Game Changer | Not your typical Galant.

I’m going to be honest, the first time I saw Jigz’s Galant It took me awhile to realize it is in fact a Galant. I couldn’t believe how aggressive it looked and I had never in my life seen a tuned Galant prior to seeing Jigz’s. But let me say this, he has done a phenomenal job making an average car into a Jaw dropping sexy beast. Yep, a sexy beast. I love everything about his Galant, the paint color is perfect- it draws just enough attention for people to look at it and try to figure out what the masterpiece they are looking at is but it doesn’t scream for attention. The fitment, its spot on in my opinion! Just the slightest stretch on the tires makes it fit so well but still keeps its performance since he plans to track this Galant this coming spring.

Jigz said “I have been into cars for as long as I could remember.  Honestly, it is my life.  It’s my hobby, my career, and the one permanent thing I’ve had my whole life besides family.  It’s my failsafe.  Something I know when everything else goes down the shitter, I can turn to and make everything better.  Atleast for a little while.”

Jigz actually didn’t plan on modifying a Galant. It’s a long story and is a whole lot of history but let’s just say, when it was handed down to him, he was planning on selling it for a 2G GSX but got caught up in it and as cliché as it sounds, he developed a sentimental attachment that he couldn’t understand to it.  He just couldn’t see himself building anything else and that is how it came to be. He got the car in 2005, put coilovers on it in 2006 and from there it just got better and better till it came to be what it is now.

I asked him what his future plans for it are and he said “I build it for my own personal satisfaction so as far as future plans, nothing is set in stone.  This car in my heart, is never done.  Though, I know the motor with close to 130k is going to let go sooner or later so whatever I come up with either a built 4G64 with a 4G63 head, FP RED, and cams or a bone stock EVO8 4G63T.  Either way an LSD trans is in the plans along with a roll cage and better suspension components.  I want to track it, too many people build “track oriented” cars that are hard parked way too much.  One thing I wish I did different this year is that if I could have skipped the paint to do more events I would.  But everything happens for a reason and the paint job was a wedding present from my friends.”

Jigz’s love for cars started when he used to tag along with the “cool” kids to the races back when he was in the Philippines, and when he moved to the states he was about 12. He consistently bugged his uncles to bring him to all the shows and races they attended.  He said he has been in the “scene” for a while but feels the he and the Galant have only started to emerge this past couple of years.

He said “My favorite part about the Galant is definitely the fact that I built her with my own two hands and no matter what she starts right up.  There are days where she likes to act like a typical Mitsubishi, but it is nothing BabyG and I don’t get through together. lol.  It’s a whole lot of work to keep her reliable, but it is something I obsess over because, what good is a car if it mostly sits in the garage than driven all the time?”

Jigz said “I would be lying if I said there weren’t any cars on the Galant forums I wanted to copy.  But as time went by, I discovered the style I wanted slowly.  I know I wanted to keep it USDM as most of the Galants on the forums were going with JDM conversions and such but the color was back and forth there were days I wanted to keep it silver and there were days I wanted to paint it a different color.  Up until the week before we painted it I contemplated keeping it silver.  But the t70 paint found its way into my gun and onto the car.”

Mods List:

ENGINE:
-02 4G64
-EVO8 16G 9.8 hotside
-EVO8 560cc fuel injectors
-EVO8 fuel rail
-EVO8 fuel pressure regulator
-EVO8 ignition coils
-EVO8 ECU tuned by Devin at Boostin’ Performance
-EVO8 Blow off valve -EVO8 exhaust manifold
-EVO8 02 housing
-EVO8 Intercooler piping
-EIII USA FMIC
-Custom 2.5″ Turbo back exhaust
-Walbro 255 LPH fuel pump
-JMFab intake
-Cusco Replica catch can
-Blox oil filter sandwich plate
- -4 AN oil feed SS braided line
- -10 oil return Nylon braided line
-Blackheart Motors conversion harness
-Hallman In-cabin manual boost controller
-6G72 60mm throttle body
-NGK BKR7E spark plugs
-NGK spark plug wires
-DSM resistor box

TRANS:
- 5-speed swapped
-03 Stratus 5-speed manual transmission
-Centerforce Stage 2 clutch
-OEM 3G Eclipse flywheel
-Ralco short throw shifter

SUSPENSION:
-Tein Super Street coilovers with pillowball upper mounts
-DCSports CS-2 front upper strut tower bar

EXTERIOR:
-T70 Electric blue paint job
-CD5 Accord Front lip
-ViS ”EVO 5″ style FG hood
-JDM 3rd gen taillights
-Custom ”zenki” grille
-EGR rear window visor
-Black housing headlight mod
-6000K H.I.D. kit
-K5 ”Ganador” Style mirrors
-20% tint

WHEELS/TIRES:
-17×9 +24 Saleen SC reps
-225/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza RE070

BRAKES:
-V6 2 piston front calipers
-270mm front rotors
-V6 rear disc swap
-Axxis pads
-Road Race Engineering SS braided brake lines

INTERIOR:
-Momo 350mm “Monte Carlo” steering wheel
-AMS weighted shift knob
-Bespoke Autointerior custom shift boot
-Pioneer DEH-P6800 head unit
-Infinity Kappa 6×9 speakers
-Prosport 52mm Boost and oil pressure gauges
-AEM UEGO wideband gauge and sensor
-Recaro SPG style bucket seat

To see the full set of pictures check out my flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nagyphotography/sets/72157632060015394/
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One Response to Game Changer | Not your typical Galant.

  1. Desmond says:

    Nice feature!

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