that is one sweet looking setup

 

I thought this was going in your truck..


Nice work...

 

you and me both

hopefully soon!! I'd like to hear it fire off the 2nd or 3rd week of May??

exactly I figured it was a little different than most

Thanks Bill.... its hell trying to keep up with you guys

I appreciate it man.... your build turned out really nice too!!!

 

if I can fight the urge to go to the track and watch the nostalgia rail race, I might pull my cold side piping and start prepping it for paint too today... SO many things to do... SO little time. supposed to be going to pick up a trans in Houston today too... but we will see if that materializes or not.

 

i know that, i couldnt resist giving you a little **** for it though

 

Well I fought with going to the track today or not.... and the track won so nothing got done.... tomorrow is pretty full too but maybe at least I can finish pulling the charge piping and MAYBE prep a piece or two.

I needed a recharge after working on this thing a bit and keep it all in perspective, and going to watch 7sec nostalgic front engine fuelie rail cars did the trick

 

so...what size is the turbo?

 

Precicion Turbo 78mm GTH .96 a/r exhaust, from what Ive read, and the dimensions I've looked at, the compressor case is a little bigger than the Turbonetics, thats why it looks so big, its only a 78mm though. I believe its an S trim wheel

 

what kind of fitting did you use for your drain in your pan...hell just tell me exactly everything you used for your drain sytem

 

Its a "bulkhead" fitting, Its 1/2 NPT threads on one side, and -10AN on the outside where you see. Theres also a jam-nut inside the pan holding it tight, I loc-tite'd that nut and put a bead of sealer around the hole before I tightened it up, so theres no chance for a leak around the fitting, and the nut wont come off inside.

As far as the rest of the drain goes, I've got a billet block that bolts to the bottom of the turbo with a gasket and -10AN fitting pointing straight down. The hose is basically a custom length hydraulic hose with -10 ends. I may put a 45* fitting between the hose and the oil pan fitting depending on how it fits in the truck, the hose is pretty stiff... regular braided or push-lock will work too and may be easier to deal with since its not so rigid. I went with stiffer hose so it wouldnt bind up and cause a restriction in the gravity feed of the oil back to the pan. Ive also got a pan with the hole right in the front if youre interested, I'd be willing to let it go cheap, I got it with some other stuff as "extra" and already have 3 pans sitting here... either way works. the front hole may be easier depending on your final turbo location.