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'87 745 Turbo Theis K1

Die alten Borbet A gefallen mir deutlich besser als die neuen. Aber die neuen B hatte ich schon im Auge. Die h?tten mir auch gefallen.

Und zu den Aeros: Ich kann nicht auf allen meinen Autos die gleichen Felgen fahren. Das wird irgendwann langweilig...

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This weekend I started to paint the bezels in the same satin black als the grill and the mirrors.

First step: Getting rid of the chrome that was already peeling of at some areas.
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After paint. I'm quite happy with the result.
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Next side will be done next weekend. Afterwards I'll blast and paint the bases and replace the bolts. When I'm done hopefully the LED headlights and the bulb sockets arrived.
 
I'm born on Sylt and my dad is still living at the danish border. I'm living near Frankfurt a.M..
I have the Civic registered up there, because the mods wouldn't be approved here in Hessen...
 
Today I took the time to rebuild the rest of the headlights. Fresh paint, new bolts.
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First one in. Direct comparission old vs. new:
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With working DLR.
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The LED headlights are waiting for onward transport at the customs in Amsterdam since a week now... So far I'll run the worn sealed beams.
 
Man.. That looks so freaking awesome, I'm jealous about it.. Would love to install these on my 940, but that's too much to do making it fit.

I better don't ask about a capital E in a Circle? :)

For the bottom light maybe you could use a bit plastidip smoke?
 
I like that contrast between the bright lights and the dark housings. The bumpers well be replaced with black ones in the future. That will bring even a bit more contrast.

The LED headlights are ECE-approved. All other lights installed in my frontend aren't... :D
I talked to the local Pr?fer meines Vertrauens and the conversion doesn't even need headlight washers or automatic adjustment.
 
My wife and I took a little test drive in the dark - as far as we are allowed at the moment.
The headlights are simply awesome. They are as good as the stock LED headlights in her Seat Leon.

Yesterday I put in the set of new taillights I had laying around for quite a while now. I took the chance to do a little mod as well.

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A while back I was a bit bored and took some photos of the car. :D

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What happend so far: I bought some ECE-approved LED license plate lights to replace the stock ones legally. They are way to bright... I'll try to find another road legal solution in the long run, which will look better at night.
The xenon style fillament bulbs I had installed in the DRL / parking light lasted about 3 weeks, so I replaced them with some Osram LEDs.

I was looking for a 531 head for my FT for a while now and finally got one for cheap. Well, the rest of the engine was still attached...
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I'll refurbish the head and maybe do some slight modifications.

Last but not least I replaced the stock injectors with some Bosch EV6 ones. Stock size, since the goal is a reliable and somehow economical daily driver and not a boost monster.
It's running much smoother now and has a lot better throttle response and power band down low. Lets see if it even is noticable on fuel consumbtion.
 
Those ev6 injectors are a sweet upgrade, I mostly gained milage from the wasted spark setup in combination with those, so that might be a nice future upgrade for your daily:)

Is the 531 head from a b230fk/ft or an N/A engine? The turbo's came with sodium filled valves which help with cooling, so make sure you put those in, they are the same as those in the 530 heads on the turbo engines;) You probably already know this link, but here's some more detail:
https://people.physics.anu.edu.au/~amh110/Head/cylinder_head_531_530.htm
 
My plan is to do the conversion to LH2.4, since the car still has the LH2.2, and than add the wasted spark as well.
In the long run I'll convert to e-fan as well. That should improve the milage as well.

It's from a B230FB, so it's N/A. I knew about the valves and I know that side. There's a lot of usefull information.
I'm currently thinking about if I should shave the head to gain some compression or if I slap in the FB pistions instead...
 
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I am currently using the ET pistons in a 90+ FK block which I believe are the same as the FB 9.3:1 pistons. I'm running more conservative timing, but the torque is great and no knock up to the 13psi of boost I'm at.

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The FK/FT pistons do have a bigger skirt, but are also proven to 500hp, so going with the slightly weaker pistons should be alright.
 
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