Marc's 1990 4.2L V8 Twin Turbo Coupe Quattro

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Fri May 05, 2006 3:11 pm

marc, you staying NA for now?

Post by **Marc** » Fri May 05, 2006 3:28 pm

derracuda wrote:marc, you staying NA for now?

'for now' being the key word. The goal is to get the car running. I'd like to have it done for the NHIS track day on the 15th but that seems like a longshot. Plan is to work on the turbo upgrade after everything is running right normally aspirated.

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:22 pm

gotcha. i think i'm gonna bite the big one from the gitgo on my 4kq. i have pretty much all the parts, and the schedule is looking to put me a little while away yet, so i can finish up my header and get the pistons milled.

audibeans · Post by **audibeans** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:33 pm

Do it man!! That would be an awesome gitgo car!!! :-D

Alloutofdonuts · Post by **Alloutofdonuts** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:48 pm

a4kquattro wrote:Thanks for the link Jim, I forgot to take pictures

Yes, thank you SIR!

Things are VERY tight around the brake master cylinder. I'm thinking I'll need to tweak that upward a bit.

That looks different than mine

...uh oh :( . My M.S is much closer to the valve cover. [/quote]

Post by **Marc** » Sat May 06, 2006 4:53 am

Alloutofdonuts wrote:That looks different than mine ...uh oh :( . My M.S is much closer to the valve cover.

well, what master cylinder are you using?

:pics:

Post by **Marc** » Sat May 06, 2006 4:54 am

derracuda wrote:gotcha. i think i'm gonna bite the big one from the gitgo on my 4kq. i have pretty much all the parts, and the schedule is looking to put me a little while away yet, so i can finish up my header and get the pistons milled.

piston milling is one thought. My initial steps will be stacked gaskets and water injection.

If the engine grenades, the next step would be to sleve the motor and install MC pistons on top of custom rods

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Sat May 06, 2006 6:14 am

cool, i think if i was going to do it that route, i'd pick some lighter pistons....

Post by **Marc** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:13 pm

nother day at the shop, worked slower today but still did alright overall.

Re-routed the passenger side header to clear the subframe, wired up the starter and alternator, and uh.. I guess that was it for today

Oh yeah, so how the hay do you remove that viscous fan assembly?

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:25 pm

you need to unbolt it from the idler bearing assembly. i can't remember if it's standard or revers thread.... :bashtard:

Post by **Marc** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:41 pm

derracuda wrote:you need to unbolt it from the idler bearing assembly. i can't remember if it's standard or revers thread.... :bashtard:

meaning I start with the 4 or 5 bolts on the reverse side of the fan or the 2 bolts that I could see on the idler bearing assembly?

The two on the bearing assembly didn't seem to want to come off lefty loosey so that might have been the bit I was missing right dar...

SilverCQ · Post by **SilverCQ** » Sat May 06, 2006 5:35 pm

mark, your headers lack flanges for t3's????

jk, looks good man

owdlvr · Post by **owdlvr** » Sat May 06, 2006 10:53 pm

Things are VERY tight around the brake master cylinder. I'm thinking I'll need to tweak that upward a bit.

Looks like a good excuse to ditch the vac-assist and head into a full dual-MC set-up

-Dave

Post by **Marc** » Sun May 07, 2006 5:34 am

owdlvr wrote:
Things are VERY tight around the brake master cylinder. I'm thinking I'll need to tweak that upward a bit.

Looks like a good excuse to ditch the vac-assist and head into a full dual-MC set-up

-Dave

More work than I want to put into this car at the moment. I'll make the vac. assist setup work, even if it means cutting off the breather nipple from the valve cover and relocating it.

owdlvr · Post by **owdlvr** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:35 am

More work than I want to put into this car at the moment.

*cough* I'm sorry, who are you and what have you done to Marc!?! lol.

I completely understand. I might go the dual MC route...but I'm definitely considering just keeping the stock MC/Vac set-up.

-D

Post by **Marc** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:41 am

Nother day at the shop yesterday.

I pulled the timing covers off in preparation for a t-belt job (waiting on the tools and such which I scored off ebay). Judging by the copper paste on the bolts and the relative fresh looking of the belt it looks like its been done before somewhat recently...

I also put the fusebox back together after taking out the stock engine harness, put the fan blower box back in place after ripping out the AC core (I routed the 034 wirinig where the AC lines used to live).

Lastly I tacked up the front section of the exhaust. For now I'm just going to run it through the stock exhaust system but I'll change this when the car goes off the road again for the turbo upgrade.

'V' for victory?

No.. 'Y' for, uh.. y-pipe

(yes, I know.. I cut it a bit short.. a 3" pipe would fit better on the end there..)

And the rest of the system on the car

yodasfro · Post by **yodasfro** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:52 am

Alright Marc I want a ride in it before you sell it to Doug.

Toxcheap · Post by **Toxcheap** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:47 pm

Is that my freakin jack stand?

Ronald G Wainwright+ · Mon May 08, 2006 4:00 pm

Toxcheap wrote:Is that my freakin jack stand?

Post by **Marc** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:06 pm

Toxcheap wrote:Is that my freakin jack stand?

Don't hurt me :hide:

Derracuda · Post by **Derracuda** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:27 pm

Toxcheap wrote:Is that my freakin jack stand?

wait? isn't the car in your shop?? haha, were you missing it the other day or something?

Post by **Marc** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:12 pm

Another day at the shop, got the fuel lines fabbed up (I ended up using -5 tube nuts since I had a 37 degree flare tool anyway). Also I traced the 'B' block on the fuse box from the stock 7A harness and removed the unneded pins leaving only the fuel pump output and the switched igntion power which I ran to the passenger side along with a big fat wire to the '30' (battery) group on the fusebox which I will junction inside the car by splicing with the battery wire. I took pics but I dont have my card reader with me, I'll post em up tomorrow at some point.

SilverCQ · Post by **SilverCQ** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:37 am

yodasfro wrote:Alright Marc I want a ride in it before you sell it to Doug.

:bump: oh man thats great

looks great mark

JShadzi · Post by **JShadzi** » Sat May 13, 2006 6:57 am

Looking good Marc!

eventuallyblue · Post by **eventuallyblue** » Sat May 13, 2006 8:35 am

I'm having de-ja-vu looking at this thread! Good luck man!