Marc's 1990 4.2L V8 Twin Turbo Coupe Quattro

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:09 pm

no, the older 3.6's and 4.2's have alu. intakes. i have no idea what the new oneses are.

billzcat1 · Post by **billzcat1** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:12 pm

Metal.

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 pm

I guess the one I saw was just painted black then.

billzcat1 · Post by **billzcat1** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 pm

Oh must have been plastic then.

JShadzi · Post by **JShadzi** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:14 pm

billzcat1 wrote:Metal.

Boatanchoranium to be precise...

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:17 pm

man, an alu. boat anchor would be a terrible invention!

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:19 pm

I'm referring to nate's

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JShadzi · Post by **JShadzi** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:21 pm

JShadzi wrote:Stock is a hunk of cast aluminum.

JShadzi · Post by **JShadzi** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:21 pm

JShadzi wrote:
JShadzi wrote:Stock is a hunk of cast aluminum.

:stupid:

billzcat1 · Post by **billzcat1** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:22 pm

JShadzi wrote:
JShadzi wrote:
JShadzi wrote:Stock is a hunk of cast aluminum.

:stupid:

:bump:

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:22 pm

You forgot the black paint part. :wink:

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:25 pm

and we all went.....

Post by **Marc** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:20 pm

:bump:

Alrighty, ABZ lump is out and on its way to warmer climates. In its place I bought a 3.6 motor from Mark Chang.

Here she is awaiting engine mounts:

I still need to figure out why the header doesn't clear on the passenger side. Hopefully I'll be able to get some more time in this week on it.

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:03 pm

Sweet engine mount.

Post by **Marc** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:45 am

:bump:

Ok, spent yesterday at the shop and have the mounts tacked up :woowoo: (did I mention how easy the PT/ABH is compared to the ABZ?

love that load leveler. $30 from the cummins truckload sale

Right now, The engine is sitting higher than I'd like and I think I'm going to cut the tack welds and move it down a bit. Nate was right, I was able to install the passenger side manifold by lifting the engine up a bit, installing it, then lowering it back down. For some reason I couldn't align the engine and tranny with the manifold on. Good to know.

back off to the shop!

WAUG0806 · Post by **WAUG0806** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:05 pm

Post by **Marc** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:49 am

mounts are now welded up good and solid. Next step is to shave a bit more off the oil pan on the motor for subframe clearance (I may weld up some aluminum down there to keep the flywheel covered up save for a drip-hole).

:pics:

Yep, not too much further south these mounts can go....

Post by **Marc** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:57 am

oh, I should mention the reason the mounts are parallel with the body. Sheer lazyness. The mounts I built for the ABZ actually almost fit the PT arms. I just needed to reposition them a bit and everything line up, so, who needs symmetry anyway :-P

Post by **Marc** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:27 pm

Lil more progress on the coupe this weekend. Awaiting some bits and pieces from Javad (clutch, pilot adapter, etc) so I worked on stuff that was easiest to do with the engine out. I swapped the brakes over to the type89 style vacuum assist system:

And also installed a type 85 power steering system since my rack was shot anyway (its a PITA to R&R that thing even with no engine installed!). Also took the opportunity to cut out the rest of the battery tray and paint up the engine mounts

This car may be done.. some day..

Ronald G Wainwright+ · Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:17 pm

It maybe done some day Marc, but does it have the means to "starter".
Still working on getting that starter to you.

WAUG0806 · Post by **WAUG0806** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:30 pm

Schweet! Looks like somebody actually got something accomplished this weekend!

so are you thinkin to drive it n/a this year and make the tt plunge next winter?

Post by **Marc** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:40 pm

WAUG0806 wrote:Schweet! Looks like somebody actually got something accomplished this weekend!

so are you thinkin to drive it n/a this year and make the tt plunge next winter?

Thats the plan 8-)

Post by **Marc** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:33 pm

yipee, fan and radiator are here. Same radiator that Nate is running plus a 2000CFM 16" fan. The radiator is friggin huge (compared to our weeny I5 stockers)

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:36 pm

I was thinking of running a 5k fan on my b3 rad. Get that thing running already!!!!

Post by **Marc** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:37 pm

yodasfro wrote:I was thinking of running a 5k fan on my b3 rad. Get that thing running already!!!!

no kiddin man! Doing my best, I dont have much time till NHIS!

At $150, its hard to pass up the massiveness of the generic summit racing stuff!