5 GT Turbo My little 5

[youngscottie]

For those that are interested here's a drawing of the sleaves I had made

 

[youngscottie]

Bearings were 35x72x17 rubber sealed
Unsure how to insert link but I got them of eBay £8 the pair

 

[raider92]

Bearings were 35x72x17 rubber sealed
Unsure how to insert link but I got them of eBay £8 the pair

thanks scottie.
what the bushes are made of ?
thanks again.

 

[youngscottie]

They were made from an old rod removed from a hydraulic ram that was lying around the machine shop
However I'd imagine any old mild steel or bright bar would do

 

[CRM]

Nice! Good to see this one getting done properly.
Re the new roller/ball bearings, there is normally an SKF reference number on them, this gives the sizes and type.
Thought of doing the 172 rear stub conversion yet? Gives adjustment of camber&toe via 172/82 shims.

 

[youngscottie]

Thanks Matt
Would love to do so many thing but budget is zero
Since going self employed disposable income is thin on the ground
2018 will be the year for playing love the idea 4x4 rwd
Working on my £7 springeye bush rear engine mount at the moment

 

[gtmatt]

nice work I need to do mine , but the job looks awful to do lol

 

[youngscottie]

The bearings are easy enough it was everything else that built up the cost
Blead nipples broke so ended up fitting new calipers
Then decided to do everything else cables , pipes , flexis , wheel bearings

 

[youngscottie]

Progress is at an all time low due to other commitments
But I did manage to get the pistons back in and the block drilled

 

[youngscottie]

Also lashed up a new rear engine mount using a trailer spring eye bush
Could be a disaster

 

[andybond]

Its a start ! Looks loverly and clean !

 

[youngscottie]

Trigger wheel mounted

 

[youngscottie]

View attachment 89899 Trigger wheel mounted

 

[youngscottie]

 

[youngscottie]

Need to read a bit more on this
Could be a very steep learning curve

 

[andybond]

Tip 1 ; Dont leave the box on the block when installed.

 

[youngscottie]

Crikey it's been awhile
Looking for thoughts on moving the air filter to the scuttle area
Basically my turbo inlet runs straight into the heater hoses and I think the best way to avoid them is to come straight up to the bulkhead then through into the scuttle next to the battery
I'm sure people have done this before just looking for options
Is it noisy in the cab will it be starved for air in there

In other news it's coming along abit better now personal circumstances have changed should make noise for summer

 

[andybond]

Is the same side intercooler split down the middle? IE so that the air doesnt route straight out from the in ..

 

[youngscottie]

Is the same side intercooler split down the middle? IE so that the air doesnt route straight out from the in ..

Yes I welded a little buffer plate in the end to separate it so the charge has to flow through then back
It's not pretty but held 30psi when I pressure tested it with my compressor
I'm no alloy welder used a spool gun and a hot plate to pre heat
Would love a tig and time to practice as I think it's something I could take to

 

[youngscottie]

Is the same side intercooler split down the middle? IE so that the air doesnt route straight out from the in ..

The main reasons for this were I had no space to route the pipes back across to the throttle body
And the cooler already fits the front bumper saving time and ££ I simply don't have