All done. I fabbed up a new turbo outlet pipe this week and have been driving it a bit. Engine is running great and all the weight savings are really noticeable. Transmission is working great after replacing the 3rd gear synchro spring. I've got the Mitsu turbo on it right now, but that won't last. ...

It would be a shame to lose that one.

Almost worth it for the wheels! Definitely worth saving.

Well, it's been a year and Frank if finally back up and running! I bought a new T5 harness and flywheel from Jordan and should have it out for a test drive this weekend. There is a test-n-tune at the local drag strip in a month, so I'd like to be there for that. Shooting for 12.39 @ 110, but we'll s...

Nice score for $400!
Save the 900s! (and the 99s and 9000's!)

Over the last couple of weeks I've been the lucky recipient of 3 900's, a 99 and a B motor... A good friend of mine has given up on his cars (except his SIII, his wife wants us to build an electric) and I went last weekend to get his 3 900s. The 86 8V Base, white, has 208K miles and runs and drives ...

The car turned out awesome!

Those look like rear suspension bump stops to me...

Amazing as always!
Thanks for the update!

Ultimately, the guide in the bottom of the shifter assy limits the travel of the shift shaft.

Still at it. I took a job in Bend, OR last summer and did the back-and-forth thing until recently I was putting a lot of miles on the 9000's and then the speedo drive gear failed on the CSE, so no cruise. Long story short, bought a 2006 9-5T sedan and a 2004 9-5 Aero wagon. The '04 is very clean, ca...

Thanks! Plan is to get it running for now, Freezeout Hillclimb is 7 weeks out and I don't want to use the BMW if I don't have to. But I already have future plans to relocate a much larger fanned oil cooler behind the DS headlight bucket where the old intercooler was... But w/ the 2 'new' 9^5's (06 s...

A Little update:
Engine is done and in.
Radiator/cooling/hoses are done.
Grille/lamps/bezels are done.
Body electrical is done.
Turbo/IC pipes done.

Now I'm starting my T5 wiring. Fingers crossed, running by 5/17 is my target.

Last weekend I made a new hockey puck motor mount for the pass side of the car. The old 8V/16V combo mount worked well for general use but there was too much movement for racing. In using the flat puck, I needed to go back to the old 99-style mount and had to fab the support between the head and the...

Geoff, sounds like you landed right on the sub-frame rail! For my purposes, travel and impact risk is limited due to my dedication to Asphalt! If I 'off' during a hillclimb, I'll have bigger issues... I'm just happy to hear this is more of a rally issue than road race. If it seemed to be a HP relate...

To be honest, I don't really have a target. Others using the 2RZ rods with lighter pistons are expecting 250-275+, but that's all boost dependent. The engine can produce far more than the trans can handle, for sure. I'll probably start in the 240 range and tune my T5 upward from there. First step is...