Hey all...

2.3strokdtalon · Post by **2.3strokdtalon** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:47 pm

I've been lurking around for awhile now and finally decided to make an intro. My name is Justin and I've been working on/with DSMs for the past 8 or so years. I decided it might be nice to switch things up a little and see what these mighty max trucks were all about. I'm a member of New England Club DSM which has a few rwd 4g63 enthusiasts, so seeing their various build threads probably had a lot to do with my getting into this new project.

Earlier this week I picked up a 1990 Mighty Max with 146k on it. All is stock other than the previous owners few mods: Talon bucket seats, Borla muffler, 3" drop(front)/5" drop (rear) and Acura TL wheels with a 6 to 5lug adapter plate. The bed does have a decent amount of rust and I'm undecided whether it is worth saving or just finding a new candidate.

My plans for the Max are to have it running in its stock form (needs a brake line) first. Then, drive it around for a little just to get a feel for things. After that it will be getting the setup from my Talon which is a 2.3L JE/Manley setup w/ a Borg Warner S366et T3 .70a/r and a R154 trans w/ some LSD rear end.

Here's a couple pics of the project.

boise-nic · Post by **boise-nic** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:18 pm

Nice looking truck! Sounds like your previous ride was a beastly machine. On your steering wheel, what adapter did you use? I 'think' the adapter for the dsm will work, just making sure.

2.3strokdtalon · Post by **2.3strokdtalon** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:13 pm

Unfortunately, I'm not sure which adapter was used because it came installed on the truck, sorry.

Here's a quick vid of the Talon from a track rental this past year.
http://www.youtube.com/user/KyleCim#p/a/u/2/VOfhOZLzvY8

kurb_appeal · Post by **kurb_appeal** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:03 pm

Gonna miss that AWD hook for sure! Looks like its gonna be sick though

2.3strokdtalon · Post by **2.3strokdtalon** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:42 pm

I did keep the wrinkle walls, so I hope it will be able to hook up a little bit.

89coltgt · Post by **89coltgt** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:39 am

Looks clean, keep us posted! The Mighty Max steering column has the same splines as a dsm so you can use the dsm stuff there.

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:56 am

Nice looking truck! Sounds like your previous ride was a beastly machine. On your steering wheel, what adapter did you use? I 'think' the adapter for the dsm will work, just making sure.

If this helps, I put a steering wheel from a 91 Eclipse on my 85 Dodge Ram50 Custom and it was the same splines and fit fine.