Another build thread

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by skov

I had something very similar in mind for the manifold

Just been offering up the turbo to the side of the engine. It's looking a bit tight!

What turbo have you got again? That manifold is tiny though, surely with something like that you could make it work.

[skov]

Originally Posted by CTWV50

What turbo have you got again? That manifold is tiny though, surely with something like that you could make it work.

I didn't say I couldn't make it work

I've got a TD04L-12T off a Volvo:

[CTWV50]

That looks fine! There's loads of room!

What is the melting point of fibreglass again??

[jason 82]

Tidy job. That you tube video is going to get us all divorced, & bankrupt ! well done for this skov, pioneering the way for us mx5 boys. I smell competition with the fix or repair daily boys !

[flyerncle]

I smell brown trousers

[james3004]

Have you not got the turbo upside down in the pic john?

Mine went the other way up

[skov]

Originally Posted by james3004

Have you not got the turbo upside down in the pic john?

Mine went the other way up

Erm sort of... but if I put it the other way round the exhaust comes out the wrong side
I have however removed the locating pegs in the housings so I can rotate the centre section round 180 degrees so it's the right way up.

[CTWV50]

Originally Posted by skov

I didn't say I couldn't make it work

I've got a TD04L-12T off a Volvo:

Doh. Nevermind. I have manful this week and it's affecting my mind!

edit: *manflu! See what I mean!

[skov]

Ha ha, I know the feeling Chris.
My head's only just about back to normal. In fact I'm not sure what I was thinking when I decided to do a proper job on the engine rather than my usual half ar5ed approach

[skov]

Got my block back yesterday - it's looking much nicer now the bores have been honed.
Ordered a set of ACL race series bearings but currently struggling to find any sensibly priced piston rings - mazda wanted £216+VAT for a set