I realized I spend a lot of time at the Dream Cruise talking about this car, yet I don't think I've really posted much about it on this site. So here's a quick rundown of everything I've done with it in the time I've had it (I can't believe it's been over 2 years!).
Here it is on the way home, somewhere between Texarkana, TX and home.
Home
I did get it to start a couple times by pouring oil directly into the throttle body
Then the engine came out
Then I dropped the front suspension in preparation for new bushing (still haven't gotten around to that yet
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Then I bought stuff:
Then it got moved into the garage after receiving a violation from the city for having a 'junk vehicle' on the property
Then the rear suspension came down, in preparation for more bushing that I haven't bought yet
And that's basically how it sits today. It's up on jackstands with no suspension whatsoever, the interior is ripped out for sound deadening removal (which will be replaced with a dynamat-like substance), the engine bay is painted, and I'm in the process of scraping all the old undercoating off so I can replace it.
As far as parts go, I have:
- S5 n/a engine and all associated manifolds, peripherals, etc
- Most of the gaskets I need
- S4 n/a transmission (the one that came with the car)
- Banzai Racing Oil Pan Brace
- Mazdatrix Oil Pan Baffle Plate
- Exedy 'stage 1' clutch
I need:
- A couple little seals and o-rings for the engine
- Engine, transmission, differential mounts
- suspension bushings (I'll likely go with Energy Suspension)
- 2 Summit RPM switches to get the 6pi and VDI systems working
- I'm thinking about going with an aftermarket radiator since my stock one is pretty ratty
- 5-lug swap
- Tires for the set of TII sawblades I have lying around
and probably a hundred little things I won't remember until the car is almost done.
Hopefully I'll be able to bang it all out over winter and have this beast on the road in the spring.