Joes 88 trac....update 06-28-07

JoeJack88 · Jun 2, 2007

WAIT PLEASE
heres the car
http://www.st162.com/forums/viewtopic.p ... highlight=

PICS

You may remeber seeing this car for sale on the boards...and now Im the new proud owner of her...She has some rough spots but overall I love her. My goal is to restore it to a slightly modied stock status. -Joe

mephtar · Jun 3, 2007

Good luck with that thing, its gonna be a wild ride

rye · Jun 3, 2007

nice man! hope you don't run into any problems with that baby!

Youds · Jun 3, 2007

i love it, and that champinoship white is sexy on a trac ;p where u starting on restoration?

Mafix · Jun 3, 2007

very nice!

JoeJack88 · Jun 4, 2007

alrighty this morning I did a FUll engine cleaning I dove straight into.....Right now im finding/fixing leaks...Learning about the turbo vac. system and giving it some needed tlc underneath there.

MITT4G · Jun 5, 2007

Looks great no other person is more deserving of an All trac than You !! :lol:

JoeJack88 · Jun 5, 2007

this evening i went leak hunting and heres what i found
some unplugged vac hose to turbo

which lead to this cracked manifold.

which lead to discovery of no bolt by the lower down pipe bolt...which lead to me realizing the turbo stay is missing

which lead to this

then this

and this

and finally this after a short while

has anyone every had the exhaust manifold welded or would recommend it?

JoeJack88 · Jun 5, 2007

woot woot got the manifold off!!! easy as pie I love this 8)

MITT4G · Jun 5, 2007

Oh you must get the Turbo Bored out and redone since its off!!!

And the exhaust Manifold should get another EBAY has some- Our Mafix has one im sure!!!

JoeJack88 · Jun 5, 2007

MITT4G said:

Oh you must get the Turbo Bored out and redone since its off!!!
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go for it mitt.!!! Have your ins. company sponsor me

zak062 · Jun 6, 2007

dude ow, turbo woes

Mafix · Jun 8, 2007

WTF happened to your turbo???
that one vac line that is disconnected is for the turbo vsv which needs to be removed to up the boost with a controller.

I'm really curious what all the white stuff on the turbo is. can't be fried that freaking bad.

JoeJack88 · Jun 8, 2007

Mafix said:

WTF happened to your turbo???
that one vac line that is disconnected is for the turbo vsv which needs to be removed to up the boost with a controller.

I'm really curious what all the white stuff on the turbo is. can't be fried that freaking bad.
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oh no...i raised the brightness on that pic...there isnt at all that much whiteness on it....only some near the wastegate port
soo with that line off..it ups the boost? I better get a gauge on there and a mbc.
But what happens with the line capped off and no mbc mafix?

Mafix · Jun 8, 2007

you know who to talk to. does that turbo have a cracked exhaust housing or shaft play?

JoeJack88 · Jun 8, 2007

Mafix said:

you know who to talk to. does that turbo have a cracked exhaust housing or shaft play?
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no it dosent its really clean.
But what happens with the line capped off and no mbc mafix?

Mafix · Jun 8, 2007

nothing leave that alone. it disables the vsv. it doesn't hurt a thing, unless you are restoring it.

JoeJack88 · Jun 13, 2007

a little update...got my heat shields and IC painted...Used dupoint high temp ceramic paint- and it turned out quite nice! 8)

does anyone know the wiring for the 02 sensor to the plug? which wire to which port?(':huh:')
huh

My new deck!

before IC and engine bay

:huh: :huh: