Parts car #1: donations to #931

I recently parted out a 93 AWD Talon and kept some parts for eventual instal on #931:


Set of basically brand new 16x7" wheels with bridgestone potenza 205 55 16's with 95% tread left. These will be fine for everyday street shoes, but I plan to get a set of wheels/slicks for the dragstrip.



4 Bolt rear and 5 lug hubs. Obviously I kept the front hubs too as well as a set of slotted 5 lug brake rotors. Im planning to clean and repaint the whole rear suspension before swapping it into the GVR4. This will be a spring time project I guess.



Picked up this intake manifold and direct port NOS kit that may/may not find it's way on the car. It was one of those deals that was just too good to pass up. Just not sure how comfortable I am putting a 120hp hit on top of a fairly strong turbo setup with a completely stock 6bolt block. Although, it would be pretty sweet to knock down a bottom 11 in this car and still have the E3 16G on it for quick spooling street use.

Clutch & Tranny installed

Well, I finally have the clutch and transmission back in the car. I made some efforts on cleaning up clutter, repainted the Ic pipes, added an oil catch can, and cleaned up the firewall a bit.

New parts installed:
2G OEM clutch disk
Clutch fork & pivot ball (shimmed with 8mm flat washer)
OEM throw out bearing and retaining clip
4qt of BG Syncroshift gear oil
Valve cover gasket and CAS oring
turbo oil drain line gasket



The original battery was huge and right in the way of getting the hood to close properly. I picked up a lawnmower battery that is 350CA and some ring terminal wires. The battery fits perfectly between the frame rail and fuel lines on the steering rack subframe where the charcoal canister once resided. Made a simple hold down bracket. Lost & lowered a few pounds of weight and got the battery tucked out of the way for future work/mods. Much better IMHO than a trunk mount batter: lighter, no NHRA issues, starts the car fine even in sub zero temps, and cost a whopping $21.67 at walmart.


The original hood on the car was wasted with dings and the clearcoat had totally failed and flaked off. Typical for green GVR4's it seems. I was able to pick up a decent condition green hood from a local club member.

Tranny Cleaning

Spent a couple hours cleaning off my trans to get ready to install the recently welded center differential tomorrow and get it back in the car.  It was covered in oil and grime, but it's somewhat sanitary now after some time with a coffee can of gasoline and a paintbrush.  Unfortunately my 190k mile Xcase isn't ever going to look clean with this method, but hey, it's under the car and out of sight.

Planned Modifications:

Some of the modifications I'm planning to make to #931:

• Battery relocation to the steering rack subframe
  
• ABS removal with 1G DSM brake proportioning valve
  
• Change the engine management to DS-MAP speed density
  
• 3" cold air intake to the passenger fender area
  
• new aluminum intercooler pipes, possibly a larger FMIC core.
  
• 5Lug DSM hubs and 16"or 17" wheels/tires
  
• 4Bolt rear
  
• Weight loss: bumper supports & door beams,  heat shields.
  

Cleanup Work

Im cleaning up the engine bay while waiting to get my center diff back from Bean @ Turbotrix who is welding it solid.  The mat on the firewall was removed as well as a bunch of brackets and bolts that weren't doing anything.  The intake manifold brake, AC compressor bracket, washer bottle are all gone.  Removing the pvc valve to run a 2 line catch can.  Im planing to move the battery to the steering rack subframe.  I'm going through many cans of cleaner and shop rags cleaning up oil & dirt all over the place.  Im fixing some oil leaks as well: New valve cover gaskets, turbo oil return line gaskets, and cas oring,

The car has really no rust at all on the chassis or body.  I'm really happy with the purchase, and feel a bit better about doing a significant amount of work on the car.  I'v heard through the grapevine that this was a virgina car for most of it's life, explaining the lack of rust.   That nasty 3bolt rear is one of the first things I intend to upgrade..


All Wheel Steering lines were removed.  There was some power steering fluid leaking around the rack, so a swap to a 1g rack may be in the future.