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Looks good what brand is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gomez83
I looked at some old pictures of it the other day :suspect:
depends how much you want to spend on a welder
Active Exhaust is done. Just got it welded up and reinstalled tonight. Look for a long how to as part of my build thread:
http://www.3sgto.org/3000gt-stealth-...-1991-vr4.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsqzbLQ1uo
It was Sunday, but close enough. I managed to install the replacement front crossmember, win a somewhat tedious fight of getting my front engine mount bolt installed, touched up some of the suspension components with paint where I nicked the powder coating during installation & got the new anti-sway bar end links installed...
Next up is to get the transfer case installed along with the other two crossmembers & get the exhaust hooked back up...things are getting serious, haha!!
as of yesterday, i officially plated my 93 3kgt...after a somewhat nationally known auto shop told me i needed to replace my entire rack and pinion (car just hit 57k miles) due to leak spots on the boots, which were not torn at all. took it to a shop that was local...they said theres no way it needs to be replaced. guess im not going to the other place anymore.
couldnt think of a name for her but sure enough the DMV issued a license plate with the first 3 letters as PAM....so just for fun i named her that.
also cleaned out the glove box from the first owner...found the original window sticker $26,000 new. and it had a receipt for new clutch in 2009. soon to be taking a trip to charlotte to pick up some rims for it.
Decided to move my car a couple feet, since it's been sat in the same place for about a year...
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Warped crank?
Explains the wear I see on my GTI's thrust bearings every time I've replaced them...Quote:
Originally Posted by i3igpete
OK, Someone is going to need to explain this one to me. Maybe it's the second image that is throwing it off as I'm not sure exactly what it is representing here. Heat/Friction/EtcQuote:
Originally Posted by i3igpete
I am assuming color represents heat and the peaks represent amount of wear...Maybe?!?!
Doing some drivability and mileage tuning on the AEM. 80 mph cruise is getting dialed in. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/12...bf83225f97.jpg
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Now installed in the cluster. Took my cues from the lcdbc peeps.
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Acquired this beast today for the awesome sum of free. I'm excited as this was one item that I didn't have for my garage.
3hp, 9.7scfm @40 psi, 30 gallon.
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Holy crap! LS swap?
The maw of the beast...:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
Probably. His profile says "Project LS3S". :) Should be interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by sohcstealth
He has a build thread...Quote:
Originally Posted by jba3
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won't post-picture-whore it up but yep, LS
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My data plan thanks you..after the holidays however, feel free to be a picture whore.
Always excited to see where these sorts of builds lead
Talked about getting back on it so I can actually drive it, instead of sit in it and make vroom vroom noises.
Got the one main thing I was looking for today in the mail.... My turbo's back from the shop getting balanced. They also cleaned everything on them, honed the bearings housings, and just did a superb job on them. I almost thought they sent me the wrong ones back. Got a week off for the holidays so I'll be working on getting everything all back together.
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Holy Moly. Was removing the stock engine harness so I pulled the HVAC fan. These things get filthy! Checked out the other cars for comparison and it was identical. They also have a thin metal shield thingy in them that are prone to rust like everything else on our cars. I decided to take it apart and give it a good cleaning and then put a splash of rust prohibiting primer on as well. Yuck!
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I don't want to be weird, but I have never done that in my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealthee
I have known a shit-ton of people who did, unabashedly. :D
Well...I imagine the noises...maybe I could do that hard enough for others to hear? :p
My tranny was rebuilt about 2 years ago (by chris hill),, recently i was getting a squealing sound from the tranny area. I had to drop my tranny replaced the throw out bearing (OEM), replaced fidanza flywheel insert, re tap the tranny mount screw holes, got a new starter. Everything installed. this is a new year time to hit 10s....
Scrubbed down the engine bay, It was nasty! Didn't take a specific "before" picture but you can get an idea with this older one, nasty stuff everywhere! Used purple power and some pretty stiff bristled brushes (used for cleaning wheels i assume) and scrubbed and scrubbed until it cleaned up.
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Surprised that more paint didn't come off the rail there under the brake booster and master. So often people are careless when they top it off and end up spilling brake fluid on there.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
All that paint damage is under the battery :(
Going to repaint the engine bay anyway but that's still no bueno.
Indeed. I tried to sand mine, but paint just kept peeling off and clogging the sandpaper. Eventually gave up and put a wire wheel on an angle grinder to power through it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
Today I didn't do much, thought I was getting better and could finish cleaning up my garage in preparation for dragging a shell here..So very very wrong. Ears feel like they need to pop and my sense of balance is nowhere to be found.
As an added thought, anyone ever hang a 3S hood on the wall? I'm thinking just bolting a 2x4 across the hinges and then running it into the studs for the wall with lag bolts is probably the easiest solution, but open to other suggestions.
My car had been leaking ps fluid since I bought it. It was hard to tell where it was coming from. A few weeks back there was a huge puddle of ps fluid in my garage. Looks like a seal on the pump went out as it was pouring out from around the pump when I tried refilling it to identify the leak. Finally got around to working on it yesterday. I didn't realize just how little room there was to work around in these things. It's been a slow process but I'm hoping to have it done today.
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Tried my RPS light flywheel out for the first time. I have no idea why people bitch that these are hard to drive. Grandma could drive it with the spec 4+ in it. If I didn't tell someone they'd probably not realize it wasn't a stock flywheel. They might think it was a stock clutch. It just revs easier and feels a little smoother. It doesn't want to die at all taking off, very easy.
It's the 3s community. If a turbo requires more than 3000 rpms to spool or the clutch is 2 lbs heavier than stock...bitching occurs lol.
Someone finally said it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
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I have come to realize over time that 95%+ of naysayers on the forums have never actually tried the parts in question. You have to try it for yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDoe8
I had a lightweight flywheel on my NA for a while. I noticed that if I accelerated hard and then pressed the clutch the IAC wasn't fast enough to catch the engine and it would die. It did let the engine rev faster though, I learned to drive it like that anyway. Then my POS SPEC clutch blew the spring cages out and ruined the flywheel. I now have a lightweight steel flywheel on my TT and it is best of both worlds for me. Each car is different, sounds like yours behaves a lot better.
Well I managed to pull my old ps pump off. Turns out the flow control valve is what broke off my old pump. My new pump has everything BUT that valve. Does anyone know if I can purchase that by itself? Local Dodge dealer couldn't help me.
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I don't think the pieces of the pump are available separately new. Might be worth buying a rebuilt pump and sending yours in as a core or buy a replacement part from one of the used parts vendors :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeepkid
I talk about why 3s people bitch and i get this, "The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to MDoe8 For This Useful Post: ", haha that's hilarious! Useful post ;)
Anywho, back to the regularly scheduled program. I painted up everything but the subframe now. All mounts are complete! Going to pull the subframe tonight and prep and hopefully paint it as well! Compressor pooped out on me though so sandblaster is fairly worthless (builds up to 60 psi and falls to 25 psi while spraying).