Fitzy
New member
- Joined
- Dec 28, 2005
- Location
- Belmont, MA
So it's about time to put a project thread together for my 1984 242 Ti (it also helps that I've taken a ton of pics and spent mucho grande time/dineros on it). My overall plan is to make this a solid street car which I can use for autocross. Keeping k-jet as long as possible is a want...I know it is flawed but for that reason I have grown attached. Overall I would like to keep this a budget rebuild, skimping on let's say top of the line from time to time just to get up and running. Down the road I will definitely have the all out approach just not right now. Also, adding in any Group A style mods along the way will be a bonus.
@ Purchase (more or less) & 15 minutes later...
Some background: Was purchased back in Oct/Nov from another member here...why I bought it then I have no idea but I just figured it's a brick, someone must have just put the duct tape in the wrong spot so it should be an easy fix, right? Started with the basic tune up stuff and had to replace the accumulator,alternator(fried a few grounds in the process), timing, ignition components, wp, etc. and immediately found out there was some **** gone wrong with this car...
Where I had some of these issues...B21FT K-Jet issues, Misfire at idle
Long story short the valve springs appear to have gone sorta flat/intake valves are all effffed up. This caused severe misfires and there was lots of this at first...
Which turned into
New head = problem solved!
Not pretty but at least it runs. This brings us up to Mid January.
Did some further work and replaced the front springs and control arms. Strut mounts were totally shot and the pass side spring had sheared.
Got a little excited after tax returns and jumped on one of these.
Between fixing the motor issues and now about a month had passed. The car accumulated about 10 miles on it from driving once. With the autox season approaching it was time to get serious and rent out a space where I could properly tackle the job of fixing the rest of this car. As of a week ago.
10 minutes after pulling it into the new home this happened (I did work)
Planted the virgos right next to my new rubber (new wheels pending)
Did some poking around cause stripping the interior was too easy and quickly found my next project. LOL @ eccentric bushings
Today.
Little switcharoo with the post junction box lines
I think my car is mocking me...
That's all I got for now, more prob next week. Need to de-rust the axle and paint this week. All of the replacement rear suspension bushings will be Super Pro poly, stock torque rods w/poly and an IPD panhard bar. Hopefully it will all go back in next Sunday after I fix some of the gas tank/fuel pump BS.
@ Purchase (more or less) & 15 minutes later...
Some background: Was purchased back in Oct/Nov from another member here...why I bought it then I have no idea but I just figured it's a brick, someone must have just put the duct tape in the wrong spot so it should be an easy fix, right? Started with the basic tune up stuff and had to replace the accumulator,alternator(fried a few grounds in the process), timing, ignition components, wp, etc. and immediately found out there was some **** gone wrong with this car...
Where I had some of these issues...B21FT K-Jet issues, Misfire at idle
Long story short the valve springs appear to have gone sorta flat/intake valves are all effffed up. This caused severe misfires and there was lots of this at first...
Which turned into
New head = problem solved!
Not pretty but at least it runs. This brings us up to Mid January.
Did some further work and replaced the front springs and control arms. Strut mounts were totally shot and the pass side spring had sheared.
Got a little excited after tax returns and jumped on one of these.
Between fixing the motor issues and now about a month had passed. The car accumulated about 10 miles on it from driving once. With the autox season approaching it was time to get serious and rent out a space where I could properly tackle the job of fixing the rest of this car. As of a week ago.
10 minutes after pulling it into the new home this happened (I did work)
Planted the virgos right next to my new rubber (new wheels pending)
Did some poking around cause stripping the interior was too easy and quickly found my next project. LOL @ eccentric bushings
Today.
Little switcharoo with the post junction box lines
I think my car is mocking me...
That's all I got for now, more prob next week. Need to de-rust the axle and paint this week. All of the replacement rear suspension bushings will be Super Pro poly, stock torque rods w/poly and an IPD panhard bar. Hopefully it will all go back in next Sunday after I fix some of the gas tank/fuel pump BS.
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