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Old 11-25-12, 12:48 PM
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Read your whole thread, sorry what happened to your motor. Great to see you went for it all yourself and although had some hiccups your back on the horse
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Got some more pulled today, but first I had made sure I had a good breakfast.

real vermont maple syrup...If you've never had it - try it. I cant go back to the fake stuff.

I tore the A/C apart. Removed safely in case I ever choose to re-add it.

shitty picture, but the battery tray and compressor and lines are removed. I am thinking of putting the battery in the passenger bin...undecided again. More work...

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First build thread where I get to see what the man eats to keep chugging along!
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Old 11-26-12, 03:06 PM
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Thanks for the kind words. It was cold this weekend so I didnt really touch the car. I've been looking for new housings and hope to strike a good deal with AGreen.

Girlfriend is getting me a nice gift for christmas, but you guys will have to wait to see it
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Old 11-26-12, 05:33 PM
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Girlfriend is getting me a nice gift for christmas, but you guys will have to wait to see it
I'm guessing either a restraining order or a tribal tramp stamp.
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Nope! she semi-supports the whole car idea and even lends a hand when we are baby free for a few hours.
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Old 11-28-12, 10:08 PM
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Can someone tell me what kind of studs these are? I got em for free.



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Old 12-02-12, 09:06 AM
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Can anyone tell me what causes the black marks by the spark plug area? I also see that its cracked...no bueno...

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missing chrome all the way up there?????

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Missing all along the bottom and side as well.

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"ported" exhaust...

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What causes those markings?

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Then I took a minute and took a wire wheel to the front cover - need a smaller one since the bench grinder couldnt get into the tight crevices.

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Old 12-02-12, 09:39 AM
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The missing chrome on the top of the housings is in the compression area it'll likely affected ur compression #s if u use those housings
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Old 12-03-12, 08:07 PM
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There is some grooving in the chrome surface. I cant decide if I should piece together an engine or pick up an FD block and refresh it. I'm not looking to make a ton of power...
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Old 12-05-12, 10:02 AM
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Looking for turbo rotors and turbo side plates if anyone has any. Preferably local so I can save $$ and pick em up.
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Old 12-05-12, 10:44 AM
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looks like mild detonation problems on the housings. As far as the gouges, I wouldnt know where to start but Id say the apex seal spring locked or something. I am more familiar with piston motors and those marks woulda been from the ring lands. if you can hone or machine them out and go with longer apex seals than it might not be an issue. good luck man. let me know when we are having a meet to work on your car I dont have any major work that is needed so it would be mostly your car
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Old 12-06-12, 09:16 AM
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There aren't any gouges though! its just dark marks. I'll let you know when things get going. I'm sourcing parts and trying to make some extra income so I can build this thing right!
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Old 12-07-12, 08:28 PM
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christmas gift from the girlfriend! Thanks Circuit Theory!

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I thought about picking up that steering wheel! I fell for the white one though.
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It's a very nice upgrade compared to the stock rubber or whatever wheel. damn base models..

Please check out my for sale thread in the 2nd gen section and North East section as well! Need to fund this rebuild.
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Old 12-16-12, 09:15 AM
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I feel like a bit of a tard. I picked up some irons and rotors without even thinking about this. I got some FD rotors (how can i verify?) and what flywheel do I need to use? remember this is an NA drivetrain. S4...
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Old 12-17-12, 05:15 PM
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I gave a buddy of mine a buddy of mine my new center iron to glass blast. I'd say it came out pretty nice! Now I dont have to scrub it to clean it and I have a nice clean surface for painting. I'm gonna give him the rest of the parts and clean em up as well...

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Found this crack...hope it isnt too serious. I've never seen it crack there. Can someone chime in?

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Old 12-22-12, 08:06 PM
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The porting looks shoddy. I dont really see a bevel on the upper edge? Hard to tell. Hell it really doesnt even look ported. haha

Loving the steering wheel!
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Old 12-25-12, 12:35 AM
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Nice progress, real nice rx
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Old 12-26-12, 08:43 AM
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Thanks!

Can anyone chime in about the crack in the iron?
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Old 12-26-12, 06:20 PM
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Tough to say. But... cracks only get bigger, they don't get smaller. And that one running through the water seal area could get iffy.
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Can anyone chime in about the crack in the iron?
That crack is definitely bad business.
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Trying to source a good set of irons....No one local seems to have anything decent.

Probably going to end up borrowing some money from my dad so I can get this project moving and out of his garage so he stops complaining

Still undecided on apex seals... Leaning towards ALS or Goopy...with an OEM rebuild kit to go with that.
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