Darin's 80q…Alive...

[Audilard]

That's the 30r with a .82 exhaust. It's schedule for an upgraded wheel. I'll be testing a couple turbos at BBQ and dyno'ing the car.

[audifreakjim]

:woowoo:

[80qtdi]

Nice!!!

[85oceanic]

Thank god almighty! Nice work man! I can't wait to see this beast in person again!

[Audilard]

I just got back in from the garage where the moment of truth presented itself.

I pulled the valve cover and replaced the gasket and also routed my air filter. I'll have to snap a pic of that when I get the front end back on. Checked a few things over one more time and turned the key once again. Let it idle for a second and doubled check everything, then I got back in, put it in reverse and slowly let the clutch out...........and out she went from her 6 month home in the garage!!!!!!! Backed her all the way out, put her in first and.............back she went into the garage!!!!!!!!!!

:woowoo:

Mileage 201910

I then sent Hank a text.

She warmed up nicely, all the lifters stopped ticking, radiator fan kicked on which I then bled the system, all the oil burned off the turbo and she sat in my driveway begging to go for a drive. Unfortunately the boost lines aren't hooked up, nor are the headlights or front bumper.

The beautiful sound of the built engine.....music.

[nsimps]

:woowoo: Darin that is the best news I've heard all week! :woowoo:

You have all day tomorrow to get the headlights and front stuff all put in and then bring it Friday to the In n Out meet.

[Wheeljack]

woot! In n out Friday!...you know, for break-in miles.

[40v4kq]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[Mcstiff]

Congrats!

[quattro87]

:woowoo: :woowoo: Does this mean it's not for sale then? :wink:

[RSCoupe]

Finally!

Huge congrats.

:woowoo:

[savagerocco]

:woowoo: :woowoo: Does this mean it's not for sale then? :wink:

LOL..... :stupid:


On a more serious note... congrats Darin..... Looking forward to the drive to Vegas with you. Dave has to be in front again to catch all the speeding tickets......

[Wheeljack]

...Dave has to be in front again to catch all the speeding tickets......

[nsimps]

...Dave has to be in front again to catch all the speeding tickets......

Sounds like a plan to me. Where are we meeting this year for the caravan?

[savagerocco]

I guess it really isn't fair posting crap while he's asleep.....

[85oceanic]

WOOOT! Congrats man! Now I just need to get mine on the road!

[scubadave]

Heyyyy. He actually let me off with a warning and a tint ticket. Roomate is a cop and signed off on that one and diddnt pay a dime to the utah highway patrol big brother little doughnut fund.

[savagerocco]

Heyyyy. He actually let me off with a warning and a tint ticket. Roomate is a cop and signed off on that one and diddnt pay a dime to the utah highway patrol big brother little doughnut fund.

LOL...... I still vote you to lead...

[Audilard]

Here is the intake setup and with the breather routed back in and the vacuum line routing. Now to get the interior back together and the headlights and bumper installed.

[nsimps]

Looks really good Darin, hope you can make it tomorrow!

[jbrentd]

Looking good. Glad to hear it's moving under its own power.

[Hank]

Have you tried a headlight with that air filter config? Doubt it buddy

[Audilard]

It won't make it tomorrow. I had to do some JB weld repair to the headlights and it will be setting all night.

[Audilard]

Have you tried a headlight with that air filter config? Doubt it buddy

I did actually. I designed it to fit and it does perfectly!

[Hank]

LOL, i'll eat my words. Well done. That is good placement away from the header. Looks nice!! Most of the smoothness you are hearing is the equal length header doing it's job. It makes the 5 cylinder sound even better as you can hear individual pulses through the exhaust. Sounds very smooth. Sortof like Subarus when they go equal length. They lose that flat four sound