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VR4 Project #1 - Rally cross - 1389/2000

TurboTurtle

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91 VR4 ~ 13th owner ~ 186k death trap

As it was bought:
~Turbo back 2.5in exhaust w/ Magnaflow twin tip muffler
~2.5in pipping with some FMIC (Knowing the PO's its probably Ebay)
~Big 16g turbo
~560cc injectors
~Walbro Fuel pump
~Act 2600? clutch
~KYB Gr2's
~Ebay FPR with Jegs Fuel pressure gauge
~Some Random BOV.
~AEM Filter that adds mad HP yo!. (being replaced since its GLUED onto the EBAY MAF and its so dirty idk how its getting air.
~S13 SE 240sx wheels hahaha.
~and a shitload of problems.........




****Current Mod list****
Engine :
~Rebuilt stock block with BSE

Head
~5 angle Valve job
~Port and polish
~HKS 272/272 cams
~3G lifters
~Supertech everything
~Bronze guides
~ARP Headstuds
~Stock Intake manifold with port matched runners and EGR block off

Turbo System
~MHI 20G w/billet 7blade
~Evo 3 Exhaust manifold
~Custom intercooler pipping & powdercoated red flake
~XS power Intercooler
~Samco Diverter value
~Innovate Wideband o2

Fuel
~PTE 880cc
~Walbro 255LPH pump
~New fuel lines front to back
~Ebay FPR with Jegs Fuel pressure gauge

Engine Management
DSM Link V3 Full

Misc
~Act 2600 clutch
~ACT Streetlite Flywheel
~KYB AGX 8 way adjustable
~Poly Motor mounts
~Brad Penn 10W30
~New valve cover and Timing belt cover
~OEM thermostat
~2 New fan relays
~Countless hours into fixing wiring issues
~ABS delete
~4WS delete
~Period correct OEM Radio/CD player
~Random missing parts from the parts car (fog lights,Oem floor mats,spark plug cover etc)
~Mishimoto Slim Fan
so much more....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cleaned up thread, combined posts~~~~~~~

11/2012:


05/2016:
 
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strokin4dr

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Sounds like you're moving in the right direction with the car. Post some pics!
 

desant78

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Hey how did you make the "custom IC piping" was it a kit or did you fab them up yourself?

Also really dig the red flake. Keep up the good work!
 

TurboTurtle

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Buddys shop made it. Capital Region Customs in guilderland NY. Powercoated on site too. Not what i would have done but i love it.
 

Car looks good man. I kinda like the piping, makes it look clean. Keep up the good work.
 

kama1

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Those pipes look good.
 

Vr4junkie

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Man im loving that intercooler setup gonna have to add this to my to do list just in black or some other color.
 

desant78

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Does this shop sell that j-pipe?
 

TurboTurtle

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And its begun!
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Within an hour here's what I got to before I had to goto work.
-Wiring was horrendous.
-Catch can oil shows signs of head gasket issue
-Turbo has blown seals and leaking oil
-1G radiator has Togo.

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Intercooler pipping bolts are stripped. Should be fun to get out...
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Lotsssss more pics to come when I get some progress going.
 

TurboTurtle

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Well as of 1130pm 5.6.13 the motor/trans is finally pulled.

As i pulled it i realized how clean and new the freeze plugs were. Upon finshing up i went inside and went to town searching the internet and BINGO!!

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and go down to like the 6th post. It was sold on here somewhere back in 2005 and heres the ad: (Keep in mind it now has 183k and been beaten on by every owner since then)

2005 AD FROM GALANTVR4.org!
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New Jersey 1389/2000 clean with fresh upgrades $3700

I just bought it in October from a board member but right after that I got a job in New york city, then an apartment, so I really haven't used it. Gotta sell soon because I cant keep at my parent's house in NJ much longer and I wouldn't want to subject a rare, nice car to city life.

135k on body, rebuilt motor at 100k by previous owner
Belize Green, non-sunroof
Rust free- body and paint great shape. no dents
Perfect interior, leather not faded, seams not split on back seat, nice driver's bolster
factory stereo still intact with factoryCD, AWS still functional, all dog legs are on body

Includes 2 sets of wheels/tires. Stock rims have 40% tire tread left, aftermarket ones have at least 90% left.
includes a 90k mile LSD 3bolt rear, can be installed as part of sale, LS1 MAF and MAF translator

Many items done previous owner had done professionally within last 1000 miles(i still have reciepts)
ACT 2600
rear main seal
brand new evoIII manifold/big16g/02housing/stainless exhaust studs (the hard part's done)
dave brode custom intercooler piping
all new brake pads and calipers
kyb struts

here is what's wrong with it
parking brake sticks- i leave it in gear
small section of paint flaked off lower front corner pass side bumper
missing pass side seat recliner handle (still works)
2nd gear grinds if not shifted gently

The car runs and drives well, the new turbo really spools up beautifully and pulls hard. It's a great tight driver, front end aligned last month, no rattles and NJ inspection si good until 10/2006. After what I payed and put into it, i know i'm taking a nice loss selling but know that it would be going to the right person here.
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With that being said it makes sense why the freeze plugs look almost brand new and the block is really clean except the spot where i had the power steering hose come off and make a mess last year.

PICS!

Seriously... wtf lol
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Grill before i repainted it (Paint is drying now so no pics yet)
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Figured this was funny. Nov 2012 - April 2013, NYS 10temp inspection sticker haha. woops.
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UP UP...
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AND AWAYYYYYYYYYYYYY WE GOOO!
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Motor out and trans/diff off.
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Plans for this week are

~Strip block down to just the complete block.
~Clean / Port and Shave Stock intake manifold
~Rebuild the big16G
~Clean rust off random parts/bolts. Most of the small stuff in my new tumbler.
~Start to power wash the engine bay


~So much to do but thats it for this week. Have a huge carshow in Carilse PA for a Nissan meet for my G35 so not much other then whats listed will be done unless i find extra time.

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Sorry ive been neglecting GVR4.org.. been posting on dsmtuners.
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little recap:
Only thing besides doing this: (she loves to drink)

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I got mail!

~HKS 272/272
~Complete AWD rear subframe w/4bolt and 5lug. Might stay 4 lug for now.
~Built head (Port and polish,Evo springs and retainers,3G lifters, hot tank, bronze guides etc)
~Evo 9 Steering wheel (HATE the factory 1g)
~Evo 9 Gauge cluster
~All 4, New mounts with Poly Bushings (mine are SHOT)
~Complete dash and engine harness. (Engine wire tuck and replace the crap/hacked wire job it has now.)
~OEM Thermostat housing. looks like someone took a hammer to mine on the seal for the thermostat.
And alot more.

Still after some hard to find parts like interior pieces and oem mudflaps in addition to allllllll the other things like Complete fuel and brake lines, A1000 pump bottom end rebuild etc.

Heres some pics of the recent storm and a closing vid of what happens when i get bored. I love doing this in any parking lot. This was my second time doing it in the same spot so it got dry and the parking lot wasn't exactly smooth. (Ignore my friend... Not sure what was so funny lol)

Galant VR4 Winter Fun - YouTube

To give you an idea HOW rich it runs. Taken 2 months ago.
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The next day
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Snow was coming down at 1.5 inches an hour for 10 hours straight. Needless to say i wasnt haveing fun past 2 inches bc of my all seasons i forgot to swap out to the snows lol
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Stock headlights look bright, but they SUCK.
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And as far as a paintjob to fix the clearcoat issues etc this is the pic ive saved for a long time. Looking to do somewhat the exact same thing. Just want to photoshop it to see if it looks good.
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Welp.. ill be updating this in about 2 weeks (if i dont have pics and stuff before then) Just getting my G35 ready for spring. just waiting on a couple things, and need to get rear tires and the VR4 tear down and build will begin!
 
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I owned 1389 back in the day. It may have been a POS when you bought it, but I kept it in great shape when it was mine. pics:















After I had it I sold it to by best friend in North Carolina who also took great care of it. He then sold it to some guy in New York. That's probably where the butchering started /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/uhh.gif
 
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TurboTurtle

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Damn Geoff! Car was clean and unabused lol

Finally got some time for more work.
~Got the engine bay 95% clean and in primer til I decide a color
~swapped the head / cleaned up the pistons a bit and installed new HG.
~Dropped the rear subframe and pulled out of the garage
~Started taking brake lines out. Going to replace every brake and fuel line on the car.

Pics!
Found that my engine got rebuilt at 100k (now 185k) by a previous owner and found that the head was rebuilt with the 3G lifters and bronze guides as well!
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Valve slap...rut Rob raggy
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ARP studs!
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3bolt axles:
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4bolt axles
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Phone is going to die but stay tuned for so much more!
 
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TurboTurtle

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Geoff if you see this here's whats different when I took ownership from u had it

Missing badges besides vr4
1g DSM radiatior and water neck
Front bumper cut for IC
I had 1g steering wheel and some ghetto radio. Now looking for the factory one.
Relocated battery
Some ghetto antennae
Clutch going
Missing dogleg. Found one in BG for 10 bucks lol
And so much more. Amazing how 50k and crappy owners do to their cars
 

TurboTurtle

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8.16.13 update!

Not making it to the DSM shootout, could make it but don't have the money to throw it on the road fast enough.

Since last update:

Installed 4bolt rear
bolted up the rear subframe
Took the interior apart and cleaned everything 10x over.
Installed built head with hks 272s
Pte 880s
Assembled the motor
And a ton of little things.



In Progress: (Should all be done in a day or so)
New feed and return fuel lines
New rear brake lines, left and right
Buttoning up the motor, just have to figure out the 272 can timing and put oil pan on
New rotors all around and new rear pads.


Some pictures!

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30minute soak in boiling water and oxyclean. Cleaned with a rug shampooer then draped over my garbage cans and sprayed on jet setting with my hose til I seen no dirty water coming off. Took 2 hours total.

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I had my 4 bolt rear subframe in my back seat and the diff leaked, and this cleaned up all the rest of the best oil great.
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Can't say enough about this stuff
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Who knew extra exhaust studs from 20 years ago in my grandfathers basement fits the 4g63 just as good as stock!!
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I really don't understand how stupid people are...
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A lot more progress in the next day or so!
 

amsrn13

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I bought the car and had the clutch installed and fixed the broken exhaust studs and added the turbo setup with the Brody pipes. Jesus I'd like to know how many people owned this car after me. I think I sold it in 06-07
 
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