My 71' Turbo ChevII
04-07-2013, 09:17 PM
#11
Thanks for the positive feedback, it has been a pretty fun build so far. Weather is warming up here, hopefully couple more weeks ill have her together.
Yea it was a pretty good deal. according to the PO, it was restored/painted about 6 years ago. Bodywork is decent but not a show winner in any means.
Yea it was a pretty good deal. according to the PO, it was restored/painted about 6 years ago. Bodywork is decent but not a show winner in any means.
04-17-2013, 09:33 PM
#12
UPDATE:
Completed the interior sound proofing, carpet, heater, amp, speakers and seats installed. Still plan to add ducting for the heater(under dash pass side) for defroster and drivers side floorboard.
Welded -6an fittings to the valve covers for beathers, also welded -12an fitting to my time cover for turbo oil drain.
Intercooler should be in tomorrow, so I can continue on fabricating the turbo hot and cold side.
Completed the interior sound proofing, carpet, heater, amp, speakers and seats installed. Still plan to add ducting for the heater(under dash pass side) for defroster and drivers side floorboard.
Welded -6an fittings to the valve covers for beathers, also welded -12an fitting to my time cover for turbo oil drain.
Intercooler should be in tomorrow, so I can continue on fabricating the turbo hot and cold side.
04-29-2013, 09:26 PM
#13
UPDATE:
Lightened up the radiator support, made room for the turbo. fabricated the passenger side hot pipe from 2" sch.10 -304SS. the plan is to merge the drivers side manifold into the 90 degree elbow just before the turbo. fabricated the T6 turbo flange from a piece of 3/8" stainless plate. Powder coated the intake manifold. elbow.(sour apple green) valley cover and timing cover (black). hope to get the drivers side hot pipe fabbed by end of the week and then yank the engine repaint the chassis. install my clutch and put the engine back in place.
Lightened up the radiator support, made room for the turbo. fabricated the passenger side hot pipe from 2" sch.10 -304SS. the plan is to merge the drivers side manifold into the 90 degree elbow just before the turbo. fabricated the T6 turbo flange from a piece of 3/8" stainless plate. Powder coated the intake manifold. elbow.(sour apple green) valley cover and timing cover (black). hope to get the drivers side hot pipe fabbed by end of the week and then yank the engine repaint the chassis. install my clutch and put the engine back in place.
05-17-2013, 07:28 AM
#14
UPDATE: Installed the RXT clutch/flywheel from Mcleod. Put another coat of POR15 on the chassis and reinstalled the engine for its final time. started finishing up all the small things like fuel, front accessories, ect. Cut the hole in the 3/8" SS plate, merge and waste gate hole with Plasma. Everything seems to me lining up nicely. 5" Aluminum exhaust tubing came in and 4" aluminum cold tubing. Hopefully Saturday I will finish cold tubing and install the alky control meth system.
05-18-2013, 06:06 AM
#17
Thanks, My buddy did a test on his car with two boost guages (pre and post intercooler) and he was seeing a big boost spike pre-intercooler when compared to the post intercooler graphs.....so IMO a big pressure increase pre intercooler would be causing resistance against the turbo.... my thought for this build was to place the turbo as close to the intercooler as possible to minimize the volume of air to build up pressure against the inlet side of the intercooler.
Hopefully today I can finish up the 4" AL cold side and 5" exhaust tubing, mabe even start some wiring.
Hopefully today I can finish up the 4" AL cold side and 5" exhaust tubing, mabe even start some wiring.
