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Few pictures of my DD 92 Talon I put together. Outside of commuting to work, I'm planning to ice race the car once the lakes freeze over solidly in the non-studded tire class. (general altimax on 1gb talon wheels for winter duty)

parts list: wiseco 9:1 6 bolt +.020", stock rods, balanced, fresh cyl head, ARP head studs, FP2's, Crower springs, evo 3 16g, SBR exmani, ETS street core, homeade IC piping, homeade catch can setup, 255 pump, -6an feed, 660 denso's, aeromotive afpr, 2G MAF, dsmlink V3 lite, Xact/2600, 2.5" exhaust, Spal pusher fans, big brakes, ABS delete, braided lines, 4 bolt rear, NOS 99 GSX rims, etc...










This is not a show car by any means, but its not a rot-box either.
I kept stock suspension, made the exhaust quiet, mounted the gauges low, and kept it low-key.
There are new balljoints, bearings, brakes, sway links, anything rubber replaced, etc, etc, etc...I wanted to do it right.
The quiet exhaust may be a sign that I'm getting old, but overall I really like the combo; its a car you can tolerate driving for more than an hour.
In any event, its good to be behind the wheel of a modded AWD DSM once again.

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91 Colt GL "dandelion demon"
92 Talon TSi AWD - winter beater

Very Nice! I've been craving a 1g AWD lately...

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49 International KB-2
72 Dodge Colt
73 Dodge Colt (Project)
84 GMC K3500
85 Dodge D50 Diesel Swap
90 Mighty Max V6
89 Mirage Turbo
94 Mighty Max
99 Montero

So funny, I'm gearing up to put a '90 GSX back together that is living in my garage. Just to DD...

Thanks for the comments Nate!!

Sure, there are paths of less resistance for obtaining a DD-beater.
But none of them bring the same level of joy+sorrow.
1990's are the best year, IMO. Thats where I caught the bug; my first one was a black/grey 90 TSi AWD.
Good luck with your build!

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91 Colt GL "dandelion demon"
92 Talon TSi AWD - winter beater

I'll put pics up. Not gonna be built at all; s16g, side mount, factory injectors and a 3 bolt LSD rear end. But it will be a good driver.

Exactly what I'd expect from you, the car looks great! Almost too nice to use in the winter! lol Thanks for the motivation, I really need some to get my butt in gear and put the mirage back together.

Wow!
I would love to have a 1g AWD in that condition!

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1989 Mirage Turbo - 310whp - Sold
1998 Eagle Talon TSi AWD - Sold
2005 Legacy 2.5GT - Sold
1989 Dodge Colt GT

Wow thats clean but not a surprise coming from you. I would also like to build a "beater" 1g but to do rally cross in.

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92 Colt GL 4g63t + AWD swap
00 Mirage LS

Did that fuel pump swap solve the issue you were having?

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Had a:
1991 Eagle Summit ES Hatchback - 4g15 12v 5spd
1991 Dodge Colt -4g15 12v 4spd
Have a:
1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass - 468BBO TH350
Round 3:
1990 Dodge Colt-4G63T 5spd

When is the next WI meet?
I need to see this thing (those wheels?) in person.
(So so clean compared to most of the crap out there! Good job!!)

-Shawn

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'92 Dodge Colt 63 swap (SOLD)
'92 Galant VR-4 (it's Alive!!)
'12 Forester (DD)
GONE:
'92 Plymouth Colt 12v 4M->5M
'90 Dodge Colt GL 8v 3A
'89 Plymouth Colt 8v 5M
'92 Galant LS
'92 Galant GSR
'93 Galant LS
'93 Galant S

I like how this is just your daily beater, and it's cleaner than 99% of all 1g's that are still out there. I wouldn't expect anything less from ya, Paul! That thing looks great, and seems to be a very well-rounded driver. 1g's make great DD's!

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91 GSX - 511fwhp and 352 lb/ft 25psi 110 octane, 7.68 @ 95.9mph 1/8th 21psi 91 octane, 11.93 @ 112.9mph, 117.7mph best trap speed, 20psi 91 octane
98 Volvo S70 T5 - DD

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Ahh 1gb talons, my favorite dsm's. If it was black and had the grey oem swirlies I'd really be jealous.

Great job either way and it looks like you scored a rust free one. I'd expect nothing less than the super clean engine bay and all maintenance up to date. And people say dsm's can't be daily drivers. My wife drove our 92 awd/auto for about 2 years with no issues.

Good to see you drop by too buddy.

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93 Mitsubishi Expo LRV 1.8/manual
95 Eagle Summit DL Coupe 1.5/manual
01 Mitsubishi Mirage ES Sedan 1.8/manual

Oh my, where to start!! Glad to see everyone, and even better to hear a post like this has motivational value! Thank you for all the compliments. I am glad to see the forum members I know, all have a set of car build expectations for me! Hilarous!
As for the car being too nice...I thought the same thing once I started getting close to finishing the project in November and I put on those gsx rims. But the reality is, the car has its fair share of anamolies. Namely, chips, dings, scratches, bottom of the core support a little crunched and a couple interior things which add character. (a true 1G) But it still cleans up pretty nice. Also, I have a wash-stall with a big floor drain in my garage which should help out keeping the body from getting eaten alive right away. As far as winter-proofing, I did prep/prime/paint a lot of the underbody stuff, also plenty of paintable undercoating followed by a coat of black enamel. I was missing a few pieces of fender plastic and I made some sheet polyethylene fender liners that seem to do a great job of keeping the rain/snow spray off the alt. belt and transmission.

mechacode- The fuel pump was the demon in the woodpile. Brand new wallbro 255; junk right out of the box. (made the pressure to work fine off-boost, but wouldn't supply the proper volume of fuel when it hit boost)
In turn, I was taking a bath in gasoline on a regular basis for a couple weeks (pull pump, check fuel sock, clean filter, swapping injectors, swapping FPR's) as I chased myself in circles trying to figure out a boost-prohibitive lean condition. In hindsight, I should've just rigged up a fuel pressure gauge on the hood for diagnosis right away.

maroon- I'm pretty sure 1/21/12 is the date for the widsm meet. I'll definetely be there, but I took off the gsx rims in favor of the oem swirlies with big burly snows on them.

Thanks again guys!! I still do check in over here occasionally.

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91 Colt GL "dandelion demon"
92 Talon TSi AWD - winter beater

Do the local counties in Wisconsin use salt?

Oh, and super clean looking build Paul!

thanks Tim! Yes, a lot of salt and sometimes you see trucks spraying a liquid ice melt when the temps get really low.

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91 Colt GL "dandelion demon"
92 Talon TSi AWD - winter beater