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Old 10-18-2011, 03:44 PM
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One of the best things I saw all weekend... Just a shame that it didn't make it on the track - looked like it had just come out of a substantial restoration.

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That is so awesome. 2 Wastegates? I wonder why couldn't hold the boost?
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Wow... just wow...
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Great pics ... Thanks for sharring ... Just beautiful new screensaver
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Fantastic pictures and thanks for posting them. Looks to be beautifully restored. Wonder what ECU / electronics they used on that?
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I love the twin radiators. Actually, I love it all. I'm surprised it has a sunroof.
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Originally Posted by 333pg333
Wonder what ECU / electronics they used on that?
Old 10-18-2011, 05:56 PM
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That is an amazing piece of machinery - wow doesn't do it justice.
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Wonder if it still runs balance shafts. I can see the balance shaft belt but wonder if its just to run the WP.
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Originally Posted by s14kev
I can see the balance shaft belt but wonder if its just to run the WP.
Do you mean run the oil pump for the dry sump? The timing belt is running the WP.

That front suspension differs drastically from stock with the tube frame and all. I wonder what the rear setup is like. Do you have any shots from under the back?
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Great pictures, saved pretty much all of them .
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quite a car. is that different than the car that got raced here in the united states?
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Was that at Laguna Seca?
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Upper and Lower front control arms. No Porsche anything really. Maybe some engine parts and drivetrain?
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Originally Posted by Nurburger
So, from top to bottom that would be: fuel rail (using 2 36lb'ers a cylinder? wonder if larger injectors just didn't exist at the time?), fuel return line from FPR, vacuum manifold (assuming this from its position and the presence of ITBs), and plug wires. The only one that I'm not so sure about are the things mounted on the cylinder head. Would that be for venting steam from the top of the cylinder head maybe?

Either way, great pictures. There is an amazing amount of time in that car.


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