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    *rant* Freshly restored/rebuilt car... DOOMED

    Komeuppance
    By Komeuppance,
    [rant] My cousin and I saw this very nice condition flatty at a crap dealer lot down the street... ran very well, my cousin bought it for $700 after some hard bargaining. Drove it around for two weeks about 200 miles, and eventually a rod started knocking. So we pulled the engine later that night, with the intent to someday rebuild it.   My cousin lost interest in it, so it sat for 2+ years at my house. My retarded uncle clipped the front fender with my mom's truck. I knew I couldn't let it si

    turbo stud and heat shield

    Whitelespaul
    By Whitelespaul,
    I need one 10mm mounting stud between turbo and downpipe. I also need the heat shield that bolts to the manifold to cover the top of the turbo. Thanks in advance.

    Sticking lever that connects to the wastegate

    Jehu
    By Jehu,
    So my SQ was slow to spool and only reaching about 4psi typically. The only way I could get it to react normal was when on the highway, I'd keep fully opening and closing the throttle repeatedly. Eventually it would let me get full boost and it'd spool quickly again.   Well, I had a local guy come over (he had a parts car I bought) and we played with the arm that's on the turbo where the wastegate rod connects to. We noticed it was binding not letting the arm fully disengage. We disconnecte

    Heading to a huge flea market today!

    Boosted77.
    By Boosted77.,
    My father and I are going to Pendergrass fleamarket located in NE Georgia. It's huge. Has all the trappings of a killer fleamarket. Tons and tons of booths. Gold, tools, stereo equipment, clothing, you name it, it's there. Last time I was there I got a pretty nice Harley Davidson belt with a cool looking buckle for $2 bucks! Bought some tight butt leather sneakers for $25 bucks. Slick sun glasses for $5 bucks, Etc...   The pollen's been pretty thick around here, but it rained most of th

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