I feel weird posting this here as it's not really a car anymore but there is no category for "scorched VR-4's for sale". So as some of you know I had a fire that consumed a bunch of my cars and a month later the insurance companies are finally directing me as to what to do next. Before they...

I've been so busy dealing with all the insurance companies related to this fire that I have not checked back in on the GVR4 Forum.. plus, not having a VR-4 anymore sort of precludes me from a reason to visit here. But I wanted to extend a sincere "Thank You" to everyone who has chimed in with...

I really, REALLY appreciate everyone's support. I do not really know any of you personally but it's so odd how I'd rather pour my heart out to a bunch of strangers about this loss then my own family or friends. As I said prior, it is simply a matter of you are a bunch of true car kooks like me...

Quoting GSTwithPSI: Wow, Eric. I can't even believe this. I really feel for you, man. I was really looking forward to checking out the Galant, and hopefully doing some joint wrenching together.I'd also agree that car would have fetched 7-9k in the current market. I made a thread a while back...

Quoting GVR4ZUM: Hi Eric, I just saw your post, I'm sooo sorry to hear this, . I'm glad though that nobody got seriously hurt. I made it to Radwood2 saw your car and stayed by it for a bit hoping to see you.Sorry I missed you at Radwood but once I heard there was a Renault R5 Turbo 2 at...

The only "toy" I had in the garage was a Honda PCX150 scooter. The rest of the cars were heirloom level stuff to me. Yes, even the VR-4. The VR-4 was purchased for my son as his first car... a car he could learn to wrench on and improve over time but an unfortunate incident led to the car...

Quoting transparentdsm: Looks like a 7-9k car to me. If motor was ever rebuilt more.Also I have no words for this, just so so sorry and so glad your Dad is ok.Engine was rebuilt 47,000 miles ago. 16G turbo, intake, freer flowing exhaust work... Trans was smooth and car still had...

I don't even know where to start with this post... I'm just gutted. I attended the Radwood 2 car event in Aneheim this past Saturday and then returned home at 6pm and stored the car in my fathers empty garage. 8 1/2 hours later, at 2:30am, the garage, along with 5 of my vehicles were...

Wanted to wrap this 10 month old thread up with a final update (hopefully!) and thank everyone that came forward to assist in solving the multiple issues we had with a cracked bell housing and a broken cast iron engine/trans tab. Once the new bell housing was installed and I welded up the...

Well crap. I figured out what is going on. The correct 12mm blot threads into my original (cracked) bell housing just fine with nice clean threads etc... The other two bell housings (including the one I just installed on the transmission) will not accept the correct 12mm as the threaded area...

This is EXCELLENT information! Thank you! I do have the correct bolt and am going to test fit an extra bell housing I have to make sure everything lines up correctly and that I have the correct bolts going to the correct places. There is a good chance that the large 14mm bolt was never in this...

This makes sense except for it feels perfectly and purposely machined (threaded) when I install the bolt. But I know what you are saying... Many bad things could happen with two threaded parts being bolted together especially in a high load environment such as this engine to transmission...

It is the same size and pitch as the other 3 trans bolts only longer.

Update:So I was able to successfully weld on the broken cast iron transmission mount and am ready to put everything back together and get #1607 back on the road. I followed some GVR4 members suggestion and also welded on a steel plate that I drilled out to allow a longer bolt to become the...

Cool, thanks thomcasey...ABP