Flight_951

KJM3SMG, chapstic, you guys are in my backyard. I'm in Reston. I'm flying down to Jacksonville to pick up my overhauled '89 this week. I haven't seen it for months.

KJM3SMG

sweet we can have a local 951 group :P Definitely a group meet sometime.

Luis de Prat

chapstic, getting the front swaybar off is very straightforward. Just loosen the support bolts and remove the whole thing as an assembly.

Getting the end bushings on requires a bit of patience and liberal doses of WD-40, but it's easy.

sm

Good luck...and I'd say replace all of your coolant hoses as some look rather soft. Also, it might be good to replace the two main fuel hoses coming out from the passenger-side fender. You can either use generic FUEL INJECTION hoses or go the route of Pauter (sp?) or Lindsey Racing fuel lines, which use AN fittings. You should be able to find much information in the archives with a search.

NZ951

I have a stock used J-boot spare...

ibkevin

Chapstic,
$40 delrin swaybar bushings will put an end to that mess!

Bri Bro

Oven cleaner (sodium hydroxide) will eat up aluminum. It is what is used to extract the alumina from the ore (bayer process). Use it with great care!!! This would not be my selection of a chemical to clean aluminum, to agressive. The oxide is very tough but very thin, it can be removed with a buffer and abrasives.

DHC8FO

As far as anodizing goes, the aluminum is placed into an acid bath that strips the oxidation and dirt, then the aluminum is placed into a die tank. You can have the alumiun hard coated, or get reds, blues, golds, ect. SAPA in Portland, OR does this.
-Mark

Bengt Sweden

There are several aftermarket pipes and rubber hoses to choose from. Most kits are for MAF conversion but should fit the AFM well, if you don't want to go MAF yet. Perhaps you need a different size K&N to make it fit. I prefer to make the plumbing myself.

Bengt

Bengt Sweden

One set up I have run before. I am considering to open up even more and put the filter in the fender. Perhaps using the stock box?

chapstic951

Wow, this has been a lot more receptive that I had expected. The fuel lines may have to wait as will a MAF. The budget is fairly tight this go round. I am getting married in 3-months and one day...but who is counting.

NZ951, pm me what you are look for on your j-boot. I have the feeling that S/H will be cost prohibivitive.

Sweden, I did a dry fit of the stock AFM and there would not be any realistic room for the stock box and still allow the headlights to raise. Again working on a thight budget and wanting to make the car road worthy some things will have to wait.

Who is up for a Loudoun get together? Ned's, Jimmy's or Kirkpatrick's?!?!?!?

Bengt Sweden

Sorry to be so unclear. I meant that I consider to put the box in the fender. You can put the AFM closer to the turbo and then have a conical filter just behind the head light.
Bengt

theedge

Id say save up for a MAF or just put the stock snorkel back on.

Also replace some of the coolant hoses, theres one thats right above the turbo thats a PITA to replace when it goes.

For the vacuum lines, Lindsey sells a kit of 30 feet of silicon tubing and brass Ts. I bought a tubing kit from a shop that had a varity of lines, so I replaced a few of the bigger lines.

NZ951

Chap,

You can have it for $30US including shipping. That should cover the shipping. I dont really want to make money on the deal... happy to help.

KJM3SMG

I vote for Herndon Clock tower Neds (do i have the right place in mind?) weeknight after Monday... if any locals in Northern VA want to be invited, maybe we should get a list together? I can keep a private list. Just a suggestion so we can avoid hijacking this thread. email me if interested karl_garcia****at****hotmail dot com.