Ratty..... NA to TURBO .....
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Taped the thermal sheet joins with aluminium tape. fitted a blade type fuse holder



degreased and painted the subframe

well on the way

Nice work. Should be a spot on head when the seats are done :). Bulkhead looks good too!

cheers, slowly getting there.....

done the fuel tank as I need a fuel return.

was going to use a screw fitting but would need to cut a hole in the tank to tighten it up. then weld a plate to seal the tank..
So I decided to fit a metal supply and return



I spyed a power steering rack I bought for my galaxy and noticed it had some 10mm steel tubing on, as the Galaxy already has this pipe I decided to cut it up



I cut the pipe and sourced a couple of washer to act as a flange to weld too



welded the washers to the pipes




welded the pipes to the tank



As the feed pipe was only 6mm I decided to replace it




pic fitted back in the boot

Edited by rattydriver on 10th Jun, 2014.

Ordered a gasket and stud kit for the turbo on the 9th and received it on the 10th... couldn't believe it.... Got it from 'Turborebuild.com'

My good friend and Turbo advisor James came over tonight and dropped off a Turbo inlet manifold for me...

went to pick up my head today, not done as they said they needed to order a special tube to enable cutting of the exhaust valve seats....... quite surprised as this firm does machining for MED...

Whats the bar bolted to underneath your parcel shelf?

That is the support bracket for the fuel tank. had to make a new support due to having to modify the bottom of the tank to accommodate the internal boot hinges

Edited by rattydriver on 13th Jun, 2014.

Ah i see..... i like the the filler neck moved inside was gonna do that years ago when i wanted everything smoooooth... lol

Got my head back, charged me £60 instead of £94+vat that I was quoted.
Not bad... all painted

Edited by rattydriver on 13th Jul, 2014.

Head fitted and also fitted the turbo set up







also cut the turbo air outlet pipe and prepped ready for TIG welding up

Can't wait to see that tigged up :p

Had half a day holiday today as I had to sort something out at home . Before I left work I welded up the Turbo air outlet elbow..



Then tried it on the engine

Looking good

neat

thanks lads.... getting there slowly.. waiting for the plenum to arrive.. wish people would send things straight away...

Very nice!

Made up the oil return plate...

Drilled and welded on a tube



Cut a thin bit of larger tube and welded it to the end


Dressed the end



Pic of it fitted to the block

Edited by rattydriver on 27th Jun, 2014.

Decided to put a breather pipe on the rocker cover. So i made up an angled pipe. Drilled the cover and welded it in position



Prepped the inside



Then I fitted a small baffle inside the rocker cover to prevent oil being blown out.




What it looks like

Edited by rattydriver on 27th Jun, 2014.

Fuel pipes finally done and fixed using stainless steel 'p' clips

Oil feed pipe turned up today.. so fitted it when I got home

Needed a gasket for the turbo exhaust elbow.. £8+ for the metro one so I thought I'd try a land rover one for £1.50 including post I'd thought I'd give I a try.... well I think it will do.😊

Edited by rattydriver on 13th Jul, 2014.

Good shout with the land rover gasket, I'm sure that will come in handy for a few people.

Popped the engine in today


Think there is enough clearance around the turbo