After that telling spotlight on Max, I wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t give a little insight on this “Bombshell” you’ve been hearing so much about… I’ll start with “the bad”. *NOTE* the bad, really isn’t that bad at all – especially considering this car is a 1990, with 125K original miles, and has seen at least limited track time, and a good bit of the daily commute under my command. I also found the original window sticker from the dealership of first purchase – which actually is in this area. It’s very fragile so I’m still waiting to get it laminated and scanned in, but I found it in the glove compartment… Go figure! So with all that said, here we go.
One of the maybe two rust spots I’ve seen on the car.
Here’s the close up. It’s a little nasty looking, but no more that three to five inches across.
Someone may have wrinkled the fender before I bought it, but it seems they did a good job ironing it out. Could use a spot of blue to go with the rest though! 
Another shot of the fender, and the hood that could also use a little more blue. I always wonder why so many Mitsubishis end up with an “ashy” hood, roof, and trunk. The Galant is the first one that comes to mind… As you can see, I took this pic from the bed of The Guardian. Max and I went to visit Blue at the shop when I though I had found a proper donor transmission.
I know this is still supposed to be the bad, but this paint is pretty good. The pinstripe decals and badging need replacement, and the DSM Talon Swirl wheels either need to be resurfaced (budget upgrade for the time being) or replaced.
Tiny bit of rust in the door jamb, but nothing that standard body and paint work can’t fix.
The infamous hanging weatherstripping!
Got a rip in the leather shift knob boot and it hasn’t been conditioned in who knows how long?!
Got an extra boot though, so not a big deal. As you can see, it’s intact.
That’s pretty much it on the bad. Everything else from here out is a bonus.
Plenty of tread on the tires (truly representative of all four).
Had to put a full size spare tire in! Turbos and donuts just do NOT MIX!!!
You can just see the cut of the Brembo Sport Slotted Rotors and the weave of the Goodridge Stainless Lines (8-Line Kit)
Here’s a better view of both. This is the front wheel so you also get to see the twin-piston 2G Caliper upgrade. What you can’t see – Porterfield RS pads.
RRE Front Lower Tie Bar – really makes a difference in the FWD handling! Car doesn’t jerk so much left to right when turning.
Custom Poly-Filled Mounts. All four in the engine bay are treated the same way.
ACT 2100 Clutch Kit. You can just see one of the shift cable bushings – it’s ball bearing. Inside, I’ve got the Symborski Shifter Base Bushings. Gotta have a smooth shift.
Better shot of the Fidanza 8lb. aluminum flywheel
Stainless braided clutch line
Look how clear the fluid is! This is what’s flowing through the stainless brake and clutch lines.
What you can see – rebuilt 4G63T w/2G manifold. You can also see the aluminum strut tower brace bolted down. What you can’t see – 2G Pistons on 1G Big Rods and balance shafts removed.
TD05H-14B w/stainless oil feed line. Turbo could probably use a rebuild. I want to max out it’s power before I upgrade to a larger snail. Even then I plan to continue to showcase Mitsubishi power using EVO III components.
Oil Feed Line @ the Filter housing. My 1990 car has the OE air-cooled oil cooler.
Clean interior. You can see the tell-tale boost gauge from here. RS-T baby!
Not much mileage on the clock for an old bird!
Night Gauges! See the reflection of the parking lights looking back like eyes?
RRE rear strut tower bar. I’m serious about suspension. Prepping for the SCCA circuit!
What?! The hood struts work?!! Who knew?
So does the pop-up sunroof latch.
Pioneer head unit with USB connect. Clean install.
More clean interior. Not bad for 19 yrs old huh?! I know!
All of the work done to the car was done in town by local techs and businesses. There’s more to the story because when the motor was first rebuilt, the machine shop put the wrong size bearings in (they’ve since been replaced with the right ones. Gratefully the crank journals weren’t scored. Pics forthcoming…) Even in that condition, The Bombshell took me to Atlanta for my friend’s wedding (when gas was at peak prices) making 30 miles per gallon! As it stands, of course you can see it needs a transmission (fully rebuilt for racing with a Quaife Limited Slip Differential), and I’d really like to go through the motor rebuild AGAIN but this time with a fine toothed comb. (Can you say SPONSORSHIP?!) 
I don’t think all of the internals have to be forged titanium, but I have some more specific upgrades I’d like to see that will make Blue more competitive and more reliable on the road course.
I’m so passionate about this. Thanks for coming by to share my love.
More to come!
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