I am starting a 1.6TD build version 2, hoping for more than 40,000 miles :D

[theman53]

20+ hours...if it fits I will have a few more welds then on to the intake.

You can tell by my typing I am not the happiest right now? I am not. I just want to be done.

[vwroadkill]

your doing great... I have that same work lamp..lol but better beer... Yingling Premium.. and some Shrinerbock... keep up the good work.
and thank you for the advise...
Dan

[theman53]

pfff, better beer? Yuenling heavy is the "cheap" beer I have occasionally. I have 5 or so in the fridge. This was a celebration moment so no skimping with the cheap stuff. Stella is an acquired taste, but once on you cannot kick it.

[vwroadkill]

beer..love it... its what keeps VW's together. I should send you some shinerbock.. and yes Stella is an acquired taste.. had it for over a year living in Belgium..

[Alcaid]

When that turbo hits full boost you will forget all about the work to get you there, I promise It's pretty similar to women giving birth... 

[theman53]

I hope. I didn't touch it tonight. I had to mow the lawn. I haven't mowed in 3 weeks and only once last month. We almost lost the middle child getting on the school bus the other day.

[Dakotakid]

Ya, Lucas.....get back to giving that turbo the "Lamaze" treatment........

[theman53]

Hard part is done, now I need to start on the intake and clocking the turbo center section.




It is going from that into a butt joint band clamp that lines up perfectly with the exhaust that is existing.

[Gizmoman]

Good move sir - get the hard stuff done first
It's all downhill after that.

Cheers

[theman53]

I need to buy a pair of really big snap ring pliers to clock the intake side. So maybe not hard but it will all take time. Big maybe for this weekend.

[CrazyAndy]

Looking good; going to have to do any turbo oil line modding?

Also to get it out of the way; lol butt joint.

[theman53]

I am going to mod the oil drain but not much. I had custom oil lines from way back on the K24. Since they are JIC I just needed to get an M10-1.0 to JIC 4 connector and thread it into the turbo. The oil drain will be the same one I had but cut shorter and it is JIC 10.

[Jetmugg]

Looking Good

I'm going to be very interested to see how that HE221W performs for you.  I think I might have turbo envy.

The downpipe looks good.  That's a very similar approach that I used to get the exhaust away from my GT2056.  Time consuming!

Steve.

[theman53]

If I had a lift to get under the car easier and all the tools right there at the car I bet I could have shaved 1/2 the time. As it is, the car is parked in the side yard and all the grinders etc are in the shed. So only about 753 times under the car, out from under the car, into the shed, back out of the shed.

I painted it tonight and have some intake piping cut. I am going to put my other oil pan on it while it is down. I also am making an air box for the cone filter so that it pulls air more from the headlight and fender than the engine compartment.

[CrazyAndy]

So is it done yet?  I really wanna see the new snail on the car!