Raze
Raze Dork
2/16/11 6:54 a.m.

This past weekend put me on my head (in a good car way) I planned work on my Fiat and XR4, instead I spent it at the JY:

1) Spend a whole weekend pulling a motor and diff out of car at the JY, not because it took that long, but because you don't want to leave...

2) Spend a spare second here or there peeking into the garage at the engine you just pulled knowing it's only a spare, but oh how beautiful...

3) Get a differential out of the JY that only has 10% better gear ratios because you won't have to shift to 3rd on the AutoX course...

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
2/16/11 8:00 a.m.

I wanna come over to your place and hang out.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
2/16/11 8:02 a.m.

3) Get a differential out of the JY that only has 10% better gear ratios because you won't have to shift to 3rd on the AutoX course...

That's something you don't read every day!

Raze
Raze Dork
2/16/11 8:29 a.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I wanna come over to your place and hang out.

My buddy and I are gonna get the motor on the stand and start stripping parts, I gotta swap springs on the XR4, and then maybe put the wideband on the Fiat and start tuning, that'll be Friday afternoon, you're more than welcome to come hang out, just pm me.

ncjay
ncjay Reader
2/16/11 8:40 a.m.

As far as #3 goes, if the time charts show an improvement, all the time and effort was worth it.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
2/16/11 9:05 a.m.
Raze wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I wanna come over to your place and hang out.
My buddy and I are gonna get the motor on the stand and start stripping parts, I gotta swap springs on the XR4, and then maybe put the wideband on the Fiat and start tuning, that'll be Friday afternoon, you're more than welcome to come hang out, just pm me.

Sweet. Ill see if the Warden will let me loose. I am getting my Mk3 GTi towed to our shop this weekend so I can start sorting the boxes with motor stuff in it to start building the motor. Thinking about getting a get together soon up at our shop with some brewskis and brats. Have a "Motor Building Party" or "Egyptian Overthrow the Leader so lets Celebrate by Building a VR6 Party..."

triumph5
triumph5 Dork
2/16/11 10:37 a.m.

Joyously celebrate rebuilding a set of carbs by going out to dinner.

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
2/16/11 11:14 a.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
Raze wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I wanna come over to your place and hang out.
My buddy and I are gonna get the motor on the stand and start stripping parts, I gotta swap springs on the XR4, and then maybe put the wideband on the Fiat and start tuning, that'll be Friday afternoon, you're more than welcome to come hang out, just pm me.
Sweet. Ill see if the Warden will let me loose. I am getting my Mk3 GTi towed to our shop this weekend so I can start sorting the boxes with motor stuff in it to start building the motor. Thinking about getting a get together soon up at our shop with some brewskis and brats. Have a "Motor Building Party" or "Egyptian Overthrow the Leader so lets Celebrate by Building a VR6 Party..."

I would drive up there for that. Keep me in the loop! I don't know much about VR6s, but I can turn a wrench.

Jamesc2123
Jamesc2123 Reader
2/16/11 11:28 a.m.

You could have just stopped at "planned work on a Fiat and XR4"....

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
2/16/11 11:30 a.m.
Maroon92 wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote:
Raze wrote:
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I wanna come over to your place and hang out.
My buddy and I are gonna get the motor on the stand and start stripping parts, I gotta swap springs on the XR4, and then maybe put the wideband on the Fiat and start tuning, that'll be Friday afternoon, you're more than welcome to come hang out, just pm me.
Sweet. Ill see if the Warden will let me loose. I am getting my Mk3 GTi towed to our shop this weekend so I can start sorting the boxes with motor stuff in it to start building the motor. Thinking about getting a get together soon up at our shop with some brewskis and brats. Have a "Motor Building Party" or "Egyptian Overthrow the Leader so lets Celebrate by Building a VR6 Party..."
I would drive up there for that. Keep me in the loop! I don't know much about VR6s, but I can turn a wrench.

will do. Getting the car here I think Sunday. Gotta buy the trans. Someone in Marietta off of Austell Rd. has a trans. Gonna start piecing it together... Ill definitely let you know.

slefain
slefain SuperDork
2/16/11 12:02 p.m.

I drove around for 5 weeks with a set of wheels in my trunk in case someone wanted to buy them. Sold them yesterday!

I have been researching how to make my own brush cutter from a push mower...

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