The 1:25 scale DSM monster returns... again...

Hey guys, you may remember me, I'm build a model kit of a 2G Eclipse GSX and I had asked several of you for help as far as technicalities and pictures and such. I promised I'd keep you guys updated on it, so I'm back :uhoh: I realize this is probably my third thread on the subject, my apologies, but this will be the last one, I think it's in the correct spot now.

Anyway, in case you missed it the first time, here's the thread:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=593252

I changed my photobucket set up, so the pictures will most likely be red Xs, but I'll fill you in. Here's the link to the thread on this in the Model Car forum:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=598595

OK, here's what I've got so far (to those of you who've seen this before, there isn't tons of progress :disappoin )

Slow Boy Racing tubular turbo manifold, made from solder.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Turbo%20and%20exhaust/SBRmani2.jpg

Big turbo (I wanted to do a specific model turbo, but I decided to just stuff this thing in there and call it what I want).
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Turbo%20and%20exhaust/Turbocharger.jpg

Beginnings of Magnus Motorsports sheetmetal intake (more on this later...)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Induction%20and%20Boost/MMmanifold2.jpg

BIG Spearco bar and plate FMIC
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Induction%20and%20Boost/SpearcoIC.jpg

Anodized cam gears, not sure which brand name...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Details%20and%20Misc%20Performance/SomeBiggergears_2.jpg

NOS nitrous system, 2 bottles, 1 for the Fogger system and 1 for the IC cooler
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Electronics%20and%20Nitrous/NOS_pkg.jpg

Vented and drilled brake rotors, scratchbuilt coil overs
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Suspension%20and%20Chassis/Rearsuspension.jpg

Valentine V1 radar detector :naughty:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Interior/Performance/ValentineV1.jpg

Building a Bomex body kit for it, but using the Blitz rear bumper
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Redo%20Body%20Work/Bomex%20Body%20Kit/Bomexredo_09.jpg

That's all for now, but if you'd like to see more check out my photobucket, everything is divided into sub folders and all the pictures ahve explanations of what's going on. Take a look :popcorn:
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/

Thanks for looking! Big thanks to Blackcrow64 for lots of reference pictures, very helpful!

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I can't wait to see the finished product man. The pics in the photobucket account look amazing!

that looks so good! can't imagine the patience and time all that work takes.

Cam gears looked like they are AEM brand ;)


Looks super sweet man. I can't wait to see all the finished product.

I cant wait to see the finished product

Wow, that is really flippin cool. I'm impressed..

Wow, thanks guys. Glad you like! Defiancy: AEM they shall be! :grinyes:

Even though I have 2 700mb CDs filled with pics (yikes!) I am still open to any reference you guys have. Let me know about pics you have of the engine from any wierd angles, specific parts I'm building, or of the interior. Specifically, I know I need a picture of an empty Eclipse glovebox. I'm going to leave the glovebox open and stick a PS2 Slim, contollers, and a copy of NFS Carbon in it :smokin:

Thanks again!

Is this just a hobby of yours, or are the for sale?

Just a hobby, I build much too slowly to build for profit, and my skills aren't well-honed enough to compete with real pro builders. I'm kinda of the "Build for yourself" philosophy anyway...

Thanks for the comments, guys! :biggrin:

those are simply amazzing i wish i had 1/100th the patience sp* that you have! keep going!

That car is already faster than half the cars in this forum. hehe
no but seriously good job must be really tuff.

my hands shake too much to concentrate on those little parts. and i dont know why they shake tho, i dont drink or smoke? what causes that... are you working on any other cars?

It's not terribly hard, it does help to have young eyes and steady hands tho. I'm not terribly patient, either. A lot of the time it's cut, measure, & cuss... :cya:

I do have other cars I'm working on, but I haven't finished anything in quite a while. From the home page of my photobucket, you can see the 69 Camaro SS convertible I built for my friend (exception to my philosophy, gifts to special people. She was happy), another 99 GSX, my 93 Civic, F&F Supra and some other stuff. The only other thing I'm working on right now is an Acura RSX that I haven't yet unveiled, but other than that not much is going on. I've opened every kit I've bought, though, right now I have about 20 unbuilt :uhoh:

Thanks guys :biggrin:

How much money is there in doing such a project as that? I would love to buy an exact 1:25th scale replica of my Talon... :rolleyes: :biggrin:

could you make one of this car lol?/ this car is a mess....

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=9421.0

That is one of the biggest cluster fucks that I have ever seen

hey bro your model car looks awesome. i cant wait to see it finished. i remember your last post about it, and just last week or so i was thinking about your model and wondering how it was going. be sure to post more pics!

Nice work man. I really like the build quality of that model. My buddy has the green F&TF Eclipse model. It is a great 2g model!

Hey man I have my engine and tranny out right now so if you need any pics of the engine bay or engine or anything else just let me know....Looks good though...I remember reading your original thread...you are very talented...

I like what your doing with it so far, but I think you should have gone with a stock 2gb body kit. Otherwise I love it.

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I like what your doing with it so far, but I think you should have gone with a stock 2gb body kit. Otherwise I love it.
This beast will have a sleeper fraternal twin :naughty: Same engine and drivetrain mods, if not more, but a stock exterior and a semi-stock interior :evillol:

I need some help as far as the wiring goes, right now I've got the Magnus Motorsports manifold pretty well worked out, I'm working on the fuel injectors and rail and the nitrous wet jets. I need to make a wiring harness so I can mock up the rest of the engine detailing, but I don't know the location of all the snesors or the routing of the wiring harnesses, and my knowledge of automotive electronics is remedial at best. So I drew up this diagram as best I could, with the locations of major components and the locations of sensors and such that I do know. I need help filling in what's in between. Soory you can't read it very well, photobucket changed it from a .bmp to a .jpg and it screwed it up. Let's see, you can't really read Firewall, TPS, cruise actuator, alternator, or fan...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Electronics%20and%20Nitrous/DSM_Wiring_Diagram.jpg

Could ya help me out? I need to fill in the wiring harness so that it's somewhat looped, and if you can provide the locations of more sensors, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted :grinyes:

This beast will have a sleeper fraternal twin :naughty: Same engine and drivetrain mods, if not more, but a stock exterior and a semi-stock interior :evillol:



That's what I like to hear :grinyes:

That's what I like to hear :grinyes:
I'm thinking white, silver, or balck for this one, leaning toward black... lowered on black or gunmetal rims, gloss black calipers, tinted windows, smoked lights all around... :naughty: :grinyes: Still open to ideas tho...

Any takers on the diagram? I'd like to start on the wiring harness this weekend. I found a technique to make simulated convoluted tubing, looks like the real deal if you do it right. C'mon, you know you want to see it... :naughty: :uhoh: I'll need some help, first, though :icon16:

Thanks guys

This beast will have a sleeper fraternal twin :naughty: Same engine and drivetrain mods, if not more, but a stock exterior and a semi-stock interior :evillol:

I need some help as far as the wiring goes, right now I've got the Magnus Motorsports manifold pretty well worked out, I'm working on the fuel injectors and rail and the nitrous wet jets. I need to make a wiring harness so I can mock up the rest of the engine detailing, but I don't know the location of all the snesors or the routing of the wiring harnesses, and my knowledge of automotive electronics is remedial at best. So I drew up this diagram as best I could, with the locations of major components and the locations of sensors and such that I do know. I need help filling in what's in between. Soory you can't read it very well, photobucket changed it from a .bmp to a .jpg and it screwed it up. Let's see, you can't really read Firewall, TPS, cruise actuator, alternator, or fan...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/daklunk/Eclipse%20GSX/Engine%20Work/Electronics%20and%20Nitrous/DSM_Wiring_Diagram.jpg

Could ya help me out? I need to fill in the wiring harness so that it's somewhat looped, and if you can provide the locations of more sensors, I'd appreciate it!

Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted :grinyes:
What do you really need here? It looks like you have most of the wiring in the correct areas. You just need to connect them and that will be pretty close to the stock position...

What do you really need here? It looks like you have most of the wiring in the correct areas. You just need to connect them and that will be pretty close to the stock position...
Well, I've seen pictures of a DSM without the engine, and there's a big tangle of wiring harness(es?) all over the place. There has to be more sensors than what I showed, and I don't know where everything connects. Like does the harness to/from the ECU hook up with the injector harness near the firewall, somewhere else, or is there another harness it connects with first? I'm truly clueless when it comes to this, I can olny make out so much from the pics I have...

If you were to go out to your car, find the wiring from the ECU thru the firewall and follow it with your hand, where does it go to? Are there many branches off of it? Is there just one harness or are there several small ones? Where do the second power and ground wires from the battery lead to? Where to the smaller wires from the starter solenoid lead (in respect to the rest of the engien bay)? I'm still not entirely sure how the alternator is connected to the battery... How about the signal wire for the coil pack?

These are teh kind of things I don't know and am hoping you guys can help me with :uhoh: It looks like a lot, but if someone could take 10 minutes this weekend and jot down some notes of the locations, connections, and routing of these things, I would really appreciate it. :biggrin: :)

Thank you! I'll hopefully get some more finished this weekend... :naughty:

I'm thinking white, silver, or balck for this one, leaning toward black... lowered on black or gunmetal rims, gloss black calipers, tinted windows, smoked lights all around... :naughty: :grinyes: Still open to ideas tho...
IMO black lowered on 18" (scale) black bbs mesh rims w/ crome lip, racing red brembro calipers, smoked head/reverse lights, and mesh over the FMIC... OH BABY!!!!:grinyes:

The other sensors are the speed sensor on the back on the tranny, knock sensor on the back of the block, there is another wire from the starter to the wire harness, IAC, ac if your putting that in, egr and evap if your including emmisions, power transistor for the coil, thats all I can think of off the top of my head.

I can try to get you some pictures of the wiring harness as it sets in the car without the motor so you can see a little more details to it and where it goes... I'll try and get it tomorrow morning or Monday morning before work.

Thanks guys :) I'm going to try and get all my homework out of the way tonight so I can model all day tomorrow...