Project Big Red

[laserjock]

Nice looks like you have the same 3 g alternator I do. Be glad it bolted right up. I spent another work day getting mine to bolt in. Good to see your progress.

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I've been fretting about it since I bought it...2 years ago. [emoji849]

I knew it would work... just not sure how easily it would work. In the scope of this project, that was a 1 out of 10 with 10 being impossible. [emoji6]

 

[laserjock]

So no inline tube package today but that's not shocking. So soldiering on.

I'm going to dump a bunch of pics up here for archival purposes.

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Yep. This is cute.

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That's a piece of all thread with a nut welded on. Then there is a nut that was used as a spacer. [emoji21]

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The pile is getting larger.

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So here we are. Standing back looking at things, I wonder if I should go ahead and start mocking up the turbo. Now might be the time since I'm not using this engine, cutting and grinding around it might be smarter. [emoji6]

I also noticed that there are stacks of washers on the crank pulley bolts. [emoji849]

Probably some work to do there.

 

[AcIdBuRn02ZTS]

It's amazing just how much bootiefab can accumulate over 25 years isn't it? Lol

 

[riotwarrior]

It's amazing just how much bootiefab can accumulate over 25 years isn't it? Lol

Dayum....sig quote there me thinks fer somebody

 

[laserjock]

That might be the word of the day. Bootiefab. [emoji23]

 

[laserjock]

Okay. Box from inline tube came today. Line installed with a little tweaking like before. I didn't take pictures because I'm actually much more excited/confused by this.

I broke out my turbo and turbo kit to see how much work I had ahead of me. Well, I'll let you see what I saw and open the floor for comments.

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I had to reclock it but it fits. I'm totally confused and shocked. Heath had to do a lot of custom work to get his turbo to fit including adapter flanges and customizing the intake. I tried the standard ATS hat on there and as you can see it fits but it's pointed the wrong way so I think I'm basically a custom intake hat away from a turbo install???

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Am I missing something???

 

[jhenegh]

That turbo is tiny

Better send it to me instead


If I recall, the 088 hats curl opposite the 093 and Aurora 3000 hats? Maybe one of those and you're nearly good to go?

@IDIoit had hats for sale? Don't recall which ones

 

[IDIoit]

@IDIoit had hats for sale? Don't recall which ones

i have what he already has.
dont think my fined hat would be short enough.

 

[TahoeTom]

Are you going to run an intercooler?

 

[jhenegh]

088 does indeed curl opposite. May be tight on the cold side exit, but it may work out alright. Can't be much worse than a reclocked 093 and intercooler

 

[riotwarrior]

Run an IC and be done w it

 

[laserjock]

Yep it will be intercooled.

I'll be damned. It does turn the other way.

 

[subway]

I am with Al, if you run an intercooler like you want you should be set.

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[crash-harris]

Another vote for an intercooler. Looks like its working out damn near perfectly for one

 

[IDIoit]

IMO, 1 vote for a custom hat like we talked about.

even that single inlet turbo hat i showed you.
slice it up and put a clearance for the turbo.

then you can reclock the cold side back down a bit and keep you charge pipes closer to the engine.