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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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help 73 rx2

got my 73 rx2 with the 73 rx2 motor (12a) it had 80k on the motor befor someone backd up in to it and busted the radiator and the owner drove it home like that..the motor blew...is it worth takin apart and doing bridge turbo..or pport turbo wut do you guys think???
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:47 PM
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Do whatever you gotta do to get it on the streets.....
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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The only way of knowing is tearing the motor down and seeing how hot it got. If the bottom of the housings- in the oil pan- are black or dark brown then the housings are toast. You'll have to check out each internal part to see if it is damage and then use what you can.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 04:54 AM
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Twin dizzy or single dizzy? I wouldn't bother putting a turbo on a twin dizzy.

Being a 35 yo engine it might be borderline as whether it was rebuildable, then it dieing from lack of coolant or lubrication will probably have transformed any useful bits into modern art paper weights.

Be mindful that if it is a twin dizzy driveline it probably has a side mount engine set up that doesn't readily lend itself to fitting a front mount engine, and the stock twin dizzy gearbox will not bolt up to a single dizzy engine. (well, not on the ones delivered in Aussie.)
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