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Got a little bit more done with disassembly. The upper timing cover is disgusting so it will be blasted and painted.
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The engine is now opened up and the news is not that bad. Solid amount of rust in the water passages but no chunks or anything ...

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Got a chance to get some work done over the last couple days. Got the drivetrain pulled out. looks to be in reasonable shape beyond being dirty. The oil pan is surprisingly ding free.
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The R8 is always kept in the ...

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I havent been able to get a solid chunk of time to go out and wrench on Mieke so I've been getting in a couple of things here and there a couple minutes at a time. So far I've been able to determine that both window regulator motors are not attached to the door panels but the ...

This is my 3rd post-facelift CGT so I'm pretty familiar at this point. Now it's just a matter of applying that knowledge and obtaining the money!

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After another long absence due to this thing called life I've returned with another CGT! The car comes with a bit of a story. The former owner was Mike Smith, one of our fellow petrol heads with a taste for the 4 rings. From what I've been told ...

Haven't been able to do much more with her in the last few weeks due to a very hectic schedule but I did get a chance to make the door panel for the passenger side, which will just be mirror for the other side, but I have to come up with place to put a guide for the bar that attaches to the door ...

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Congrats on the new house with a space to work on the project. That definitely helps to get things moving in a forward direction.

Thank you! If I didnt finally get my garage I probably would have been able to get her running again, but I wouldn't have been able to be this thorough. I'm actually ...

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Since I've started on my race car project I've gotten pretty much everything out of the car except for some wiring and the parts of the insulation that are stuck on with a 30 year old determination. I have a thread of the build over in the projects section if anyone wants to check it out ...

What a neat story for a neat car. Can't wait to see the full build!

I've gotten a bit more done to the car, mostly prep stuff. I started a new job recently so I haven't had a lot of time to work on her when I get home. But I got the engine partially torn down. I ran my boroscope through and didn't see anything out of the ordinary, no bent valves, no scoring that I ...

Well, at least I had the foresight to call this a very long term project!

Since Agata stopped running properly, I spent some time living in Maine, getting a lot of dirt driving experience in a variety of cars.

This is Jaime, my current daily, on the way back down Cadillac mountain.
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Alright guys I recently blew up my daily CGT so its time to build a race car but before I do I need to get rid of some parts and of some car. So as the title states I have an 86 Coupe GT roller and a bunch of parts. The roller I bought as a parts car and it served its purpose well, but now that I ...

Well boys. The KX is dead.

You might run into tunnel clearance issues with a B5 fwd trans in the B2 tunnel. The B5 fwd trannies are basically awd without the rear output so they have the shifter on the side. The B2 fwd trans have the shifter coming out the tail.

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A 4 cylinder won't bolt up to your trans. All pre 01A/01E trannies are single pattern, in other words specific to the engine that came in the car. To put a 4cyl in, you need to use a 4cyl trans from a fwd 4000. If the car came with a 5cyl, only the 5 will bolt up.

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Looks like I spoke too soon about everything working properly. On my way to a friend's place after I exited a traffic circle she started to misfire like crazy before struggling to keep itself alive on 1 cylinder. Then it wouldn't start until I had towed it back to my house where it started up, still ...

So now that 034 has discontinued the CIS to EFI conversion kits for the good 'ole 2.2 20v, what would you do to accomplish that endgame? I haven't really found any promising leads on any other kits except all the ones for the various Porsches. The only feasible idea I have is to source all the ...

alxdgr8 wrote:Looking for the trim on the center of the outside of the door.

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Passenger side has already been sold, drivers side is still available.

Here are a few pics. If anyone needs any pics of anything specific let me know!

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Hey guys! I bought a second CGT about 6 or so months ago because it fell into my lap for dirt cheap. So at this point I yanked the engine, junked the auto trans because, well, it's an auto, took the driver's side door panel and window regulator and also the drivers side taillight circuit board. I'll ...

Turns out I accidentally yanked out the hose that comes out from behind the air box under the intake boot. I guess that's what happens when you do everything in the dark, after 11 hours at work, while reaallllyyy wanting to go home. So I put everything back together and it's running fine. It's ...

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Been a while since I've been around but I'm glad to see there's lots to read about! Anyway I've got an 86 CGT that's currently my daily that's got a few odds and ends that I need to take care of like an exhaust leak, a few interior things and some cosmetic damage but mechanically (except ...

Excellent! I figured that was the only other thing it could be. Thanks guys!

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Wanted to see if you guys could help me out with identifying this part. It was in the boot attached to the two black brackets that are riveted in, and had an amp mounted on it. I'm assuming it's just called a rack mount but I've had no luck finding another one, or even a picture of the ...