March 11, 201214 yr I just bought a 3 lot of Roos!! ONE 1986 GL-10 TURBO WAGON /PUSHBUTTON is 160K ON 1987 GL-10 TURBO WAGON /PUSHBUTTON (PARTS CAR NO MOTOR) 1987 GL WAGON DUAL RANGE FWD W/ MOTOR OUT 160K tons of parts with these guys. Gonna swap that dual range tranny out of the '87 and put it in the '86 turbo hopefully this week or next weekend. The fun has begun. (Will post pics of the lot real soon.) Lee
March 14, 201214 yr Sounds like a fun project! Couple of notes I have read on this forum: EA82Ts run quite hot, make sure all coolant lines are new and the radiator is in excellent shape Don't forget to swap the rear diff when you do the D/R tranny swap, the final drives are different. (3.9 vs 3.7) An intercooler will help the reliability of the engine Consider an oil cooler turning up the boost in stock form almost always results in blown engine. As long as they are in stock form, don't treat it as a race car, and keep up on the maintenence, they'll last a decent amount of miles. Now, onto your project..
March 15, 201214 yr Author Yeah I knew about the differential change, but I do appreciate the input. All hoses/lines look like they are in great shape as well as the radiator (There is another one in the back of one of the parts cars that looks brand new), and her temp is always on the cool side. Belts look fresh also. I try not to dog her out too much, but I do enjoy watching that little turbo light flash up and swirl around every so often Been working all the little quirks out. Lookin to put in a stereo but I MUST keep the trip computer intact (and hopefully vertical). Probably gonna have a pro do it just so it looks freshy fresh. I did notice she has a tear at the DOJ, but not stressing it since I plan on swapping trannys this weekend, and those axels look fine. Also I have been researching wheel options, would really like some 14s on there with some all terrains for a bit more ground clearance. still have to upload pics. cheers, Lee
March 16, 201214 yr Also check your rear diffs some gl10s came with limeted slip diffs And the 3.90vs the 3.70 on the turbos is a hell of a difference. Especially in low. I've been known to chirp all 4 tires.. Have fun!
March 16, 201214 yr Only the Peugeots (I don't remember which models) had the same bolt pattern of 4x140mm. They had 14" and 15" in both steel and alloys. The 14" Alloy Pugs look very good an the EA82s, such as my brother had on his old car (195/60-14): ThunderWagon by subynut, on Flickr The pugs show up on here periodicity, so keep your eyes peeled!
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