RearViewTerror
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Hello and greetings once more!
The Good: As of yesterday at 2100Hrs I'm an official 1992 VR4 #979/1000 owner! The vehicle runs and drives, hell If I didn't know better I'd say she was half her age. Overall she pulls relatively well, even only at 8PSI (Previous owner wanted overall super reliability) and the engine sounds very healthy. The previous owner slapped in a 16g turbo, a gen3 talon engine thats a six bolt, not a seven bolt. Well what about rust or cancer on her, not a single infected panel, any rust is surface rust which can be removed. The vehicle is all wastegate and it does have a stage 2 TRE tranny in her already. However, now I have to address the obvious issues with her.
The Bad: The front suspension needs work, wheel bearings, tie rods, sway bars, and possibly new springs and dampeners. The anti-lock light is on and I and the previous owner believe its a sensor, to which I cant even begin to fathom where I will find one. To pass smog here in California is possible, but i and the previous owner believes she has a vacuum leak that's not allowing her to pass emissions (She has passed even with the above mentioned items).
The Ugly: I'm looking to preform all of this, before she sees road duty. On top of these issues I will replace and replenish the belts, spark plugs, oil, transmission fluid, air box with a gen 2 mitsu box, coolant flush, and a bigger intercooler.
However, I'm unsure where are the best placed to locate any of these items, are these items replaceable with OEM or OEM like replacements? I would certainly appreciate any and all advice on my new project /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
The Good: As of yesterday at 2100Hrs I'm an official 1992 VR4 #979/1000 owner! The vehicle runs and drives, hell If I didn't know better I'd say she was half her age. Overall she pulls relatively well, even only at 8PSI (Previous owner wanted overall super reliability) and the engine sounds very healthy. The previous owner slapped in a 16g turbo, a gen3 talon engine thats a six bolt, not a seven bolt. Well what about rust or cancer on her, not a single infected panel, any rust is surface rust which can be removed. The vehicle is all wastegate and it does have a stage 2 TRE tranny in her already. However, now I have to address the obvious issues with her.
The Bad: The front suspension needs work, wheel bearings, tie rods, sway bars, and possibly new springs and dampeners. The anti-lock light is on and I and the previous owner believe its a sensor, to which I cant even begin to fathom where I will find one. To pass smog here in California is possible, but i and the previous owner believes she has a vacuum leak that's not allowing her to pass emissions (She has passed even with the above mentioned items).
The Ugly: I'm looking to preform all of this, before she sees road duty. On top of these issues I will replace and replenish the belts, spark plugs, oil, transmission fluid, air box with a gen 2 mitsu box, coolant flush, and a bigger intercooler.
However, I'm unsure where are the best placed to locate any of these items, are these items replaceable with OEM or OEM like replacements? I would certainly appreciate any and all advice on my new project /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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