GT2052S project thread number three

[306Puggy]

Right, fitment of the unit has begun in earnest. I am preparing the car to remove the manifolds, although I have come up against a brick wall early on. I have already removed both manifolds twice but I cannot for the life of me remember how to remove the exhaust downpipe nut on the driver's side. At first I tried it with the engine on it's mounts, then I removed the top engine mount and jacket the engine up/down, but I still can't seem to get in there with a 3/8th inch ratchet on a 10 inch or 5 inch extension, or the ratchet with just the socket on it itself. Here's a picture of the problem area:

This one nut/bolt has held me up for the last 2:30 hours. The angle is ever so slightly wrong to get the required 13mm deep socket on to it.



Here is the current state of progress on the car. Not much all because of the exhaust downpipe.


Right, I thought of jacking the engine up and seeing if I could get a spanner in from the top but I couldn't be bothered at the time until an hour later I tried it out of desperation and it worked.

So that turned out to be the solution to removing the exhaust downpipe nuts on the driver's side.

I then made firm progress and removed both manifolds.

Here is how the car stands now:





You can see from the carbon build up that the steel gasket has sealed perfectly around the exhaust ports:

I don't know why people still bother with fibre gaskets which can be tricky.

So, the to do list for tomorrow:

Clean cylinder head (I don't know if I need to do this since a steel gasket does not leave any residue behind like a fibre gasket does, so I shall put a thread up)

Extend thread in cylinder head exhaust stud holes to allow for more tightening of exhaust studs

Bash bulkhead to allow fitment for bigger GT2052S turbocharger

Clock GT2052S in relation to K14 turbo for a rough guide

Fit GT2052S and prime with oil by cranking the engine over on the starter for three ten second bursts

Call me paranoid but I am gonna leave the oil return off for a few seconds while I am priming the turbo just to make sure there actually is oil flowing around it. Then once it is primed I am gonna run it without the boost hose connected to see if there is any oil pissing out along with the airflow.

As I have stated previously the shaft has very little play so no reason to suspect any issues. None the less I am anticipating problems, I just don't know what they will be yet