The Good



I'm taking advantage of having the engine out the car to upgrade the clutch to the 964RS LWFW/764PP/GT3RS 4.0l disc set-up...











And replacing the stock transmission mount with the stiffer 997 version...



A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to acquire a brand new old stock X73 suspension kit (motor mounts and all)....











The Bad




The reason I have the engine out is to repair the faulty coolant fitting that gave way...




I chose to go the welded route for the coolant fitting repair...





The Ugly




Rather than pay for a rental car to sit in my driveway, I've decided to use the local public transportation for my minor travel needs...




Good times....good times....





Let's just say, I can't wait to get my car back.

 

You are going to love that clutch set up. I have this exact set up. Superb driveability, zero chatter and virtually no extra noise over stock. If you still have the stock power assist I would highly recommend drilling and tapping the gearbox for the gt2 slave. With the engine out its only a couple of hours of labor and $500 or so in parts. Perfect time to do an LSD if you have an extra $3k burning a hole in your pocket. Well worth it for probably the best performance mod you can do on these cars.

 

congrats on the new parts and progress! oh man..yeah ya shoulda done the lsd dude!

anyway...back of the bus again, i see

 

Great and entertaining write up. Good times indeed! I have a 98 Jeep for such occasions lol!

A true complete X73 is THE BUSINESS! You will love it!

 

Unfortunately, there is no $3k burning a hole in my pocket. I was going to add the LSD until I found out the clutch was worn. So, I just decided to go BIG on the clutch. For now, the Guard LSD will remain on the wish list.

I considered the GT2 slave mod, but decided to just replace the stock turbo slave and accumulator with new parts, per UMW Kevin's recommendation.

You just lay off, pal.

Thanks, Sam. I have high hopes for the X73 kit.

 

you just bring that fancy schmancy x73 up here and we'll give em a run for your money

whens the expected finish? you must be champin at the bit!

 

We'll see. They keep finding small broken ****. Last week they discovered that the exhaust heat shield hardware had corroded.
Order the parts.
Wait for the parts.
Rinse and repeat.

My shop isn't the quickest. But it's one of the best.

In the words of Maude Lebowski, "He's a good man, and thorough".

I'm really hoping it's this week. But I've said the same thing the last three weeks.

 

Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

 

^^^ You're entering a world of pain.

 

You think I'm f*%king around here? Mark it zero!

^^ /threadkill lol

if you get your car back by the 27th we're gonna try for an early am drive above the coastal fog