Ugly duckling Turbo Prairie

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:04 pm

Awesome!

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:58 pm

Finally, we have paint.
The great feeling that its going to be back under my control again soon.

It got 4 Coats of Paint, and 6 Coats of Clear

Here's some photos

First Coat

Second Coat

Not Bad shine for Acrylic off the gun.

Still needs a buff and little bits and pieces.

I start with engine swap next week then fit it up.

Post by **shanec86** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:19 pm

how the hell have i not even read this thread...

I had always thought about doing somthing similar, although i could never find any prairies for sale!

keep up the good work its going to be funny as to drive hahah

Post by **15exa** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:40 pm

so much love............... keep the updates thick man

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:43 pm

Delicious!

Post by **Ash** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:09 pm

loving this shit! awesome work dude! hehe

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:35 pm

Engine bay Before

Engine Bay After

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Sun May 01, 2011 1:03 am

Getting better and better!

Post by **tassuperkart** » Sun May 01, 2011 7:58 pm

Baaahahaa look at that little pissant peashooter "J" shaped hose going underneath....oh.. my bad, it an EXHAUST pipe!

Mwaaahahahah!
L8r
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Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Thu May 05, 2011 2:19 am

Getting closer.

New clutch in, and motor in.

Now the the fun stuff, getting it running and merging the 2 loams together.

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Thu May 05, 2011 3:43 am

Nice!

And away goes the peashooter!

Post by **tassuperkart** » Thu May 05, 2011 11:47 am

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Sat May 07, 2011 1:54 pm

Here we go.

oken · Post by **oken** » Sat May 07, 2011 4:01 pm

Loving this project! Can't wait to see it finished!!!

Valentich · Post by **Valentich** » Sat May 14, 2011 8:38 pm

Closer, Closer, Ever Closer.
I honestly thought that wiring up the motor would only take me 2 days.
OK, I know I've only worked on it 2 or 3 hours everyday, but its been a week now, and only today have I got the engine wired.
Boy, I am frustrated, I expected to have to work out a lot, but as the motors, years and models are close, I did not expect everything to be so different.
Yes the colour codes are almost the same, but all the wires are in different places.

And the manuals are so screwed.... Why don't they have better diagrams, or at least complete. You cant have a single schematic of a relay thrown in the middle of the book with letters near the pins and expect for someone to know where the relay is and what part of the wiring harness its form. Then to make it worst, have Europe, Hong Kong and 10 other variations on the same picture.
OK all this is a pain, but you can, after days of looking at it, slowly work it out, but then the diagram shows 3 relays and you have 5. WTF, or it shows the harness and labels it "to engine harness", but has no diagrams for engine harness (wire codes or schematics). And of cause I don't have the original engine any more to compare.

But as I said, slowly getting there, now I am working at the fuel/ efi harness, pulling that part out of the et one and running it in the Prairie.
Then I have to put a surge tank fuel system in, and new intercooler piping and I'm done.

Then I can try to kick it over to see what other nightmares can go wrong (I will be very surprised if it starts first Go LOL)
The Plan is to get it going, then move and clean up the engine bay. Neat and Tidy.
I should mention that the old ET when though a few hands and had Lots of """""DODGY""""" work done to it, and I am pretty sure that hoses and wires are in the wrong places.

Engine so far

Dash out

Spaghetti Tree meets Birds Nest collision.
Don't try this if you don't have a strong stomach.

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