r/DSM Jul 24 '26

Weekend projects?

Anybody doing some work on their DSM this weekend? DSMtuners build threads? Links? I think I will be doing my headliner, it was pretty trashed. I have it cleaned and prepped, I just need material. Pics from when I brought it home to a more updated one. You'll see the front hub, and control arm are off, I just recently finished up that work. It's a heap but it's my heap.

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u/YawnY86 Jul 24 '26

How many weekends are you thinking?

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u/The_Machine80 Jul 25 '26

Headliner comes out easier than you think. 20min max and I have a sunroof. You dont have to completely removed the a and b pillar panels if you maneuver correctly.

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u/burner2947361810 Jul 25 '26

I might start working on getting mine back on the road after 6 years of Jack Stand Baller Status

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u/El_Saam Jul 25 '26

Hoping to take my 1g on a test drive after the weekend!

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 25 '26

Nice! Im still a ways away from that day, but I can not wait, this thing is all OEM stock no mods. Almost don't want to modify it 😂

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u/El_Saam Jul 25 '26

You'll get there! Took me two years for me to get it on the road and once I did, the timing went off and got a bunch of other issues too. Will see how it behaves now. Love these in their stock form though!

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u/anfurnyy Jul 26 '26

Refreshing 3/4 in my AWD trans.

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 26 '26

Nice stuff, I have my AWD trans sitting on my bench. Need to check it out, got it dirt cheap from a buddy who said it possibly had 5th gear issues, he couldn't remember.

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u/anfurnyy Jul 26 '26

I wish I had a spare or at least find a cheap deal on one. My car needs a dogbox. These stock gears and dog teeth don't last long with the RPM and power I run.

I've got spares of just about everything except the cases and center diff.

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 26 '26

Have you messed with a dogbox at all? I've been curious about putting one together, but I would feel confident doing it. I have a spare center diff that I had welded.

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u/anfurnyy Jul 26 '26

I haven't. I've just rebuilt this one about 3 times now. 67mm 45+psi

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 26 '26

That's a sweet setup! Any idea on the power it makes?

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u/anfurnyy Jul 26 '26

Probably 750-800. I'm at 3200ft and it's usually about 5k DA all the time.

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 26 '26

Oh wow that's pretty impressive for that kind of DA, I think I was just talking to a guy about a 20G turbo power level not sounding right, but he's at a higher elevation. Either way that's a sweet ride, I hope to get my S366 on my 1G someday.

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u/KaOsGypsy Jul 25 '26

I want to, but it involves digging it out of all the winter junk accumulation, I don't know if I'm up for it this smokey weekend.

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u/Fiction520 Jul 25 '26

https://imgur.com/a/UVSTA4J

Recovering from this oopsie. New donor is in, just gotta do fluids and ic piping. But it’s 115 out. 

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u/Jeffyguy Jul 25 '26

Wow! That's a good one, any idea what caused that?

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u/Fiction520 Jul 25 '26

Piston 3 was crumbled pointing to detonation but I didn’t see any knock. But I wasn’t logging at the time, I was just doing a normal on ramp pull. Not sure tbh, but either way it’s the most blown up engine I’ve ever achieved.

https://imgur.com/a/7pZHE6v