My DB1 Story

GENERAL General G2/G2IC Discussion
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Okay. I’ve been on the forum, for a few months. I love reading what all you guys (and girls) are doing to your cars. I have wanted a second gen Teg, since they were new. Not really expecting to ever have one, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity when the ex-wife said she would sell me our son’s '92 four-door. $200 and a seven hour tow from Wyoming, it was mine. :slight_smile: This is what I brought home. Not exacty what I had in mind, but what can one expect for $200…

First thing I did was order wheels and tires. I know you guys aren’t hip on the cheap wheels, but there was no way I was gonna run those other things.!! And, these fit my tight-ass budget, for now.

I cleaned up a few other things, to at least improve the appearance. New corner lamps, turn lamps, and did my best to make the fascia fit better.

I already knew the trans had some issues, but hoped that the proper sized tires and a fluid service would take care of it. No luck. :frowning: So, since I am am one to overspend to bring things back from the dead, I decided to take it upon myself to rebuild it. Luckily, I work at a Chrysler dealer, so I have a shop available. We pulled the engine and trans out the bottom (stupid ABS). I hung it from the hoist, and gave it a much needed bath.

It was completely covered in grease. Then, split the engine and trans.

Then, started the disassembly.

Just as I was really able to start getting into the teardown, my work partner quit. That pretty much screwed me. I didn’t know if I would ever get time to work on it. I started to wonder if I would be able to put it back together, it had been so long…

So, I took all the parts home, and put it together, there. One good thing about not having a wife… nobody to bitch about turning the table into a workbench. lol.

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sorry fellas, but I’m out of time, for today. I will update more, tomorrow. : )

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damn nice car for 200 bucks!!!

but if i was you il do a 5spd swap on it

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Nice for 200 i been wanting a 4 door my self for DD so i can park the db2 in the garage

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Nice story! Looking forward to updates.

Nice pic on the wheels too. I’m not a fan of chrome wheels on Tegs personally, but that’s just me.

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Great price on the db. The car look much better with the new wheels and the front end adjustments.

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Skull… I tossed the idea around, a bit. At this point, it made more sense for me to take the “easy” way out, and rebuild my auto. I only had roughly $600 in parts, to put it back together. Would have cost me about a grand to do a manual swap. Would have enjoyed it, and might happen, in the future. Just, not right now.

SO… “meanwhile, in an apt building downtown” I found the cause of no reverse. A piece of metal had gone through the reverse gear/fourth gear/shift collar assembly. Was still able to order them, from Acura. I managed to get it all put back together. I’m a parts guy, so I felt good about it being together. Still had some big reservations as to whether it would work, though… lol

I kind of have to laugh, because my “condo association” frowns upon working on cars in the parking lot. And here I am building a transmission inside my unit. Hey… they couldn’t bitch about me working on it outside, at least…

Finally, the day arrived for installation. It was currently running on one “KC” power… lol

After a few Saturdays of working on it (it never seems to go as planned… wrong torque converter, catasrophic oil leak from oil pump), I finally got it in and done. Drove it around town, just to make sure it shifted properly. Drove it to a couple of nearby towns, a couple times. Everything seemed to run well. It always had done well on these little trips, though.
My girlfriend and I like going to Grand Junction, to watch the college and “A” baseball games. It’s a little over 100 miles. The final push to rebuild the trans was the Teg’s first trip, where it made it 90 miles… that was not a good night. So… eventually… I was gonna have to see if it would work, for a longer trip.

This was taken Sunday. Drove it down to Junction, for the first time after the rebuild. :excite:

Still have plenty to do to her, but at least things are headed in the right direction. :rockon: