[urq] ur-q Restoration Questions

[a.j.gaidos at comcast.net]

Conceiveable that I may beat you both - well the turning 40 part for sure. I did that 2 years ago....

Seriously, since I had a pile of new work done on my '85 it's been sitting again with a bad turbo seal. I go around with a) replace the stock turbo with a stock K26... b) Replace with a coolant jacketed K26 or K24... c) For a similar cost simply buy a newer motor from Dad's that can make more power... d) Sell it, sell my '01 Ranger XLT and buy a 2002 - 2005 SVT Cobra and just have fun driving again.

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> Mike, 
> Sooo, this is a race huh? :) Hmmm, I have to hurry to finish before the big 4-0 
> as well (Feb. 10 if you want to send presents). 
> 
> 1. As far as I have found, yes. 
> 
> 2. It is a satin black (01C code I believe). SEM makes some paint for this 
> that seems to match well. 
> 
> 3. Not sure of the brand, but it is a greyish-biege color. Let me know if you 
> find a good match. Yes, the car was painted after being undercoated, as far as 
> I can tell. 
> 
> BTW, I've gotten the bug to get working on the car. I even got my Spitfire 
> roadworthy last weekend and will be using it around town this summer, although 
> it doesn't make for much of a parts hauler. The quattro's suspension goes for 
> coating this week or next, and the parts for plating will too as soon as I find 
> a place that will do small batches of cadmium plating. 
> 
> Steve 
> 
> P.S. In 2007, my car will qualify for collector plates. What are the odds that 
> is gets regular plates before collector plates (or maybe that I qualify AARP 
> card first)? 
> 
> 
> 
> Well in attempt to complete the restoration of my '83 ur-q before 
> my 40th birthday, and more importantly before Steve Eiche completes 
> his. I have restarted the process and have a couple of questions:- 
> 
> 1) What is the paint code for the black part of the trunk lid, is it the 
> same as the window frames? 
> 
> 2) Along the same lines, what is the code for the window frames? 
> 
> 3) What is the best underseal product to use to get as close to 
> the factory finish as possible? And was body paint applied over the 
> top? 
> 
> Many more question to come, hey Martin do you have any space 
> to host some pictures? 
> 
> Cheers, Mike 
> 
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