The beast as I call it is being slowly awakened...
Bought car, hoping just needed a thermostat or something, guy said it overheated some but didnt know why...So after blowing 2 water hoses and a radiator diagnosed as suspected blown headgasket. Tore it down, took forever b/c only experience my brother and I had on were 240z, 280z, and z31's. I know now dumb. Then we decided to rebuild engine instead of buying jspec, dumb... Then we decided to put forged pistons, and coat everything we could think of inside engine. Had we done coatings before, no dumb... Then when we are about to get the beast put back together, i see an ad for stock turbos with only 500 miles on them. I sell the ones off my car for more than I buy the new turbos for--- result get car back together and it is smoking...
troubleshoot everything, b/c dont want to take motor out again, until nothing is left but turbos... Get it back together and save up enough to paint the car. Not smoking too bad, so would rather paint than buy new turbos. Take into paint shop and paint shop has 2 people quit. So then get car home and 2 weeks later clutch or trans goes out- it was clutch thank god. Replace clutch then injectors start leaking. replace with stainless fuel lines and 555cc injectors and install boost controller. Drive it 2 days then turbos get blown (bad turbos upping boost dont mix) So the paint money I have saved up twice went to injectors, intercoolers, turbos, and fuel lines.... Maybe my car just doesnt want to be painted... So after paint and suspension
, I hope not to need to replace much except tires for the next 3 years..
In the meantime
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