Hey guys, just joined the forum the other day because I picked up an 1988 Alltrac. I'm pretty well known on the 6gc.net forum, same username, so all my purchase / selling rep is there and is at 100%.
So I kind of got this for a steal cause it apparently had a "seized" engine.
The PO's story: I was pulling into my apartment complex, the engine shut off, and the wheels locked up. So I think it might have seized and bought a new car.
I thought: Okay, doesn't really sound like it seized up...
Especially since he just rebuilt the bottom end not even 350 miles ago..
So I get the car back to my house after purchasing it, start charging the battery for a bit and just try cranking it. It turned over slightly because of the dead battery. Kept charging it and about 3 hours later, and after 1 slight catch and die, it starts up just fine. No knocking, no squealing except for the alt belt, sounded amazing, but it kept stalling out. So I gave it gas and held it at 1k rpm's and it would hold there fine on it's own. If I revved it up it would come down, drop below 1k to about 500 and would stall. I figured it had to be vac related cause it was getting everything else.
He told me he had replaced this "coolant" hose on the back side of the engine because it was leaking. The piece he replaced it with was way too long and had 2 kinks in it. Not really that great flowing for coolant. I looked at it more to see where it went, and well I'll be damned, it went to the IAC. No ****ing wonder why the car kept stalling out. It wasn't receiving the correct vac at low rpm's because of the kink in the hose. :facepalm: x1,000,000.
Now for a list of the mods done to it.
From the PO before the guy I bought it off of:
-Rear poly bushings on all the control arms, don't think he touched the subframe or rear diff, but will check on that
-MR2 rear struts / cut front springs (oh well)
-ST185 front calipers
-CT26 was sent out to a shop and trimmed. **Talked to the guy and he said it might be a 60 trim now. I'll have to look into that when I rebuilt it.
-Exhaust / Water / Oil temp gauges
-Boost gauge (stock still works too)
-HKS Electronic Boost Controller
-Blitz Turbo Timer
-St205 transmission and rear differential. Both are confirmed.
-gForce ECU chip - semi confirmed, still have to open and check.
-Stupid f*cking hood pins. They're the flushish locking ones. Just need to buy new ones since I don't have the key or get a new hood.
-3" Downpipe to 3" straight exhaust to a Megan Racing muffler.
-JDM block / US head / EGR delete
-ST162 Cams
From the guy I bought it off of:
-Rebuilt bottom end; new pistons, rings, bearings, 1.6 or 1.8mm metal head gasket, ARP headstuds
Photos:
^My cluster**** of a wiring mess I need to clean up and redo. Definitely need some plugs in there...
So yeah, that's that so far! As far as plans go, I just want to get most of the wiring installed, put caps on some of the unnecessary vac lines, hook up the boost controller, and small things for now. I really won't be doing much this winter since it'll be sitting. It was also from NC originally so it's not seeing snow. Majority of the stuff will be coming in the summer once I'm done swapping a gen2 3s into my 6gc.
Going to try and source ST185 front knuckles so I can do the st205 brake upgrade in the front and rear and it will also help with the coilover selection and not having to use that odd spacer either.
So I kind of got this for a steal cause it apparently had a "seized" engine.
The PO's story: I was pulling into my apartment complex, the engine shut off, and the wheels locked up. So I think it might have seized and bought a new car.
I thought: Okay, doesn't really sound like it seized up...
Especially since he just rebuilt the bottom end not even 350 miles ago..
So I get the car back to my house after purchasing it, start charging the battery for a bit and just try cranking it. It turned over slightly because of the dead battery. Kept charging it and about 3 hours later, and after 1 slight catch and die, it starts up just fine. No knocking, no squealing except for the alt belt, sounded amazing, but it kept stalling out. So I gave it gas and held it at 1k rpm's and it would hold there fine on it's own. If I revved it up it would come down, drop below 1k to about 500 and would stall. I figured it had to be vac related cause it was getting everything else.
He told me he had replaced this "coolant" hose on the back side of the engine because it was leaking. The piece he replaced it with was way too long and had 2 kinks in it. Not really that great flowing for coolant. I looked at it more to see where it went, and well I'll be damned, it went to the IAC. No ****ing wonder why the car kept stalling out. It wasn't receiving the correct vac at low rpm's because of the kink in the hose. :facepalm: x1,000,000.
Now for a list of the mods done to it.
From the PO before the guy I bought it off of:
-Rear poly bushings on all the control arms, don't think he touched the subframe or rear diff, but will check on that
-MR2 rear struts / cut front springs (oh well)
-ST185 front calipers
-CT26 was sent out to a shop and trimmed. **Talked to the guy and he said it might be a 60 trim now. I'll have to look into that when I rebuilt it.
-Exhaust / Water / Oil temp gauges
-Boost gauge (stock still works too)
-HKS Electronic Boost Controller
-Blitz Turbo Timer
-St205 transmission and rear differential. Both are confirmed.
-gForce ECU chip - semi confirmed, still have to open and check.
-Stupid f*cking hood pins. They're the flushish locking ones. Just need to buy new ones since I don't have the key or get a new hood.
-3" Downpipe to 3" straight exhaust to a Megan Racing muffler.
-JDM block / US head / EGR delete
-ST162 Cams
From the guy I bought it off of:
-Rebuilt bottom end; new pistons, rings, bearings, 1.6 or 1.8mm metal head gasket, ARP headstuds
Photos:
^My cluster**** of a wiring mess I need to clean up and redo. Definitely need some plugs in there...
So yeah, that's that so far! As far as plans go, I just want to get most of the wiring installed, put caps on some of the unnecessary vac lines, hook up the boost controller, and small things for now. I really won't be doing much this winter since it'll be sitting. It was also from NC originally so it's not seeing snow. Majority of the stuff will be coming in the summer once I'm done swapping a gen2 3s into my 6gc.
Going to try and source ST185 front knuckles so I can do the st205 brake upgrade in the front and rear and it will also help with the coilover selection and not having to use that odd spacer either.
and kept all of the parts...literally as you can see.
