Red's K04 Turbo Build
05-11-2012, 06:22 PM
#226
well today was a crapy day it rained so being under the car with an electric drill was some what a no no 
so I did this
then we started drilling
thats all I really got done between being sick, my math final, and now going out to celebrate mothers day but hey considering I was not going to originaly start till the 14th im still way ahead of scedual
also got the oil pan cleaned up and ready for install
so I did thisthen we started drilling
thats all I really got done between being sick, my math final, and now going out to celebrate mothers day but hey considering I was not going to originaly start till the 14th im still way ahead of scedual
also got the oil pan cleaned up and ready for install
Last edited by Axelthered05; 05-11-2012 at 06:42 PM.
05-13-2012, 06:58 AM
#227
yesterday I got the coolant pipe, thermostat housing, oil pressure gauge, turbo manifold, turbo, tourbo coolant feed, and turbo brace installed
taking off the plug for the oil feed
test fitting the turbo manifold
side by side of the old and new coolant crosover pipes
side by side of the thermostat housing
and with them installed
the brace for the turbo the top bolt is 10mm x 1.5 thread by 20mm long botom is the same just 25mm long
here is the crafty install of the oil pressure gauge
anyone know why the manifold is cut like this
a little over view
ended up removing some of the -4an tubing from the boost controler
turbo and turbo support bracket installed
slight issue with the heater hose
close up with the heater hose
taking off the plug for the oil feed
test fitting the turbo manifold
side by side of the old and new coolant crosover pipes
side by side of the thermostat housing
and with them installed
the brace for the turbo the top bolt is 10mm x 1.5 thread by 20mm long botom is the same just 25mm long
here is the crafty install of the oil pressure gauge
anyone know why the manifold is cut like this
a little over view
ended up removing some of the -4an tubing from the boost controler
turbo and turbo support bracket installed
slight issue with the heater hose
close up with the heater hose
05-13-2012, 10:06 AM
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if i were you i would get a cosmetic head gasket and arp head studs while your doing this. i blew my head gasket and now my cars broke. id hate to see you put all this time and effort into this and lose it after a month like i did 
05-13-2012, 10:52 AM
#230
yeah i thought about the head gasket and such but i will save that for another time when i have more money, i would like to eventauly build an l61 and put the head from the SAAB B207 on it with some valve springs, but thats another project
05-13-2012, 09:57 PM
#233
so today I managed to get the O2 housing on which I might add was a pain in the A$$ got the heater hose hacked up and "adjusted" put the valve cover and oil pan on, got all the oil and cooling lines for the turbo installed, installed the thermostat in the new thermostat housing, fitted and adjusted the new lokar dipstick and reasembled the coil pack. tomorow my girlfriend is coming over to help with the intercooler piping and the return style fuel system im also guna try to get the downpipe welded and fitted for the exhaust... oh and a little bad news, I broke the oil pressure sensor to my glowshift gauge so I ordered a replacement for that and I think that covers todays events
put the valve cover and oil pan on, got all the oil and cooling lines for the turbo installed, installed the thermostat in the new thermostat housing, fitted and adjusted the new lokar dipstick and reasembled the coil pack. tomorow my girlfriend is coming over to help with the intercooler piping and the return style fuel system im also guna try to get the downpipe welded and fitted for the exhaust... oh and a little bad news, I broke the oil pressure sensor to my glowshift gauge so I ordered a replacement for that and I think that covers todays events
05-14-2012, 08:02 AM
#239
yeah there is like 2.5" inbetween the turbo and fire wall, lots of room there, enough to get a socket rench up in there to tighten the oil and water banjo fittings. also in case anyone need to know the stupid little banjo gaskets that GM uses can be replaced with crush washers I beleve the size for the cooling line banjos is 1/2 you will need 2 for each banjo fitting. another thing, I went back and redid the coolant feed coming from the water pump housing because the thermostat rtv does not seal the threads enough so I redid it with teflon tape and ran a 5/16 spector AN line from the top coolant feed to the fitting on the water pump (just a side note 5/16 line is really tite and in actuality is too small, 3/8 line sould be used if you chose this method, be sure to get somthing rated for the heat)
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05-14-2012, 06:56 PM
#240
well some big dissapointments today, ottp fuel system came in today with no fuel rail fitting, no fuel filter, no instructions, also the intercooler I wanted to use does not fit with the parts I have so I had to order a few new parts to make it work
my wonderful girlfriend came over to help today
my wonderful girlfriend came over to help today
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05-14-2012, 08:45 PM
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man shes a cutie. haha good find man. cute girl who loves cars ftmfw. lol. how do you like that welder? its a flux core yes? ive been thinking about one for a while now.
05-15-2012, 06:52 AM
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so im pretty much at a stand still, I cant really do anything else until I get more parts, hopefuly OTTP comes through and sends me the missing parts otherwise me and paypal are gunna have a word with them. the tune I ordered still is not in yet eather. the replacement oil pressure gauge is on the way hopefuly that gets here soon and then there are the intercooler parts I ordered yesterday, thank fuly they were shiped the same day and is sceduled to get here wensday. Sigh waiting sucks
05-15-2012, 08:48 AM
#245
gut those cats do something of the sort. lnf down pipes a big limiter. understanding your not going for huge power but i would gut them. if you need parts feel free to pm me. we can get anything you would like and we make an intercooler for the cobalt but it might be out of your price range. shoot me a pm if interested.
05-15-2012, 09:56 AM
#246
gut those cats do something of the sort. lnf down pipes a big limiter. understanding your not going for huge power but i would gut them. if you need parts feel free to pm me. we can get anything you would like and we make an intercooler for the cobalt but it might be out of your price range. shoot me a pm if interested.
OTTP sent me a message saying "Josh, It appears we were out of the fuel rail fitting and it was over looked. I don't know why you didn't get a filter though as we have plenty. We will have the fittings back in stock on wednesday or thursday and will get you one shipped out with the filter right away. Thanks Josh" so hopefuly I can get this car under boost soon
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