I'm Back! '90 GTUs

[project86]

UPDATE:

So in the past 3 days i've ordered:

Silicone Vac hose and some highly rated fuel line from Amazon. Dual alt pulley and belts from Banzai. 6th port inserts from Atkins and i took a page out of @infernosog build and got vacuum block to clean the engine bay up with.

On the note of wheels... I got ahold of the guy i bought the car from. He finally admitted that he couldn't find them and then assured me that he would find em a set. So i told him I found a set for $300 (ended up being $400 shipped) and asked him to comp me at least half of that and i haven't heard back from him. Lesson learned i guess. If i would have been thinking about it I would have with held $400 cash when i picked the car up and told him I'd give him the rest when he delivered the wheels. Oh well. At least i'll have a set of stock ones tomorrow.

Once the inserts and pulley/belts arrive ill go ahead with finishing up the emission delete and get everything buttoned back up.

Plans after that are to order caliper rebuild kits, paint calipers, and install new Hawk HPS pads that a friend gave me on the cheap.

[chibikougan]

Find a good block when blowing the pistons out and Careful with the fingers!!!

[project86]

Got these in the mail to day. Gonna get them cleaned up and then mount tires.

[FC Zach]

Nice, I like those. Those are from a S5 GXL aren't they?

[project86]

Originally Posted by FC Zach

Nice, I like those. Those are from a S5 GXL aren't they?

No they are S5 turbo/GTUS wheels

[project86]

So I got the Atkins 6 port inserts in. But in the process broke one of my OMP lines. I'd really like to do something more sturdy for them instead of just buying new ones that are gonna get brittle and break again. I had the idea to do steel braided lines for them. I'm sure I'm not the first person to think about that but I'm wondering if anyone knows of a pre made set?

[JL1RX7]

I has a set of the previous braided made one's. Never been used. I forgot what buy I got them on. One end is pressed in, while other end is loose to be able to trim to fit.

[project86]

Originally Posted by JL1RX7

I has a set of the previous braided made one's. Never been used. I forgot what buy I got them on. One end is pressed in, while other end is loose to be able to trim to fit.

Are you suggesting you'll sell them to me?

[JL1RX7]

If you want them. Been sitting in box since at least 10. Might as well go to a good home.

[project86]

Originally Posted by JL1RX7

If you want them. Been sitting in box since at least 10. Might as well go to a good home.

I sent you a pm

[project86]

UPDATE:

Everything is back together and the car fires up. I ended up putting in a new radiator as well. Just FYI for anyone following this. The fan shroud doesn't fit properly after the install despite the fact that it was supposed to be a drop in replacement.

Anywho.... Like I said, the car fires right up but won't stay running on its own even after it reaches operating temp. I suppose I have a big vacuum leak somewhere but I'm not really sure where to start looking. Any thoughts?

[project86]

Any ideas? DJ and I found a huge vac leak. I was hoping that was the issue but i plugged it and its still the same issue. Car starts right up but only runs if my foot is on the gas. Even after being warmed up.

[FC Zach]

Bad sensor? Like a TPS or AFM?

[FC Zach]

I have a LED tester I made years ago for what I believe is for testing the TPS, I can bring it to your house in exchange for pizza & beer

[FC Zach]

Oh, you can test the AFM with a DVOM, you will just need to know what the specs are, I imagine these numbers are in the service manual.