M7 87 DD SR5

[dr.occa]

Great updates and work progress.

[bt20v]

nice work I tried to do the front lower control arm busings and gav up on mine.

[BlackStar]

I'm down to the last bushings, the 5 link. the 4 rear control arms where easy, but this thing is a pain!

[BlackStar]

haven't updated in a while, and today was a big bump in the road.

To bring everyone up to speed, i have done a full poly bushing replacement on all of the suspension components, and found an interesting way of pushing them out. This is how i got my old rubber out.





my old 4ac engine block and a main cap bolted down



worked like a charm


my engine is pretty much done










and i got my 8 bolt flywheel. however this has turned into a real headache.



it was not a GTS flywheel. Its a supercharged 4ag flywheel. It made my life a living hell. My clutch kit wont bolt to it, nor will a normal GTS version. I had autozone order my a supercharged clutch kit, and I really hope it works. Way to unhappy today, I was really hoping to get the car running this weekend. looks like next.




anyone have 8 flywheel bolts?

[86boy]

oh man that would piss me off!! The supercharged flywheel fits in the bellhousing??? or is it the 212mm version?

[BlackStar]

oh man that would piss me off!! The supercharged flywheel fits in the bellhousing??? or is it the 212mm version?

I'm basing it off of my sr5 flywheel, it actually is smaller in diameter. if my sr5 flywheel can fit, this one should.

[BlackStar]

unfortunatly, it looks like i am stuck wiht this flywheel. i am willing to trade for a stock gts flywheel though

[McKenney]

I'll check after work tomorrow, I may have one but you'll want to take a wirewheel and get the surface rust off. My cell is 9727046004. Hit me up after 4 pm

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[Manifesto]

arent the sr5 and gts flywheels incompatible with eachothers crankshafts?

[mooreofit]

arent the sr5 and gts flywheels incompatible with eachothers crankshafts?

i believe so.my 4afe has a six bolt pattern and the ge has an 8. im sure the 4ac is the same as the fe motor.

[BlackStar]

yup, my sr5 fltwheel has 6 bolts, i need an 8 bolt flywheel

[BlackStar]

bump 5/25/2012, time for a real update.


the car is almost done!



that trans is heavy!

firs time i have seen it lowered on the 13's. i like them, gonna keep them. I want find the center caps, then paint the inside of the wheel white




but i have one problem holding me up from starting the car up, vacuum line. The haynes manual isn't clear enough, and some stuff i have just isnt there. My biggest problem area is the passenger side, this is where i am stuck:

mainly hear, and anything having to do here


I can find nothing about this part that i have circled in orange


not as lost, but still confused


haynes only has a picture for the early CA cars, mine is a later, so most of the stuff is changed



and an in general picture





Think anyone could snap some picture for me, mainly in the areas i have posted above? Would like to get the car running tomorrow before my trip to japan.

[BlackStar]

just a small update, got the car on the correct timing, and now the oil pressure gauge is on tjhe fritz. Did some searching, sounds pretty common for a 20+ year old gauge to go crazy. I'll rent a mechanical oil pressure gauge to see where its at, then forget about it. It used sit in the middle, and go to the 3/4 mark when the engine reved. Not it usually sits above the L and goes about to the 1/4 mark. no bad noises, and the gauge sometimes likes to do a full sweep when the car is set to "ON" wiht the car off. Weird. Today I'll proably do some cleaning up. I also think my tachometer need is off. My digital multi meter can check rpm, and when it says its doing 800rpm, the cars tach shows closer to 1500rpm. i may rent another multimeter to see which is right, though another 4ac 86 my be better to compare it too. anyone wanna come over and chill, i got beer n soda

[dr.occa]

Ah, so what was the fix for getting your timing correct? Did you restab with gear slightly off tooth for more adjust-ability?

Pick up an inexpensive oil pressure gauge to see closer to actual oil pressure.

You're too far but I'll lift my beverage to toast your ignition fix. Cheers!

[BlackStar]

Well, on the part of the dizzy body where it bolts in, i simply used my dremel to make it slightly loner. now it is at 5BTDC for sure. I was using my multimeter wrong, but my car still idles too high. I have a can of carb cleaner, so i will be checking for leaks. I also checked my wiring for my oil pressure gauge, it was almost completely broken through. a quick re-solder and it is reading fine again.