Two turbos, one for the bros and one for the... RUF build

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I know a lot of guys have been following this build on Instagram so sorry to the Pelican family that i took me so long to post here. I have been pretty busy with customer work and engine builds and just havent had the time, but here goes

I think all of us here can agree that the Yellowbird is probably one of the most bada$$ cars ever built, I know some guys have built tributes, but I wanted to build the closet example I could using all Genuine Ruf parts I could get my hands on...

7 years ago I set out on my parts hunt, and with good luck and great relationships, have managed to put a pretty good collection together...

But first I needed a chassis, so what better to start with then a one owner 88k mile 89.5 g50 car!

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aaaaaand 48 hours later we start with rear bumper fitment and some euro taillights

[rwest]

Oh, this is going to be fun...!

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Some quick paint work on new decklid, wing, and rear reflector

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im here for the good time

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was a little disappointed in the fitment of the lights on the front bumper, for this kind of money I expected a little better, but this will be addressed later when the car is broken down for full respray and gutter delete

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chose to run a 964 front bumper smile I know its not correct but looks so much better then the welting that RUF supplies you with, Also a set of NOS early Hella headlights which the RUF runs

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So after a few phone calls I was able to get my hands on a genuine fuel that, which I stripped and refinished and a boost gauge (yes, stay tuned, boost coming )

[Jjm4life]

this is one impressive build. lucky to have seen it in person. no one hard parks a car like you.

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Had to get after that Blue interior, new headliner, radio, some RUF Pedals and RUF mats

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by far one of the hardest RUF parts to obtain and one of the more expensive was the shift knob

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Booooooost coming

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So, what’s a Yellowbird without two turbos….

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First order of business was to break this motor down to essentially a long block, …

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With having no history on the motor I decided to scope the cylinders, do a mini clean up and reseal and send it, fingers crossed!