Noob with a new mx5 Saturn build.

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

The water pump inlet is kinda awkward though. I've been looking for an oem pump inlet that faces directly forward not to the passenger side like the original.

I've seen some fit the original back to front which could help but I may end up making one.

I've had the same thoughts, I came up with rotating the inlet 180˚, core plugging the heater matrix feed, cutting off the 90˚ bend and having the straight bit left behind machined to fit a 32mm hose. If you make one let me know so you can make me one too. The small 8mm outlet can be cut and redirected using standard plumbing items or just blanked off.

[norton]

Originally Posted by CTWV50

I've had the same thoughts, I came up with rotating the inlet 180˚, core plugging the heater matrix feed, cutting off the 90˚ bend and having the straight bit left behind machined to fit a 32mm hose. If you make one let me know so you can make me one too. The small 8mm outlet can be cut and redirected using standard plumbing items or just blanked off.

Yes!i was having similar ideas but was sure how I'd machine the end. I was leaning towards making a jig to mount it on a lathe...

I was thinking of keeping the heater hard pipe though and running it to the heater outlet on the reroute spacer so there is still circulation before the thermostat is open.



Might need restricting a bit though or, it could be useful for a water cooled turbo?

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

Yes!i was having similar ideas but was sure how I'd machine the end. I was leaning towards making a jig to mount it on a lathe...

I was thinking of keeping the heater hard pipe though and running it to the heater outlet on the reroute spacer so there is still circulation before the thermostat is open.



Might need restricting a bit though or, it could be useful for a water cooled turbo?

Great minds think a like! Agree with all the above.

[norton]

Well, I'll have a go with the one on the car and if that works ill do the same with my spare for you.

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

Well, I'll have a go with the one on the car and if that works ill do the same with my spare for you.

Cool, I've got two spares so I'll send you one over to replace your spare and cover your costs, least I can do. I'm a bit of a turbo noob but aren't most turbos oil cooled, or have I made that up?

[norton]

They have an oil supply to loob the bearing only. Some turbos have the facility to water cooling the cold side of the turbo but not all. I was going to try get a turbo with that facility.

Ps, I'm a turbo noob too. The only other time I've had a serious play with engines was this.

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

They have an oil supply to loob the bearing only. Some turbos have the facility to water cooling the cold side of the turbo but not all. I was going to try get a turbo with that facility.

I see, can only be a good thing with our tiny engine bays, heat management issues and fibreglass bonnets. I also thought a 323 style downward turbo flanged manifold would be preferable to a upward facing on.

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by norton

Ps, I'm a turbo noob too. The only other time I've had a serious play with engines was this.

What car is that/they? My last fun car was this!


Custom 2.0ltr Corrado G60

[norton]

So I'm up and running again after a bit of a break. I've started assembling the rear tub frame and the roll bar.



I'm stuck on the seat belt mounts. Putting the book spec roll bar cross frame on and mounting the bushes on or even in results in the mounts not lining up all that well with the holes in the seats. I'd have to screw the belts underneath the cross bar so I'm thinking I may follow others who fitted a bar to the chassis itself and put the mounts onto that.

[garyt]

just adjust the height of the cross bar to suit the belt slots in the seats and position the threaded bosses to suit the width of the slots. in the book it says "adjust measurements to suit seats"
if the cross bar is to low, the seats become load bearing as the belts would come upwards through the slot pivoting on the slot edge to your shoulders and down.
I know some people have had to provide seat structure reports for iva

a bit long winded but as said above the position of the crossmember and bosses was intended to be "to suit" rather than set in stone
hope this helps gary