| | 1-owner. Very well taken care of. | |
| | | Purchased 2005-09-16. Blown Rear Main Seal. | |
| | | Built Sept. '90. 2174lbs (GVWR has 1000lbs added) | |
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| | Doesn't hold oil. Still runs enough to drive it on the trailer. | |
| | | | 4-lug hubs, 13" wheels. Hubcaps. Power seat belts. | |
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| | Straight 117,000 mile old chassis | |
| | | I checked the lights, and I don't even need to replace a bulb. | |
| | | Never even bumped. Straight as an arrow. | |
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| | The side molding piece that fell off was inside on the floorboard. | |
| | | 75hp 1.5L 4g15 with 3-speed automatic. 27/29 city/hwy | |
| | | Carpet sux, but everything else is there clean & complete. | |
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| | | Damn those automatic seat belts. | |
| | | Complete interior. Lots of weight to lose. | |
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| | | | Oh it's a Dodge is it...? ' not fooling anyone. | |
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| | October 29, 2005. Engine removal. Click link #10 to see video. | |
| | | This is what was left when I was finished. | |
| | | More stuff has to go, but not today. | |
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| | Manual rack means I don't have to mess with the PS pump on the donor | |
| | | Fortunately it leaked so much oil that it's not rusty. | |
| | | Filthy doesn't suffice to describe it. ' date with a power washer. | |
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| | Future home of intercooler pipes and a DOHC 2.0L turbo engine. | |
| | | AC wiring & hardware, wiring harness, emissions stuff have 2 go. | |
| | | Front end before swap modifications. | |
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| | Stock front suspension and solid-rotor disc brake. | |
| | | Before AWD front-knuckle swap | |
| | | Stock springs have to go to make room for AWD stuff. | |
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| | This massive exhaust has already been thrown away. | |
| | | | Bought the engine donor on 2005-09-10. Drove it home and it's STR... | |
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| | The steering, body and suspension are worthless to me. | |
| | | The engine, transmission, and wiring harness are great. | |
| | | 100% stock, 150,000 miles. It made it home without a hitch. | |
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| | Check and pull engine 10-06-2005 | |
| | | It had a low #2 cylinder, but I know it's in the head. | |
| | | It's $50 more for the whole engine gasket set than just the stem s... | |
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| | So I'm taking it apart, seeing what's up, and freshen everything up. | |
| | | Donor car #2: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD | |
| | | 4-bolt Limited Slip rear differential. | |
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| | K-member, axles, disc brakes | |
| | | After a long break, stripping the Colt continues. | |
| | | Suspension parts from Donor#2 and the Colt | |
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| | Rear chassis stripped out, spare, tools, gas tank and rear removed. | |
| | | Changed out the guts so the ECU will bolt into the factory location. | |
| | | Replaced all the plastic hanger parts for a factory-looking install. | |
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| | After turbo wiring harness install... clean. | |
| | | Rewired the chassis harness and installed clutch pedal. | |
| | | Removed everything, including the power seatbelts. | |
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| | Installed a shifter, but need to replace it with a better 5-speed uni. | |
| | | Changed out the perches on the suspension assemblies. | |
| | | Big dual-vented rotors and 5-lug hubs. | |
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| | Bolted on the car, needs camber adjustment. | |
| | | AC stuff gone, emissions stuff removed. Engine harness installed. | |
| | | Look at all this crap! JUST seatbelts. I weighed it. | |
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| | Engine disassembly begins... Pistons look good! Need cleaning. | |
| | | Main caps and crank look great! | |
| | | 150k old thrust bearing looks okay, but worn. | |
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| | I'm replacing the bearings and rings for good measure. | |
| | | Leading and trailing edges of the bores are worn from the piston skirt | |
| | | Wear is typical for 150k, and even across all bores. | |
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| | I honed it with 320grit stones & wire brushed the block's exte... | |
| | | With all the loose stuff removed, it's time for hot-tank cleaning. | |
| | | Close up of the honed cylinder bores. Fresh cross-hatches. | |
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| | Balance shaft bearings knocked out to expose oil galleys. | |
| | | Cleaned up timing cover, water pipe, front case, oil filter housing. | |
| | | New OEM gasket set, and all new engine mounts to make the 4g63 fit... | |
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| | New timing parts, water pump and all other rebuild parts. | |
| | | I have some spare turbo parts from various Mitsubishi turbos. | |
| | | 7cm ported exhaust housing with 34mm wastegate flapper mod. | |
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| | Stock 14b compressor housing. | |
| | | look at the rough cast inside the collector | |
| | | what do you think that rough cast does to the swirling air? Friction? | |
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| | After 8 hours of grinding, sanding and polishing, this is what you get | |
| | | How much friction is generated now? How much less heat? | |
| | | Why is it that when you order a polished turbo, the do the outside? | |
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| | | Excellent condition 14b center section mounted to ported ex. housing. | |
| | | Polished compressor cover. The wastegate actuator was ugly... | |
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| | So I painted it. Hopefully these tricks will yield a few extra hp. | |
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