What did you do to your GN/TR today? - Page 7

ChavoLC2 · #**211** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 12:06 AM

How's it coming along it sure is a clean build. What all did you do/or have done to tranny before bolting on the 4" baby tub.

Boost231 · #**212** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 12:09 AM

motor is getting there should be done by next weekend. as far as the tranny nick's neighbor went threw it last year right before the WCN. tranny only has about 10 passes on it and about 500 street miles. all i did was put the pan on and its getting fresh fluid.

waddell87 · #**213** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 01:08 AM

lookin great boost231

turbojimmy · #**214** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 04:39 AM

My old Mease test pipe was leaking at the flange where it meets the exhaust system. The flange on the pipe was visually bent up for whatever reason. I don't know if it was soft or what. I put a straight edge across the Torque Tech flange and it's straight. So I started hacking on the Mease pipe with a cutter since it was crimped on the downpipe so tightly. Well, I cut into my 3" THDP a little bit but not enough to worry about. What did concern me was all the rust that fell out of my THDP when I pulled the test pipe off! Big huge chunks of it. The end of the THDP where the test pipe was clamped on was rotted a bit, too.

Now, I could've saved the downpipe by welding a little bit on the end but what fun would that be? I ordered up a new 3.5" polished SS downpipe from gbodyparts.com with a new test pipe (though after talking to Brian there is some question as to whether I'll get a test pipe or a dump pipe, which really doesn't matter to me).

Boost231: Where did you put your WB02 sensor? Looks pretty far back in the exhaust. Since I'm swapping out my downpipe I have an opportunity to relocate mine farther back in the exhaust stream.

Jim

86 TR · #**215** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 08:30 AM

Went to the garage. Opened up the hood, removed the main engine wiring harness to replace it with a new one while the engine is getting rebuilt.

Looked at it some more and wondered why I got too crazy with the boost and blew the damn headgaskets. I could be driving this thing yet!!

Ordered some more engine parts on Friday. I can't wait to get this thing back together again.!!

nordy racer · #**216** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boost231

nordy did it let up? who did you send it to?

it went back to Precision Turbos under warrenty...

jhanson1750 · #**217** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 10:28 AM

I'm tearing down my,fresh from the machine shop, block to clean and start mic'ing. Then it's ring gappin time. You folks have a Great day Jon Hanson

turbonatr · #**218** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 11:09 AM

Passenger side manifold had a crack that went nearly all the way the pipe where the primary tube meets the up pipe. Had a spare manifold laying around so I figured I'd swap it out today. Broke one of the bolts that mates the downpipe to the turbine housing.

There is about 1/4" of broken bolt sticking out of the housing, so I'm hoping it will come out after a good overnight soak in some penetrating oil.

jurassic five 7 · #**219** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 11:52 AM

Drove my car last night, going to drive it again today. I'll go to the garage and look under it and see how much oil im leaking. Realized the yoke seal started to leak while it sat for a week.

Waiting for a new bracket for my alky pump, since it broke last week, but since i just had to drive it, i flipped the bracket and drove it. I only hope it doesnt break while im driving now since its cracked a tad.

Boost231 · #**220** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbojimmy

My old Mease test pipe was leaking at the flange where it meets the exhaust system. The flange on the pipe was visually bent up for whatever reason. I don't know if it was soft or what. I put a straight edge across the Torque Tech flange and it's straight. So I started hacking on the Mease pipe with a cutter since it was crimped on the downpipe so tightly. Well, I cut into my 3" THDP a little bit but not enough to worry about. What did concern me was all the rust that fell out of my THDP when I pulled the test pipe off! Big huge chunks of it. The end of the THDP where the test pipe was clamped on was rotted a bit, too.

Now, I could've saved the downpipe by welding a little bit on the end but what fun would that be? I ordered up a new 3.5" polished SS downpipe from gbodyparts.com with a new test pipe (though after talking to Brian there is some question as to whether I'll get a test pipe or a dump pipe, which really doesn't matter to me).

Boost231: Where did you put your WB02 sensor? Looks pretty far back in the exhaust. Since I'm swapping out my downpipe I have an opportunity to relocate mine farther back in the exhaust stream.

Jim

i put my WB in my test pipe as far forward as i could. i will take a picture today.

jwillettgn · #**221** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 03:01 PM

Worked on putting our Moser 9" together today.

Jim

Boost231 · #**222** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 08:16 PM

well today i didnt get to much done as i had to run around town and that took longer then i was expecting. anyways here is a few pictures of what i did today. mounted fans,mounted relay brackets and relays,start doing some wire looming and taping a few things,ran alky lines kinda and check to see if they where clean,mounted crank pully,and a few other things. also here is a picture of where i put my WB O2 Sensor since someone was asking.

Boost231 · #**223** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 08:17 PM

can anyone tell me everything thats powder coated

chopped39 · #**224** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 08:37 PM

Well today i decided to POR15 my rear axle and a bunch of other stuff including myself and my garage floor

. what a mess.I did my frame at my buddies body shop.and it seemed like there was not such a mess there. next time i am brushing it on

TURBOPOWERED68 · #**225** (**permalink**) October 7th, 2007, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwillettgn

Worked on putting our Moser 9" together today.

Jim

that looks Dude.

But Why a 9 inch
and not a
GM 12 bolt.

turbojimmy · #**226** (**permalink**) October 8th, 2007, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boost231

also here is a picture of where i put my WB O2 Sensor since someone was asking.

Thanks for the pic. I've been going back and forth on where to put mine: DP or test pipe. I'll have to eyeball it once the DP and test pipe actually get here.

Jim

SloGN · #**227** (**permalink**) October 8th, 2007, 06:17 AM

well i rolled the engine over today and pulled the oil pan and inspected the main bearing and they looked great. I pulled the # 3 rod cap off and inspected that bearing since it was the cylinder that had the gasket failure. well that bearing looked good also. Now since the #4 rod was up i decided to inspect it's bearings also. The bearings themselves looked good. But the #4 rod journal has 2 small hairline cracks in them. also the rolled fillet has some distorted area's in them also will try and snap some pic of them.

Mike70gtx · #**228** (**permalink**) October 8th, 2007, 05:06 PM

I drove my car to town today!!!!! First time since June (blown headgasket). Spent last two months trying to figure out electical things. I was happy just taking it easy. It started raining so I didn't want to get on it too much. But a mile from home I got on it about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle only to have it totally lose power. It gave me that sick feeling, but it would run if I didn't press the gas much at all. Pulled it back in garage were it's been hiding for 4 months and not sure if I wanted to figure it out again but I opened the hood and started checking wires when I bumped the up pipe only to find that it came off at the trottle body. It looks like I might be driving it tomorrow now!!!