robertpaige's 92' Legacy SS - build

[robertpaige]

I got it in and together. it's leaking oil... behind pan middle of motor. thinking the o-ring for the wrist pin hole might be the culprit. I had issues getting it to run, it fires up, idles for a second then dies. Need to do some more inspecting, gonna throw it on the lift and check to see where the oil is leaking from first.




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[Pntaste4evr99]

Did u reseal it since u had the motor out? And mine had a nasty vacuum leak when first started, found out it has the intake gasket. Hope u get it figured out.

[Pntaste4evr99]

And that must be a tight squeeze for the piping to go by the valve cover, radiator, and frame rail....no more factory overflow tank lol

[robertpaige]

check out this hood I got!





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[robertpaige]

Car is done motor wise. It ended up being a ton of vac leaks, and the oil leak was a bad grommet for the valve cover. Everything seems to run smooth and the car is QUICK, so much fun over the 22T. I am very happy.


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[robertpaige]

It's a sad sad day, but I blew a hole through the top of the block. Not sure what went wrong as I saw no signs of engine failure at all until it exploded.

This car is going to be stripped, and scrapped The core support and firewall are damaged as well as the chassis is just not clean at all. I found a new 93' shell, that will take place of this car. I'm going to build a 22T block with 25D heads and 20G manifold, 18G turbo and 850cc injectors and hopefully make 350+ whp with ESL tune.

Stay tuned for a new thread, RIP 92' Leggy

[robertpaige]

Figured I'd post a few more pics. It's waiting for a new engine right now. I decided to KEEP this shell and just fix everything. I have a weird attachment to this car.. lol.









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[robertpaige]

This month the car will get a new engine. So excited to drive it again!!

[robertpaige]

There have been so many hold ups. But now it's back in the shop, gettin ready to pull the 2 liter I blew up and see what went wrong. Going to purchase another 20G engine here soonish once I get some financial shit in order. It's been sitting since this last October and I parted everything good off of it. IE: RobTune, 550's, FMIC, fuel pump, other various shit. But it'll be back soon.








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[marsh27]

Love the flares! Looking forward to seeing her alive again

[robertpaige]

Well I ended up selling the shell. I got a new 93' SS that will be the new project. Pretty sad not gonna lie... but it's gonna get the love it needs. I'll update this when I start with the new car.

[robertpaige]

New parts on the new car. Who's got a RobTune for sale??




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[marsh27]

Hopefully you can find one his prices just went up


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[robertpaige]

Interesting. ESL Tuning makes a way better option for about the same price. Turns a stock 22T or 20G ECU into a full standalone with opensouce tuning.


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[Legacy777]

Yup.

Mike is having his tuned on the 30th, so I'd wait and see how that works out.

[robertpaige]

Nice. If I don't find a decent price RobTune I'm going with ESL. It really seems like the future for our cars if you want more than what rob can offer, which I personally love. His tune is the perfect daily drive tune in my opinion. But I want 850's and to tune MAP. I drove a 257/25D combo engine on ESL with 850's and a blouch 16g. The power was incredible after the dyno tune.


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[robertpaige]

just here to say I still miss this car more than any car i've had yet.... lol
happy 11 years on the BBS *cheers*