my 3rd attempt at a working TD

[raccoon]

wish me luck.


http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1819/dscf7303g.jpg

out with the old, 88 T1 and A520 with about 400,000 kilometers. :thumb:

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6629/dscf7313.jpg

and this is as far as Ive gotten.
the new powerplant is a 89 2.5L with the balance shafts removed, A523 and a T2 intercooler tallon bov and a ebay boost controller. its sitting on eibach springs and also sports side exhaust. or err will.

[ShadowFromHell]

Thats a twin to my first TD. I think the 88 ES is a pretty rare car. Ive seen maybe 3 or 4 over the years on the boards. I wonder if anyone has any production numbers? Im defenatly going to keep watching this thread :)

I still have mine BTW. Ive been gathering parts to put it back together, but told my self I wasnt going to start on it untill I had bought a house... I moved into MY new house this weekend. Im hoping to have it at the strip by next year.

[blk86trbo]

A buddy had a white 88 ES in disrepair that sat at his farm for years next to a VNT Daytona that was in pretty much in the same condition. Unfortunately they both went to the yard in the sky a couple years back (it would have made the perfect parts car for my CSX-T). :(

Good luck with your project!

[ShadowFromHell]

any updates?

[raccoon]

yea the grass is really starting to get long in my driveway.

I had to change a bearing inside the new A523. ran into some problems getting the bearing plate on far enough on so your able to install some c clip onto one of the bearings.

ill post a photo later to better show why i cant put it back together.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7728/dscf7319.jpg
I installed a white pentastar. hehe.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6727/dscf7320.jpg
new rims. 6.5" crabs to replace the 6" ones. ill going to have the rims cleaned up by a local guy.
paid 200 for em :(

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2087/dscf7316.jpg

all nice and clean. the new bearing is on the input shaft in that photo.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7423/dscf7324n.jpg

This is th eproblem I cant get this plate down enough to install the bearing c clip.

[raccoon]

anyone know about the transmission? do you need a special too to install that plate? or am i missing something?

[supercrackerbox]

I guess I'm not seeing what's stopping it from going on all the way . . . ?

[raccoon]

well i can tap the plate down all the way but the bearing needs to be "pulled" up it seems.