4g63tcrazy's new setup for 2010

[4g63tcrazy]

Well I suppose I could update this thread finally and catch up.

I had Jesse fill in the TB flange by welding it.


Here is a pic of everything installed. Eventually I'll redue the UICP since it's really janky right now.


After driving the car around it developed a studdering issue and kept blowing the MPI fuse. So I got really frustrated and decided to beat on the car. I went to NLTS into 3rd and byebye went 3rd gear. Then a block from my house it got locked into 1st gear. I had to sit and crank the car to limp it home. I thought it was kinda funny.

I let the car sit for about a month since I was so sick of it until one day it hit me that the cookout was coming up and I didnt want to miss it. So I picked up a '90 tranny from Cudvig. A new ClutchNet solid 4-puck disk, resurfaced the flywheel and freshened up the ACT2600 PP surface.


Got the car running and tranny shifts decent except for 2nd gear. I have to really granny shift it so it doesn't grind. But the tranny was cheap so I couldn't complain. I drove the car to work and back a couple days and everything was fine. I detailed the car and the colt wednesday before the cookout and the car was looking better then ever. On the way to the cookout the car decided to hate me and I blew 4 fuses on the way.. Thank god a fuse didn't blow once we hit traffic. That would have been a nightmare. But I made it there and back and that's all I wanted out of the car this summer.

So now the car sits yet again. Maybe I'll decide to pull the harness out of the car and fix the issue. I'll need a car to drive while I turbo the colt so maybe that will inspire me to get it running. Otherwise the car will sit and it will be getting a new turbo with a built tranny over the winter and obviously a new wiring harness.

[4g63tcrazy]

Oh and I did a little photoshoot. Here are a couple pics.

[Super Bleeder!!]

Looks REALLY good man!

[Halon]

Looks great! And shots showing the new hood?

[4g63tcrazy]

Thanks! I forgot to mention I picked up Brandon's hood! I'll have to get a couple pics of that.

Edit: ^^ Beat me to it! Like I said I'll have to snap a few pics of it soon.

[Chim55117]

That's hilarious. I sold that tranny to Cudvig, and he must have sold it to you. Haha, more of my parts on your car!

[turbotalon1g]

Car looks amazing, question though.
Can you get a shorter tires for the 16s?
They look a little on teh fat side.

[4g63tcrazy]

Originally Posted by Chim55117

That's hilarious. I sold that tranny to Cudvig, and he must have sold it to you. Haha, more of my parts on your car!

He had 2 tranny's and I bought the one he got from Carltalon.

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Car looks amazing, question though.
Can you get a shorter tires for the 16s?
They look a little on teh fat side.

That would defeat the purpose of me buying 16's in the first place. I wanted the tallest/widest tire I could possibly fit on the car. Traction greatly improved do too more sidewall and having a wider tire. And not to mention the ride is soo much smoother. These tires measure out the same as my 26x9 Hoosiers.

[turbotalon1g]

nice.

[123abc]

Makes me wish I would've put sticky tires on my FWD to see how it behaves....



Car looks really clean as usual Andy. Get these wiring bugs sorted out and you'll be a happy man.

[4g63tcrazy]

Well tracton still sucks, but it was a pretty noticable difference. Here are a few pics of the hood.

[awd-drifter]

yeah, i really liked how your car looked man. the engine bay looked amazing. good thing you made it home safely. cf hood on a 1ga is hawt!

[Tachyon]

Originally Posted by 4g63tcrazy

Oh and I did a little photoshoot...

This picture pleases me.

[4g63tcrazy]

Thanks for the compliments!

I got bored today and decided to start pulling my wiring harness. I got it about half way out and then I noticed this..


2 wires had been rubbing on the subframe and grounding out. So I fixed them and taped it all back up and bought some plastic wire loom and wrapped it around the harness and so far so good. I only drove it for 30mins but I'm pretty confident that was the issue. Only time will tell.

[123abc]

I bet that was your issue. I can see bare wire in there.

[4g63tcrazy]

Yeah a red wire with a black stripe wore through down to bare wire. Pretty sure it's good to go now since I haven't had any issues in the last couple days.

[brando]

wow andy its nice to see your car come together so well. i remember seeing it a few years ago and it blew me away at how clean it was then and it just keeps getting better!

you still under 100k?

[4g63tcrazy]

Thanks! I try and improve it as much as possible when I can.

100k miles? If so, then yes. I have 74,910 on it right now actually.

[Halon]

That hood is sexy

[91TalonTSSEi]

I just read this entire thread and all i can say is holy shit! All that hard work paid off! That car is super clean and I hope my 1g will end up being even half as clean as yours. Keep up the good work man.


James