1992 Eagle Talon TSI Project

[turbotalon1g]

hta16g looks awesome and worth a try

[tpunx99GSX]

As far as the piston meeting the head, you really should get the head checked out before you slap it all back together only to find out you have a bent valve so you can pull it apart all over again. Please do not turn this into an "I told you so" fest.

Ride in an Evo, that will change your mind about 16Gs. ;)

Already on top of it. getting dropped off to be resurfaced/tested tomorrow.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

So when are you planning on pulling the rest of the motor apart to make sure the rest of the rods and all the bearings are good?

[tpunx99GSX]

Its already apart. While the orders are coming in for the rod and piston and the head is being cleaned up, i will be replacing the other rod bearings, with the new set i got from map at the beginning of this whole ordeal, retorquing the rod caps, checking torque on the rest of the bottom end, oil cover and everything on the timing belt side. Cleaning the oil pan thoroughly along with the oil screen etc. new filter all new fluids for the tranny and transfer case as well as the rear diff. Then when i put everything back together i will be torqueing everything to my spec. :) Cleaning up what needs to be clean.
Also i will be working on the interior a lot. The headliner needs to come down and be redone, the seats will be repaired, carpets cleaned thoroughly etc.

Question: The car doesnt have a spare tire, and doesnt have the cover for the spare tire. Can i just cut the big hump in the back there out and sheet metal over it, or is there something on the other side of the hump. Ill check it before i do it but just wondering if there is something i should be watching out for?
-Tom

[tpunx99GSX]

heres some carnage pics.
The picture of the piston you can see where it slapped the head, the top ring is compressed and wont come out. the other ones came out with minimal effort.

[turbotalon1g]

The gas tank curves up, only about an inch of room between the tank and the trunk floor.

[tpunx99GSX]

Headliner was sagging and i was bored today, so i went to joann fabrics and they have actual headliner material, so i picked up some of that and some spray adhesive and fixed the headliner, it looks great. Ill post up pics.
In a week or two im going to order brand new carpet, probably go with graphite or black, because im planning on putting a set of 2g seats (if they fit) to replace the 1g ones.

[turbotalon1g]

What kind of spray adhesive did u use?
I hope its good stuff, a lot of it seems to sag after a couple weeks.
Why would u put 2g seats in a 1g? 1g are way better.

I got my new carpet from some ebay company it was great fit just needed cut for the shifter, was only $110.

[tpunx99GSX]

What kind of spray adhesive did u use?
I hope its good stuff, a lot of it seems to sag after a couple weeks.
Why would u put 2g seats in a 1g? 1g are way better.

I got my new carpet from some ebay company it was great fit just needed cut for the shifter, was only $110.

The lady at Joannes who actually has restored a couple mustangs, recommended i use 3m Super 77. It got VERY sticky after only a couple seconds, and i used a lot of it. the fabric molded to the curves very well. The headliner board was in pretty rough shape, broken in 5 different places so i repaired that first, The only noticable issue is that where one of the breakages were on the driver side you can see a slight ripple in the fabric. But all in all it looks great.
I wanted to put the 2g seats in there because they are in a little better shape, and if i go with a graphite or black carpet, it would be more matching then the tan seats.
Still not sure if they will fit but we will see.

[A//// Guy]

No pictures yet = fail!