Soooo close now... just a few 3"-2.5" 90degree joiners away from finishing fabrication!!! just 1 off each end of the intercooler.
here is todays updates..
.. first off, yesterday we bumped into a small problem with the fuel rail... it was fouling against the new plenum.. just the nobs on each end and also the fuel regulator.. after going over Nicks build (MSPORT) we noticed he had taped some tails into his rails, so off to the supplies shop i go to get some fittings, and as always.. the bins the fittings were meant to be in were empty!! no problem, over night delivery was good enuf for me. these should have been finished later on today.. but while i was there dropping them off i got some pix of the almost finished product.
this is the airflow meter, i will run it to get a nice base map before i look at fine tunning it with the LC-1.. i figured new turbo.. new power curve.. i better be safe and use the AFM to give me a new base map.. i had to use insulation tape on the AFM so the 4" silicone pipe sealed up nice around it with no leaks!
AFM with tape around itso the 4" hose will seal 100%
AFM with 4" hose on it
and in these next few pictures.. is a good look at the wastegate and its dump pipe with a 2 bolt flange. i will block it off for WOF's with a blanking plate i have.. i did have it venting out the bumper on the td05, but it was abit too dodgy for me so just dumping down to the ground this time around..
View of wasyegate from under
View of wastegate from side
View of wastegate from top
this is the brace that will be holding all the extra weight up of the turbo, wastegate and exhaust.. its around 5-8mm thick? and is bolted to the gearbox, we also used bolts on the manifold end so its easy to work with when taking off..
View of brace from gearbox to manifold
the next picture is of the exhaust with the 2 bungs in it. the first sensor (which is installed) is the factory narrow-band o2 sensor. the bung behind it which has a blanking bolt in it is for my LC-1 wideband sensor which was kindly sold to me by MSPORT member "EVILVR4" for dirt cheep with guage, i will wait untill i need to use it before i plug it in...
View of o2 sensor bungs
and to finish this update off, a few random pictures of the over all view of the car from around 10am this morning.
the first picture shows the only parts that are missing and still to be completed.. on both side of the intercooler will be a single silicone join goin 90degree off the intercooler steeping from a 3" down to a 2.5". the passinger side looks finished but it will be replaced with aluminium pipe and the 90degree hose. this is so there will only be 4 silicone hose joins on the whole thing.. turbo-pipe.. pipe-intercooler.. intercooler-pipe.. pipe-throttle.
front view of 75% finished product
drivers side view of engine
close up of turbo drivers side
close up of turbo passenger side
sweet tomorrow i can undo it all and start on the heat wraping, after thats done i can start re-running all the vac' hose, extend the TPS wires and give it a lube flush.. then the first re-start in over 3 months.. well thats the plan, we all know how easy it is to say!