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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 10:42 PM
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figured out headlight wiring and relays, started to map out main fuse box relocation
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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nice, sorry if this is a dumb question folks, is it a smaller diameter the stock?
Yeah it's smaller, efini wheel is 370mm, stock one is 380mm. You notice it a good bit once it's installed and your driving around, it feels real nice.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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After weeks of pushing/pulling/removing/re-installing/bending, I finally got my A/C condenser hard lines hooked up!!! I feel very accomplished in manual labor

Now I just need to find some R-12
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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If your system has been opened you can convert to 134... R-12 will be impossible to find and VERY expensive. It is not complicated or expensive to convert over... I have on done it on a few FD's already.

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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by lwnslw
If your system has been opened you can convert to 134... R-12 will be impossible to find and VERY expensive. It is not complicated or expensive to convert over... I have on done it on a few FD's already.

L8R
I was thinking about it, but I was just searching around and I found a few people selling r12 cans on craigslist for like $20-$30, and cheaper on ebay. And I've also read from many threads that r12 still refrigerates better than r134 especially in city driving.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 06:30 PM
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freeze 12 is an alternative and works good.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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+1 freeze 12...what most of us v8 conversion guys are doing
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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.....wrong thread post
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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drove the car to new tampa and the turbo died on the way home. time to start hunting i guess
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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I found out the car was converted to r134 and recharged with envirosafe I-12a, so that's what I'll be using again.

Changed my white/red wipers to traditional black

Finally replaced my lighted led wiper nozzles back to stock nozzles. Yes I said it, lighted led wiper nozzles, it wasn't me!
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Finally replaced my lighted led wiper nozzles back to stock nozzles. Yes I said it, lighted led wiper nozzles, it wasn't me!
Sure........we all went through that neon fad....
back in the 90s.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by moosejaw
Sure........we all went through that neon fad....
back in the 90s.


i never did always hated neons.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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Installed Greddy Elbow + FRIAT.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Installed Greddy Elbow + FRIAT.
you need to change you sig to say that your car is 20% eddies and 20% my exghetto parts
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 06:06 AM
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ok...whats a FRIAT?

I rewired some relays, gotta rewire the battery, failed to fix front bumper gap at this time, checked mail for my wing pedestals (USPS fail)

Need to get brake rotors and SS lines in for front and rear soon. DGRR is coming!!

Car wash for next weekends car show
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 11:08 AM
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Test fitted some of the new parts that arrived...still short quite a bit...



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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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test fitted my manifold turbo setup, now to get the motor out and get it built for the single conversion.





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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 07:13 PM
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test fitted my manifold turbo setup, now to get the motor out and get it built for the single conversion.
Finally drove the car to get beer after with the new set up. ^^ you are going to like that turbo.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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Nice
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jm93rx7
Finally drove the car to get beer after with the new set up. ^^ you are going to like that turbo.

great, when are you planning to get it tuned.
im hoping to get the motor out next weekend to start the tear down and hopefully there are no issues with the internals, im still trying to decide what seals to go with probably ALS.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by FC3S1991
great, when are you planning to get it tuned.
im hoping to get the motor out next weekend to start the tear down and hopefully there are no issues with the internals, im still trying to decide what seals to go with probably ALS.
Still have to put in the new fuel pump and lines before I tune.
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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assembled the RE wing, retapped some areas, further hood adjustments
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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Look what I got:

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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Look what I got:

A new radio?
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