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does anyone know anywhere in Adelaide that is good at tuning a td42 ?

i made obnoxious noises with the gq..

well i took it for a trip around the block... manages to hit 500c at about 110 when i lift... got the alarm at 550c
tops out at about 1.4 bar
may need to get this thing tuned

i fired it up today.... need to sort a catch can.
it idles a bit high.. 800 cold it used to be 600.
at idle it got to 100 deg exhaust temp only ran it for 15 mins or so to bleed coolant etc....

put coolant in it and fresh oil. replaced the filters, wired the cooling fan for the intercooler, painted the frame and made a exhaust manifold shield.
just got to sort from the inter cooler to...

the frame is less substantial then the bonnet and the engine block, am running some bracing under the joins, hopefully it lasts long enough so i can save up for a proper kit.

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can anyone guess what this is for ?

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one coolant overflow bottle .

the saas garbage
saas trax range should give close enough measurements, pressure and pyro. might do a intake temp.

ok so i'm down to bleeding the fuel system, priming the turbo with oil, adding coolant, oil change, make a coolant bottle, make the intercooler fit somehow. and connect the new senders.
re run diff...

well the flange is stainless, radius mild, straight is stainless back to aluminized steel ... i tig welded it.
getting a bit more done
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dump pipe made oh boy is the welding bad, but it seals
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getting closer
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pumps in
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the manifold had a t3 size flange the turbo has a t25. needed an adapter to fit.
i have a mechanical control for the wastegate just not put it on yet.
i was lead to believe its the correct size...

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making some progress
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new gearbox mounts, most of the exhaust is in place, few more bits to get hold of then i can start fitting up the rest.
once this is all done i can fix the a/c and rear suspension bushes, deck out...

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well the fuel pump let go.. guess i got to fix that with a turbo

that is chrome moly .... put it in the press at work straight as now

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i got the part that is no longer as it should be off.

came in on the red bluff track. then followed the fence out

i just made it home ...
i may have taken a detour or two, i also need to straighten the track rod, awesome campsite mb. i probably found the hardest ways in and out.

i've just thrown an awning on, sorted some switches and lights out.

wait you have ac ???

just me 21 to the 24

my leave is approved