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Author:  ChrisQ [ Mon May 11, 2009 2:07 am ]
Post subject:  New member,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
I have just purchased a nice colt gt turbo. I am not new to turbocharged vehicles, i have been messing with Merkurs,Tbird turbocoupes and i have had a couple SVO mustangs and a turbo pinto. I usually steer away from frontwheel drive cars,but i seen this and had to have it!

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The interior is just as clean as the exterior. I purchased it from the original owner.The car does have a slight problem tho!
It has a broken timing belt, and from what i have read on here that means bent valves. I have not had a chance to tear into it yet,but i will keep you posted.
Oh and i did not steal this car,i actually paid $800.00 for it. Seems like a lot for a car with a broken engine but what can i say! I like it
Now i am going to do a search on here to see if you have a step by step cylinder head removal. I am a seasoned mechanic and i am sure i can do it, somtimes its a good idea to study up a bit before hand.
you have a great site
ChrisQ
Author:  slowdsm [ Mon May 11, 2009 2:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
welcome to the site... great find on that car..


if its the 1.6 turbo engine its the same as the eclipse/talon engines as far as doing the head/t-belt..so if u have any friends with a dsm they could help ya out with info also.



Steve
Author:  MattGSR [ Mon May 11, 2009 2:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
thats a clean car! welcome to the boards and feel free to ask questions and post more pics
Author:  CSM Shaun [ Mon May 11, 2009 6:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Good find! That car is oh so clean.
Quote:
...I usually steer away from front wheel drive cars...
Make it AWD!
Author:  89Mirageman [ Mon May 11, 2009 7:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Very clean ride, I would say $800 was a steal. Shouldn't cost too much to get it going.
Author:  CaptainTonus [ Mon May 11, 2009 9:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Wow, I dig the white lettering on the tires. Hehe.

Welcome to the forum, very nice car.
Author:  Coltsfan [ Mon May 11, 2009 10:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Great find, and welcome to the forum. If it still has the 1.6 turbo (4G61T), it's actually easier to change the belt than a 2.0. The 1.6 doesn't have balance shafts to sync up.

Since you probably have bent valves, this might be a good time to weigh your options on doing a 2.0 swap. I know some purists on here will probably flame me for that, but if you have connections you might be able to get a used 2.0T for close to what it will cost for gaskets and machine work. That swap would yield a 25% increase in HP over the 1.6 just running it stock.
Author:  dan [ Mon May 11, 2009 11:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
It's not worth fixing. You should sell it. How does $900 sound?
Author:  Mechacode [ Mon May 11, 2009 3:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
That's a hell of a deal! Lmk if you ever want to get rid of those mudflaps. :D
Author:  Johnny_B. [ Mon May 11, 2009 3:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Super clean car and don't listen to those nay sayers, either rebuild the head or get 1.8L head out of Hyundai and drop it on.

-John
Author:  ChrisQ [ Mon May 11, 2009 8:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
I think i would like to put on the Hyundai cylinder head. What year Hyundai and model would i be looking for?Seems if it has larger ports why would one waste his time with the stock head. I already purchased a stainless header from an eclipse at one of our local wrecking yards. I noticed it has a t3 flange and does not leave room for the stock radiator.
Guess i will get the old head off before i get ahead of myself.

ChrisQ
Author:  Johnny_B. [ Mon May 11, 2009 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it is the 4g67 out of a 91-95 Hyundai Elantra.

-John
Author:  Flying Eagle [ Mon May 11, 2009 9:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Please consider adding your new found pride and joy to our growing listing of, "pride and joys" from around the world:

http://www.4g61t.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19530

I'm still running it although I'm not as active with posting as I used to be.
Author:  eclipseddsr [ Tue May 12, 2009 2:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
awesome find. if you have any questions about the car or are just looking for that little helpful hint feel free to pm me. i currently have a 89 summit 4 door with a 4g63t and am very familiar with the 4g63t engine as well as the 4g61. i just finished the timing and valve replacement on my 89 summit. not too hard to do as long as you have the right tools.
And i only live about 45 mins from you.

Andy
Author:  biggspeed [ Tue May 12, 2009 8:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New memeber,recently purhased 1989 colt gt turbo
Welcome to the site.

Very Nice Find. I too have a history of 2.3L turbo power. I had an 85 XR4Ti with a tbird top mount and t3/t4 with a t-5wc swap and big vam. Sold it last year though
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