Gen4 Eclipse

Disclaimer: So… I’ve always had a LOT of respect for all four gens of the Eclipse. I managed to pick up this gen out of luck and blessing. She wouldn’t run right… if at all, she was cosmetically ugly as shit and she had SO many issues. Salvaged title. Been in multiple accidents. Anyway, she’s going to be kept as a daily and I’m just going to enjoy the simple things with her. The car culture should be about the love you have towards your car and others, the appreciation… not who is faster. Because there’s always going to be someone faster.

Things I’m Doing Differently With This Car

NO decals. CLEAN look!
Turbo w/clean Mishimoto IC setup since I’m sponsored by Mishi. Nothing too big. I’m not gonna race this car.
Already been to the junk yard 9x all over the state to find replacement parts.

Features:

4G69
Automatic stock FWD (AWD Manual in planning)
Leather interior
Diablo Reflextion X rims

Problems

(FIXED) Yellow crusted infested headlights
(FIXED) Head Gasket Fucked…
(FIXED) Oil Pressure Fucked…
(FIXED) Darkest blackest gumpy tranny fluid ever…
(FIXED) Power steering fucked…
(FIXED) Nothing electrical works…
(FIXED) It seems every sensor and relay is broken…
(FIXED) Starter, fuel pump, oil pump… fucked.
(FIXED) Headlights don’t work as intended, controlled by security system.
(FIXED) Parasitic drain… bad. Need to jump her every time I shut her off.
(FIXED) Broken A Pillars that are a fucking bitch to find nowadays
(FIXED) Trunk doesn’t work… it just doesn’t… at all.
(FIXED) Duct taped battery terminals… Yeah. Really.
(FIXED) Rusted… everything… subframe, suspension, doors… etc…
(FIXED) Seized… everything… Rusted bolts and nuts on EVERYTHING… FUCK!!!!!!
(FIXED) Broken door handles… and dashboard… and door locks.
(FIXED) Injector seals broken… Fuel spraying everywhere.
(FIXED) Oil cooler (OEM) o-rings broken. Oil spilling out all over the engine and ground.
(FIXED) Fucked spark plugs. Replaced w/ NGK
(FIXED) No door lock. None. No key hole. Nothing exists to lock this car… wtf
Work-In-Progress Fucked up cracked body panels (like she’s been in a wreck before…) Lots of bondo… here we come!!!
Work-In-Progress Bent frame. Bad. Just… bad.

Plans

(DONE) Diablo Reflection X rims
Work-In-Progress Headlight eyelids? They seem to call it via the G4 Eclipse community.
(DONE) Toyo tires low profile
(DONE) Aftermarket battery terminals
(DONE) JDM battery brace
(DONE) Rear window windshield wiper (actually looks nice w/ this gen)
(DONE) Coilovers, camber & lowered
(DONE) Cold-Air Intake. True Cold-Air. Bumper vented.
(DONE) Black interior, it’s currently beige and it’s all torn up
Work-In-Progress Turbo kit, the whole enchilada
(DONE) Custom exhaust system, same as I used for Noisy Girl and Hellrat, my track and rally cars.
(DONE) Transform silver Mitsubishi emblems to red.
Non-Priority Wide body kit
(DONE) Vented hood
Non-Priority Aftermarket Gen4 Spoiler (this is what makes the Eclipse an Eclipse)
Non-Priority Spyder or Halogen headlights/taillights
(DONE) Underglow
(DONE) A working soundsystem… lol
(DONE) FOG LIGHTS!!! HALO’s!!! omfg…
Non-Priority AWD with an evo ix tranny