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Grenadiers · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:44 am Post subject: Spike is done! For now!

I decided to put it back together similar to how it probably looked when Paul took it apart. Of course, I added a couple of things to 'tweak' it's performance! After beating the p!ss out of it this year, I may add the AIR GTS kit I have to it next summer.

A set of Falken ZE512 from Jason/Flosho, 205 in front, and 255 for the rears.

I stole the GT intercooler from my black car, sorry black car.

The original intake manifold and throttle body of course had to leave. Introducing, a '82 intake manifold, and an '81 throttle body! Kudos to Jason for coming up with the Series II TPS plug for me. And to Rasta for describing the easy peasy method of hooking it up. Easy.

The engine was rebuilt with raceware head studs, 8 or 8.5:1 pistons, we're not sure, a few years ago. It runs flawlessly, hardly a puff of blow by. The CIS system works great, running a bit rich for the moment. The timing is spot on. The wastegate has a 1 bar spring in it, I get 9psi. I have a manual boost controller connected, but have not seen a need to use it! It accelerates at a much faster rate than my black car. The G31 tranny was rebuilt awhile ago, with a 930 machined dog tooth first gear. Works great, not quite used to the different shift pattern! The car has a HD front sway bar, and stock rear. The car corners very well, with hardly any roll to it. Well, I'm not going over 65 on our back roads here, so no accurate higher speed report!

I'd like to thank Paul for coming up with this outrageous, and one-sided, trade for this car, and my '87 924S! I'd also like to thank my blue and red chinese tools for making it happen! I probably wouldn't have done it without the newly intalled car lift.

And of course, all of my clear and brown little friends who happily gave their own for my car! (nice to have a restaurant on your own property!)

The car has it's orginal dust from eastern wisconsin, and I have no immediate plans for cleaning anything. We live in the country, and are leaving for a new winter retreat in the mountains of southern New Mexico for the winter. So, don't beat on me too hard for not cleaning, well, anything! Dammit Jim, I'm a framer, not a finishing carpenter!

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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Freakin' awesome! I'm still jealous!
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agfisher · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 484 Location: West Hartford, CT

That last photo is the best one of the lot!

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El Chato · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 205 Location: El Paso, TX

great work on it, I bet Ill take you down the road nice and smooth, defenetly jealous, Maybe by then Ill be able to have my engine rebuild.
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Grenadiers · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject:

When we hook up this winter while in NM, I can probably bring a bunch of n/a parts for ya. Pm me your wish list!
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

elitejaso · Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 148 Location: Melbourne

Looks great and glad to hear its all running well.
Will probably be annoying you in the near future with questions regarding your setup.

Alright beer time for me while i watch the ashes spank the poms
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Khal · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:02 am Post subject:

I remember seeing Spike under a tarp, and its vital bits sitting on a bench, many moons ago...

Good to see it lives again!

Congrat's!
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Grenadiers · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:16 am Post subject:

THanks, was a very fun project, and of course, without the lift, it would have been a lot less fun! But, before I moved down on the farm as they say, I had a house in St. Paul, MN, and that sold this spring. As a tall gift to myself, I bought the lift with some of the proceeds.

'Alright beer time for me while i watch the ashes spank the poms'

Ok, anyone else want to know what the heck that means?

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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

Khal · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:16 am Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:21 am Post subject:

Glad to see Spike enjoying the twisties again.

The wastegate spring is a ROW .8 bar and it bench tested at 11 psi.

The receipt from EBS should answer the question about the pistons.

I hope that uncovered timing belt is not the one that was on Spike when he was dragged away.
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Paul · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:23 am Post subject:

Grenadiers · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

The receipt from EBS should answer the question about the pistons.

The Engine Builders Supply co. receipt says part number: 931 103 045 01

I hope that uncovered timing belt is not the one that was on Spike when he was dragged away.

Nope, it's a brand new one, and a new tensioner pulley.
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke

Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

New Mexico? Hell I and the ball and chain are not doing anything. Why not invite us over. I know a lot about nothing and this could help.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Did someone say New Mexico?! Some places to put on your list to see:

Quarai Pueblo (Salinas Pueblo National Monument) || Petroglyphs & Moonset (Three Rivers Petroglyph National Monument)

White Sands National Monument

Lakeville Ghost Town

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Park

Gila Wilderness (Leopold Overlook) || Whitewater Creek (The Catwalk Recreation Area)

Inscription Rock (El Morro National Monument)

Sandstone Bluff Overlook (El Malpais National Park)

Ventana Arch (El Malpais National Park) || Acoma Reservation (El Malpais National Park)

Aztec National Monument || Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

For the complete album, go here.
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Grenadiers · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:58 am Post subject:

Nice pics Dan! I'll have to peruse the entire album. Here's the 'highlight' of our trip thru White Sands last december:

Guess I'll have to get off my lazy @ss and use my nikon's a bit more when we get down there!
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'83 944 Track car.
'88 924S Track car.
'89 944 Turbo
2004 Winnebago Vectra monster RV
2012 Jeep Wrangler
2014 Kia Soul
2001 Ford F350 powerstroke