Feeler: 1990 Pearl CQ with build AAN+VEMS+Holset

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hanicus
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Feeler: 1990 Pearl CQ with build AAN+VEMS+Holset

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Hey guys, I am planning on moving from Minneapolis, MN to downtown Pittsburgh, PA and I've been having the uneasy feeling that I should sell my Coupe project.

Over the weekend I received an offer on the car as-is. The car is currently immobile due to a broken shift linkage. It also needs to be tuned, the door panels installed, the headliner recovered and installed, as well as all of the interior pillar covers. There might also be a mouse nest in the heater box :hide:

I acquired the car and started rebuilding it in April 2011 so most of the work is only 2-3 years old.

Here are the Specs:

Engine:
-AAN with ~9k on the rebuilt and balanced bottom end
-Rebuilt cylinder head has ~1k miles
-RHD ABY S2 engine harness
-VEMS PnP with base tune
-60lb injectors
-Scat rods
-ARP hardware
-Coated bearings
-New intake valves
-Stainless Steel exhaust valves
-Supertech springs and retainers
-Lightweight lifters
-7A cams
-New CPS
-Apikol ignition coil conversion with updated coilpacks
-034 log turbo manifold
-Tial knockoff wastegate with 12psi spring
-Holset HX35W with 12cm divided housing (WG port has been welded shut)
-Custom turbo inlet with crankcase breather port
-Iroz modified AAN intake manifold
-Big ebay intercooler with 2.5" inlets
-Custom 2.5" intercooler piping powdercoated to match valve cover
-URS6 snub mount bracket with Apikol mount (provides better IC clearance)
-New radiator
-034 vortex catch can
-AAN serp. belt setup with A/C deleted. This uses a 1300mm belt.
-New engine mounts
-3" turbo-back exhaust
-Partially rebuilt P/S pump

Drivetrain
-Lightened 7A flywheel
-Spec stg3+ clutch
-01E 5spd from a 95 S6 with custom mounts
-4:1 center diff 8-)
-Refurb'd 4k driveshaft
-Stock rear diff
-034 track 'density' trans and rear diff mounts

Suspension/Wheels:
-2b coilover setup with newer used front Koni Struts
-Shortened steering arms for quicker response/more steering angle
-Summit racing front springs... can't remember if 400lb or 450lb.
-Mystery rear springs
-034 track density strut mounts
-Sandblasted, seam welded, and POR15'd subframes
-Rear swaybar brackets added
-034 Alum. subframe bushings
-New OEM subframe bolts
-New OEM control arm bushings
-New OEM ball joints
-New OEM rear tie rods
-New OEM front tie rods
-17x10 et25 10th Anniversary Mustang replica wheels (4x108)
-245/40/17 Bridgestone Potenza RE01Rs

Exterior:
-S2 front bumper with fresh paint
-RS2 headlights with blacked out housings and yellow lamin-x over the highbeams
-4500k HID lowbeams
-S2 Front corner lights and fog lights with blacked out housings (these are off Ebay from Latvia but I've retrofitted OEM projectors into the fog light housings).
-S2 Rear bumper in pearl white
-B4 hood and locking pieces
-URS6 headlight washer retrofit (more discrete than the S2 ones).
-B5 paper cabin filter retrofit. (some mice chewed their way past this over the winter :mad: )
-Euro rear license plate surround

Interior:
-Cabriolet cluster with autocheck and retrofitted LED bulbs -shows 98k
-Podi boost and AFR gauges
-Early B5 sport steering wheel (same as late URS6)
-Stock seats with no rips or worn areas
-MK1 short shifter mod
-JHM shifter extender
-B5 sport shift knob
-Uninstalled Black headliner bits -other than sunvisors...

Project thread with photos here: http://www.motorgeek.com/viewtopic.php? ... 0&start=75

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Final state:
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hanicus
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Re: Feeler: 1990 Pearl CQ with build AAN+VEMS+Holset

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HA! I did that one thing that I always hate... post only photos from one angle of the car... I get get more if anyone is interested.
EDIGREG
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dude, bring it to pittsburgh and we will get it tuned up... the rest of the stuff it needs is pretty minor
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Dont sell it! PA's emissions texting is pretty laxed compared ot some of the other states. Just try to find someone that others have used. Mine passed...
"If you can't find one, make one"

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hanicus
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Re: Feeler: 1990 Pearl CQ with build AAN+VEMS+Holset

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Ok, I did some stuff on the car over the weekend and I think I'm going to keep it. I'm looking forward to bringing it to PA and getting it tuned by a pro 8-)
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hanicus wrote:Ok, I did some stuff on the car over the weekend and I think I'm going to keep it. I'm looking forward to bringing it to PA and getting it tuned by a pro 8-)



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hanicus wrote:Ok, I did some stuff on the car over the weekend and I think I'm going to keep it. I'm looking forward to bringing it to PA and getting it tuned by a pro 8-)


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