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rcounts · #20 08-14-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by KarTek

Yes. Some radial play (perp. to axis) is OK. I have 2 other new turbos, the HX 40 and a Garrett that's stock replacement for my truck. Both have a teeny amount of radial play that's perceptible through wiggling by the fingers.

That is where this one is at. Shaft will move less than (eyeballing it) 1/16" off center in any direction (between 1/16" and 1/8" total)

I'm really starting to get excited about this project now!

I have run into one hitch though. I have discovered that the '85 body I was going to put it into would still have to pass emmissions ONE MORE TIME - so that's a non-starter. The good news is I have found two other possibilities.

One is an '85 - with the factory 2.1L Renault turbo diesel and an automatic tranny. Engine is toast but the body and interior look like they are 10x better than the one I have. It would still have to go through emmissions one more time, BUT, since it came from the factory with a diesel, that should be no problem. It probably has 3.73 axle gears, which would allow me to put at least 31" tires on it, and they're only asking $500 for it and I could probably talk them down from that. The only drawbacks are 1) it is a 4-door and I'd rather have a 2-door, and 2) it would have to be towed home - and its 250 miles away in Spokane, WA. A 500 mile round trip in my F250 will cost me about $200 and a whole L-O-N-G day of driving (5 hours over and 5 hours back). On the other hand, being a diesel would probably make the conversion a lot easier since it would have a tach I can probably hook up to the new engine, and have a fuel return line already in place, etc.

The other one is in some ways even more exciting. It is an '84, 2-door with a good running 2.5L 4cylinder gas engine and an automatic tranny. That means it for SURE has 4.10 axles, so I could probably even run 33" tires on it. The lady has had it for 14 years, and calls it "her baby" - so I'm sure it is in really good shape. She advertised it for $1000, and said she wouldn't take less than $700 for it, but it would be worth that to me to get the lower geared axles and a good straight clean body & interior. It is in Spokane too, but since it is a good runner, I could catch a $100 flight over there and drive it back. A lot cheaper than driving my truck over to tow the other one home.

Decisions, decisisons, decisions. I'm going for a camping vacation next week, and when I get back the decision may already be made for me - depending on whether one or both are still available. Guess we'll just have to wait and see...