I'm Back! '90 GTUs

FC Zach · 05-02-2017, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by project86

So..... me and "Skinny Kyle" got the car running literally the day after DGRR. TPS and essentially a vacuum leak (tube running from the airbox bypassing the MAF and back into intake) were the culprit. Im gonna put my TPS back on and see what happens just to make sure.

This is awesome news but at the same time frustrating to know it was that simple. . Mostly because I swear I looked at that intake pipe more than once!

project86 · 05-02-2017, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FC Zach

This is awesome news but at the same time frustrating to know it was that simple. . Mostly because I swear I looked at that intake pipe more than once!

Yep. We all did. But thats ok. Im not really sure i would have wanted to drive it all the way there anyway. I forgot how uncomfortable it is right now.

djmtsu · 05-02-2017, 08:01 AM

Zach's DIN plate was mine, then I sold it to someone in Ohio(?), then Zach bought it from him. It has come back home!!

Lol

project86 · 05-03-2017, 11:57 AM

For now i'll probably mount it to the top of the steering column cover. The gauge comes in today.

FerociousP · 05-03-2017, 03:29 PM

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For now i'll probably mount it to the top of the steering column cover. The gauge comes in today.

careful with that area... the plastic is old and brittle and hard to find replacements (bc they break on removal)

project86 · 05-03-2017, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FerociousP

careful with that area... the plastic is old and brittle and hard to find replacements (bc they break on removal)

Good point. Turns out it wont be able to go there anyway. I dont have a pod. Ill have to find a new place for it.

Got my new trans mounts and cross member installed today. Wiggled my drive shaft around too. Doesn't seem to have much play in it so I guess that means im ok on that front?

FC Zach · 05-03-2017, 05:45 PM

Yeah, stay away from the steering column. They're as brittle as a lays potato chip.

project86 · 05-03-2017, 07:00 PM

Just remembered i found a big, ass spider living in my trans tunnel..... gotta burn the car.

project86 · 05-04-2017, 01:30 PM

I've made a discovery...

I have the car on stands right now so I could do the trans crossmember and mounts.

I decided i'd start it up while it was off the ground and see if I could feel the vibrations I was talking about while the car wasn't in motion. Turns out I can. So that rules out the drive shaft for sure.

Any ideas what it could be?

FerociousP · 05-04-2017, 02:01 PM

tires

project86 · 05-04-2017, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FerociousP

tires

They are new and balanced. And its happening without the car moving. I had a short chat with Myles and he's thinking engine mounts.

almoststockfc · 05-04-2017, 03:12 PM

Seems like it would have to be. Unless you have the wrong counterweight on. That would be bad.

project86 · 05-04-2017, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by almoststockfc

Seems like it would have to be. Unless you have the wrong counterweight on. That would be bad.

That would be bad...... lets hope thats not it.

djmtsu · 05-04-2017, 04:13 PM

Wrong counterweight isn't something you generally would feel. It just silently destroys all your bearings...

FC Zach · 05-04-2017, 11:48 PM

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Wrong counterweight isn't something you generally would feel. It just silently destroys all your bearings...

I second that! We all knew how I drove my car with my previous motor. . It was all fine till I blew a coolant seal and found this upon disassembly.

I had a S5 front weight in my motor, ran that way for ~5 years

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djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	Zach's DIN plate was mine, then I sold it to someone in Ohio(?), then Zach bought it from him. It has come back home!! Lol __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

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project86 Can't.Make.Up.My.Mind. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (3) Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 17	For now i'll probably mount it to the top of the steering column cover. The gauge comes in today. __________________ '90 GTUs Stay up to date with my photography '06 Toyota Highlander Hybrid '10 Toyota Prius "Initial Success or Total Failure"

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FC Zach RCC Loves Me Not You Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eagleville, TN iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,267 Rep Power: 19	Yeah, stay away from the steering column. They're as brittle as a lays potato chip. __________________ 1993 Yamaha GTS1000 1992 Celica Turbo AllTrac 1987 RX7 Sport 1979 Yamaha G1, KM24 powered 1975 Dolmar KMS4

05-03-2017, 07:00 PM	#248
project86 Can't.Make.Up.My.Mind. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (3) Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 17	Just remembered i found a big, ass spider living in my trans tunnel..... gotta burn the car. __________________ '90 GTUs Stay up to date with my photography '06 Toyota Highlander Hybrid '10 Toyota Prius "Initial Success or Total Failure"

05-04-2017, 01:30 PM	#249
project86 Can't.Make.Up.My.Mind. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (3) Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 17	I've made a discovery... I have the car on stands right now so I could do the trans crossmember and mounts. I decided i'd start it up while it was off the ground and see if I could feel the vibrations I was talking about while the car wasn't in motion. Turns out I can. So that rules out the drive shaft for sure. Any ideas what it could be? __________________ '90 GTUs Stay up to date with my photography '06 Toyota Highlander Hybrid '10 Toyota Prius "Initial Success or Total Failure"

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almoststockfc ..... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (0) Posts: 543 Rep Power: 15	Seems like it would have to be. Unless you have the wrong counterweight on. That would be bad. __________________ -75 RE_W_PU - -76 Hercules W2000 - DGRR 2012 3rd place Old School -75 Hercules W2000 MSO - DGRR 2011 Peoples Choice - April 2011 Rotary of the Month -Rotary snowmobile powered go kart - DGRR 2012 Peoples Choice - RIP

05-04-2017, 04:13 PM	#254
djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	Wrong counterweight isn't something you generally would feel. It just silently destroys all your bearings... __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5