Over the winter I hope to do the following:
1) Change transmission filter and put new Royal Purple in her
2) Change the material on the back window ledge (now done)
3) Fix my power antenna (now done)
4) Cleaner upper intake and valve covers (now done)
5) New coils and wires
6) Paint the flat black ledge that the wipers rest on (now done)
Refinish xlaces. (Polished lip, repaint lace factory gold)
Get the factory remote keyless entry working.
Finish triple gauge A pillar pod.
Buy and install alternator overdrive pulley.
Possibly buy and install Addco rear swaybar.
Complete tuneup
Hot-Tune Chip
Replace T-Stat
Buy K&N filter to put on turbo
Replace some PS, Coolant, and Tranny Lines
Re-finish and restore engine bay
Replace all suspension parts-EVERYTHING
Replace brakes- bigger, better calipers, rotors, and pads, get e-brake working
Replace exhaust from downpipe back to tips
Window tint (maybe)
Replace Carpet
Replace headliner
BOV
Install my Aweb RSTB
Replace upper and lower motor mounts, frame cradle bolts and bushings
Some paint work...
Majority of the stuff is funds permitting.
....me? Drive safely. LOL
My current TGP "To Do:" list is something like this.
1. A quick detail job(wash/wax/vacuum & wipe down the interior + engine bay)
2. Pan drop/filter change on the transaxle.
3. Inspect the entire car.
4. AC Fin mod.
5. Replace the factory crossover.
Besides that, I have a few other things that I want to start working on...
I am going to do following
1- get her running right
2- restore wheels
3- last thing to replace on the car(coils,ignition module,fuel pump)
4-getting new MBC tomorrow, wastegate actuator(if I can find)
5- Radiator needs fixed
6- package tray in rear
7 Fresh paint in spring
Well I'm hoping to get the rest of the stuff I need to turn my 88 GPSE into TGPSE :) So that entails the following:
-Get a good used or pay to have rebuilt my T25 from the junk yard
-Purchase Kenny K's 5 speed chip for the setup
-Port and polish upper intake manifold, exhaust manifolds and crossover pipe
-Powder coat upper intake manifold, charge tubes
-Repaint TGP radiator and intercooler after cleaning them
-Clean TGP Oil Pan
-Clean TGP Oil Cooler
-Powder coat TGP wheels gold and chrome
-Buy 255 liter/hr walbro fuel pump and install
-Ohm TGP injectors
Of course this is more like over the next year or so list. Then I have to install it all! Doh that should be a project!
-Fix my battery drain-ugh more wiring*tumbs down*
-Fix Exhaust leak at x-over and manifold
-hopefully get my new t-28 and polish/ceramic coated and installed
-re-place carpet
-fix dash air vent
-fix HUD positioning
-make"vroom vrom whsshhh" sounds
Replace injectors, Powdercoat the plenum, valve cover, charge pipes, ect, possible BOV.
Switch motors from my TGP to my TSTE and SELLing the TGP!!
Build a 4T60 that can handle more than 330 lbs of torque :fluffy:
Finish my hybrid turbo... Use an adaptor ring to mount a TO4B housing on a t25 with a 48.2mm inducer 70mm exducer wheel :nana:
Use something like this http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf (http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf) but with a 4t60-e case and 65-e differatial/cover essym or use the 4t80 I have.
I will see it every morning on my way out, sitting under its cover, waiting for warm weather so I can put a tranny in. :icon_mrgreen:
Well I don't own a TGP but the title didn't specify what people are doing to their TGP so......
I started my project today with my son. While alot of you guys park your cars for the winter here in florida I only drive my car in the winter. My son and I started to dig out of the rear corner of the garage my 68 Dodge Charger R/T. Its a factory 440 4 speed car with dana rear in red. Its in my avatar. Right now it has a 74 440 auto I had sitting around but I do have the numbers matching block and 4 speed. We buried it back in the corner with a 93 Daytona Iroc R/T so close you couldn't walk next to it. Jimmy and me buried it back there I think in January when we were making room to pull his engine and trans to do his 5 speed rebuild and swap and a few other things to his car. We got it unburied and after cranking it a bit to pull some gas up to the carb it fired right up without charging the battery. Tomorrow we will get it out of the building and maybe wash it. Even though it had a cover it still had some dust on it. I do need to figure out a cooling system issue. The gauge goes hot but my hand on the radiator says it might not be to hot. I picked up a new thermostat old school style. One like it had when new not the kind it has in now or most of you guys are familiar with. I needs new coolant anyway its been in there for 7 years. This winter I might even replace the drivers side fender. The car still has the factory paint job on it and doesn't look bad for 39 years it does have some rust on the bottom of the lower quarters and I am guessing but a previous owner set a battery on the drivers fender because it had some good sized holes filled with bondo on the top of the fender when my brother bought the car in 1980. The bondo has since fell out and the holes have gotten bigger. I picked up a very clean fender about 7 years ago but it is black. I might put it on this winter.
Tim
Great car, my brother had a 69 Charger, although it wasn't an R/T it was a 383 stick shift, (I always beat him with my 67 Mustang fastback with a 428 Cobra jet motor I put in it), wish I still had it.
Quote from: TurboGTU on November 27, 2007, 11:55:08 PM
Use something like this http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf (http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf) but with a 4t60-e case and 65-e differatial/cover essym or use the 4t80 I have.
Thats a great find, might be something me and TGPvsTII might can do. Thanks
Quote from: jimmy on December 02, 2007, 01:26:20 PM
Quote from: TurboGTU on November 27, 2007, 11:55:08 PM
Use something like this http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf (http://tunersource.gmblogs.com/Racer-Tech/ECOtec-L61-Build-Book/gmtunerhydra-matic_4T65_race_transmission.pdf) but with a 4t60-e case and 65-e differatial/cover essym or use the 4t80 I have.
Thats a great find, might be something me and TGPvsTII might can do. Thanks
you insulting me Jimmy with TII instead of TIII a TII is 8 valve 174 horse. I found that post yesterday and was looking at it good and saved a copy for later.
Quote from: dogbone on December 02, 2007, 06:38:32 AM
Great car, my brother had a 69 Charger, although it wasn't an R/T it was a 383 stick shift, (I always beat him with my 67 Mustang fastback with a 428 Cobra jet motor I put in it), wish I still had it.
I guess that statment shows your age. :laugh: My second car was a 69 charger 383 auto. smashed it up good. Then had a purple 70 challenger. The challenger had a few differant engines in it over the years 383 and 440 both stick and auto and a few rear end gears. The 440 auto in my charger was the last engine/trans in that car. It was rusted very bad and full of bondo when I bought it. When Jimmy stopped by today I let him look at my charger sitting in the yard he looked like this :icon_eek:
;) Tim
about to go out and remove the cam covers on my Spirit R/T and and hopefully not find anything too bad. probably going to get everything ready so i can pull the top end off (head, intake, exhuast, turbo as one big (HEAVY) piece). then i need to pull the front bumper off and replace that.
only thing i'm planning on doing with my Regal GS this winter is replace a leaking dowpipe gasket and keep driving it.
kinda miss working on a 3.1 Turbo.
Quote from: TurboSedan on December 07, 2007, 02:44:32 PM
kinda miss working on a 3.1 Turbo.
So come and help me swap out motors.............J/K :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: GPChief on December 07, 2007, 08:56:32 PM
Quote from: TurboSedan on December 07, 2007, 02:44:32 PM
kinda miss working on a 3.1 Turbo.
So come and help me swap out motors.............J/K :icon_mrgreen:
that actually sounds like fun! what is wrong with the engine in the TSTE?
Wanna come work on mine? :laugh:
...I wanna pull my tranny and rebuild it...takers? LOL this should be the "Winter Charity Work Thread"