The Project Pad

Audilard wrote:Why didn't you tell me you were in town AND at the Lab. I would have come down.

Figured 5am in the morning was too early for an accountant type. :wink: We should have, but we have already taken quite a few hits from the family for neglect and that would have just compounded the problem.




Ok so I got home and was excited to move forward on the build. This is what I came home with and what was on the front step that had been delivered. Just like Christmas. Pay attention to everything being v-banded.





I wanted to run stainless AN lines for water, oil, and fuel. The problem is coming up with adaptors to do just that. Here is a partial list of the solutions that we came up with. Most of these solutions involved cutting steel AN/AN fittings on the lathe, and welding these fittings to the cut off OEM hose ends.


I also traded Hank a 7A valve cover for this previously vented cover that has since been superceded by his current system.



Cut some new gaskets for a few pieces that need to be cleaned up now before install.


All in all a very productive week, especially since I was away from the project for four of the last 6 days.

I'm......... speechless! Nice, nice, nice. I'm lucky if I get a card for Christmas....

Off with the old, for now, and in with the new. I have every intention of running this car with the EFR turbo when it arrives along with this log manifold, but for now it gets a slight upgrade while His Urq sits in the corner mumbling to himself.

The new old.


And in with the new.....well almost. It hit on the bracket that is on the frame rail that was used for the CIS. I probably could have loosened the motormounts and jacket up the engine, but just to show some people that I am capable of cutting on an old Urq, I opted to cut into my new red paint and delete that obstacle.



Deleted, but still needs to be touched up with some paint.



And installed for the first time.



With turbo installed.


A shot from above to get a better view of turbo placement. I will probably just run a big elbow and filter like the fabbed pictures show for now, but would like to make more of a RR typo filter box in the corner for the EFR.


With downpipe and wastegate installed.


With the charge pipe just kind of laid in there. I still need a 3" to 2.5" silicone hose for the throttle body and will need to come up with some anchor points on the pipe. We'll see.



I'm still missing some v-clamps and odds and ends, will need to do some slight massaging to get everything acceptable to the wife, but I like the direction and look so far. It should at least get me going until the original plan shows up. Again, thanks Hank!! You really do some awesome welding and fab work. I always thought that I would do all this work, but because of time and because it wouldn't have looked as nice if I would have done it I took this route. I like the outcome.

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Damn Hank can tig weld.............bloody brilliant.

This car is going to be AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks for the car porn.


Cheers, :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


Craig

Was that you at the lab yesterday? I came in and grabbed something and then left right away around 12:00.

Wow John!! Looks fantastic. I want a header!!!!

nsimps wrote:Was that you at the lab yesterday? I came in and grabbed something and then left right away around 12:00.

Yea, that was me. You were talking about an event this weekend ....something about the audi club picking up the food. Was that you that came in a grabbed the CAT? I guess we just weren't properly introduced. Next time.

John, I used to like you.

The only thing I like about this build is cutting off the CIS bracket ;o]

Wow, that's beautiful! It makes me excited because I should be receiving something like your "With downpipe and wastegate installed." pic very soon from Hank. That gave me a very nice preview of what to expect I can't wait until I have the time to make my car and all of its parts as clean as you have.

quattro87 wrote:Yea, that was me. You were talking about an event this weekend ....something about the audi club picking up the food. Was that you that came in a grabbed the CAT? I guess we just weren't properly introduced. Next time.

It's a small get together/bbq/cruise. Should be a good time for those who can make it. It was me that grabbed the CAT. Looked like you guys were hard at work! Yes, next time, at BBQ right?

That is the hotside of the efr turbo....

Here is a cool shot of your setup dad..

Nice Hank. I wish that we had the cold side housing to see how close it comes to the log manifold. I like how the hotside offsets in towards the manifold on the exit. I should make for a nice clean path for the downpipe. What I'm worried about is that I'm going to have to run a spacer to bring the cold side out enough to not hit. That would have brought the hotside exit further out also and unlike your header it wouldn't be angled to point towards where the downpipe should go. The hotside looks good though.

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