Image via Gears and Gasoline/YouTube
As you probably already know, a freshly built project car, or one you’re still putting the finishing touches on, isn’t exactly a smoothed out vehicle. So taking that ride and daily driving it is a bold move, although it does help you find all those little gremlins hiding in your work.
YouTuber busted for speeding in a million dollar Mustang.
That’s what two YouTubers from Gears and Gasoline did with their freshly built second-gen Eagle Talon. The engine was just rebuilt, a new clutch was installed, and more, so that adds all kinds of complexities to the potential problems which might emerge.
Just in case, they threw a toolkit in the back. That’s what we call foreshadowing.
Unsurprisingly, the first problem to emerge is a coolant leak. If you’re had experiences with the Talon/Eclipse or similar rides, you’re either laughing, crying, or both. The struggle is real.
In fact, during the 30 day break-in period, these guys deal with three separate coolant leaks. We’re honestly surprised there weren’t four or five leaks, so that’s not as bad as it could’ve been (that’s only partially a joke). They finally just replace all the hoses with new silicone lines, which apparently cures the chronic problem.
For a project car, the Talon seems to be quite livable. It’s not something these guys seem to have to wrestle constantly or has a monstrous clutch which kills their left calf.
But additional problems seem surprisingly few. A persistent gas smell leads to an unsuccessful repair, leading to a huge fuel leak, running the tank dry and stranding the guy. But that’s about it. For a highly boosted, tuned car that’s being daily driven, that’s impressive.
The big question is would you daily drive your project car? Or maybe you do because it’s your only ride? It’s definitely an adventure but also a great way to detect problems quickly, if not burn your friends out as you ask for rides after getting stranded.
Image via Gears and Gasoline/YouTube
