supra steveo Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 lol cant sleep, had a nap this after noon and it has screwed me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 bless ya. Get yourself out for a run erm i mean hop lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Anyone else looking forward to Sunday?? You are going to take pics the instant the lumps in and post them on here right??? And by instant i mean holding the camera with one hand while lowering the engine with the other lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 its gona be more like crapping myself incase anything get damaged as its going in. Im not a huge fan of engine cranes anyway so over 10k work of engine n box hanging from it isnt my idea of fun lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Not happy with the turbo blanket i have on the turbo I decided id try my hand at making a heatshield to fit instead. The compressor housing has 3 small pads on it with 5mm holes in them, for what reason is beyond me, but I thought id uterlise them and tap the holes out to an M6 thread. this made a good base for mounting the heatshield. ive got quite a bit of mirror stainless steel sheeting in the loft in the garage I was given for doing some work for someone so decided that would be the stuff to use. I cut a piece 20 inches long and sized it up against the turbo. Perfect fit. The holes were marked out where I had to drill it, and in with the drill. I bolted it onto the turbo whilst it was on the engine just for visual effect really and positioning, just before I started stripping the anciliries off the engine so its all ready to be put in the car. Couple of pics of it fitted. Bare in mind it has to be altered sliightly just to get its position correct in relevence to the compressor housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Not happy with the turbo blanket i have on the turbo I decided id try my hand at making a heatshield to fit instead. The compressor housing has 3 small pads on it with 5mm holes in them, for what reason is beyond me, but I thought id uterlise them and tap the holes out to an M6 thread. this made a good base for mounting the heatshield. ive got quite a bit of mirror stainless steel sheeting in the loft in the garage I was given for doing some work for someone so decided that would be the stuff to use. I cut a piece 20 inches long and sized it up against the turbo. Perfect fit. The holes were marked out where I had to drill it, and in with the drill. I bolted it onto the turbo whilst it was on the engine just for visual effect really and positioning, just before I started stripping the anciliries off the engine so its all ready to be put in the car. Couple of pics of it fitted. Bare in mind it has to be altered sliightly just to get its position correct in relevence to the compressor housing. http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/hodge_012/014-20.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/hodge_012/015-15.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/hodge_012/016-15.jpg http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa74/hodge_012/017-15.jpg I thought 1st pic was a spoof at first. Looked huge. Work looks outstanding Hodge and I agree, having 10k hanging on a £200 engine crane would give me the shakes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Your tellling me. I'll be happy when it's in place that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Looks very smart fella, great work as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Cheers jamesy. Only took a hour to knock up really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I thought the blanket looked good, yet again you proved me wrong that looks brilliant john. well done you dirty faced polishing mo fo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Its certainly in keeping with the rest of the engine "apperance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 I thought the blanket looked good, yet again you proved me wrong that looks brilliant john. well done you dirty faced polishing mo fo shumon heeee heeeee Its certainly in keeping with the rest of the engine "apperance" Yeah I thought it would be better to tie in with the rest of the bay. I wasn't sure when I started it but I'm really happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yeah I thought it would be better to tie in with the rest of the bay. I wasn't sure when I started it but I'm really happy with the results. Better this way mate, at least its in keeping with the rest - better than just chucking a blanket over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damo1 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 getting abit pee'd off with this thread i wanna see and here this engine running man!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 takes time damo hodge that looks mint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 That looks quality mate. It's like those hole existing holes were meant for that sort of thing! Having said that, there may actually be an accessory that its designed to fit in there; surely there's a reason for them in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Got a link to that dude?? Is it a 76mm inducer??? Seems physically very large for a 76mm inducer. GT42's are big boned Dude. There's only a gnats pube between the compressor housing and shock turret depending on what manifold you use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damo1 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 i know it looks mint bud bud i really wanna hear it start up bet its like a 747 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 You don't want to here it run as much as I do mate trust me. To get it running I still need the following engine bay loom wastegate downpipe midpipe solaris solaris map sensor boost solnoid plug n play harness oil cooler pas cooler and the list goes on lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 Oh and a diff lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 whats your point lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest damo1 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 cant you sell ya wife to fund the rest i wud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 She's gone mate, where do you think the turbo came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Nice work - but it looks like the shield needs to be about half an inch longer to cover the exhaust housing completely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Nice work - but it looks like the shield needs to be about half an inch longer to cover the exhaust housing completely? Nope it fits exactly how I want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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