Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 11/5/08)
Thread Starter
1.0 BAR
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 461
From: Wisconsin
Not really work, per say, but, a whole ton of $$$!
Got my fittings for the turbos, as well as my inlet flanges, and, I found a solution for the oil filter problem. The rest of the material for the headers will be in tomorrow... UPS is taking their sweet time delivering it...
T3 flanges, divided scroll inlet... 1/2" 304SS
-10AN drain:
Going to use braided SS AN fitting lines for both the feed and the return. I used them on my turbo Escort and they worked well and never gave me any grief. Really only issue with them is expense... I spent $170 on fittings alone! :shock:
-4AN feed. Trick piece, as it screws right into the crazy 12X1.5MM thread on holset turbos.
Flange on the turbo:
Give you an idea of how big -10AN is...
This is the mating fitting on the oil pan. The threaded bung will get welded into the pan:
Oil feed... There are two things that are critical on turbos, oil feed pressure, and oil drain. Drain is extremely important, hence the REALLY big drain, and, the yellow fitting below is a .065" restrictor to control oil pressure to prevent seal damage in the turbos:
Feed screwed together. This will goin in the aux oil port at the back of the block and feed two -4AN SS braided lines to the turbos:
I've got plans for this.... 6"X3"X.25 wall:
My solution to the oil filter problem...It's a Trans Dapt filter relocation kit. I added teh bronze fittings to make it fit the application a little better, and soldered them together to remove the possibility of leakage at the joints. The Trans Dapt kit parts are all made in the USA (and very high end, with name brand Parker hose and fittings), unfortunately, the only bronze 90 fittings I could find were Ching Chog variety.:
Got my fittings for the turbos, as well as my inlet flanges, and, I found a solution for the oil filter problem. The rest of the material for the headers will be in tomorrow... UPS is taking their sweet time delivering it...
T3 flanges, divided scroll inlet... 1/2" 304SS
-10AN drain:
Going to use braided SS AN fitting lines for both the feed and the return. I used them on my turbo Escort and they worked well and never gave me any grief. Really only issue with them is expense... I spent $170 on fittings alone! :shock:
-4AN feed. Trick piece, as it screws right into the crazy 12X1.5MM thread on holset turbos.
Flange on the turbo:
Give you an idea of how big -10AN is...
This is the mating fitting on the oil pan. The threaded bung will get welded into the pan:
Oil feed... There are two things that are critical on turbos, oil feed pressure, and oil drain. Drain is extremely important, hence the REALLY big drain, and, the yellow fitting below is a .065" restrictor to control oil pressure to prevent seal damage in the turbos:
Feed screwed together. This will goin in the aux oil port at the back of the block and feed two -4AN SS braided lines to the turbos:
I've got plans for this.... 6"X3"X.25 wall:
My solution to the oil filter problem...It's a Trans Dapt filter relocation kit. I added teh bronze fittings to make it fit the application a little better, and soldered them together to remove the possibility of leakage at the joints. The Trans Dapt kit parts are all made in the USA (and very high end, with name brand Parker hose and fittings), unfortunately, the only bronze 90 fittings I could find were Ching Chog variety.:
Thread Starter
1.0 BAR
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 461
From: Wisconsin
GAH! I was a friggin idiot and wasn't paying attention when I ordered the tubing, and got 2", instead of 1 1/2"... so, now I have to return the 2" and get 1.5 on the way... Man, does that **** me off, especially since its going to be about $60 in wasted shipping charges! I ordered from ace stainless, tehy were super cool about it, said to send it back, no problem, and are going to ship the 1.5 tomorrow, so, even though I'm a moron, a big thumbs up for them!
Thread Starter
1.0 BAR
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 461
From: Wisconsin
so, since I was an idiot and ordered the wrong tube, there won't be alot done for the next week or so, as I am at the point where I need to know where the turbos are going to go, and, I can't do that without the headers...
But, anyways, back to that big chunk of steel tube I showed earlier...
I couldn't think of a better way to say hello to my fellow motorists in little red Miatas than a bigassed 3"x6"X .25" walled steel tube... At eyeball level... heh heh heh... Here miata miata miata....
Hangs down the same amount as the front mount I made.... will make a perfect mounting point for the 3'X3' 1/4" steel skid plate Im going to bolt to them...
Flipped the factory T case mounts around used them for mounts.... then, just for that extra something, fish plated them with a piece of 1/4" on top...
But, anyways, back to that big chunk of steel tube I showed earlier...
I couldn't think of a better way to say hello to my fellow motorists in little red Miatas than a bigassed 3"x6"X .25" walled steel tube... At eyeball level... heh heh heh... Here miata miata miata....
Hangs down the same amount as the front mount I made.... will make a perfect mounting point for the 3'X3' 1/4" steel skid plate Im going to bolt to them...
Flipped the factory T case mounts around used them for mounts.... then, just for that extra something, fish plated them with a piece of 1/4" on top...
