I Turned My Eclipse GSX Into A Mini Nissan GTR With Parts Off A Mustang & Cadillac! Budget GODZILLA!
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2024
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In this video, I turned my Eclipse GSX into a mini GTR using parts off a Mustang & Cadillac. This car is basically a budget Godzilla! Big thanks to my friends at Fitment Industries! If you guys needwheels, tires, brakes suspension and much more click here! www.fitmentindustries.com/
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Nice!!
What was your screen name on tech I lived on that forum
What happened to the other guy that used to be on the videos with you?
Ditto!
Link us up to the link for those wire strippers! Plus your Amazon link isn't working that's on this video
Leave the V. In the old days, it was a badge of honor to brag about using performance parts from other cars. It meant that you were an expert forum search guy lol
Agreed
EXACTLY!!!!!
100%
yessir
If you're not going to keep the V make it "LSC"
I swear LSC posts are the highlight of my week. This has to be one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. Thanks for the amazing content Alex.
Same here. I look forward to these videos every Saturday.
This and Lee C Salvage
@@oyevayboy same!
Alex's channel has that weekend wrenching automotive nostalgia that brings me back to my younger days when my dad and I would watch automotive wrenching shows on the weekends together. RIP dad!
My fav car show hands down. Thank u Alex. I’m on hospice dealing with Pancreatic and Liver cancer and the weekends are always looked forward to. Thanx again for ur incredible channel💜🙏
Messing with my OCD that you just casually put the Center caps on not lined up to the spoke with the logo on it!!
I came here to say this 🤣
Oh nooooo. The world must be ending 😂🤣🤣
@@kennygarner1225 yep it is. totally ruins all that work
I was thinking the same. Kinda hurt my feelings a bit.
Always line up the logos!!!
Saturday AM routine :
Coffee ☑️
Cigar ☑️
LSC video ☑️☑️
What, no Schmoke n' a Pancake? 😉
@@danielseelye6005 more of a waffle guy myself 😂
@@autoavids Ahhh, more Shtogie n' a waffle than Pipe n' a crepe. Got it. 😁
I might skip the cigar myself but, agree, I get coffee and watch LSC Video, even my wife knows this is Saturday morning thing for me....
@@danielseelye6005 😂😂😂😂
DSM, Fast, Reliable in the same intro. I about lost my breakfast on that one! DSM=Daily Service Maintenance. This is chock full of memberberries! I had a 1995 Talon TSi AWD back in 2006ish making around 440hp to the tire. Haltech standalone (using DOS!), 25 lbs on a PTE SCM-61, 880cc injectors, 6 bolt swap with 90 big rods, JE pistons .040 over bore, Cyclone intake, comp 272 cams. Tokiko 5 way adjustables, Baer big brake kit riding on some Volk GTC's. Crank walk, boost leaks, popped couplers, fried piston rings, cracked manifolds, always something, but she was my first love. John Shepherd was our DSM hero! Got fed up with the nagging from my ex-wife and sold it...then got rid of her too. Should have got rid of her first.
Exactly! You can always get another women but finding another clean dsm is a needle in a haystack!
The crank walk and cracked manifold were your fault. So were the popped couplers. You gotta upgrade when pushing more boost and laying on the throttle CONSTANTLY.
You crank walked a 6 bolt block...I have questions - as that was the split collar thrust that failed on 7 bolts, not on 6 bolts.
Crank walk is caused by bad engine building. A tiny percentage of 7 bolt cars crank walk. Very, very few 6 bolts. It's really not a thing. LS engines have just as many thrust bearing issues as 4g6x engines.
@@mikescherrer4923 I’ve owned a lot of high hp 7 bolts and never was out of spec at the collar. I just have issues believing this story if it was a relatively stock 6 bolt 90 big rod bottom end never opened
Dandelions are some of the first available flowers for bees to use for food energy after a long winter. Leave the dandelions and give our little pollinator buddies some help.
Thanks . Was going to say somthing . . But glad you did . .
Was thinking . The whole lawn could be wild flowers . .
Bee keepers son here . . We had 2500 hives . . Some weeds are important ❤❤
No. I won't let those weeds take over my lawn. I plant crocuses, daffodils and tulips. They bloom early enough.
15:00 "I actually totally did that on purpose to like show you guys what would happen if YOU 🫵 left a line or a fitting loose, because I (scoffs) I would never do that 🤞" 😂😎
That was funny
Yes, we watched the same video
@@mrticklenuts2124 obviously, but imo this type of humor Alex drops makes his vids the best
For the brakes, add an "E" and an "O" in the same font to the caliper keeping the original "V". Can go black or color change on them.
Loved the DSM Talon/Eclipse AWD 2.0 Litre turbo cars from the nineties. I use to own a 90 Eagle Talon TSi AWD that was modified from stock. I changed the whole exhaust system from turbo back with a 3 inch stainless steel mandrel Buscher Racing exhaust. Boost controller, upgraded fuel pump, fuel injectors, ACT clutch, upgraded intercooler pipes, blow off valve and so forth. Car stayed stock appearance wise, except if you saw the exhaust system from the back of the car. Loved the power it made to all 4 wheels when accelerating. Surprisingly, I did get great fuel economy close to stock when driving it normally. I did get 389,000 kilometres on the original engine and turbo. Miss that car.
Alex, Derek and Cleetus providing 4 hours of entertainment in the last 20 hours.
Derek?
@@andrewphillips470 VGG!
Vice grip garage! yep I’m the dummy around here
Definitely replaces fake tv. Love these guys Alex, Derik Beary and Cletus. Going to start my channel soon with older but not real old C-10s without the expensive parts. I love using the factory parts bin.
Def some of the best, but you forgot Sleeperdude!
The south is so lucky! My 2G DSM was a nightmare when I replaced those same parts LOL. Watching all of that come off that easy was insane lol.
30:00 having done a BBK similar to this. The holes in the rotors are larger than the studs so there is a gap & play, meaning the rotor will slam into the stud, then start braking. I'd suggest finding a small enough diameter metal tube that fits over the new stud & between the rotor then cutting them to fit the gap.
For the kit I did 1320 Performance actually sold a "limited" run of stainless-steel inserts.
When working with brakes if you want to stop the fluid from leaking out, use a brake pedal depressor to hold the brake pedal down and the brake fluid will not constantly leak out. You’ll of course get some fluid initially leaking, but it’ll stop. I used to do it all the time when messing with the brake system on various types of vehicles.
I use the ghetto plastic bottle and fuel line method. But I'm definitely going to search up brake pedal depressors. I like Alex's vacuum method, though.
@@Dwigt_Rortugal I meant when swapping brake hoses, calipers or anything like that where there the brake fluid is going to constantly leak out, you can stop most of that from happening by depressing the brake pedal while working on the system. While bleeding the vacuum bleeder does work well, but I’ve found a good pressure bleeder works better.
I don't care that I was in the middle of another video that was good, I still clicked off to click on this one!
You ain't lying! Lol
I did the exact same thing! 😆
Ditto
Same
Was watching the thing 2011 and stopped for this video😅😅
Mental programing...
BAAAH! I just ordered a Sunday kit 3 days ago. If I had just waited!
Undercoat got sandblasted from being in the desert. My Nissan has a similar look to it being a CA car.
Starting my career in CA where I am from, then moving to OH, I had to completely relearn how to take things apart. The torch is your friend here. We didn't even have a torch in the dealers back home.
I've always wanted one of these. My buddy had a 12 second talon back in the day that sounded like boat at idle. He had to launch in second gear because in first gear it would just spin all four tires and he almost side stepped into a mustang he was racing from a launch. They pull so nice. I saw another guy roll onto the highway once in 2nd and it bounced on all four corners, squatted and then blasted off. Good memories of the 90s glory days of street racing.
The eclipse is that weird grandpa that tells you to pull his finger
I have never read a more accurate comment about a car.
I've been super excited for this update! Especially considering Japanese cars aren't generally in his wheel house! And my two favorite cars as a teen were the Trans Am WS6 and Eclipse GSX.
i love the eclipse content and i think you should keep the V logo on the calipers it’s a cool little quirk and feature
At 3:22 I was truly disappointed that there wasnt any Toto - Hold the line -references
I was watching Tavarish when the bell rang. Bye Tavarish, I’ll finish you later!
LMAO
You can finish him when he finishes a build!
So never lol @Alansdadude
😂😂😂
He can finish a one car build in 3 years. LOL
I absolutely love this channel. So much quality content. Alex is super cool and relatable. I had to say goodbye to my dog yesterday and am taking it really hard so i really appreciate this distraction. Ive been really excited for more on the gsx.
Sorry to hear about your loss, pet owner myself and have been there myself many times, it does get better with time and having allot of good memories to wash away the sadness.
Sorry for your loss, buddy. The brightest starts burn the fastest.
Thank you guys. I appreciate it. Been a rough couple days but I know my buddy,Turbo, isn't in pain anymore.
I had a rear wheel fall off coming into Memphis tn around 2am years ago. This corresponded during a time I was having some issues with my neighbors, just saying. Anyways, I had broken studs and used the washer method to replace all the studs on the hub. Had no issues at all. I am so excited to see a new video about the Eclipse. This is one of my favorite projects you have going on.
Being a kid during the original Fast and Furious, the Eclipse was always one of my favorite cars growing up. Cool to see a build on one in 2024. A very underrated car in my opinion!
The Bearded Mechanic this morning and now Legitstreetcars.. Saturdays are the best.
As always love the show , but as already mentioned, PLEASE line up the cap logo with the spokes 😂
That ad transition was very smooth. Love lawn care. Love wrenching on vehiculars. Love when both worlds collide! The Fast and Furious reference was hilarious. I love this channel lmao.
Really enjoying this series, Alex! Thanks for sharing as always 👍
My weekly, Saturday morning, adult cartoons😊
Let’s goo!! Another Saturday, another banger of a video!!
On this weekends Power Block Alex upgrades his eclipse and lots of power!
We just need Fluid Motor Union to launch a video right after Legit Street Cars so we can watch a couple hours of UA-cam every Saturday! 😊
Or Modern Masters hahaha 😆
He needs to open a video with that at least once! He should track down the guy that voices that and have him do something.
Absolutely loving the DSM content, I love all the content but owning a dsm and watching you work in one is a highlight for sure! Keep up the great work Alex!
Hey Alex just a quick share.... Since watching your channel you really starting to give me confidence to work on my own car.. And now Im talking more then just chances wheels and the 'easy stuff'. Awesome man love your channel
definitely be an interesting Saturday watch 🤘🤘 Rock on Alex thanks for the video and the content and the dedication to your subscribers
Love those Eclipse
Stop resisting sounds like a Chicago cop.
Thanks for the vid Alex love seeing the Eclipse getting some love and more PoWeR!! I had a friend who had one new GSX dark green back in 96 and the motor kept blowing, all factory, it was under warranty too and they replaced the motor 3 times. Also thank you for not putting your content behind a paywall!
Excellent. Greetings from Ghana 🇬🇭
Saturday with Alex is just better
Love these kind of old builds!!! Keep em coming ❤
Love Alex's positivity. He is the only person I know that can find something to say something positive about out road system.
Alex, as an engineering QA/QC person, I know from many years experience, thread failures, and tests, that ALL threads should be very clean and lightly lubricated - i.e. enough to remove dry friction from the thread surface. The torque you apply to a stud or bolt is intended to extend the stud/bolt within it's elastic limit, and apply longitudinal pressure to the mating surfaces. If the threads are dry, or even lightly contaminated with corrosion or dust etc., it will affect the accuracy of the torque you apply. Another issue with dry/dirty/corroded threads is the creation of micro-stress cracking over time. Both issues can cause either under-tightening or rupture of the thread. The reason that this is not a very frequent failure issue, is because the threads, bolts and studs are typically over-designed to account for poor use (mainly over-tightening of corroded wheel bolt/stud threads). But there are limits. Better safe than sorry.
As an Engineer you do not lube to any extent bolts or studs that are on moving parts, especially wheel studs, they can work loose.
@@glynnepritchard2526 If threads can work loose they are either not correctly torqued, or in need of a locking mechanism. I am not suggesting the use of special low-friction lubricants, just a few drops of light machine oil. Whenever I visit a tyre shop, I see many cases of bone-dry & corroded nuts/bolts & studs on cars/vans, being removed/refitted using unregulated airguns. And if they use a torque wrench they sometimes go way past the 'stop' indicator. It works until it fails.
@@terryross1754 I’ll stick to nearly four decades of design engineering. I am the one that writes the specifications for QA/QCs to follow.
@@glynnepritchard2526 Nothing personal, but I have come across enough errors - material/assembly failures, leaks, highly detailed connector analyses, in-depth RCA's, plus too many non-validated designs - to rely more on 5 decades of my own international experience in a wide variety of engineering companies and applications. Manufacturing QA/QC personnel are indeed normally in a 'captured' situation (e.g. Boeing ?), but not all QA/QC activity is limited by directives from engineering.
Please do a timing belt service. Most importantly the hydraulic tensioner and balancer. Also should upgrade fuel filter for e85
Definitely, and a quality belt. If it's still got the balance shaft it could do with a good new belt there too.
I thought he aleady did do the timing belt and used all mitsu stuff.....or maybe I'm thinking of G&G.
Basically the first thing I always go soon as I get any DSM running, factory tensioner and belts are a must.
Man, it looks freaking sick, and it's gonna look even better when painted! That wheel choice was absolutely perfect, it really sets the car off!
This video brings back memories. I had Tein coilovers and Enkei RS Evolution wheels on my 92 Accord Coupe 5-speed way back in the day. The ride was amazing. Much love!
As the owner ofca classic 1967 Triumph car, I'm envious of all the parts you can find for your cars, they all seem to fit perfectly first time, whereas the reproduction parts for my car often seem either not to fit at all, or need a lot of work to make fit!
Just in time!
What i was waiting for.
E55 in the back ❤.
Man you picked just the right rims. It just suits so well, for some reason this gave me strong old Need For Speed nostalgia when I saw it with the new stance and rims. All it now needs for maximum tuner vibes is a subtle bodykit.
The 350z was the best car in the original NFS. The best one was NFS Underground because it had an open world and multiple racing disciplines. I won the game twice with different cars. They should remake it and port it over to the xbox and playstation. Or put it on mobile. Only problem is you would need a controller to play it properly.
He may have the wrong motor though
@@stevelouie5928idk why ea doesn't do this I'd buy the shit out of a nfs underground 1 and 2 remaster.
An Eclipse was a cool car when I was in high school. Probably a similar timeline for Alex. I had a friend who was starting out flipping cars, and he bought an Eclipse that had been in an accident. The damage was minor enough that he bought a body kit for it and it pretty much covered up the damage. It was from the Pimp My Ride era, as it had a second battery in the trunk and a place where a PlayStation had been. Anyway, Mike sold it and made a decent profit.
51:45 Yes I am of the same mind set. I put a set of smaller type turbos on my car instead of a huge big boy and I am SO glad I did that. The low down torque is SO MUCH FUN! I think Jay Leno always says "All the fun is between 10 and 120" or something very close to that. Who drives around at speeds over that much of the time and if you are it's not for long. It's just bragging rights. And I don't care about top speed I like the PULL from DOWN LOW!
So much GOOD content! I’m interested in all your builds!
Where’s Peter
No longer welcome at the shop.
@@fredstone3875por que?
WHAAAT!? Why!?
He hasn't gone into detail about but he said that he's not welcome or has any affiliation with lsc any longer
@@DavidJackson-fb4ix oh wow 😢
I still miss Peter a little..
Yeah me too
Mann, You're right. Lately when i watch alex i feel something missing. Then you comes up saying this and its recalled my memories. You damn right.
Btw is he quit from LSC or there any other explanation?
What happened to Peter?
@@Busabangindrama they kept off of UA-cam.
Sweet! Great episode. Love seeing the in depth builds. Still the best channel on UA-cam
Love this series, good to see more DSM content all around youtube
Joel Elmore of 2024!!!!
I was about to go clean my garage... but I'm gonna watch this first.
Had a 92 laser rs-t and a 92 talon AWD. DSM4L!
Thanks Alex, really learned how to speed up a front wheel assembly
Love the build thanks !!!
Nothing says fast and reliable like Mustang and Cadillac. LOL.
all nice but how about the engine internals?
He has a build sheet from the previous owner if this is the car i think it is.
Eagle h beam rods and weisco pistons. Good for 600hp. Basic revuild
These videos are always enjoyable for me to watch, listen, and learn. I think its my favorite automotive channel. I like Matt Armstrong's builds too. Between the two...I tend to watch the others less consistently these days.
GREAT Wheel choice. I love this build!
Where’s Peter!?!?
Where have you been
@@chuckhancock3152 in the comments asking where Peter is lol
Love it been waiting for you to get a lincoln mark viii lsc purely because it matches your name
I love all the cars you work on, Great stuff thanks.
I always love seeing DSM videos in my feed. Great video
Where's peter ma boi :(
18:46 impedance, JINX Alex
Great video Alex! I can't wait to see the final product.
I agree with every decision you've made on this it's just perfect man
LEAVE THE V// !! Just shows the diligence that went into the build; I love it. I'd get the skirts color matched also...but that's just me! Can't wait to see it on the AWD dyno!! Loved these cars as a kid! You're living the dream, Alex!!
I love being entertained and educated at the same time. Great content.❤
The V looks good on the calipers :) love this car it's beautiful! Alex is informative and entertaining as usual, thank you for brightening up my weekend!
Man, I just love how long and complete your videos are. Good entertainment!!
I have been enjoying your work on this Eclipse, which is a car I have always liked. I dont know if you have done many GM four door sedans on your channel but I think that a Pontiac G8 would be cool.
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for DSM's!
Leave the V! I love it. It’s almost like sporting a “brand” in a way since it is such a tried/true upgrade 🎉
Excellent upgrades. This is going to be a terrific ride!
"So I can tighten up these 14's", as you're tightening the "four Teins". Glorious.
Love all the upgrades!
Guys don't forget to blow the fuel lines out with compressed air not clear them from debris created when cutting the line so it don't end up in your filter or your injectors
Greta job picking those wheels!
I can’t work on cars anymore due to health reasons but I found a way to get my fix from this channel. Excellent choice on the wheels, those are perfect for that car.
I’m so happy you’re doing a GSX!!! I used to have a 99’ gsx. Beautiful car!
I purchased the Release cleaner. Used it on my 54” Lynx grill. It worked better than expected. Planning to use it on my engine cowling this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!
Great video, Alex! That little car will be a real blast to drive when you get it dialed in. Thanks man!
Look forward to these vids every Saturday morning. POWER BLOCK BABY!!!
I love all the little tips and tricks you share
Best car show online and on tv, can’t wait for Saturday every week to sit down and watch some LSC’s
42:57 To quote a wise British man that may or may not also be an extraterrestrial alien, "Wibbly wobbly, timey-wimey...stuff."
The out takes are gold! Good call on the Michelin Pilot Sports and I'd leave the V on the calipers!!
Love to see all the upgrades across all the vehicles. After spending a decade in the auto shop I feel bad for you dealing with the s65. Can’t wait for the next video
I love that everything to take apart, you clean up before you put it back together
Leave the V Alex, always look forward to your Video's it gets my week started.
Alex loving this build so far! Can’t wait to see the updated bumpers on and everything painted. I say just leave the V logos on the brakes lol. I had CTS-V brakes front and rear on my G8 and I just left the logos.
I'm lazy, but i'd leave the car like that but with a front bumper 55:50
Nice wheels, awesome brakes, lots of power and all of the bumps and scrapes of 29 years of being a car!
Talk about patina!
yeah! GO FAST STOP FAST!!!
I love this channel! youre the best