1987 244 DL Autocrosser

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by morganpartee

Damn that arch is beautiful. Wish I could do that.

You could, but I wouldn't recommend it. The edge is not sharp, but when leaning over the engine, it's sharp digging into my kneecap. I'm going to rebuild the front fenders and use a stock arch with just the lip trimmed/rolled. But the whole panel will be wider to cover the tire.

I rough formed it over an old tire using a hammer, then once I got most of the lumps out, I paved over with bondo and sanded til smooth...mostly. Looks decent from afar.

The fender doesn't have any screws along the a-pillar (normally two into the back edge, seen when you open the door). So I can pull the fender out and it opens up the gap to the door to at least 1/2" at the base. This is why it would be better to cut and splice in material to stretch the panel out. Sometimes it's done by making radial cuts from the arch out to the turn signal and another back towards the upper corner near the a-pillar so the whole panel can be widened. I mostly need to move the arch higher and farther out than stock. Right now it's really low because of how I rolled the lip into a continuous curve.

[xvxax]

If you didn't have 100 tenders on top of tenders, you could probably sit that spring adjuster above the tire like mine is and push the rim in a good 5-10mm. Do you really need 10" of spring?

You're lucky I'm helping you at all after those hurtful words on page 42.

[morganpartee]

Typical whiney bimmer driver.

Little more work than I'm into for my car anyways for that prettyness. And a little too muich bondo, lol

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by xvxax

If you didn't have 100 tenders on top of tenders, you could probably sit that spring adjuster above the tire like mine is and push the rim in a good 5-10mm. Do you really need 10" of spring?

You're lucky I'm helping you at all after those hurtful words on page 42.

Bne keeps bugging me to add tenders. Don't think I'm going to. Save 2lb per corner, yo!

Let's see what he can engineer in the off season to beat me...

[xvxax]

Last event about 20 people asked where you were. Everyone loves the Volvos because you never see any of them. In fact, other than BNE I believe this is the only autocross build on this forum, amirite?

Originally Posted by morganpartee

Typical whiney bimmer driver.

Although your spelling needs a little assistance, I already told BNE how good your car looks on those steel units. Don't blow it.

[doucheNozzle]

Originally Posted by xvxax

In fact, other than BNE I believe this is the only autocross build on this forum, amirate?

Wrong.

Me.
Eric.

[morganpartee]

Just messin man. Thanks, I appreciate it. Rims were cheap and wide, so I got them. And, I suppose they look good too.

[DNAsEqUeNcE]

they look like turd furguson.

J/k

[woodrowstar]

can we get together and have real conversation about "racing" these bricks? i'm unhappy with turbo performance. there has to be a better way.

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by woodrowstar

can we get together and have real conversation about "racing" these bricks? i'm unhappy with turbo performance. there has to be a better way.

You're doing it wrong?

Show up to the Regency Furniture Stadium on Oct. 17.

http://www.dlbracing.com/Clubs/wdcr-...3&EventID=4257

[MrBill]

Originally Posted by woodrowstar

can we get together and have real conversation about "racing" these bricks? i'm unhappy with turbo performance. there has to be a better way.

What's wrong with "turbo performance"?

[towerymt]

Got an order from ATP today....coming soon, more boost

[towerymt]

And an order from FCP with two left feet:

[doucheNozzle]

Well MM and MR and MR said it's ok.

[turbovulvo]

Haha, they did the exact same thing to me. I think they hired helen keller to pull parts.

[doucheNozzle]

Originally Posted by turbovulvo

Haha, they did the exact same thing to me. I think they hired helen keller to pull parts.

They let her out of the kitchen?

[towerymt]

I haven't ordered from them since they pissed me off with the in-stock rings that were not in stock and thus held up an order I needed, only to find out that they weren't the Deves rings I ordered, but some other brand I'd never heard of. Cameron came through and beat FCPs price on the rings I wanted.

And before that I think was this one, or maybe this was the same debacle. Huge gash in box? meh, ship it out! Thanks...

[WindowsBreakerG4]

BNE needs a worldpac account it seems

[doucheNozzle]

Originally Posted by WindowsBreakerG4

BNE needs a worldpac account it seems

I would think he already had one!

[Jerd]

What did you get from ATP?

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by Jerd

What did you get from ATP?

$40 worth of stuff that cost $130.

[MrBill]

Yeah when you said you ordered from FCP on the phone I couldn't wait to see the thread of you pissed off

I have a WP gasket - you want?

Edit: you not having a spare makes me skeptical.
Fakeedit2: Which WP? B23 or B230?

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by MrBill

Yeah when you said you ordered from FCP on the phone I couldn't wait to see the thread of you pissed off

I have a WP gasket - you want?

Edit: you not having a spare makes me skeptical.
Fakeedit2: Which WP? B23 or B230?

Upon receiving torn gasket, I made a request and they sent me a gasket kit. In the past I had always ordered a seperate kit, but I forgot this time and look what happened.

[turbovulvo]

towery,do you have a complete list of whats done to the car? I didnt see one reading through, but I think it would be cool to see a compiled list in 1 post. Car is awesome though. White 240's are my favorite.

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by turbovulvo

towery,do you have a complete list of whats done to the car? I didnt see one reading through, but I think it would be cool to see a compiled list in 1 post. Car is awesome though. White 240's are my favorite.

Like a mods list that's too big for a sig...maybe I"ll use it anyway.

b23f block, b23et pistons, m rods, balanced/rebuilt bottom end, 531 head, 46mm/38mm valves, IPD turbo cam, elring HG @ 0.035" squish, ported/milled 90+, gt2871r, atp ultimate wg, 3" turbo-back exhaust, AEM wbO2, MS&S, ford cfi injectors, 3" ebay IC, 4" k&n, big 940 n/a radiator, 940 e-fan, 11.5lb battery relocated to the trunk, aluminum catch can via ebay, b18 oil cap, b21 aluminum t-belt cover, baffled oil pan w/extra bung for oil temp sender, custom oil feed/drain lines, 240 oil cooler, remote oil filter, t5 trans, aluminum flywheel, clutchnet red pp and kevlar/organic disc, kaplhenke adapter plate & modified m46 clutch fork, mcleod release bearing, ford motorsport steel input shaft retainer, 2pc modified M47 driveshaft, '79 3.73 1030 axle, rebuilt dana powerlok clutch diff, kaplhenke adjustable torque rods, mvp adjustable panhard rod, 2.5" dia. rear springs (8x250lb, 1.75" travel 150lb tenders, helpers) on adjustable seats, revalved bilstein HD rear shocks, no rear bar, heavily modified rear fenders inside and out, bodywork/bondo/paint/bondo/metalwork by me, carbon fiber gas door, pre86 drivers side outside mirror, early DL blockoff for pass. side mirror, carbon fiber flathood held by 4 pins, european turbo flathood grille, pulled front fenders to fit the 275/45/16 hoosier A6, 16x9.5" et38 2pc work ewing, 51mm front adapters, 35mm rear adapters, 16x8 et55 pontiac firebird street wheels w/245/45/16 hankook rs2, ~2.5" shorter Koni 8611 race strut inserts, grpA replica camber plates, 2.5" x 7" x 550lb front springs, 2.5" torrington bearings under the springs, IPD 25mm front bar on loan from bne, kaplhenke roll center/quicksteer spacers, poly control arm bushings, GT upper chassis braces, cherry turbos strut tower brace, turbo 3-gauge cluster, 5 gauges total (wbO2, boost, oil temp, oil pressure, and water temp with sender mounted in penta adapter that fits the 530/531), omp steering wheel adapter, suede sparco 330mm wheel, old style sparco corsa driver seat, sparco evo, kaplhenke seat brackets, no rear seat, dave barton's white gauge faces, yoshifab tb adapter, 960 throttle body, blitz bov...