note to self... need to start wearing gloves while working... this time I slammed my hand against the frame edge pulling the intercooler pipes off! it was not going loose so I pulled hard and BAM it let go and my hand punched the metal! nothing a little shop towel and ziptie can't fix to make a bandaid!


After searching HIGH and LOW for slightly longer engine mount bolt I finally found one! had to use like 6 washers to get it shorter to the length I needed but it got there! (issue was the block is cracked right by the mount screw hole so the threading wont hold... I got it in.

Car is now dropped on the floor and fluids going in! then only need to tighten up loose ends and hope it starts up!

 

nice coilovers.

 

I know, I almost had a pair... so I figured I use yours as the backdrop to my photo since I am jealous!

 

Cant' wait to see the new exhaust on there

 

Haha, tell me about it Tom, I want that bad boy on there too but going to have to wait it out till the car gets started again! (which actually might be this friday! can only hope it turns over)

Thanks man... and welcome to the forum!

 

Sweet man, keep up the progress.
Since the 8 inches of snow right b4 Halloween I haven't gotten anything done on mine.

 

thanks man... slowly getting there... not going to be anywhere as clean as your car is but I can always strive to it! but with time!

yeah man that weather was crazy, I was freezing my butt off that day I was working on the car too. and today was cold as hell. guess winter is real close now.

 

car looks good!

 

Thanks a lot man... could be better... but with time! lol.

 

So I took off friday with excitement to get the car turned on after a long overdue wait! and while wrapping up loose ends noticed that I was leaking coolant from one of my coolant lines running to the turbo because the end ripped the hose! well we fixed that and finally pushed the car out of the garage to start it (knowing there would be a lot of smoke fromt he oil in the enginge that was there to keep the seals lubed)

Well, good news is... the car turned over with no problem what so ever! bad news was... smoke from the engine bay right away! after two more tries and getting the same effect noticed oil under the car! after a few look arounds we jacked the car up and found oil... long story short is the manifold is cracked and the oil was leaking out of there. SO IT ALL NEEDS TO COME OUT AGAIN to get he manifold fixed! argh....

Here is a pic of the car out for its "so close yet so far" finally out of the garage pic.

 

also forgot to note that I put on the back bumper and the new hood! still need to fully tighten it down and all... but its on there.

 

was in the garage working yesterday and I got a new tool box... came with this sweet sticker! figured. hey its red! let me put it on mobeoners car cuz its red too... I think it looks greeeaaaaatttt!!!

 

^ HAHA I dont think he is going to like that.


John

 

It's like a Christmas present! its the thought that counts! no? hahaha.

 

also aside from stickering up mobeoners car... Albert (2RotorsNaDream) came by to look at what a real single turbo looks like since he is talking so much smack over there. hahaha. He stuck around to BS about **** and helped me out pulling the manifold back out!

Were able to get it off without having to take off the DP and without taking off the turbo lines! Going to get it fixed and then waiting on some new bolts to come in and hopefully it can be back in and ready to start up again on Saturday!

 

I hate stickers on my FD- I hope that **** peels right off other wise I am taking a **** and stuffing it inside your air vents...

BTW this is a good time to crank the motor and push out the rest of the oil, don't forget to pull the ignition fuse

 

No heat in your cabin? Bundle up before driving!

 

love it!! cant remember how i got this but ghetto fix, paper towel an blue painters tape.... Worry about it after im done working on the 7

 

Stop hating on the sticker you know it looks good! hahaha.Stuff all the **** in the airvents that you want! not like there is any heat or cold coming out of there! hahahaa

good point on the oil! will definitely do that before the manifold gets back in.

Tom, the car is hot enough, and nothing was connected before anyway jus figured I take the lines out while I had the room... plus! I never drive it in the winter, and even if I do I have yet to rive the car for longer than 5 minutes with the windows closed! no matter what the weather.

HOT FIXES all the way dude! as long as it holds it till you get done!

 

I went thru the trouble of running heater lines on my single turbo FD and I agree with you, the floor boards get hot enough that I never turn on the heater.

 

where on earth was the psychodelic pic taken?

 

http://5ptz.com/graff/

 

sorry to hear bout the manifold. beautiful car though man hope to see it running soon

 

yeah like theorie linked... we had a large rotary meet there last year and that was one of the pics I took from there! you will see a few of that location on the forum since there was a huge turnout that day!

Thanks man... Yeah it was a real bummer! I could have definately left it like that but I don't want to cut a corner like that... I hope to get it done before the weekend so I can Put it all back together Saturday and get it started again and smoke out that oil and get it running! (I HOPE )

 

Yo Jason why are you hating on your new sticker? Me and Darek took mad long to center it and make sure it looked classy. Don't hate, appreciate.