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05-03-2019, 11:16 AM

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Haha, it was no small feat. 6 or 7pm till 2am every night for about 10 days. It needs some tuning and other things to make it driveable but I'm excited to hear it run for the 1st time.

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05-03-2019, 12:53 PM

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Good info. Do you have any pictures or can you tell if there is a crack or gouge?

not that I can see, my guess is the pin was pushed a towards the front of the car a little. and fluid is now seeping from around the outside of the bolt, im guessing its some sort of press seal

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05-06-2019, 12:12 PM

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not that I can see, my guess is the pin was pushed a towards the front of the car a little. and fluid is now seeping from around the outside of the bolt, im guessing its some sort of press seal

Keep us posted on how things turn out. I don't have any drive time yet so I'm not sure on what the results will be.

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05-06-2019, 12:15 PM

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Here are some views of the completed turbo kit. I still need to do some tuning to make it drive able and then begin fitting the rest of the body panels.

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05-06-2019, 10:48 PM

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hmm... needs bigger brakes

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05-12-2019, 02:15 AM

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hmm... needs bigger brakes

Haha, maybe. They actually work well with the right pads.

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05-12-2019, 02:16 AM

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A little more progress was made this weekend. It felt really good to make a trip around the block.

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05-12-2019, 05:12 PM

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Turbskies sound cool as hell driving down the street...

Glad to see you finally got her going.

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05-14-2019, 03:14 PM

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It sounds like a diesel turbo. Not gonna lie, I'm jealous of that sound. You're motivating me to get my car done.

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05-16-2019, 02:02 AM

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and mine was SO CLOSE!!! dang front cover!

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04-29-2020, 04:54 PM

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It was almost time for my annual check in.

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04-29-2020, 09:50 PM

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Cool!

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04-30-2020, 10:36 AM

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Looking and sounding good

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04-30-2020, 06:47 PM

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Whats left to do?

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05-01-2020, 09:05 AM

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I may have missed it somewhere, but what headlights are those?

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05-03-2020, 06:29 PM

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It was almost time for my annual check in.

https://youtu.be/AOzM-gV53y4

Awesomeness

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05-04-2020, 09:11 AM

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Congrats!!

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05-04-2020, 12:18 PM

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Looking and sounding good

Thanks, how is yours doing?

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I may have missed it somewhere, but what headlights are those?

Radioflyer V1.0

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Awesomeness

Looking forward to doing more driving.

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Congrats!!

Thanks, I still need to check yours out in person.

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05-04-2020, 12:23 PM

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Whats left to do?

1. Engine needs more break-in miles and an oil change

2. Mount solenoids for CO2, plumb CO2 to gates, electrical power to solenoids

3. Install meth pump, power to meth pump and controller, route lines to meth nozzles

4. Dyno tuning

5. Install body panels and enjoy until the next round of mods

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