i got a ton of things done to the Turbo Cutlass today.  at first i didn't really feel like working on the car but thought i'd at least install the downpipe.  well....i ended up almost finishing everything :icon_mrgreen:

installed:

- downpipe
- new (used) turbo and all oil/coolant lines
- lower intercooler pipe
- finally installed a good/complete vacuum line harness
- installed plenum and throttle body with new gaskets
- cruise control!  haven't had that installed in a lonnnng time :)

all i have left to do is buy a TB heater bypass hose and an O2 sensor, then install the upper intercooler pipe and charge the battery.  then go get the new exhaust welded up.  feels good to make a lot of progress.  i should be driving the car again real soon :icon_biggrin:

Quote from: TGPilot on October 16, 2006, 11:27:19 PM

Quote from: kuntzie on October 16, 2006, 10:10:56 PM

1.   broke an axle at the track
2.   fixed axle at track
3. left the track then broke an axle, wasnt even really beating on it
4. towed it ~120 miles home (free with CAA)
5. got another axle for the car
6. broke that axle, and this time it fricked up my transmission, the axle broke and smaked into the case (im assumming) and the housing has approx 6x3" hole in it.

lol @ axle eater---- going to the track this weekend with the stock clutch lol..... should be funny

Please view your new title! :laugh:

Lately, I have done the following:

• replaced all of my vacuum lines, couplers, t's and check valves
• replaced (or should I say placed since it wasn't there in the first place) my tranny check valve

• replaced my oil pump drive seal and cleaned engine/transmission
• cleaned my throttle body- all passages and sensors, replaced gaskets

TGP runs much better now, but I'm nowhere close to being done doing stuff to it yet!  :icon_cool:

I haven't did a whole lot of anything to mine besides feeding it some fresh 93 octane, and giving it a quick checkup. I might run it at the 1/8th mile track here this coming Thursday, our 1/4 mile track is closed until next year. :icon_frown: I gotta at least beat my old 9.377 1/8th mile time.

blew mine up and starting the rebuild  :icon_rolleyes:

since my last post  ^  i have:

- installed the O2 sensor, TB heater bypass hose, upper intercooler pipe and i had to buy a new battery.  i also got the exhaust welded up so the car is now running!!

- had to drill and tap one of the bolt holes for the waterneck in the LIM since i stripped it out.  all fixed now though.

- drilled & tapped the two bolt holes on the radiator support for the strut tower-to-radiator support crossbrace.  i stripped them out a long time ago :icon_redface:  the brace is now functional once again (do i suck or what? LOL).

- got halfway through installing my new KYB strut cartridges only to find out the tool i rented from Checker will NOT work with the KYB struts :icon_mad:  thankfully Dave was kind enough to rent me his GM W-body strut tool so i'll have that finished up shortly.  so...the car isn't actually driveable yet.  after that is done it goes to the shop for a 4 wheel alignment.

- got the car insured and renewed my registration so it's all legit

- ordered this vacuum distribution block from TurbosUnleashed which will be installed where the vacuum EGR used to be.

- just bought a 5 quart jug of Mobil-1 10w30, NAPA Gold oil filter and NAPA Gold fuel filter

- just ordered (2 minutes ago lol) a new K&N RU-1770 air filter from Summit, and a 2.5" SS T-bolt clamp from ATPturbo.com

then it's off to KAZ Motorsports for some tuning :icon_cool:

QuoteOn my to do list:
change my oil & oil filter
replace my driver's side door handle
put in new prior reman. PMIII
replace my exhaust crossover with new Jeff M. crossover
buy & put in Kenny chip and 180 thermostat
put on K&N air filter and crankcase breather
figure out why my tranny shifts 1st gear to 2nd gear so hard
change tranny oil and filter
clean out my TB
clean EGR/EGR passages
replace my oil pump drive seal (and throttle body gasket while I'm at it.)
clean TB and all sensors & passages in/around it
replace all of my sensors
replace my plugs, wires, caps
replace my fuel injectors with ford 19# injectors
replace my mufflers
remove gutted cat and replace with a straight piece of pipe
drain, flush, and refill my fluids
clean my engine bay 
wash the underside of the car and undercoat it
replace my foglights and sidemarkers with ones from the 89 model year (with black trim around them)
put new trim around my headlights (to look like 89's)

-replace lower motor mount (have it, need to replace it)
-paint new valence
-find red flares (that go in front of each rear wheel)
-figure out why power trunk release doesn't work
-figure out why center high mount stop lamp doesn't work
-replace engine oil pan and tranny oil pan gaskets (very small leak, gotta drop the pans anyway.)
-replace power antenna
-replace fuel filter

Well I'll breathe some life into this old thread. :laugh:  I've been slowly working on my TGP, and as you can see I have a few things crossed off.  I have also added a few things to my list above LOL  :laugh: imagine that!

Not a damn thing since October

i still dunno what to do with this thing.......anyone want it?

oh god...

extrude honeed intakes+ port and polish
ported and polished heads stage "4"
new exhaust valve guides - also shortened to allow for 500+ lift in the future if wanted
3 angle valve job


36lb/ Hr GM Multi-tech Fuel Injectors
FFP Billet Aluminum Under Drive Pulley
62 mm TB
Crane Cams H-260 Camshaft
crane cams ls6 beehive valve springs

ported and polished exhaust manifolds

flange for the wastegate
50mm tail race wastegate
my new turbo is ready to go aswell - t3 t4 hybrid- ill make 400 whp this summer at 12psi i promise- custom built it is

3" mandrel bent piping for the main exhaust
2" for the screamer pipe off of the wastegate



34mm swaybar (front)
homemade poly engine mount and trans mount


a few other thigs aswell... just too much

Nothing but drive it. :laugh:

Quote from: Invasion1 on January 29, 2007, 05:09:19 PM
Not a damn thing since October

i still dunno what to do with this thing.......anyone want it?

I would have bought it before I picked up my TGP....

I replaced my turbo oil return line and re-soldered my gauge cluster not too long ago.... only one light on the cluster left to turn off- gotta replace my parking brake cable for that one.  :icon_rolleyes:  THEN my lights will ALL be turned off! MUHAHAHAHAHA  :icon_twisted: LOL

Hmm lets see.New pistons,rings,rods,complete bearing set,complete gasket set,roller cam kit,3400 top end,5-speed trans and all the goodies to make it work with master overhaul kit for trans,1 gal of Dupont chromabase red(paint code 8774),1 gal of Dupont chromabase clear coat,primer,tape and paper.Just don't have any time to mess with it right now. :icon_mad: Oh well tomorrows another day  :icon_mrgreen: later

Well since I purchased in October:
Plugs, wires, PCV, serpentine belt, tires, motor mounts with poly upgrade, fixed ABS cable, soldered gauge cluster, lighted intercooled turbo mod, complete brake fluid change, front pads, rear passenger hub, coolant flush, AC fin mod, re-mounted valance with S.S hardware, K+N on turbo / relocate coolant overflow, Kenny crossover, Kenny chip, o2 sensor, Kenny turbo oil return line, Magnaflow mufflers, repaired vacumm leak, clean throttle body, headlight mascara ,stereo head unit, wash, wax, detail. I'm sure I missed stuff so I'll just keep a running list here as I remember.  :laugh:

Next on list:
Steering wheel controls, speakers, carpet trim, sound proofing.

Quote from: TurboSedan on November 11, 2006, 11:28:57 AM
since my last post  ^  i have:

- installed the O2 sensor, TB heater bypass hose, upper intercooler pipe and i had to buy a new battery.  i also got the exhaust welded up so the car is now running!!

- had to drill and tap one of the bolt holes for the waterneck in the LIM since i stripped it out.  all fixed now though.

- drilled & tapped the two bolt holes on the radiator support for the strut tower-to-radiator support crossbrace.  i stripped them out a long time ago :icon_redface:  the brace is now functional once again (do i suck or what? LOL).

- got halfway through installing my new KYB strut cartridges only to find out the tool i rented from Checker will NOT work with the KYB struts :icon_mad:  thankfully Dave was kind enough to rent me his GM W-body strut tool so i'll have that finished up shortly.  so...the car isn't actually driveable yet.  after that is done it goes to the shop for a 4 wheel alignment.

- got the car insured and renewed my registration so it's all legit

- ordered this vacuum distribution block from TurbosUnleashed which will be installed where the vacuum EGR used to be.

- just bought a 5 quart jug of Mobil-1 10w30, NAPA Gold oil filter and NAPA Gold fuel filter

- just ordered (2 minutes ago lol) a new K&N RU-1770 air filter from Summit, and a 2.5" SS T-bolt clamp from ATPturbo.com

then it's off to KAZ Motorsports for some tuning :icon_cool:

since then i've:

- had the new KYB GR-2 front strut cartridges installed.  i said to hell with it and had Midas do it.  i have the GM strut tool now (thanks Dave!) so when i tear into it again i can do it myself.

- had the car tuned at KAZ MotorSports of course.  i never seen the dyno charts from KAZ but from what i remember it would probably put down ~255whp & 360wtq on a DynoJet now.

- bought new AFCO Racing coilover adjuster nuts and sleeves.  i had to have a machine shop machine out the sleeves slightly to fit over the new KYB GR-2 rear struts which are now also installed

- bought new 245/50 Kumho ECSTA 711 tires (so much better looking than the 225/60s!)

- had the car aligned

- threw out my old leather seats and got much nicer cloth blue bucket seats from a '90 International sedan

- installed a complete steering column from a '90 Cutlass Supreme International so i now have steering wheel radio controls (once i get the PAC SWI-X that is)

- currently in the middle of installing a new Walbro 255 fuel pump.

next up are the Ford Yellow Top injectors, hacking off the old crusty/clogged mufflers, and then getting it re-tuned at KAZ.  i also need to replace the KYB jounce bumper/strut boots up front since they're not compatible with the amount of drop the front Intrax springs provide.  i could cut them shorter but that would mean cutting off the boot since it's an integrated piece.  i'm going to have to buy some stock type Monroe jounce bumpers and cut about an inch off of them, and buy some stock type Monroe strut boots.  after that the car will finally be lowered in the front (it's sitting on the jounce bumpers right now preventing the car from sitting as low as it should) and then all i need to do is re-adjust my rear coilovers so the car sits LOW and level!