That's looking really great, you've got some great work put into it. I really appreciate what you're doing and the effort you're putting into it. The car had a pretty cool presence with the height, wheels, and tires like that.Brought it out of storage tonight for a wash. Feels pretty good, but I’ve yet to get it on twisty roads.
I’ve never calculated it in this car, but my last one (1991 fuel injected) got around 35mpg. Pretty sure this one is in the high 30’s.that was an enjoyable read, thanks for sharing...Maybe I missed it, but what kind of MPGs (or KMPG) are you getting?
I have a 1.6L Mazda turbo engine out of a 1988 323 GT to go in it. Hoping to get it on a stand and tear it down this summer for inspection and a refresh.Awesome to see it out stretching its legs! What engine plans do you have?
Thanks! Took the long way home tonight along the coast of Lake Erie and really beat on it, this thing sticks like glue! I’m very happy with the end result, and I’m sure it could be made better with some fine adjustments by someone who knows what their doing, but for now it’s great!From one hopped-up economy car nerd to another, well done!
I can’t wait to hear about it after the heart transplant!
Mostly unrelated, might I ask what part of Onterrible you live in? We're in the Detroit area, and I think at one point you mentioned getting parts or something from our side of the river.Thanks! Took the long way home tonight along the coast of Lake Erie and really beat on it, this thing sticks like glue! I’m very happy with the end result, and I’m sure it could be made better with some fine adjustments by someone who knows what their doing, but for now it’s great!
That's an awesome donor for other than the engine, too, if that what it comes to.Been enjoying it so much, I bought another one. For the princely sum of $500 Canadian dollars, I got a ‘91 Festiva with a 1.8L BP engine out of a Ford Escort GT.
I’m from Hamilton, currently living along the coast of Lake Erie (think Dunnville/Port Dover). We drove to Grand Rapids to get the Aspire parts that were swapped into the silver car (drove our 800,000km Volvo 240 wagon, it also has a build thread in TCL if your interested).Mostly unrelated, might I ask what part of Onterrible you live in? We're in the Detroit area, and I think at one point you mentioned getting parts or something from our side of the river.
Timing checked as far as I could go without major surgery. Have to remove wheel/shields/engine mount to get the lower covers/crank pulley off. Will do sometime this week when I’m more motivated.Cool score! Have you checked the timing?
Pressurization in the intake is odd. Maybe a cylinder has intake valves stuck open?
I was just re-reading your post and tried to ninja-edit on the timing question.Timing checked as far as I could go without major surgery. Have to remove wheel/shields/engine mount to get the lower covers/crank pulley off. Will do sometime this week when I’m more motivated.
We were thinking stuck intake valves, however I wouldn’t have any compression if they were stuck far enough open to cause what is happening.