Thanks! I'm stretching this limited time and money as far as it can go :D

Well, it's been over two years since my last update and quite a few things have happened since then..I worked on the car quite a bit from the date of the last post up until my wife and I had our son back in January of '21. I left my job in June of '21, borrowed a travel trailer, and moved...

Brand new set of springs and retainers. Bought these a while back but decided to go a different direction.250 shipped to your door. Paypal G&S only, you cover fees.

Hrmm.. you can do 8AN feed and return correct?

Forgot about this due to all of the craziness.. I guess it's time for a couple of updates.Pretty normal disappointing stuff for a car that has sat for years. I dug into it, got the engine ripped out and discovered that the timing tensioner pivot arm was completely seized up.. causing the...

The car ran and drove.. for a few miles.I was able to take a little shakedown drive for about 15 minutes.. Other than that and a little groaning from a wheel bearing, the car ran great for it's first time out in 5 or 6 years.I popped the hood as soon as I got back to the house, and I could...

So yeah, this thing had been sitting for a while and she was in pretty bad shape. I spent a solid week with the car and a case of wasp killer trying to evict the previous tenants.Victory was eventually mine. The car still runs. Old gas, an ancient battery, and a metric ton of wasp carcasses...

blackbetty submitted a new DSM Profile :Blackbetty's strip/street/hoodrat "build"..Read more about this vehicle here...

Damn.. this necro post got me super excited.

Something not unlike this? <img src="http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/files/6/4/9/7/1/crankpulley.jpg" alt="Crank Pulley" /> Yes, I'm pretty sure your valves are going to be bent. I was in this same exact situation about a year ago, what timing belt were you using?

It is just condensation.. There's nothing to worry about.

It could be a number of things..First, If you have not done a boost leak test.. do it now! Second, how old is your clutch? It could be slipping. Third, There is a possibility that your turbo is on its way out. Does the car smoke at all? Fourth, Check the plugs/wires, they could be causing bad...

Balls to the wall with the Borg Warnernice runs man :thumb:

Brand names of body kits, under-drive pullies, and air filters that claim x-amount of hp gain plastered on the door as a roll call - riceA few tasteful decals hidden under the hood to honor the engine internals and turbo that can help you get into the 10's - nice