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VEHICLE: 1985 AMC Jeep Cherokee Laredo (XJ) 2.8l V6 Chevy GOAL: Remove gas guzzling V6, rebuild 2.1l Renault TurboDiesel and replace the engine with the diesel DIFFICULTY: Fairly Difficult, but can be done in a week COSTS: $500 Total ($150 for the Engine, 348.40 for 3 new valve rocker arms and a timing belt) Extra money for new hoses, belts, fluids, and wiring LINK: Before:  This is how I received it after paying $1000 for the car, it functions but the carb is in need of a tune up, but I don't care as the engine is scheduled for removal  The engine that will replace the V6 It is a 2.1l Renault Turbodiesel, it went through a broken timing belt, which in turn broke 3 of the valve rockers and blew the head gasket. The engine has been removed, fluids drained, and it is now on an engine stand being worked over. Current Checklist: Rebuild and Reseal Turbo (Done, Did not have to rebuild, just unfreeze it) Remove Oilpan and clean out oil and coolant mixture (Done!) Order 3 new valve rocker arms and a timing belt Parts installed, Engine Timed(7/1/08) Reseat and Reseal headgasket (Done, And turning over engine dry it has excellent compression) Buy new hoses, v-belts, and prepare new wiring harness Remove V-6 from Jeep Insert 2.1 TD in Jeep Wire up, fill with fluids, start up, and bug check Part'es!  EDIT and UPDATE: The head gasket job is done, THE PARTS ARRIVED TUESDAY, PLAY TIME! FOLLOW UP AND EPILOGUE: I forgot completely that I had this...Basic Training and stuff does that. Completed Jeep, worked well for a while then engine just got tired. Sold CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Jun 18, 2010 |
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POSTER: CommieGIR VEHICLES: 1986 Audi 4000 Quattro / 1998 Jetta TDI / 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20 GOAL: Build the 4000 into a half-decent Rally Car / Repair and Maintain the Jetta TDI / Maintain and improve the 90 Quattro DIFFICULTY: HOLY poo poo / Meh, simple enough / Easy COSTS: ~$2,000 to fully finish the 4000 / ~ $700-800 for parts for the TDI / Minor costs for replacement parts and maintenance LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3574693&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Audi 4000 Quattro Acquired a 3B Turbocharged 20v, waiting on wiring harness and finding time to strip the interior for roll cage. Currently debating stripping the chassis and rhino-linering the underside and removing rust/sealing the subframes UPDATE: Megasquirt installed, engine installed, it lives. Working on putting it back together. Stripped the interior. Jetta TDI Rungs great, needs the front wheel bearings replaced and the turbocharger seals are basically kaput, so the turbo needs replacement Audi 90 Quattro 20v There is very little to do to this car except for maintaining it. Things already done: - Replaced Radiator - Replaced Thermostat - Replaced Speakers - Re-wired Radiator Fan due to shoddy PO repairs - Repaired the rear tweeters, as the PO cut them out to install cheap subs - Installed car seat anchor for child seat - Flushed the Power Steering and Power Brake system with Pentosin, as PO was running standard power steering fluid in it. Solved the squeaky pump and stopped the leaks. - New tires and swapped on the 4000s rims. New Brake pads - Repaired the smashed passenger side headlight and turn signal from POs accident. May eventually look at turbocharging and improving the 7A in the car, but for now it drives great and everything works. It needs front rotors in a bad way.  
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