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LISTEN THE ONLY WAY TO GET THESE 2900-3400LBS SWEDISH BULLETS TO MOVE IS TOO LOOSE 500-800LBS. I HAVE A 87 9000T BOUGHT IT 8 MONTHS AGO GOLD ON BROWN YUCK! YOUVE ALL SEEN THEM,UGLY. IT WAS CHEAP $600. BODY WAS SOLID,TRANNY WAS ALL THERE,SUSPENSION WAS TIGHT,WERE COULD I GO WRONG.FIRST THINGS FIRST, RIPPED THAT AWFUL BROWN INTERIOR OUT.PUT THE HEADLINER IN MY 91 5DR T. FOUND SOME CHARCOAL FRTS AND BOTTOM REARS.LOST THE BROWN CARPET,AND TRADED TOP DASH AND GLOVE FOR CHARCOAL.IN THE PROCESS OF THE DASH BEING OUT I DESIDED TO REMOVE SOME UNWANTED SPAGETTI(WIRES)ACC,APC,EVERYTHING GONE.I HAVE SIX RELAYS AND ABOUT 10 FUSES LEFT.WHAT NEXT PLASMA CUTTER, YEAH BABY,THE REAR DOORS,1/4 PANELS,REAR FLOOR EVERYTHING I JUST HOPE I DONT GET HIT IN THE REAR.NEXT TRADED ALL GLASS EVEN THE SUNROOF BUT LEFT THE WINDSCREEN AND FRT DOORS FOR LEXAN.IN CAME THE SIX POINT CAGE WITH A EXTRA BAR FOR A REAR SEAT BACKREST.SANDED THE INTERIOR SPRAYED IT BLACK.THREW THE INTERIOR BACK IN,HMMM NOT BAD.NEXT I POPPED THE HOOD.YUCK OIL CITY, OWW WELL RIPP IT OUT. TORE IT DOWN, 40 OVER,BALANCED,BLUE PRINTED,TOOK A HEAD OFF A 91 900 B202 WITH THE NEWER OILLING SYSTEM,MATCHED PORTED TO B212 GASKETS.NEW SEALS CHECK THE VALVES GOOD TO GO.MATCH PORT THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS.TROTTLE BODY FROM DAVE AT SPG9.TOOK THE OLD T3 GOT A CENTER SECTION FROM TURBO CITY.TOOK THE COMPRESSOR HOUSING PORTED BOTH THE INLET AND OUTLET.TOOK THE EXHAUST HOUSING MATCH PORTED IT AND THE MANIFOLD TO THE AN HOME MADE OVER-SIZED GASKET.I ACUALLY TAPPED THE WASTE GATE ROD BECAUSE I COULDNT TURN IT UP FAR ENOUGH.GOT A TURBOX MANUAL BOOST CONTROLER.PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITH ALL STOCK GASKETS.HMMM FUEL ?? CALLED GARY AT SWEDISH DYNAMICS, RISING RATE REG. TOOK 94-98 9000T RED INJECTORS.I KEPT INGTION STOCK,JUST REDTARED IT ALITTLE.WELL IM RUNNING OUT OF TIME.SO ITS BACK TO GETHER .TOOK SOME 91-92 16" AERO WHEELS WITH 225-45-16S .DROVE IT TO THE TRACK . LEBANON VALLEY IN LEBANON NY. IT WAS ABOUT 52 DEGREES OUT NOT BAD TURBO WEATHER. FIRST RUN WAS ABOUT 18 PSI RAN A 13.52 NOT BAD SECOND LOWERED THE 32 PSI TIRE PRESSURE TOO ABOUT 25 PSI,CRANKED THE BOOST CONTROLLER,AND FUEL PRES.REG.PUT THE HAMMER DOWN THE BOOST GAUGE SMACKED THE 1/2 MARK ON THE STOCK FUEL GAUGE,LOOKED DOWN AT THE AUTOMETER GAUGE 28-29 PSI . WOOOOOOOH BABY HOLD ON STOPPED AT THE BOOTH SHAKING GRABBED THE SLIP AND SCREAMED 12.69 AT 121MPH ITS MY STORY AND IM STICKEN TO IT IF YOUR EVER IN THE ALBANY NY AREA LOOK FOR ME
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, Wed, 5 Jun 2002 12:35:56
, Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:18:17
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