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85 Turbo Parts to 81- Boneyard Questions 200

posted by  DougC on  Sun Jun 6 04:23 CST 2004
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Found an 85 Turbo at the boneyard. I got some stuff for my 81 non-Turbo 242. I pulled the three gauges (boost, oil, volts) and the rear sway bar.

Regarding the front sway bar, I can see where it goes through its bushings that it took an impact from the wreck and got pushed to the passenger side. I can't tell if it's bent or just pushed over. The guys is going to pull it off so I can take a closer look.

Questions:

1. How much is reasonable for a pair of decent unbent Turbo wheels? I had all four checked at the tire shop and the other two are bent.

2. What else is usually worth pulling off of a Turbo?

3. If I get the front sway bar, do I need the brackets? The brackets looked banged up, and I was hoping to use mine with new bushings. Will this work?

4. Is there anything else that should typically be replaced at the time I do the rear sway bar?

4. Do you think my 81 was prewired for the three gauges I pulled or will I need to wire them myself. The wiring from all three gauges comes together into one plug with five spades which plugged into a factory plug on the donor car. It plugged in over toward the steering column. The wires then disappeared into a main wiring harness. I'm hoping my 81 non-Turbo is wired like that so I can simply plug and go. Anybody know?

Thank you very much. I haven't done much on this car lately, but I'm ready to get going again.

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Thanks everyone for all the information and advice, Doug C. 81 242 Brick Off Blocks, stock, B21F (non-Turbo), M46; 86 244, B230, 140k , auto.






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