I bought a 1989 Turbo II shell that sat in this guys garage for 5+ years with a completely disassembled motor with a bad rotor and housing. I just a bought a used JDM S5 13b turbo motor with 100-120 compression. Here are some pics. I will post more pics as I get this badboy back to its glory.

Car before I picked it up


Previous owner was clearly not very organized


After I towed it and was about to clean it off a bit. I could'nt wash it with soup and water due to the Stage 3 water restrictions here in Texas.


Parts out of the car and organized


New Engine!

 

Man i got so confused when i clicked on this build thread, thought it was mine lol. Looks clean, gl with build!

 

wow, i bet that paint is still nice under all the dust.

 

So I popped off the trans on the new engine and discovered an ORC 409 race clutch. The disc looks worn but the flywheel and pressure plate still look salvagble. The flywheel does have a groove on the outer portion so hopefully it can be machined out without compromising the holding power.

 

Got the old trans out although it may have been easier to just use the old one. Oh well

 

That J-spec engine looks incredibly clean. Good find!

 

Thanks

 

I have a strange wear pattern on my flywheel, has anyone ever seen this before?

 

 

also on the clutch disc

 

Good luck!

 

Finally got the clutch wheel off to get machined which was a B****. I had to use an angle iron to lock the flywheel in place then heated up the flywheel bolt for a few seconds. Then cranked on it with a 4 foot breaker bar and it finally came off.

Now to get this flywheel machined.

 

whats up with people hiding away there red t2s. I am building a s4 red t2 that was sitting in a barn for 8 years until i picked it up last month, crazy. Good find man and hope it goes well for you

 

a little delayed post but here is the engine with the new clutch disc and machined flywheel all in place and ready for install

 

and here it is sitting in the engine bay. I discovered that after we got it in place I was missing the 3 bolts for the motor mount that go into the oil pan. thanks to turbo_dave for sending me those missing bolts for free!