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Wombat · 03-22-2008, 07:45 AM

It's here

Hannibalzero · 03-22-2008, 10:51 AM

Pics or ban.

Adollarwodbnice · 03-22-2008, 12:12 PM

pics or ban.

Wombat · 03-22-2008, 12:40 PM

Quick shot looking off my porch. Sorry, but my current daily driver VR-4 is camera shy ever since she got into an accident and a huge dent was left in the right rear quarter.

Adollarwodbnice · 03-22-2008, 11:34 PM

2 VR-4's = pwnage.

Congrats on the car man...., I want another 3s :-/

Speaking of dents I just found a nice crack in my paint where someone hit me in a parking lot so I was pretty pissed after I found that today...

Wombat · 03-24-2008, 06:07 PM

A little back story on the car - The second owner (a doctor according to scattered receipts from the interior) drove the car pretty regularly (according to CarFax and the mileage from each inspection) and when it started to develop some kind of strange noise in the valvetrain, he took it to a dealership. The dealer told him there was something wrong in the rear head and that it would need to be removed, inspected, and repaired. Total cost of the job was going to be a quite a bit. The end result was the doctor just left the car at the dealer (and probably decided it was time for a new car anyway). After a few years of sitting in the dealer backlot, they claimed an abandoned car lein on it and after some paperwork, received the title for the car. A member on these forums, turbot4, ended up knowing someone at the dealership and was able to snatch up this diamond in the rough (I hope) and bring it back home. Unfortunately, turbot4 really didn't want the car (but probably couldn't pass on the good deal), so he immediately flipped it to me.

Now, I never got to hear the engine run, but I was able to listen to it crank over many many times and it was definitely hitting on all six pretty evenly. So either all the cylinders have the same crappy compression, or the engine is actually good (I'm hoping for the latter). So instead of me just diving into the rear head, I chose to check the engine timing and do a compression check first to get an idea of how the shortblock is holding up. I noticed that the intake cam on the front and rear head were both one tooth off (uh oh), but I'm hoping thats as far as it jumped. I also don't really know if it has been out of time for a while or if this was something recent that happened with either the dealership or with the previous owner.

Removal of the lower timing belt cover revealed a lot of old, rusty parts. The tensioner has rust all over it and most of the pulleys on the car are also covered in rust. The belt was also dangerously loose, so I'm probably going to remove the tensioner, put it in a vice and hose it down with liquid wrench or something similar. I only plan to use the tensioner to do a compression and leakdown check. If everything looks alright with the shortblock, I'm going perform a full 60K service on it and call it a day. By doing this, I'm kind of assuming the oil pump and bearings are good, but if it turns out that they are not, I'm going to have to pull it all apart again

Anyway, here's what most of you came for anyway:

You can see the nice dent in my other VR-4 here

Adollarwodbnice · 03-24-2008, 10:52 PM

Good luck with it all..., I love project vr-4s! Just did the 60k on my car and she runs great still thanks to Scott (Darksurfr)

Wombat · 03-25-2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbot4

subscribed,
glad you got it home ok ....how's the progress going so far?...

*updates please*

Compression testing it now, but the crappy harbor freight compression tester I got isn't holding pressure.

Edit: Fixed compression tester...gauge was leaking, teflon tape fixed that.

Compression numbers on a cold engine:

1 - 150
3 - 145
5 - 150

2 - 160 (Seems kind of high relative to the other numbers)
4 - 150
6 - 150

I can't quite figure out what this weird sound is. I'm going to take a video of it while my roommate cranks the engine over and see if anyone else might be able to pinpoint it.

03-22-2008, 07:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Wombat Like a Rat out of Water Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central Jersey Drives: '91 VR-4 Trader Rating: (57)	Re: These cars are addicting... It's here __________________ 1991 3000GT VR-4 - 13T, 550cc, E-manage, Walbro 255, AEM FPR 1991 3000GT VR-4 - These cars are addicting... 1991 3000GT SL - Spare parts/Test car

03-22-2008, 10:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hannibalzero H to the izzO Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern VA Drives: Recklessly Trader Rating: (55)	Re: These cars are addicting... Pics or ban. __________________

03-22-2008, 12:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
Adollarwodbnice 99 SLut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hammonton, NJ Drives: 99 SL Trader Rating: (5)	Re: These cars are addicting... pics or ban. __________________ Robb's Stuff For Sale Cali to Fed Spec conversion

03-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Wombat Like a Rat out of Water Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central Jersey Drives: '91 VR-4 Trader Rating: (57)	Re: These cars are addicting... Quick shot looking off my porch. Sorry, but my current daily driver VR-4 is camera shy ever since she got into an accident and a huge dent was left in the right rear quarter.

03-22-2008, 11:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Adollarwodbnice 99 SLut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hammonton, NJ Drives: 99 SL Trader Rating: (5)	Re: These cars are addicting... 2 VR-4's = pwnage. Congrats on the car man...., I want another 3s :-/ Speaking of dents I just found a nice crack in my paint where someone hit me in a parking lot so I was pretty pissed after I found that today...

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03-24-2008, 06:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wombat Like a Rat out of Water Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central Jersey Drives: '91 VR-4 Trader Rating: (57)	Re: These cars are addicting... A little back story on the car - The second owner (a doctor according to scattered receipts from the interior) drove the car pretty regularly (according to CarFax and the mileage from each inspection) and when it started to develop some kind of strange noise in the valvetrain, he took it to a dealership. The dealer told him there was something wrong in the rear head and that it would need to be removed, inspected, and repaired. Total cost of the job was going to be a quite a bit. The end result was the doctor just left the car at the dealer (and probably decided it was time for a new car anyway). After a few years of sitting in the dealer backlot, they claimed an abandoned car lein on it and after some paperwork, received the title for the car. A member on these forums, turbot4, ended up knowing someone at the dealership and was able to snatch up this diamond in the rough (I hope) and bring it back home. Unfortunately, turbot4 really didn't want the car (but probably couldn't pass on the good deal), so he immediately flipped it to me. Now, I never got to hear the engine run, but I was able to listen to it crank over many many times and it was definitely hitting on all six pretty evenly. So either all the cylinders have the same crappy compression, or the engine is actually good (I'm hoping for the latter). So instead of me just diving into the rear head, I chose to check the engine timing and do a compression check first to get an idea of how the shortblock is holding up. I noticed that the intake cam on the front and rear head were both one tooth off (uh oh), but I'm hoping thats as far as it jumped. I also don't really know if it has been out of time for a while or if this was something recent that happened with either the dealership or with the previous owner. Removal of the lower timing belt cover revealed a lot of old, rusty parts. The tensioner has rust all over it and most of the pulleys on the car are also covered in rust. The belt was also dangerously loose, so I'm probably going to remove the tensioner, put it in a vice and hose it down with liquid wrench or something similar. I only plan to use the tensioner to do a compression and leakdown check. If everything looks alright with the shortblock, I'm going perform a full 60K service on it and call it a day. By doing this, I'm kind of assuming the oil pump and bearings are good, but if it turns out that they are not, I'm going to have to pull it all apart again Anyway, here's what most of you came for anyway: You can see the nice dent in my other VR-4 here

03-24-2008, 10:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
Adollarwodbnice 99 SLut Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hammonton, NJ Drives: 99 SL Trader Rating: (5)	Re: These cars are addicting... Good luck with it all..., I love project vr-4s! Just did the 60k on my car and she runs great still thanks to Scott (Darksurfr)