseasons on them are brand new and I'd like to keep them on one car and the snow tires on another.
I'll throw up a picture when I have the wheels on it and I'll probably wash it tomorrow just because I haven't got anything better to do. End of semester with most of my finals being exam based and already completed = I'm bored a lot.
Anyway even though its a full out beater I love the car, its been super good to me and I've been trying to repay it a bit by making it not look like someone pulled it out of a trash the way I basically did when I bought it.
No doubt it'll still end up sold though next year. After next semester I'm switching schools but probably staying in burlington and will be commuting to school which is an hour away. 2 hours of driving every day in this thing would probably get old quick. I'll sell the talon before I sell it though.
Holy fuck long post batman, going back and reading I cant believe how much I wrote for this dumb car. Yeah I'd say I'm bored as shit.
I'll also say I think all the shit I've done to this car is a product of me always having a project with something that I was working on/doing until I finally sold my firebird. Lots of nights I get bored and want to do something on a car so I'd go out to this and find things to do.
So couple months ago I said this thing wasn't worth its own thread.
Well it's 4 am, I'm still wired from all the caffeine I consumed earlier due to my 4 hours of sleep last night then having class from 7:30am-3pm and then doing a 6 hour trip up to Cedar Falls and back to pick up some wheels from Sleeping on here.
So I've been bored and on forums and figured I'll post up my fuckin bad ass DD because I'm that bored.
It's a 1993 Eclipse 1.8L 5spd. The 1.8L is pretty much the DSM's 'civic' motor. Its not uncommon to see them at 2xx,xxx miles. They get 30mpg and have absolutely no power whatsoever. My first car was a 1g 1.8. Bought it back in, I want to say late august? maybe early september.
I bought this for $700 from iowa city, guy sold it to me was a friend of the owner. Owner got parkinsons and couldn't drive it and it just sat forever and finally he said to just junk it for scrap money. Guy whose farm it was on said he'd throw it on CL first to try to get more than scrap. I actually went to Coralville with some friends on a shopping run mainly just cause I wanted to eat at Noodles n Company. Well I decided to check CL for cars since I just had sold my firebird and found this.
here are the pics from the ad. It was FILTHY, absolutely the nastiest car I've ever seen. I saw it and right away before I got out of the car told my friends I don't think this is going to amount to much.
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392596_2578758781997_1045228797_32900341_214716003 9_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377034_2578759022003_1045228797_32900342_164810819 7_n.jpg
Well as soon as I drove it I was impressed, drove great, engine was nice and quiet. I paid $700 and was on my way. I figured I'd clean it up a bit, fix a few issues it had and flip it. Well I ended up liking it so much I kept it and it hasn't given me one single problem.
I spent the better half of a day going through the interior due to how dusty it was. It's still really bad in the back and if you smack the sunvisors or about any other cloth you still get a bunch of dust.
It had HORRID clearcoat fade issues, the roof was the worst. Unfortunately I ran out of plastidip while doing it so the roof has a thin coat and you can still see the paint issues but it still looks better. It was also missing the whole middle section of the front bumper, so I got a good deal on a decent condition bumper from Brent. Unfortunately it had an accident in my garage and got a gouge spot in it so I just put the license plate over the damaged part. It was bright blue so again I used plastidip.
I also fixed a bunch of issues that aren't really worth detailing them all (some gaskets, fixed some interior stuff, foglights, etc). The factory stereo was complete junk and barely worked so I put in a cheapo $40 headunit and its enough to get me by. Did about all the maintenance I could think of, timing belt/waterpump/headgasket were all new prior to it getting put away.
Here are a bunch of pictures of it as I polished the turd, 10 minute paint jobs haha
Some pre-plastidip pictures, horrid clearcoat fade
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/308191_2296066434865_1045228797_32706855_156989679 5_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/315731_2296835334087_1045228797_32707468_637486032 _n.jpg
Plastidipping:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/317299_2296866294861_1045228797_32707542_331545032 _n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/304275_2297037779148_1045228797_32707713_127781287 2_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/310388_2299170432463_1045228797_32709516_140529936 6_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/312509_2299174272559_1045228797_32709522_143935713 _n.jpg
yes I peeled the plastidip off my hubcaps, was my buddies idea and I hated it
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/302924_2299173792547_1045228797_32709521_193789504 8_n.jpg
Nothing special but found both fogs worked great, just a wiring issue and fixed them.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/292805_2297040019204_1045228797_32707716_992222947 _n.jpg
Bumper Pictures- Before, Bumper I got from Brent, After:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/294164_2405478490098_1045228797_32797173_116323237 2_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/291844_2405479170115_1045228797_32797174_106399580 0_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/294649_2405512330944_1045228797_32797179_118172269 2_n.jpg
I spent a LOT of time on the interior as I said, cleaning and fixing little things. Plastics/missing pieces replaced/fixed. Can't stress how much I cleaned it. When I feel like crawling in the back for a lengthy period of time i'll clean it too.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/301402_2311239734188_1045228797_32718192_101543573 1_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/307002_2311264454806_1045228797_32718201_144315615 5_n.jpg
Now I can't even begin to give you an idea of how nasty the engine bay was. SO grimey, leaky valve cover gasket left a LOT of grime on the block. The strut towers were just a dark brown from how dirty they were, I was not even aware there was mitsubishi lettering on the VC due to how filthy it was, I could only see there was a raised platform on the valvecover. I kick myself for not taking a picture of it prior to washing it. I had never actually powerwashed an engine before so I was super cautious and just used cheap degreaser. Worked AMAZINGLY, still dirty with left over oil and whatnot but it looks a million times better
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/310916_2311267134873_1045228797_32718204_446288459 _n.jpg
No pictures of the screwed up exhaust when I got it which just required some welding.
I've really be surprised how reliable this thing has been. I've put a TON of miles on it already and am currently at 182,000 on it. Doesn't leak a single drop of anything, never see it burn oil but I do seem to go through about a quart per oil change. I've driven it out of town a ton, probably 20+ hours of highway driving already on it and it is very far from a highway car.. sits at 3400rpms at 65mph really annoying but it drives and rides super smooth.
The only 'issue' i've had. Not sure what happened, was just driving on a main road in town and boom!. Not sure if I had hit something earlier that made a weak spot and it just took a bit of driving to pop or what. Luckily it had the spare tire so I was good to go and my buddy's work, his bosses know me and hooked me up with a used tire that was still about 70% tread like my other tires for $20 and mounted it for free.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/314356_2371746766826_1045228797_32769164_212848998 6_n.jpg
The way it is now basically, wasn't clean but I took a picture nonetheless.
It still looks like shit, as I mentioned earlier in the thread all I've been doing is polishing a turd.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/296616_2407294935508_1045228797_32798221_184602847 7_n.jpg
As it sits I have about $900 into the car now including purchasing it.
Can't complain for how much I've driven it already, and even though they're not very roomy for people in it - with seats all folded down and with the hatch it's done a great job hauling a few things.
I just got back today picking up wheels from Sleeping as I mentioned which will be going on it, but I only bought them for $80 so I can throw my snow tires on it. Even though I only got them for the wheels they still have tires on them that are in fantastic shape.
I haven't taken a picture of the wheels yet, hell haven't even unloaded them. But heres the picture of them on "Sleeping"'s old talon, looked great on the color so i'm sure they'll make mine look better.. but that still brings it back to 'polishing a turd' since its no where NEAR as clean as his.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/SleepingCRX88/P3240062.jpg
I'm just glad i don't have to swap tires on/off the 16" wheels I have on the talon since the allseasons on them are brand new and I'd like to keep them on one car and the snow tires on another.
I'll throw up a picture when I have the wheels on it and I'll probably wash it tomorrow just because I haven't got anything better to do. End of semester with most of my finals being exam based and already completed = I'm bored a lot.
Anyway even though its a full out beater I love the car, its been super good to me and I've been trying to repay it a bit by making it not look like someone pulled it out of a trash the way I basically did when I bought it.
No doubt it'll still end up sold though next year. After next semester I'm switching schools but probably staying in burlington and will be commuting to school which is an hour away. 2 hours of driving every day in this thing would probably get old quick. I'll sell the talon before I sell it though.
Holy fuck long post batman, going back and reading I cant believe how much I wrote for this dumb car. Yeah I'd say I'm bored as shit.
I'll also say I think all the shit I've done to this car is a product of me always having a project with something that I was working on/doing until I finally sold my firebird. Lots of nights I get bored and want to do something on a car so I'd go out to this and find things to do.