Started the turbo install!!, overall, it went well. Options

[97sccelica]

well after the 1st devoted day of work, all is well with my car.

i ran into some major problems with my turbo, while i was working under the car to take off the bumper my friend was putting the turbo together.

after he put the turbo on the manifold he started to bolt the wastegate on. one of the studs got stripped. no big deal, went out and got a whole set of studs for the turbo just incase anything else happened.

well, we were replacing that stud when the wrench slipped and hit one of the other studs, slicing my hand and breaking the stud off. it was a bitch and a half getting the piece of that stud out. i had to drill it out and retap the hole. it took a long time but i got it done and luckily i had plenty of extra studs.

then i mounted the intercooler i will be using until xmas time and intsalled my vortech FMU.

all that is left now is the car needs a downpipe and i need to install my turbo timer, and the oil lines for the turbo but thats it!!!!

took the car to the shop and parked it there for the night so that it will be nice and cold when they take the manifold off and put the turbo on to make a DP.

the DP will cost me $80 2.5" piping back to my cat with a flex pipe. it should go well with my DR Catback when i put it on tomorrow.

the car should be turboed by saturday afternoon, and the rest of my weekend will involve tunning and track time next friday. gonna get a dyno appointment too.

well, i gotta go to sleep now, been working on my car since 1pm and finished at 9pm. several times i had to go out and buy stupid little things

but like i said, it ended up being a good day.

This post has been edited by 97sccelica: Aug 30, 2003 - 2:39 AM

[97sccelica]

here are some pics i took after the first day. nothing really happened on the second day so i didnt take pics but i will try to later today after the finishing touches

sorry, had a problem with the pics

This post has been edited by 97sccelica: Sep 1, 2003 - 3:30 AM