808/2000: Winter Build Thread

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Water lines are done, turbo is 100% bolted down (compressor housing, center cartridge, and exhaust housing), lower intercooler piping has been heat wrapped, tapped for a boost pressure source and installed 100%, radiator hoses are completed and bolted down, heater hoses are done and whatnot. I have 3 tracking numbers to keep my eye on and I'll let you guys know when everything is in and done!

 

Looking good. What suspension are you running again? Sorry if you mentioned it before in the thread & I might have missed it.

 

The car looks great. I just picked up 1192. You want to work on mine when your done. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

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Quoting Garfield Wright:
Looking good. What suspension are you running again? Sorry if you mentioned it before in the thread & I might have missed it.



K-sport coilovers, I've been on 'em for two years now and have nothing to say but great things!

Sure Steve, I'll be more than happy to help you out. Glad to see another VR4 in the area!

Sign up on www.gatewaydsm.org and post up some pictures!

 

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Moar slow!

 

[Adorsey]

awesome build man, great work!

 

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Sounds sweet /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/applause.gif

 

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Thanks GW....aside from the apparent exhaust leak and running on 2 cylinders she sounds great. I hope to get the other two cylinders running and possibly fix whatever exhaust leak I have tomorrow morning. I'm awaiting a plug and wires from a member on Link who generously donated it to me so I can fix that issue and wire in the TPS as well so I can give it throttle and drive.

 

[gmp]

good to hear some progress i been watching this for sometime...

 

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Nice build up. I was thinking about getting that same crossmember last week.

About the AFCO radiator, is it only held in place by the lower x2 tabs?

 

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click

 

[turbofonz]

How about some completed pics?

I like the big turbo exhaust note

good job.

 

[Terrance362]

bout time. Looking good my friend /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif

 

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Quick update, rear end was causing some trouble and I expected the worst but ended up finding this bad boy to be the problem -

It's the outer bearing on the pinion shaft, apparently it had some side-side play that it didn't like.

If anyone has a spare mustache brace that I can have I'd greatly appreciate it!

 

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Decided while the rear end was out of commission I'd go ahead and paint/clean up a few things....Intake and intercooler piping are all the same color now, VHT 1500* flat black....looks pretty good personally but I'm biased.

 

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Just picked up some new parts, hello rear end!

 

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rear end is back together and how it currently sits!

The workplace for this evening!