Okay, since a certain nasty piece of work started an argument with me on my previous project thread and instead of removing him and having a quiet word with said cretin the mods decided to simply nuke my whole thread of painstakingly documenting my hard work and doing the hard jobs so that many others don't have to, I have to create a new one to continue documenting my struggles.
Since my thread was unexpectedly deleted, I have had to recalculate the costs of the project and divide it into the respective categories of money spent and money wasted on what and so forth. Here is the breakdown of the costs from the beginning of the project up to now (ready to bolt on):
Turbo project costs:
Main bits:
Old broken turbo £80 (Money wasted)
GT2052 £65
Oil feed pipe £55 (ripped off at Pirtek)
Welding est £50
Fuel to drive around here and there often fruitlessly est £20
Sub total: £270
Bits and bobs
Exhaust manifod £25
Drill £15
G clamps £10
HSS Drill bit £7.25
Metal steel plates
£15.60
EGT Sensor £15.50
8.5mm drill bit £1.78 (Money wasted)
1-10mm drill bit set
£6.70
Threadlock £3
Brake Cleaner £4.49
3 piece wire brush set £2.59
Blowtorch gas £7.50
M10 tap and die £10.99 (Money wasted)
Tap wrench £3.89
Exhaust manifold stud and nut £2.63
VW manifold stud £6.89 (Money wasted)
Drill bit £3.85
Holesaw £6.60
EGT Sensor adapter £6.12
12mm metric tap £9
Foot pump £5.99 (Money wasted)
Standard exhaust elbow £20 (Money wasted)
Stainless steel 90 degree exhaust elbow £12.50 (Money wasted)
10 pcs wet and dry sand paper £3.48
Exhaust pipe reducer £8.75 (Money wasted)
Air intake house for turbo £13
90 degree silicone reducer elbow £15.19
Universal air filter cone £9.99
High temperature gasket material £12
90 degree exhaust elbow TIGHT radius bend £24.24
M8 countersunk bolts £2.35
3pc drill bit set £6.50
Circular die £6.42 (Money wasted)
10 piece tap and die set £8.09
Oil return gasket £1.50
Turbo charger outlet oil flange £14.99 (Money wasted)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange TD04 (money wasted)
Intake/exhaust Manifold gasket £9.78
M8 tap £4.89
Hose clips £2.79
3 inch jubilee clip £3.76
K14 oil return £5
Hacksaw blades £6
Stanley blades £5
M8x1.25 die £3.50
Sub Total:
£381.59
Overall Total:
£381.59+270=£651.59
Total money wasted on stuff that I didn't end up using:
Old broken turbo £80 (bought it because it came off an Iveco turbo daily which was said to have the GT2056 turbo)
8.5mm drill bit £1.78 (was cheap and broke)
M10 tap and die £10.99 (I didn't need to thread the holes in the adapter plate in the end as first thought)
VW manifold stud £6.89 (Can't even remember what this was for)
Foot pump £5.99 (already had the exact same one in the broom cupboard)
Standard exhaust elbow £20 (Was gonna make an adapter to adapt the new 3 inch turbo elbow to the standard exhaust system but the general consensus was that it would be hella' restrictive so hence I didn't need the standard turbo elbow to model my 3inch one on. Not that it would have been much help now I think about it anyway)
Exhaust pipe reducer £8.75 (Again, bought for the purpose of adapting the new exhaust elbow to the standard exhaust system)
Circular die £6.42 (I wanted to rethread the exhaust housing to exhaust elbow studs but as it turns out the threads weren't that damaged and I could still get a nut on and tighten it up just fine)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange £14.99 (Totally bollocked it up, thought it was gonna be okay, turned out not to be)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange TD04 12.50 (was the wrong type, I thought it was supposed to fit but maybe I got it muddled up with a different one)
M8x1.25 die (bought in a panic, didn't think of using existing bolt to cut down into stud)
Total money wasted: £171.81
And this is without the exhaust even sorted out! If I can do that on the cheap (£100 or under) this is still likely to come to about £750 pounds!
Quite the shame but this is the reality of modding and unlike for some people my projects hardly ever go to plan.
I think I bought some side skirts once and sprayed them and they turned out nicely without costing the earth but that's all I can think of right now that hasn't ended up costing hundreds and hundreds.
So, now I am at the stage where I am ready to bolt on. I have received the correct oil return flange (at long last, third time lucky) and have smoothed the mating surface with sandpaper just to be extra sure it won't leak. Here are the photos of how it looks:
![[Image: P1010008_zps57871643.jpg]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r233/Flynn_bucket/Turbo%20project/P1010008_zps57871643.jpg)
![[Image: P1010012_zpsabd76e40.jpg]](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r233/Flynn_bucket/Turbo%20project/P1010012_zpsabd76e40.jpg)
As you can see it is a little close to the adapter plate but I think it will be fine because I can adjust the clocking of the CHRA to suit. I have to go away for a few days at the end of the month so I won't be fitting it until next month. It seems like a friggin' comedy show doesn't it? Every time I get close it has taken so long to get to said stage that I can't risk taking my car off the road until after a certain date. I have no idea how long the fitting is gonna take or if I will need additional parts or even if it will work at all! My next update will probably be in regards to some obscure problem that comes up during the fitting process knowing my luck
Since my thread was unexpectedly deleted, I have had to recalculate the costs of the project and divide it into the respective categories of money spent and money wasted on what and so forth. Here is the breakdown of the costs from the beginning of the project up to now (ready to bolt on):
Turbo project costs:
Main bits:
Old broken turbo £80 (Money wasted)
GT2052 £65
Oil feed pipe £55 (ripped off at Pirtek)
Welding est £50
Fuel to drive around here and there often fruitlessly est £20
Sub total: £270
Bits and bobs
Exhaust manifod £25
Drill £15
G clamps £10
HSS Drill bit £7.25
Metal steel plates
£15.60
EGT Sensor £15.50
8.5mm drill bit £1.78 (Money wasted)
1-10mm drill bit set
£6.70
Threadlock £3
Brake Cleaner £4.49
3 piece wire brush set £2.59
Blowtorch gas £7.50
M10 tap and die £10.99 (Money wasted)
Tap wrench £3.89
Exhaust manifold stud and nut £2.63
VW manifold stud £6.89 (Money wasted)
Drill bit £3.85
Holesaw £6.60
EGT Sensor adapter £6.12
12mm metric tap £9
Foot pump £5.99 (Money wasted)
Standard exhaust elbow £20 (Money wasted)
Stainless steel 90 degree exhaust elbow £12.50 (Money wasted)
10 pcs wet and dry sand paper £3.48
Exhaust pipe reducer £8.75 (Money wasted)
Air intake house for turbo £13
90 degree silicone reducer elbow £15.19
Universal air filter cone £9.99
High temperature gasket material £12
90 degree exhaust elbow TIGHT radius bend £24.24
M8 countersunk bolts £2.35
3pc drill bit set £6.50
Circular die £6.42 (Money wasted)
10 piece tap and die set £8.09
Oil return gasket £1.50
Turbo charger outlet oil flange £14.99 (Money wasted)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange TD04 (money wasted)
Intake/exhaust Manifold gasket £9.78
M8 tap £4.89
Hose clips £2.79
3 inch jubilee clip £3.76
K14 oil return £5
Hacksaw blades £6
Stanley blades £5
M8x1.25 die £3.50
Sub Total:
£381.59
Overall Total:
£381.59+270=£651.59
Total money wasted on stuff that I didn't end up using:
Old broken turbo £80 (bought it because it came off an Iveco turbo daily which was said to have the GT2056 turbo)
8.5mm drill bit £1.78 (was cheap and broke)
M10 tap and die £10.99 (I didn't need to thread the holes in the adapter plate in the end as first thought)
VW manifold stud £6.89 (Can't even remember what this was for)
Foot pump £5.99 (already had the exact same one in the broom cupboard)
Standard exhaust elbow £20 (Was gonna make an adapter to adapt the new 3 inch turbo elbow to the standard exhaust system but the general consensus was that it would be hella' restrictive so hence I didn't need the standard turbo elbow to model my 3inch one on. Not that it would have been much help now I think about it anyway)
Exhaust pipe reducer £8.75 (Again, bought for the purpose of adapting the new exhaust elbow to the standard exhaust system)
Circular die £6.42 (I wanted to rethread the exhaust housing to exhaust elbow studs but as it turns out the threads weren't that damaged and I could still get a nut on and tighten it up just fine)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange £14.99 (Totally bollocked it up, thought it was gonna be okay, turned out not to be)
Turbo charger outlet oil flange TD04 12.50 (was the wrong type, I thought it was supposed to fit but maybe I got it muddled up with a different one)
M8x1.25 die (bought in a panic, didn't think of using existing bolt to cut down into stud)
Total money wasted: £171.81
And this is without the exhaust even sorted out! If I can do that on the cheap (£100 or under) this is still likely to come to about £750 pounds!
Quite the shame but this is the reality of modding and unlike for some people my projects hardly ever go to plan.
I think I bought some side skirts once and sprayed them and they turned out nicely without costing the earth but that's all I can think of right now that hasn't ended up costing hundreds and hundreds.
So, now I am at the stage where I am ready to bolt on. I have received the correct oil return flange (at long last, third time lucky) and have smoothed the mating surface with sandpaper just to be extra sure it won't leak. Here are the photos of how it looks:
![[Image: P1010008_zps57871643.jpg]](http://s145.photobucket.com/user/Flynn_bucket/media/Turbo%20project/P1010008_zps57871643.jpg.html)
![[Image: P1010012_zpsabd76e40.jpg]](http://s145.photobucket.com/user/Flynn_bucket/media/Turbo%20project/P1010012_zpsabd76e40.jpg.html)
As you can see it is a little close to the adapter plate but I think it will be fine because I can adjust the clocking of the CHRA to suit. I have to go away for a few days at the end of the month so I won't be fitting it until next month. It seems like a friggin' comedy show doesn't it? Every time I get close it has taken so long to get to said stage that I can't risk taking my car off the road until after a certain date. I have no idea how long the fitting is gonna take or if I will need additional parts or even if it will work at all! My next update will probably be in regards to some obscure problem that comes up during the fitting process knowing my luck
