my 10th Anniversary project (not 56K friendly)
#176
makes me sick to see 10AE conversions.. goes to show that the owner is not a true enthusiast and should not own the car.
i really appreciate all of the compliments on the car. its been a long journey. when i started the engine, it was smoking consistently and heavily. i fear the oil control rings are shrinking and i will need a rebuild i was originally thinking that the turbo was bad but now i'm not too sure..
i really appreciate all of the compliments on the car. its been a long journey. when i started the engine, it was smoking consistently and heavily. i fear the oil control rings are shrinking and i will need a rebuild i was originally thinking that the turbo was bad but now i'm not too sure..
#178
Eh, good enough.
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Your interior looks fantastic! Amazing how much class restored interior can bring back to a car.
If you really wanted to go the extra mile you could try an source the OEM radio as well for that 100% period correct look, haha.
If you really wanted to go the extra mile you could try an source the OEM radio as well for that 100% period correct look, haha.
#179
i actually have an oem radio for the car. the downside is that someone hacked the original wiring pretty badly. it took some time to even figure out the exact wires for the aftermarket stereo. the rear amplifiers in the rear speaker wells are hacked up and worse for the wear. i would literally have to swap over an entire harness from another FC, along with the original speakers with built in amplifiers. i had considered installing the oem stereo and mounting an external amplifier to drive the aftermarket speakers. the original stereo has no built in amp and would not produce sound without one i believe. but i didn't want to try and hide an amp.. i'm pretty torn and this is something i've battled myself over for some time now..
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i actually have an oem radio for the car. the downside is that someone hacked the original wiring pretty badly. it took some time to even figure out the exact wires for the aftermarket stereo. the rear amplifiers in the rear speaker wells are hacked up and worse for the wear. i would literally have to swap over an entire harness from another FC, along with the original speakers with built in amplifiers. i had considered installing the oem stereo and mounting an external amplifier to drive the aftermarket speakers. the original stereo has no built in amp and would not produce sound without one i believe. but i didn't want to try and hide an amp.. i'm pretty torn and this is something i've battled myself over for some time now..
#182
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i actually have an oem radio for the car. the downside is that someone hacked the original wiring pretty badly. it took some time to even figure out the exact wires for the aftermarket stereo. the rear amplifiers in the rear speaker wells are hacked up and worse for the wear. i would literally have to swap over an entire harness from another FC, along with the original speakers with built in amplifiers. i had considered installing the oem stereo and mounting an external amplifier to drive the aftermarket speakers. the original stereo has no built in amp and would not produce sound without one i believe. but i didn't want to try and hide an amp.. i'm pretty torn and this is something i've battled myself over for some time now..
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I've seen a few people on the forum mention this site - http://www.factoryradioservice.com, there also may be some shops local to you that offer the same services. He adds auxiliary inputs to radios not equipped with them.
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You gonna do the seals at all or just the gaskets? I bought a jdm motor for my 10th ae and just gambled hoping the seals were all good. Running pretty damn strong so far. I'm jealous seeing these 10th ae's still being white, your paint is still pretty good. Mine was painted over twice from previous owners, once silver, and now black lol :'(
#189
i heard the engine run before it was pulled. runs strong. i'm going to replace every external gasket and seal as well as all of the vacuum lines. i will swap over all of the manifolds from my current engine as they are clean. i will also use my injectors as they have been cleaned and flow tested by witchhunter.com
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LOVE the build & the originality that's being kept, great work!!
Here's my radio after I received it from factoryradioservice -
He put a new LCD display screen, all new cassette drive belts, new pre-amp (believe this is in or just after the volume switch, circuit wise) cleaned the CD lense, replaced all the bulbs, and tested to make sure everything works. Great work, 60 day warranty if you have a problem too.
Keep it up on the 10 AE man, I'm really digging it!! Stock cars are my favorite
Here's my radio after I received it from factoryradioservice -
He put a new LCD display screen, all new cassette drive belts, new pre-amp (believe this is in or just after the volume switch, circuit wise) cleaned the CD lense, replaced all the bulbs, and tested to make sure everything works. Great work, 60 day warranty if you have a problem too.
Keep it up on the 10 AE man, I'm really digging it!! Stock cars are my favorite
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OEM audio w/ updates
LOVE the build & the originality that's being kept, great work!!
Here's my radio after I received it from factoryradioservice -
He put a new LCD display screen, all new cassette drive belts, new pre-amp (believe this is in or just after the volume switch, circuit wise) cleaned the CD lense, replaced all the bulbs, and tested to make sure everything works. Great work, 60 day warranty if you have a problem too.
Keep it up on the 10 AE man, I'm really digging it!! Stock cars are my favorite
Here's my radio after I received it from factoryradioservice -
He put a new LCD display screen, all new cassette drive belts, new pre-amp (believe this is in or just after the volume switch, circuit wise) cleaned the CD lense, replaced all the bulbs, and tested to make sure everything works. Great work, 60 day warranty if you have a problem too.
Keep it up on the 10 AE man, I'm really digging it!! Stock cars are my favorite