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8/27/08
And it begins:
And, then I had a wedding to attend, as well as the bachelor party, and, got violently sick with the flu, so, I didnt get to work on it for almost 3 weeks, until today:
good start:
This thing was HEAVY:
This rebuild sponsored by Sun Drop
Wiring is NOT my strong suit
Ouch:
More ouch:
Rust:
more rust:
even more rust:
you guessed it, rust:
sigh, rust:
The classic rust spot:
Hack job from one of the previous owners:
and, whats that on the drivers side? RUST!!!
My NP203 Double box. 6" long. current NP435 has a case length of 12", and a tailshaft length of 8". 4x4 version has a talshaft length of 6", so, I'll save 2" there. Current space between T case and tranny tailshaft is 17". With the 203 case, and the adapter plate, Its 10", so, Im going to gain 9-10" of rear driveshaft length, which, is GREAT, as my rear drive angle is fierce. Not to mention, I'll get a final low-low range first gear drive ratio of ONE HUNDRED TEN TO ONE!!!! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Sadly, my AWD NP205 wont work with the 203 parts. However, Im still holding out hope that an Audi S4 center torsen diff will work, just need to get ahold of one, which, is not easy, and Ava (my silver S4) is not going to donate hers...
The only V8 engine that should go under the hood of an M:
And, for those of you who were asking how I did the Dana 60 front swap:
Spacer blocks are going to get replaced with higher arched springs, so save the speech on sapcer blocks ont being safe in the front end ( even though I ran them for 3 years with no issues):
lots-O bondo (thanks, previous owner):
Motor mounts:
I'm going to change them a bit, for a few reasons, one, I dont like the steep angle on them, causing uneven loading, secondly, they move around a bit, and 3rd, they aren't going tot ake the power this thing is gonna make!!
Its not as bad as it looks:
again, not as bad as it looks:
The money shot:
Just imagine... Two of these under the hood, at 1.5 bar of boost.... Ah He hehehehehehehehe:
