duckheads Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Drove the 88 today. Parked It on the driveway to put the new plate on and what did I see on the concrete when I moved it? Oil leak. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 made wider fenders for the rear...well the right side anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 pulled my turbo off 3 times forgetting stuff!then washed the engine bay and underside of hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboat Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Starion is too reliable so all I did was take another show off led video. See the link in my sig for videos. There so bright it messes with the camera, it tries to over compensate for the brightness of the bulbs. Video doesnt do justice. Each license plate bulb is 150 lumens. So if I'm in the middle lane of a 3 lane interstate both right and left woodlines are lit up, thats how bright just the plate bulbs are. Have noticed people stay out my blind spot now while driving and the people behind me wont get up near me at a stop light. Edited April 7, 2014 by Turboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooffyj Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Pulled my 89 Black Quest in the garage to work on. (blow by)Pulled my 88 Fiji out of the garage, and drove/slid to work.Got asked by the parking attendant if I painted my "Supra" blue from black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboat Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Later this month I plan on cutting the 90 off the downpipe and running open dump with an extended tube. Friend will be doing the welding work. Yes thats an external gate on the stock manifold. Need to figure out a solution to keep the wastegate bolts from backing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Studs and copper lock nuts will prevent that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboat Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Awesome. Think Notstock88 is having the same problem with his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 They are cheap here. Same nuts VW uses on its turbo manifolds. The M8 are the same thread pitch as ours the M10s are not http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=ola3qt55qrx1v22rajqdscnj&makeid=800026@VW&modelid=1427037@GOLF%20GTI%20TURBO&year=2004&cid=21@Exhaust%20System&gid=5879@Exhaust%20System%20Nuts,%20Bolts,%20Screws,%20Washers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboat Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Would have to pull a bolt from it to figure out thread pitch as its not stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Most likely its M8x1.25. You welded in a threaded flange right? If so yes M8x1.25 Edited April 7, 2014 by RonnieJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboat Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Yes it is a threaded flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhansenconquest Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Put the right 86 rebuield TB on........ (has 89 TB)....Cleaned all wires and put on electric bunt terminals for now ,so I can get motor running to flush out rad.......another day of clean and replace!!!!!!!!!! Found TPS plug...... Dropped down by bottom of rad.... !!!!!! been MIA since last week...(so happy now ) .....THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP................. Edited April 7, 2014 by markhansenconquest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg_43 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I looked at it, as I was headed to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Started it, drove it, fired up the ac once I was on the freeway, and froze my tail off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prototype78 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af306/PROTOGENETIC2/20140407_173702.jpghttp://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af306/PROTOGENETIC2/20140407_171855.jpgTrying to change the color on the cluster to something more red-ish , but numbers and background becomes darker on the speedometer but tach and gauges looks fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prototype78 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af306/PROTOGENETIC2/20140407_172138.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Put in the new water pump. Might make a new coolant hard line from T stat to rad today. The hose gets a little too close to my IC pipe for my liking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starquestJOE Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 My is out of its slumber and ready for some new parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 adjusted the rocker arms n push rods/lifters and touched up some of the paint by the intake manny. tonight the rad and hoses go in along with the alternator set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPGorBOOST Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Inserted a 6K rev limiter chip in the MSD, dumped the clutch and left a couple hundred smokey miles of rubber in front of our job site. It's a good thing! - Martha Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Checked the wheels that we will be using for round-out and balance. Good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieJ Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Made my coolant hard line for the rad inlet. Will prob have to redo it once I get the S13 rad http://oi57.tinypic.com/2mhzm12.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesey Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Painted the fuel pump frame and fuel filler neck. Waiting impatiently for my tank to get back from the shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 I did a long over due throttle body rebuild today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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