Black cherry Project

Well, picked this badboy up for 1000 running. He thought that it had a steering problem and didn't want to mess with it.
(Notice tires in the pic)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/selling%20stuff/P3250037.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/selling%20stuff/P3250036.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/selling%20stuff/P3250043.jpg

It had been a nice car, but for the last year it has been sitting because of the steering problem. After 20 mph the whole car shakes really bad.
We bring over newer tires.. problem solved.. lol.

Got a good wash/ wax on it:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/sexcar/DSC06776.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/sexcar/DSC06759.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/sexcar/DSC06757.jpg

Quite a big difference.
Under the hood, started fixing a few things/ wiring:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC06824.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC06825.jpg

Little cleaner, and came with some goodies. Oh, and also what came with the car was a seperate 2.4 block w/ ported head :naughty:

I already got the intake manifold/ VC powdercoated to match:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC06993.jpg

It's gloss black, and under the light it's redish purple. keke..

Car started making weird noises under the hood, so it's parked for now. But I'm still debating on wether this car gets the 2.4 or 2.0. Also, it will either get a 3065 or the FP3582HTA.

I have full build plans for it either way.
Also, for exterior, I'm going to re-paint it all black cherry, tint the headlight/ taillights, and throw on some bronze rims. I also have some Corbeau racing seats to go in it :D

So here's my thread about this car. Expect lots of pictures from me, and I'll keep this updated as I go.

Oh, and what I've got done so far since I got it:
Steel radiator
Black leather
Built 2.4
Ported head
Aeromotive FPR
4 bolt
3" stainless steel exhuast
Spearco 216 FMIC
Corvette brake adapters

Plans:
Aeromotive A1000 FP
850/ ? Injectors
FP3 cams
Dual valve springs/ retainers
DNP manifold
Bronze wheels
Ksport? Coilovers
Paint job
flywheel shield
Forged crank
Built tranny w/ Evo gears/ syncros
FP35R turbo
Twin disc clutch
Carbon fiber hood/ headlight covers
Blacked out headlight/ taillight
Clear timing belt cover
Wastegate
Camero/ Corvette rotor/ caliper
Speed density

Good Lord, three nice 1g projects all with extensive build plans? Can I have one? Do you have a shop, or is it just a hobby? Well either way good luck on them and definately keep us updated with as many pics as possible. Do you have any videos that you've made?

Good Lord, three nice 1g projects all with extensive build plans? Can I have one? Do you have a shop, or is it just a hobby? Well either way good luck on them and definately keep us updated with as many pics as possible. Do you have any videos that you've made? Lol, thanks.. It's just a very passionate hobby. Unfortunetly almost every penny I make goes to saving up for builds :p
I don't even own a videocamera, let alone know how to upload them. I just steal Brendan's digi camera and snap away... Maybe for Christmas I'll get the D40 I've been asking for :)

I guess next step for Black Cherry is pulling the engine and work on cleaning up the engine bay (getting rid of things I don't need: CC, AC, ABS, random wires... and litterally cleaning it: Simple green style)

Maybe for Christmas I'll get the D40 I've been asking for :)
Geez oh man. I swear you are the girl version of me. I've also been looking at the D40 for months now wanting to get it and a nice set of lenses... Gah... One more thing for my christmas list as well. lol

Seriously, and they're only 500$. I've been getting more into detailing and taking pics.
..lol.. I think I have too many hopes for getting stuff.

You've got a purple one too?!

Seriously, and they're only 500$.
400 on newegg.com if they ever get anymore in stock. :wink:

You've got a purple one too?! hahaha.. yuh... and Brendan has a black cherry too. He has more cars then me.

Brendan has a black cherry too.

Let me guess....he's the boyfriend?

Let me guess....he's the boyfriend?

lmao... are you hiting on her already :lol:

Let me guess....he's the boyfriend?
He's the husband :)

Holy hell. Amazing. A dsm enthusiast married to a dsm enthusiast. Pure heaven lol.

He's the husband :)

I've never even seen you before nor do I know you.....but I envy him.

:1:As do I lol. So how many cars do you guys have in total?

Lol.. thanks :)
.. too many! I'm only claiming 3 dsms as mine
We have:
90 red talon - (ear broke off on the block, getting sold)
92 red laser - (60-1 car, going to auto since Brendan can't shift)
94 red talon - (getting a motor in and selling)
91 green eclipse - (auto, Brendan's DD)
91 blue talon - (needs a crank)
91 black cherry - (needs core support, got hit in front)
91 black cherry - (My car, this thread)
91 silver talon - (my car, other thread)
91 silver eclipse - (my DD)
92 white laser - (parts car)
91 black gaylant - (burn victim)

(they're all AWD)

God damn that is a clean shell. The fended dents, 1/4 panel rust spots, and crunched front bumper on my car are REALLY jealous of you right now. :p

God damn that is a clean shell. The fended dents, 1/4 panel rust spots, and crunched front bumper on my car are REALLY jealous of you right now. :p
Oh and this car even runs.. well I guess it did before parts started getting taken off it.
Does have a straight body, but the oxidization just kills it. So re-paint is a must. I was thinking doing it a solid, but not quite the original black cherry.. Kinda more of a black w/ red tint.. so it still has the black cherry look, but more of this color in the day:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/sexcar/DSC06751.jpg

Getting parts taken off it, is it a parts car? Or is the other one? Because if so and you have a good front bumper and a straight set of fenders I know someone who might want them. :)

Getting parts taken off it, is it a parts car? Or is the other one? Because if so and you have a good front bumper and a straight set of fenders I know someone who might want them. :)
It had a weird knock, so it got parked. As it was parked, the dejon pipes got put on the green eclipse.
The other black cherry is Brendan's baby, so I'm going to try and get a core support for Christmas to get it finished. He loves that car to death, and cried when I got him the other black cherry to replace the one that got hit.. then I kinda took it over since I like it too :)
-- story: That is his first dsm. I drove it to work, and a 70 year old lady ran a red light and hit me head on, totalling the car.
The parts car is the white laser. It's pretty junk other then 1gb lights.

Brendan's car:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/talon/DSCF0291.jpg
After:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/talon/P5170257.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/talon/P5170254.jpg

Fenders are still good.. It just needs a new front bumper, the spare hood/headlight covers painted.. and the core support

Geez... What happened to it?

It was Brendan's first dsm.. I drove it to work, and on my way home, a 70 year old lady ran the red light and hit me head on.

That sucks balls. Be awesome if you can save it.

That's the Christmas present :) (all the parts to get it back on its feet)

You have to many cars. No wonder 1gen awds are so rare... Kittay has them all

lol.. I hold my own dsm meets :D

lol.. I hold my own dsm meets :D

haha this is true. To bad they aren't all driveable. It would be pretty sweet to have like 10 12s cars

Holy smokes, thats a lot of cars! How much money do you go thru a month on parts? or hours? You're husband hit the lotto!!!

Unfortunately, only half run. But my car (silver eclipse) is pretty reliable. The only thing wrong right now is a flat tire :banghead:
After they get through the maintenance stage, they are usually pretty good about being reliable. The worst we've had so far was a car we bought with a blown headgasket and it kept overheating after that.

So maybe 50$ a month for misc parts

Just an update.. Roommate is moving out, so I get the garage at the end of the month!!!! YAY!!!!

But here's what I've got for it already:
50 trim
HKS BOV
Fidanza flywheel/ Act2600 clutch
Steel radiator
Black leather
FMIC
3"Stainless steal Exhaust
Gm maft or Evo Maf
Aeromotive FPR
Walbro 255
Turbo timer
Boost controller
Gauges


I've got some Hks 272/272 cams ordered :D
Then all I need for her to get running is some injectors (most likely 950 to run E85) and to go through the engine (get some maintenence)

Eventually get a tubular manifold for it.

These are the wheels I've been considering:
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1654/dsc009601wx1.jpg
(pic is friend's WRX "STi")

I think you'll be happy with the 3065 once you finally get it. My buddy has it on his GS-T. We raced from about a 30mph roll, and at only 13psi on the 3065, he still pulled away from me at 21psi on the E316G.

^Yuh, my friend has one too. Hits hard and fast.

Got a MBC for it. Now just need some time to start ripping everything apart. I forgot about the ABS. So going to have to swap that out and get a 4 bolt in there too :)

Well.. the cams fell through. :mad:

I found a DNP manifold used for a good price, just worried about the condition if there's any cracks/ re-welds

I figured if I can get some lowering springs, I can get the 5zigens to fit :) They're 17x9 :P lol w/ 255 wides :)

Holy shit, 255s will make that beast look like a monster.

lol.. stick out just a bit :)
15 more days til I get the garage!!!
Here's what the car looks like right now:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC07185.jpg

Yeah I'd go with that DNP manifold. They're supposed to be pretty damn hardcore. I talked to a guy on tuners that said that hes been running his for 5 years straight now with no problems.

Yeah I'd go with that DNP manifold. They're supposed to be pretty damn hardcore. I talked to a guy on tuners that said that hes been running his for 5 years straight now with no problems.
Oh yuh, they're great manifolds.. Just my worry is with any tubular, having cracks or crappy re-welds. That's the main issue.
The guy is selling it for a good price and claims there is only 800 miles on it. But he ignored answering my question about cracks/ re-welds. He's supposedly sending me some upclose/ detail pics though.

Arg.. I want to spend all this money and I'm getting close to quitting and not working for a year to finish school.

Found some more pics:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/P3250045.jpg

secksay all wet:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC06314.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC06313.jpg

Insides:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC06317.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC06319.jpg

stainless steel exhaust:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/P3250050.jpg

Looks like a damn good project car. I'd love to have it.

Looks good. God 1G interiors are so ugly.

Looks good. God 1G interiors are so ugly.
When they're dirty.. but driving in them, it's just so perfect and comfy!

Sorry to keep making tons of posts, but I love pics!!

Here's what I got today for the car.. and for me :D
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC07208.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC07201.jpg

I got a few more things too, just thought the color coded was cool!

Oh and this is in the mail:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/dnp.jpg

You're crazy. I am going to send my current love interest to you for a week, show her the ways ok? :D Nah, I'm just kidding. She can drive manual though, which I think is pretty hot.

looks like your project is progressing well, i would really like to see some progress pics, aswell as a finished product! AWESOME!

Lol.. I can't wait for a finished project!!!! Tracks open 30 March here! That's almost 2 months.. uggg..

But tomorrow I get my DNP manifold! YAY!!!

Got a nice lil goody:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC07227.jpghttp://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC07227.jpg

Ahh the beach.. lol.. One of my paintings..
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/DSC07218.jpghttp://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC07218.jpg

All put together:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g291/k1ttylitter/BCproject/DSC07226.jpg

haha that looks really good I didn't know our cars didn't need a head on it though :P Must be an awesome way to reduce weight!

My table has so much HP right now!

That is very nice, everything is so shiny!

So the roommate moved out early.. The garage is all mine now!!!!! I already got my bike and my dirtbike moved in along with all my detailing stuff..

Do you have a builder block to start assembling all your stuff or are you gathering things little by little until you can put your car down and rebuild that motor ?

Header looks good and like a space saver too..what do you plan to bolt to it ?

Got a 50 trim for now. Going to see how badly I can max it out.

I'm pulling the motor that is currently in it and freshening it up. I have everything to get it running, just I would like to run some cams in it and larger injectors. Other then that, got everything :)

Sweet. I'm looking forward to seeing another 1g monster =) although I don't favor the body style I do love how much you can do with them..way more options than my 2G RS lol..

So your in Idaho huh ? You should come out and run RMR , I think reopen is like is here in a couple weeks or you could run the salt flats ....gotta love Utah. We have some wicked midnight drags ( makes me miss my camaro )

What's the RMR, I assume a run? I know for summer, I wanna go back down there to go to lagoon!!!!!!

But I love the feeling of sitting in a 1g, it's so snug and safe feeling. I had to drive my friends 2g and it was akward feeling. Harpoon the whale.. I called his 2g the whale :P

What's the RMR, I assume a run? I know for summer, I wanna go back down there to go to lagoon!!!!!!

But I love the feeling of sitting in a 1g, it's so snug and safe feeling. I had to drive my friends 2g and it was akward feeling. Harpoon the whale.. I called his 2g the whale :P

It's a sexy whale like Shamoo.

That's funny. I've never sat in a 1G before but like I stated earlier I think the insides are all ugly and old looking. Plus the automatic seatbelt thing drives me crazy. My old Escort had that and I wanted to break it.

EDIT: And colored tools are the best when working. So much easier than trying to read the sizes and all. "Quick! I need the blue wrench!" I love them.

Oh I know, they're badass!

But I love the auto seatbelt, my car gives me a hug every time I get it. It loves me!

Oh I know, they're badass!

But I love the auto seatbelt, my car gives me a hug every time I get it. It loves me!

HAHAHAHAHA. :rofl: :rofl:

It could also be touching you every time you get in if you want to look at it in a different perspective.

That's ok.. if I had a weewee, I'd hit it

Geez, I overlook this thread a few times and now you guys are talkin about boning cars... :disappoin










Although I suppose thats not as bad as waking up in your bed one morning with your FMIC after a heavy night of drinking... :lol: :uhoh: