There's the real reason right there. The salt on the rd doesn't help and the salt air makes things that much worse too.

Brake clean is good for washing it but it absolutely WILL take paint off if let sit long enough.

Clean with brake clean
sand with a flat disc
reclean with brake clean
spray with rust converter
sand with flat disc again(this basically takes all the rust converter off except the converter in the pits)
prime
paint
touch yourself

Ya, I should have added to that if you use the brake clean, wipe it dry with a rag right away. With base/clear paint, short term exsposure shouldn't be an issue. A good brake cleaner will evaporate pretty quickly anyway, wiping it down with a clean rag is just a little more insurance.

The rust is the same spot I had mine long ago before the engine bay was painted. Get your hands on some good cleaner (POR marine clean is good stuff, as is simple-green)... more important than the cleaner is to use a rust CONVERTER solution first. POR15 is an excellent product, but a bit pricey... once you have the converter on, sanded and primed and then sanded - apply your paint.

Its all looking pretty good so far though...

do not miss that step.

I actually could have used your advice on the paint... And you have to be a smart ass and say that!

Thanks Joe, Thanks a lot man lol. :banghead:



I am only doing a temp fix for now, too hard with the engine in, it will be redone either by myself, of Classicauto when ever I find money to paint it.

Ha, I actually thought the same thing. I saw Joe posted and thought, hmm maybe he had something inteligent to say about this paint/rust situation. Nope, nothing. I will admit though, that was funny.

It's update time again.

The subframe, depowered power steering rack, control arms have been installed, and the rust has been fixed until I can do a proper repair when I yank the engine.

Down to bare metal, ready to be primed:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01223.jpg

Primed, and ready for paint:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01227.jpg

Painted, and waiting for subframe:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01230.jpg

Steering rack freshly painted:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01228.jpg

Subframe, steering rack and solid engine mounts installed:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01236.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...DSC01234-1.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01235.jpg

Well, that's all for now, should be able to get the spindles painted and installed, wheel bearings re-packed with grease, and brakes painted and installed this weekend.

Monday I am having an appraiser come over so I can get the car in my name, then I can get a Safety, and I can Rock and Roll!!!

Just ordered my Shine hood, getting it shipped to Port Huron, Michigan so I can pick it up, so no brokerage, and maybe some duty/tax. Was only 620 shipped, which sucks because 5 weeks ago we were at par .

I also got the car appraised, and is registered in my name, only Paid $16 bucks in PST to transfer it.

What I meant was, you take off the brake caliper, and then you hit the rotor in the space that the caliper left open? Should be plenty of room, no?:o11:

Kevin, did you remember to touch yourself while everything was drying?

I don't know man, kind of hard in my 20x13 garage, and the only sledge I have is 12lbs.

I touched myself after every step!

You need to be careful there pumkin, especially with dirty hands, if you clean yourself off with acetone make sure you don't get any down your pee-hole.

:o11:That sounds painful....

Well I got my Shine hood, I am pretty happy with it, but little did I know how thin it is, going to have to dowel and fiberglass the underside to get some strength, Joe brought this to my attention, and I am happy he did!

Which hood did you get from Shine? Mine doesn't seem to have any strength issues...

I got the FRP, Joe recommended that I add some material to the underside as it is fairly shin and could cause cracking to the paint. So I will get some 1/4'' dowel, and fiberglass over that.

Ah - did you get the Panspeed version or their "sexy" style?

Sorry yeah the panspeed!

Little update, been driving the car N/A since May 2-4, and loving every slow minute of it!

Fixing small things right now, like the wiper switch here is how I did it.

Cut an access hole in the back of the switch:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01278.jpg

Desolder these 6 pins:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01280.jpg

And these 6 pins:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01281.jpg

These are the replacement replays for the ones I removed, $27 bucks for them both shipped over night from MN:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01282.jpg

New relays in place:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01285.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01287.jpg

Video of it not working before, you can hear nothing but the single speed works:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...h_MOV01289.jpg

Here you can hear it working on all speeds:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...h_MOV01291.jpg

Well the Exhaust has been ported, the intake has been polished!

Didn't change the intake timing at all, just opened up the exhaust a touch, I am hoping this will make the turbo spool like the stock one once did.

Here's a few pics:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01300.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01299.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01296.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01295.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/DSC01294.jpg

I'll spend a little more time cleaning them up, but it's going to get dirty again as soon as I fire it up, so it's not going to be a like a mirror.

I've had good success opening the exhaust a little sooner. I generally don't touch the exhaust closing or intake opening on turbo engines. Has worked well for me in the past.

Are you going to portmatch all the main's/block Kevin?

Looks good so far...... from what I can see anyway...... do you own a camera ;)

I I just ported to the bottom of the stock chamfer, and added a new one! I guess I could post better pics, but that requires work, I'll get some later if you are good ;) I'm no porting god, and I never will be.

I have port matched all the manifold yes.

Where did you buy the relays for the wiper switches?

www.digi-key.com

part number:

G6C-2114P-US-DC12

neither was dave gibson, and yours look much better :lol:

I like the stock overlap port job. Someone else in ontario decdied to do that :suspect: with a single turbo'd rhotormhotor......

So can we drink beer and point at your engine pieces at BCM or what?? :driving:

Yeah well Dave was a weeeeeeee bit slow...

Sure yes... Stock overlap? I guess you are the other one? I like just porting the exhaust because I want this thing to last a bit, and it should have Stock port FD drivability, and Single turbo reliability! The exhaust port should spool the hell out of the TO4E :D

Lol, I won't be bringing them along, I just painted them, and I want to keep them clean, and chip free, they are covered in fluid film right now, it makes things a real mess in a hurry!

Nothing new here other than the 929 master, and booster, and the 626/Mx6 lip.

Here's some more recent pics:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6420.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6421.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6422.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6423.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6425.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t/IMG_6424.jpg

So after 3 years of putting it off, and the safe arrival of our daughter, I have had time to tear into the car a bit...


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_7943.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_7950.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_7952.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_7954.jpg

woo! progress

A bit more progress, getting to what I can when I can, working lots of Overtime at work to pay for the rebuild, and the baby, but I couldn't be happier!

Engine is in, and mocked up, not rebuilt, but this way I can do all the plumbing.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_8074.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_8071.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...d/IMG_8069.jpg

Hood looks good.
What's next?

It only took me 6 years to get everything out of the engine bay. ;-) Still have to take out the steering rack though... I guess that'll happen in a few more years.

My rebuild parts just showed up, just need to send my housings to Goopy, and buy their apex seals, and it's on like donkey kong!