1989 st162 USDM GT 'vert 3sfe 5spd

My "stock" photos shown as the 2nd owner. Well maintained, all body cosmetic and mechanical in decent shape. The vehicle has since become a resto mod project of mine - I'll keep all of you posted, minus all the silly graphics & all
-K

 

Thanks guys... I know, it was about time hahahaha, I misplaced these photos for a while but I found them last night( from the 2007 MD meet)

The overall condition is pretty exceptional for a 20 yr old car, the thanks really goes to the previous owner Caroline who really babied her especially not driving it in the winter and garaging her. There are a couple dings here and there, doors are sagging, the truck was bent due to a faulty trunk strut, small tear in the top - to be expected for the age. Main goal is full resto however some of those things will end-up as mods - ie I upgraded to GT-S exhaust from DP back. Suspension is technically next however other things may get done before that - I have the rear spoiler now and have been thinking more and more about a kit and paint. If find a good deal on rims/tires I'll pull the trigger on that in the near future also. The major part will be the motor/drivetrain and as you know I've been wishywashy on that subject - ge or gte Some other frivolous things make get tossed in along the way like JDM mirrors, JDM corners, reupholster cloth as leather and those miata rollbars over the seats 8) Anyway, It's been a slow train commin' so far - it's hard to get things done on such a limited income, hopefully this year I can pull-off more progress. :twisted:
-K

 

My sound system thread is here:
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1023&p=11791#p11791

Specs Updated 2010
Deck: Alpine CDE-102 (USB-In)
Front Speakers: Boston RC 420 45w @ 4ohm
Rear Speakers: Boston RC 520 45w @ 4ohm
Amp F/R: Class D Alpine KTP-445
Amp Sub: Class D Mono Block Alpine MRP-M450 400w @ 2ohm
Sub Line Driver: Audiocontrol Overdrive
Sub/Enclosure/Wiring: Type R Alpine SWR-1042D @ 2ohm
Scosche Enclosure, Fuse Block, 8g Wiring

 

[REPOSTED 2011]
Since much of this thread has been lost, I'll do a brief recap of the progress and upgrades up to this point:

Energy Suspension ARB to Chassis Mounts, new OEM Sway Bar End Links and
purchased SuperPro Poly for the rest of the car.





Whiteline Front Strut Tower Brace



Custom Short Ram with OBX Heat Shield



TEQ Oil Cap



1986-1989 ST/GT/GT-S Lebra


GT-S Trunk, Spoiler & Custom Vinyl Graphics




Euro Corner Lights, Wiring & Bulbs





White Lightning Grill Trim & Eyelids



The Gen1 3SGE swap donor



More to come SOOON! :cool

 

5 lug conversion is the plan, mainly to do rear drum to disc conversion. I haven't decided if I'm going to buy
new parts with used gt-s hubs or just use all used parts. Possibly new ss brake lines, but that depends
on labor cost. I'll use the gt-s stock wheels for a while, but will upgrade to bigger - nicer - lighter wheels eventually.
Wheels will have to wait though, I still need to finish upgrading the suspension.

 

Nope, the set that came with the car is facelift 13" 4x100's, the most recent set I bought was a pre-facelift 13" 4x100 set which is on the car now.

 

Thanks, I appreciate the offer. IIRC, I have a set waiting for me when I'm ready.

 

As for exhaust, it's pretty much already done minus a couple parts to be installed.
I already have GT-S exhaust, so I'm planning loose the stock cat and relocating a new cat after the flex pipe
and adding the 4-1 OBX header I have. In case people are wondering why the header isn't on the gt-s
at this point, it won't clear the GT-S starter. It should fit on the 'vert though as long as I loose the stock
cat and I can keep my 3sfe tranny and starter combo. Hopefully with the header, I won't loose too much
on the low end, but I was contemplating an aluminum flywheel to compensate for that. Kind of a theoretical
plan though, as no one I know has done this yet. :fingersx

 

The new shift bushes :thumbsup:

 

I think I'm going to wait for any internal modifications. I need to get it swapped first, make sure it's 100% running correctly THEN think about mods.