Been spending a lot of time during the christmas vacation with convertering my brothers c900 from auto to manual, which will turn out great :)
Finally got the centers painted, gold with black bolts, a classic combo. Think it will suit the car well!
'74 X7 Turbo rwd -spring '17 prep
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Nice, your brothers car was cool. I have 3 classic 900 automatics, always a challenge keeping them going... The Turbo 2.1 Liter T5 w/ the te05 turbo / automatic was a great combination, but eventually the trans says "no more of this!" It would make 60MPH inside of 6 seconds with good tires when the trans was working right.
Less brake more gas!
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Had an issue with rising base boost last year, this should help I hope.
Cooling fan setup is changed, gonna run a setup from a 9-5 with dual fans. Fits the 900 cooler surprisingly well, and I still got loads of space
Furthermore I got the tires this week, 235/40-17 Nankanng NS2-R, those are wider than I expected Hopefully mounted on the wheels in the upcoming weeks.
Cooling fan setup is changed, gonna run a setup from a 9-5 with dual fans. Fits the 900 cooler surprisingly well, and I still got loads of space
Furthermore I got the tires this week, 235/40-17 Nankanng NS2-R, those are wider than I expected Hopefully mounted on the wheels in the upcoming weeks.
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Re: '74 X7 Turbo rwd -spring '17 prep
Interesting issue with the base boost. Not enough flow to bleed off? Have you checked the wastegate actuator for what pressure that opens or if it leaks?
That is an awesome amount of room in the engine compartment. Your gearbox is not there anymore. The more crap I put in mine the more creative I have to be with the packaging. A lot to be mindful of; EMI, heat, and spinning stuff.
Looking good as always, keep it going.
That is an awesome amount of room in the engine compartment. Your gearbox is not there anymore. The more crap I put in mine the more creative I have to be with the packaging. A lot to be mindful of; EMI, heat, and spinning stuff.
Looking good as always, keep it going.
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Probably back-pressure related, my exhaust is quite open and catless. Its a common issue when running theese turbos with low backpressure.
Thanks, its nice to improve some details after each season.
Thanks, its nice to improve some details after each season.
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Outstanding. Those look good and proper. When I see stretched, first thought someone didn't order the right stuff?
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Re: '74 X7 Turbo rwd -spring '17 prep
Got some work done on the manifold today, had some leakage around cylinder 1 and 4 last year.
Welded against something stiff and grinded to see where it needs material.
1st weld.
Grinding round 1.
Some more welding.
Done, I don't think I'll get it any straighter than this without milling. Used a steel ruler to check.
Did I say large wheels?
Welded against something stiff and grinded to see where it needs material.
1st weld.
Grinding round 1.
Some more welding.
Done, I don't think I'll get it any straighter than this without milling. Used a steel ruler to check.
Did I say large wheels?
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Re: '74 X7 Turbo rwd -spring '17 prep
Get it flat as you can. Looks like you have it fixtured to clamp it up on a mill. Fly cut if you have access to a mill. I actually used high temperature RTV in lieu of the stock gasket. No leakage so far with 1k miles and some good heat soak.
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Hmm, rtv. Was planning to apply some "high temperature" on each side on the gasket this time.
Flares in progress, needed modification due to larger wheels... =)
Electrical system updates, since it became rwd this part hasn't been very nice (have been changing T5 harness since it was fwd too), time to get things sorted.
Flares in progress, needed modification due to larger wheels... =)
Electrical system updates, since it became rwd this part hasn't been very nice (have been changing T5 harness since it was fwd too), time to get things sorted.
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