This is a pic Alan took from a meet.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/DSC_0807.jpg
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This is a pic Alan took from a meet.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/DSC_0807.jpg
Your car looks sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter 95TT
A recent picture of my car? Which one?
'94 3000GT SL (My first love)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...i/DSCN3228.jpg
'92 Stealth R/T-TT (New project, just got my Wiseco forged pistons yesterday:biggrin:)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...i/IMG_1315.jpg
The Twins: '98 Talon TSi AWD/ '98 Eclipse GSX
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_1259.jpg
Perhaps I have too many cars :rolleyes3:...
You can never have too many. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Melbowski
you should put the 98 talon bumper back on. the 2gb eclipse one is so played out.
Ill start a build thread. just accumulating parts write now. engine bay painted, under body stripped, Subframes powdercoated, Control Arms coated, New KW coilovers w/ tein pillow mounts ( need to be modded), Stoptech 335 front, Second Gen rear brakes w/ Centric cryoed Rotors
Sub Frame - Gunmetal gray http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...arparts007.jpg
Control and Trailing arms http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...arparts005.jpg
some Chromed peices
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts011.jpg
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts009.jpg
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts003.jpg
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts002.jpg
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts014.jpg
wow the getrac actually looks ok!
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Originally Posted by blackandblu
OMG! It's beautiful! :love:
The trans is fucking crazy cool!
How much did that cost?
GETRAG :p ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by MR2
hahaha
I'd love to get the front kframe chromed...just to keep the god damn shit that leaks onto it off....brake fluid, clutch fluid, power steering fluid, battery acid...can you get black chrome?
I hope he did that little metal piece that covers the shifter engagement ballbearings as well :p
A bellhousing brace would be a good idea if it wasn't done. I'd cry if I cracked the casing.
I'd have to get my billet end case done :| fook that. Cudo's to you though! :D
I couldn't agree with you more! The previous owner swapped to the 2gb Eclipse bumper, and I can't wait to be rid of it! I have a 2gb Talon bumper (I love that huge-ass Eagle emblem :biggrin:) and 2ga Talon "Turbo" skirts waiting to go on when I get some down-time to paint them. It'll look damn sexy when I'm done with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness
Blackandblu, all the stuff just looks completely epic, I can't wait to see the whole thing assembled! Props to you my friend. :Bow:
Wow! blackandblu that is going to be friggen cleaan
in for pics. 97-98 talons were so damn sexy; by far my fav of the DSM's. if you modify it to fit with the 2gb eclipse headlights (or mod the talon lights to look like the eclipse ones) it's pure win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Melbowski
p.s.
emblem or not, the talon bumper just looks a LOT more aggressive than the eclipse one.
Wow, that trans is insane.
-Chris
I have one question about a chromed transmission.
Is heat disbursement vital with the transmission? I know in car audio, chroming the amp's heat sink effected it's ability keep the circuit board cool. If the casing to the transmission was designed to do that in any way also that chrome plating will effect the casings ability to do that.
Either way looks DAMN sexy!
here are two methods of heat dissipation you need to think about, convection and radiation. As far as convection is concerned it will make little difference, except for issues of corrosion products of the standard cooler providing and insulating layer - but this will be negligible. The effect on radiant loss will be significant. I have checked with manufacturers of radiators used to heat houses and the reductions quoted area around 30% for chrome plating over a white painted finish so will be similar or possibly greater reduction over dull metallic finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2fnloud
most of the heat dissipation is convective heat transfer (probably 90% when stationary, nearly 100% when moving) so your reduction will probably be 30% of 10%.
Conclusion : Maybe it would be an issue at 24 hours of Le Mans, but I don't see that as an issue
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Originally Posted by green-lantern
Done because of the motor not the chrome. 3.5 ltr with 5857's
i would venture a guess that polishing something & chroming it likely reduces the effective surface area; which would explain the drop in efficacy. if chroming your trans worries you about heat dissipation, get a cooler & call it a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2fnloud
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...meparts014.jpg
Must...not...fap!!! :leghump:
Ok, that's officially on my list of things to do!
How exactly would you go about putting an oil cooler on a manual transaxle?Quote:
Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness
First you would need a pump to circulate it. Then you would need to think about using thinner than gear oil oil in it as it would be tough to pump/circulate thick gear oil as apposed to ATF which is very thin.
-Chris
talk to the guys a c3; iirc, they've been working on this. the only reason i know is because i bought a trans cooler for my atx from them. i don't have extensive experience with MTX's; but i'm fairly certain that there's at least 1 or 2 guys running trans coolers on them already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninja Performance
You know the oil doesn't have pressure in a manual right? There is no pump like an ATX has. You could rig something, but you would need a pump and lighter oil. I really don't see the need.Quote:
Originally Posted by inperfectdarkness
-Chris
I'd be interested in a trans oil cooler, spesh if it did the TC as well....more lightweight oil is not an option...the O/S leaks with lower weight oil I keep getting told.
I'm lovin the chrome transmission. Who did your chroming work?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackandblu
yes, i'm aware of that. i'm fairly certain that someone has done it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninja Performance
blackandblu, that's gonna be a crazy build. Thanks for the pics :)
Don't think I'd chrome a trans - isn't brinelling a possibility?
I'd polish it, if I wanted it shiny.
nope I have had polished valve covers - they require polishing all the time- no way you can do that with a transmissionQuote:
Originally Posted by j2k4
Yes, but the brinelling?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackandblu
sure that would definitely be a possibility if someone was stupid enough and left bearings etc in the case before getting it chrome.Quote:
Originally Posted by j2k4
Well, I've seen it happen on all manner of unstressed steel parts over the years, I figured a highly-stressed aluminum trans-case might find the flaws in a chrome-job.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackandblu
I could certainly be wrong, but I'm not the type to leave bearings in a piece to be chromed, either.
Actually, the bead blasting process before the copper plating, before the nickel, before the chromium reduces the stresses placed on metals.Quote:
Originally Posted by j2k4
I'm aware of that, but how can you guarantee a flawless chrome job on such an irregular shape?Quote:
Originally Posted by blackandblu
Less-than-perfect chrome can manufacture some ugly surprises, but maybe chrome has come further than I know.
thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by j2k4
Already got your pre-edit post, chum.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackandblu
Sorry you feel that way; I'm quite sure there is no downside whatsoever to a chrome trans.
just those wheels...