Project Winter Beater

[123abc]

Originally Posted by twack

is your MBC tee'd into your BOV?

No, I actually drilled and put a nipple on the compressor housing of the turbo for the boost controller.

[123abc]

Painted the stealth wheels I got from Ryan last year. Also painted and installed a little piece from my Laser on the front:



Had to remove the muffler I welded on. Noticed the inside had fallen apart and was just floppin' around inside the muffler. So, back to straight pipe:



Still daily driving it, and the car has been running great.... aside from a little crack in the I/C. Good thing I'm in blow-through configuration. Car also handles amazing with these tires and the new e3 16g power. I get lift-off oversteer, and throttle on oversteer whenever I want. I'm very excited for autox season to start.

I'm also adding power steering to it:





I don't have fluid in it yet so the belt is not on either. I have to get the cooler mounted and plumbed yet, so I don't want to make a mess and waste fluid.

My alternator went out a few weeks back so I bought a 90 amp gvr4 alt. from work (oreilly's), made a little heat sheild that bolts to the o2 housing, and installed a volt gauge where the cig lighter use to be.

[123abc]

Well I started putting fluid in and the belt on Sunday. Everything was going good until I look under the car and sure enough, there's a big puddle. I push it in the garage and jack it up. Turns out this line, number MB501433, was rusted through right where it runs through the rack mount on the passenger side.



I undo the sway bar and take the rack mount off that side and luckily I'm able to get a compression fitting to work. So far it's been holding...

[twack]

told ya from day one that was the issue, your text "o thats what you mean by leak" was priceless. pic of the repair?

[123abc]

Originally Posted by twack

told ya from day one that was the issue, your text "o thats what you mean by leak" was priceless. pic of the repair?

I thought you had told me one of the lines was stripped out going into the rack, not one of those lines were rusted. lol No pic of the fix, all I did was route the line out of the rack mount, cut the leaking section out and then put a compression fitting in its place.

[123abc]

Tried fitting cobra rotors on my car with the stock caliper. They'll fit, but my rims won't so that idea is scratched:



This would be the bracket that'd have to be made:



Only other thing is the rotor would need to be turned down .10. Now though I'm looking at doing the 05 Outlander setup.

[123abc]

I figured out that 98-02 Camaro front brakes are just about a bolt on application. Take some material off the caliper brackets, buy some 300zx (z32) rotors, and then make a spacer for the rotors out of your stock ones:




No washers needed for spacing. Just over an in. thick rotors, and this all fits under stock 16's.





Here's a link to my tooners thread:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hand...akes-bolt.html

[TkrPerformance]

Are they they calipers you picked up from 89mirageman

[123abc]

Originally Posted by TkrPerformance

Are they they calipers you picked up from 89mirageman

Yes they are. Had to fight with a couple slider pins but after some paint, 100% new.

[TkrPerformance]

they look 100% better now

[123abc]

After driving on them a little bit and doing one autox on them, I can say for sure that I need to junk the rear brakes and find a way to fit some Camaro brakes back there.... lol Kept locking the fronts up at the autox on Sunday, it was like the rears weren't even doing anything.


Man, does this thing slow down from 120 good though....

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Ordered in some very much needed front struts. KYB GR-2's for the win:



The rears will remain as they are (blown) until I save a little bit.

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Went on a drive about an hour into Wi and found a neat pic place:

[twack]

Took this pic of the winter beater last weekend. I thought i deleted it but i just found it!

[Nartanian]

NICE SHOT man. Good lookin 1g.

[123abc]

Scored a red hood, front bumper, and a pair of KYB AGX rear shocks with springs from a local parting his 91 Talon. Car is way more controlled now that I have new/good shocks all around.

[twack]

now its ball joint time lol

[123abc]

Scored some 18's from a good friend yesterday. Came off a twin turbo Stealth. Wrapped in Sumitomo HTR+'s in a 245-40ZR18 size.



I'm in love with them:

[goodhart]

Holy monster truck

I like the look of the wheels though!

[123abc]

Originally Posted by goodhart

Holy monster truck

I like the look of the wheels though!

Lol, lowered cars are over-rated anyways. I like the stock ride height, it works perfect for a daily. Plus, no rubbing issues even with 245's.