TWIN TURBO PROJECT (Bella & Chloe)

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Rust be gone =) cut and replace both inner wheel wells with new OEM parts. Cutting from the inside without damaging the rear fenders. Very time consuming =(. Thanks to Steve "Blunt" for the new parts.

[twinturbo]

LF is finally done with the metal work and new subframes are installed.

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Right rear inner wheel installed next will be the Left rear.

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Left rear inner well removed as well.

[fiftytakedowns]

ouch that cancer is catching up

[twinturbo]

(nt)

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New fabricated sheet metal for the NLA outer wheel wells.

[twinturbo]

Finally after a lot of working hours the entire underneath is now rust free. It's now bare metal and all the rusted parts has been cut and replaced including a new trunk floor pan. All misc surface rusts have been scraped and treated. Next step is to primer and sill all gaps before painting underneath.

[twinturbo]

Finally the entire underneath is now rust free =)

[twinturbo]

Every crevices have been inspected, repaired, replaced and treated. Surprisingly the entire nose is straight and rust free. Next is body work. Luckily the body is straight and rust free.

[twinturbo]

Sorry for the delay. Got busy with my E9. Finally Chloe is 100% rust free and is now ready for primer.

[TonyHavana]

I really like what you have done with this pair of turbos.

I have an original 1970 2002 ti, arguably rarer than a turbo. Even though they built ten times as many, there are very few survivors.

It is in need of the kind of restorations you do.

I would be willing to trade you my ti straight up for either of your turbos.

Think of the fun you would have bringing it back up to snuff!

[TonyHavana]

So, 12 days and you haven't called me yet. Should I take that as a no?

[bluedevils]

So, 12 days and you haven't called me yet. Should I take that as a no?

hey, tony I need more cubans!

[Delia]

I really like what you have done with this pair of turbos.

I have an original 1970 2002 ti, arguably rarer than a turbo. Even though they built ten times as many, there are very few survivors.

It is in need of the kind of restorations you do.

I would be willing to trade you my ti straight up for either of your turbos.

Think of the fun you would have bringing it back up to snuff!

Tony,

You may argue the point that there are few surviving 2002ti cars here in North America. This is due, at least in part, to the fact they weren't legal in the USA (due to emissions and safety regs) and enthusiasm --particularly here on the West Coast -- didn't actually exist -- except perhaps amongst hardcore racers and rallyists.

Consequently, there was little cache or prestige associated with the ti model.

Whereas, the limited-production 2002 Turbo, with its "boy-racer" bubble flares and ducktail spoiler stirred the souls of the automotive world and is considered an icon of automotive design and technology, helping to pave the way for mass-produced turbo-charged production cars by Saab, Volvo and others. (I'd mention the Corvair, but Chevy abandoned turbo'd cars in the 1960s as "impractical.")

So, if you *really* think a 2002ti is a fair trade for one of the 1500 or so 2002 Turbos, ask your banker for a loan on its (in your opinion) "equal-to-a-2002-Turbo-value" and see if you can "get 'er done" yourself.

D

P.S. Snuff? That's not what we call it out here in California!