Pushing on with TB42E turbo upgrade

[taslucas]

Was big rigs engineered?

>>>tappin from tassie

[Irish]

No idea mate.

[taslucas]

Sorry, I was asking Darren. I thought he might know

>>>tappin from tassie

[Ben-e-boy]

Sorry, I was asking Darren. I thought he might know

>>>tappin from tassie

99.9% certain it was.

[Irish]

Okay, update.

So this morning I picked up the turbo, intercooler, lines and the bloke even threw in a couple of pro Comp gauges and a pod filter because I'd driven so far.

We are officially on our way.

turbo.jpg

[Ben-e-boy]

Is there much shaft play? There will be a bit Side to side for oil clearance. front to back is not so good. Also for piece of mind, remove the turbing housing and check for cracks......................might aswell port it while it off too ;p.

[Irish]

Yeah about 1mm side to side, just the tiniest perceptable movement front to back.

If need be theres a place I can get a rebuild and rebalance for under $400.

[Ben-e-boy]

Yeah about 1mm side to side, just the tiniest perceptable movement front to back.

If need be theres a place I can get a rebuild and rebalance for under $400.

That alright, I wouldn't be worried about that

[Irish]

Spoke with an engineer the other day, looks like I'll be needing to get an emissions test done. Theres only one place in VIC that does it and of course they charge $700 for the privilege.

Once it passes, the engineer will give the car a once over and then hopefully sign it all off.

[Irish]

Okay, quick update:

Took the old girl for a final spin yesterday before the conversion, got home and started ripping stuff out of the engine bay so I could test fit the manifold and turbo to get an idea of space etc.
Here's what it looks like now:

rough fit turbo.jpg