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SYKO
06-30-2008, 01:04 AM
well with todays rising fuel costs, I decided to go hunt for a cheapo economy car....well my first instincs were the 240sx, man I love those cars! but alas, non that were what I was looking for within my price range (almost free, lol!)

But hanging out at my buddies dads body shop one day I spied a old crusty car devoured by weeds, after some indiana jones hacking through the brush I discoverd a 1997 eagle talon (mistu eclipse)

His dad bought it wrecked for cheap and started repairing it and F'ed the input shift shaft into the motor and left it at that (3 years ago!) well it would only stay in first becouse of that. We put the jumpers on and vrooom! it fires right up, no smoke, no ticking, just a smooth running motor! with only 97k on the clock! Wel.... since my homie owed me a decent amount of chedder, I picked the car up for about $200, then trailerd it to my shop, were it just so happens that my partner shop has a trans for this car!, so after $200 in trans repair I got all gears!

So then I have to address the fact that my freinds dad CANNOT straighten a frame on a car, I got it near presentable (still needs a new core suport for everything to fit correct, but I will deal with what I got in the mean time) I did some quik body work and some painty paint and BAM! clean car!

Added a in dash DVD player/monitor, new speaks all around and some subs from 96 that have been toasting around and now Im cruisin! RICE STYLE! lol

Plans are to drive the dog poop outa this thing! the AC is STUPID COLD! so cold it will give you a headache! and gets great milleage. I dont plan on ricing it out any more than it is, if it were up to me I would have some 13x7 reverse knockoffs (wire wheels) on it and white walls but thats not economical right now... I do have a set of nice 17's that will be going on in a month or two, in the mean time the brand new tires (yep replaced right before the wreck!) will work just fine. Right now its in the shop gettting the windows tinted and the XM hooked up...

some pics!



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_6695.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_6697.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_6699.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_6700.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_6701.jpg




http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7241.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7242.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7243.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7247.jpg

SYKO
06-30-2008, 01:07 AM
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7271.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7272.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7265.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7268.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7269.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7270.jpg













not bad for a $500 dollar car huh? oh the dvd player=free.....subs= free....paint=free

cant stop this hustle!





:w00t:

TwoHundredEx
06-30-2008, 01:12 AM
Damn you do some nice work!
How long did this all happen in? Looks like you got to work pretty quickly.

Shoulda gone with an early-mid 90's 300Zx though. ;)

SYKO
06-30-2008, 01:13 AM
well I did all the body work thurs day last week and painted it sat night! I did 2 other vehicles in the time in between as well! also look at the date on the pics!






also I take my cars apart to paint!





http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7254.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7259.jpg

TwoHundredEx
06-30-2008, 01:14 AM
lol sh*t! Didn't even notice the dates. Thats impresive man!
Really nice work.

SYKO
06-30-2008, 01:19 AM
here is a linc to my photobucket album


http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/


I just noticed the dates myself, it only took 20 days from the day I bought it to have it near done the way I want it to be, not bad.

HondaHarry
06-30-2008, 01:23 AM
I could totally see you bumping the Knight Rider theme song, on your way to work. lol. jk id cruise it! drive it for a few years and sell for a profit. looks cool murdered out. good job alan. HH

okieRrider
06-30-2008, 02:44 AM
cool man very nice work. my sister had one that was an earlier model then that one. It was a great car. The one problem with the car though is the timing belt is like a hondas and has to be replaced every ?? miles. Don't remember how many it was but was a big deal with the car. Somethin ya might check out, if you haven't already.

LonesomeTriZ
06-30-2008, 02:57 AM
Beleive it or not, you can pull some good power from those cars. Speed and good mileage, what more to you want?

Billy Golightly
06-30-2008, 08:44 AM
Damn that thing looks good in black. I remember seeing it before it was painted up at your house during the sand pit ride. Nice job.

SYKO
06-30-2008, 08:50 AM
cool man very nice work. my sister had one that was an earlier model then that one. It was a great car. The one problem with the car though is the timing belt is like a hondas and has to be replaced every ?? miles. Don't remember how many it was but was a big deal with the car. Somethin ya might check out, if you haven't already.



yea thats allready in the workz it needs to be replaced along with the water pump as well, + new brake pads and shocks all the way around, new plugs and wires etc etc.....

when I got it, it was BONE stock, since then I put a AEM cold air intake (free) and a DCM muffler (bogart) and allready seen a increase in mileage, for the most part thats it for mods I plan on doing to it. Funny thing is at 80 mph this motor is onloy doing 2500 rpm! thats low for a 4 banger, I know my old 92 honda accord was like 3700 rpm at 80 hustlin!

I do plan on adding strut bars front&rear, plus a good set of lowering springs, as I like to DRIVE! on my rought there are alot of twistie roads that this thing with all that plus the 17s I plan on installing would be a blast on!

Kilborg
06-30-2008, 06:03 PM
Clean for a cheap bomber with a little elbow grease...hopefully itll save ya some money.

84honda200s
06-30-2008, 06:34 PM
syko you never stop amazing me. .... we have a few of them bad boys here in town with turbos , full greddy exhaust, some fuel delivery upgrades as well. they do look like a fun car (never bin in one) to fly around in. probably the closest thing to a talon ive bin in would be a worked over stealth r/t and even then them arnt 4 angers.



anyway man great pick up for the price.... aaaa hell who im kidding ...great pick up period !!! 500 bones for a talon isnt bad what so ever.

Eric250R
06-30-2008, 06:35 PM
Damn man, smoking deal. And it looks great to boot.

tanks350x
06-30-2008, 10:45 PM
yea, dont go beating the bag out of it til you know for sure if that timing belt has been done! The last thing you want to have happen is for that belt to jump time, They dont have clearance style heads on them. If you didnt know that already

The Goat
07-01-2008, 02:36 AM
sick looking little car syko. my friends eclipse is up to a little over 400hp and 375ft lbs of torque now. just a thought. lol. but your gas mileage would drop to 12ish.

mastercraft makes a nice tire for that 17inch rim. it's the longest lasting one i've found yet, 40k+. kumhos will be your stickiest cheapo tire, but don't expect more than about 11k out of em.

nothing like a black vehicle.

brapp
07-01-2008, 09:15 AM
looks good man

SYKO
07-07-2008, 04:33 PM
done for now, had the windows tinted last week by a freind of mine, put a set of low profile subs in all new speaks, and a flip out dvd/cd player as well, nothing else going on this thing untill I selll one of my other cars, then new struts, lowering springs, alignment, timing belt and a few other things as well I got a set of rims for it, but im going to wear out the nearly new 14's first!

oh yea .................................... there is all the periods I probably should have used place accordenly.... thanx....mgt





http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7437.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7438.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/shop%20pics%20and%20projects/daily%20eagle/100_7439.jpg

edog
07-07-2008, 04:46 PM
That thing is just dieing for chrome rims and low pro tires.

fla 2-stroke
07-07-2008, 04:47 PM
nice job al.you dont screw around when you put your mind to do something.I have to get you to paint one of my stand-up jet skis,you could do a wild custom.

SYKO
07-07-2008, 05:09 PM
yea edog I know it would look alot better if it did, but im only into this thing for $500 right now, and I have a set of 17s awaiting tires but only after I lower it put the new shocks on and have it aligned, no good puttin rims on somthing if your going to shred the tires becouse your a retard!

thanx curt! well I was under strick orders from Jenneh to paint it before we went on vacation, so we didnt have to ride around in a ghetto car! lol, bring your jetski man! ive always wanted to paint one of those up!

The Goat
07-07-2008, 09:51 PM
Okay...I can't be the only one who sees this.

What does your license plate say? lol

SYKO
07-07-2008, 10:07 PM
dude.... its just a state plate, your such a homo!

TravEX
07-07-2008, 10:22 PM
I was just about to comment on the plate too! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! Does it say "COOK" or "COCK"!!!!! j/k Alan, sweet lookin car!

thefox
07-07-2008, 10:37 PM
dude.... its just a state plate, your such a homo!

haha sure it is...

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/busted.jpg

And I don't think were talking about the Cook part.

SYKO
07-07-2008, 10:49 PM
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e306/southgacustoms/crap/harblecat4c096f5ge2.jpg

LonesomeTriZ
07-08-2008, 12:27 AM
Dude, say it aint so. Tell me you are not advertising now.

The Goat
07-08-2008, 04:17 PM
lol...not the cook part.

just playing syko.

scooterroo
07-08-2008, 05:10 PM
no comment on this, lol, i have to much respect for yah syko. i would think of getting a new plate number though. anl cook!

The Goat
07-08-2008, 05:13 PM
lol....and it just keeps getting better.

SYKO
07-08-2008, 07:05 PM
ok goat, you just got yourself a free custom paint job on your gas tank.... I hope you like penis!

Yamada
07-08-2008, 08:04 PM
ok goat, you just got yourself a free custom paint job on your gas tank.... I hope you like penis!

:lol: :lol: :lol: OWNED!!!!

longbedGTs
07-08-2008, 09:04 PM
Whats it get for mileage? Stick or auto? Looks good!

SYKO
07-08-2008, 09:22 PM
Whats it get for mileage? Stick or auto? Looks good!



high 20's and its an auto, I prefer a stick on a 4 banger, but since Im on the phone and driving and writing down crap and all kinds of stuff it helps out being an auto. I just procured another 97 eclipse with 88k on it for 100 today as well, im going to pull the drivetrain and a few other parts and hold onto them for this car.

Jim mac
07-09-2008, 12:05 AM
20 Days? Guy on the camaro forum. (nastyZ28.com) is pissed because his cars been in the shop for over 20 months! and still not done.
Nice car! jim

LonesomeTriZ
07-11-2008, 02:48 AM
That is becuase Alan is not doing it.