(12-02-2013, 03:01 PM)sassparilla_kid Just advance timing all the way like I did!! Only problem I've had is that it runs like shit until warm, other than that it's great

(12-10-2013, 01:33 AM)MFSuper90 Weird thing happened today while driving it, I noticed it was holding about 2-3psi of boost more at cruising speeds (70mph). This was on the flat, so no different load.
After about 25mi it dropped back down to normal or a little below. Think it's just fluctuation in the gauge? Or is it possible the fuel return spring I put in the return got weak after that amount of time? I mean it is just a pen spring.

Just curious :p
What do y'all think?

(12-11-2013, 11:12 PM)kmaser What did you do for oil supply to the turbo? Did you keep the restrict or that is part of the stock line?

(12-12-2013, 10:59 AM)willbhere4u The pen spring may have failed after a short while because of the heat

(06-09-2014, 01:46 PM)Simpler=Better How do people back into cars? Close their eyes and floor it?

(06-09-2014, 04:50 PM)MFSuper90

(06-09-2014, 01:46 PM)Simpler=Better How do people back into cars? Close their eyes and floor it?

In his defense it was like 2am and he was in a tight spot. But its all good, gives me a good reason to fix the rust, get it repainted, and take it out of my taxes

(06-09-2014, 07:01 PM)Austincarnut what size exhaust are you running with that hx30?

(06-16-2014, 02:44 PM)sassparilla_kid 617 Scout 800

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/4493111192.html

(01-27-2015, 09:52 PM)led-panzer So... does this thing have a 603 under the hood yet?

(04-20-2015, 11:11 AM)raysorenson You mean the turbo oil drain is leaking? That's a common problem on stock turbo cars.

(04-20-2015, 05:03 PM)turbojeep How's that HX30 do? Been happy with the change?

(01-27-2016, 02:40 PM)DiseaselWeasel Kevlar underpants

(01-24-2016, 10:02 PM)MFSuper90 Well I am almost done with the climate control delete! Not as tough as I thought, but took awhile to get all the wiring figured out so I could minimize extra wiring. Pics to come whenever I get it totally done,
Probably a week or two out yet.

In the mean time I have been making a clutch for my pulling tractor. As aftermarket clutches have to be custom made and are very expensive, I decided to try to make my own. I took the stock pressure plate spring dimensions, entered it into century springs online spring finder and came up with a spring close to the same dimensions, but nearly double the rated pressure. After installing them I realized the stock cast fingers were not going to handle the huge plate load. So I made my own "billet" fingers made with a grinder and a piece of 1/2" plate. Here's some pics for fun.

Top is stock, middle is what I started with and the bottom is the finish product 


Old vs new springs 

Springs in the pressure place

(11-22-2015, 01:07 AM)you don\t need that damn thing, cut it out and change your prefilter more often! MFSuper90 Well guys, I'm still plugging along with it. Really itching to get my 603 put in, but kinda scared of the #14 head as well. 

Nothing too cool has happened. Just little pissy things that aggravate me to fix. Latest is that I had a fuel leak and a coolant leak and a brake fluid leak. One is the mono valve, the other was a line and last is the master cylinder. 

While I was fixing the fuel line, I figured I'd yank the strainer out and see how it was. And WOW. 95% blocked off, it's a wonder it ran! So I pulled the tank and cleaned it as well. 




The first picture I had actually cleaned it slightly already. It was so plugged when I ran cleaner backwards through it, it sprayed out of little ting holes! 

I highly recommend this as a maintenance item for these old cars.