R4ITEI's 10th AE Money Pit.

[r4itei]

Righto, update time!

Toronto weather is retarded. A week or two ago, weather was beautiful. 15 degrees outside, one Wednesday was even 26 degrees! Temps this weekend, -3, its screwed up, I want my summer!

I've started ordering parts for the build, things seem to be in great condition! Gonna go with the Pineapple Racing rebuild kit. The block is disassembled, housings look beautiful, as well as the irons and rotors. Cleaning starts this week. Rotors have a thick layer of carbon on 'em. Currently, they are soaking in kerosene. Gonna let it sit a day or two while I clean the other pieces.

After the cleaning phase is complete (should be done by Thursday I hope, stay after work a few hours to use the parts washer and supplies), I'm gonna start making sure everything is up to spec. They all look amazing so I hope they'll all still be in spec.

Talked to a body shop 2 days ago to see what my options are, for the dent up front. The guy said he'll call me sometime in the next week to take a look at the car and take some measurements.

Here I thought they just shoved it on a machine and pulled it straight. Haha, I'm an idiot when it comes to body work. Hopefully it won't be too expensive. =\

While I was soaking the rotors in kerosene today, took a look at the turbo for shaftplay, didn't feel a thing, but I did find cracks where it mates with the exhaust manifold. Took a look at the manifold as well and my heart sank. Took some pics to get some opinions on what options I can take...

Here's what I found on the turbo side of things...








And here's what I found on the exhaust manifold...


Thoughts/tips on actions to take?