Nigel Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 After 4 years of driving a non-intercooled 240Z Turbo, I just couldn't take it anymore (still good for 13.7ET though). So, over the past couple of months I've been piecing together all of the necessary components, and I finally have everything together. I took today and Monday off work so I can play with all my new stuff! Next week, I'll bring the aluminum tubing in to work with me to have our machinist tig it all together for me. I'M SO EXCITED!!! It's like Christmas in March (Mind you, my Birthday was yesterday, but that's just a coincidence) Oh yeah, I made the lower intercooler mount and throttle body spacer my-self. Our machinist gave me a crash course in using the mill and lathe. Now I can actually fabricate my own parts. Next on the list is a flange for the BOV. Here's a picture of all the goodies (more to come as I make progress)... Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Wow, nice hardware! Definitely post before and after pics! BTW Nice machining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Wowzers those silicon elbows look like they cost you a kidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yeah, the 2 elbows were $45 each from boostcontroller.com. The silicone cost me more than the intercooler! But, everthing I looked at was either too short or really long. As we all know, it's pretty hard to make short tubes longer. I checked every source I could find and in the end, boostcontroller.com had the best overall price with shipping. I'll probably sell what I cut off to recover some of the cost. Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Droooooooool I want a nice intercooler like that so I can see how far I can throw my Volvo one. I bet at least 100 feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 $140 from ETDMOTORS on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FMIC-Turbo-Intercooler-25x12x3-Civic-Supra-S13-Mustang_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQitemZ8046099929 Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 that intercooler looks familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Maudlin Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 http://album.hybridz.org/showphoto.php?photo=5857&cat=618 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 $140 from ETDMOTORS on ebay... i just picked mine up from him...but mine's same sided and pretty big. he's about 30 miles from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Another 240Turbo in TO...thats coooool! Lets see pics when its all done! Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 26, 2006 Author Share Posted March 26, 2006 Everything is moving forward. However, I'm not as far forward as I would have liked. But, I decided to makes some changes to my original plan, which burnt up some extra time. Originally I was going to leave my RX-7 oil cooler where it was and mount the intercooler behind it. It would have only blocked 3 or 4 of the bottom rows of the intercooler, which probably won't see much air flow anyway. But I just didn't like the thought of having a big heat source right in front of the intercooler. Not to mention that the oil cooler is used, and looks pretty beat up. So, I decided to mount the oil cooler behind the intercooler. To make a long story short, it took me a lot of time to design and fab up new brackets for the oil cooler. And I still don't know how I'm going to connect the oil feed line exactly. Anyway, the intercooler is in now. It just barely clears the hood but it fits. And I now have all the tubing mocked up, so it just needs to be welded (only 3 needed plus BOV flange). I had to re-clock the turbine housing, which means my wastegate actuator no longer lines up. I'm going to have to bend and extend the rod to make it reach. Plus, there are several other odds and ends that are going to have to be relocated/rerouted. Well, enough talk. Here are the pictures... Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Looks sweet! Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24OZ Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 That is very nice! You must be happy with that! Very impressed with the lower intercooler mount. Good job Nigel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkube Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Nice Job Nigel, Its good to see you routed the turbo outlet across the rad and then around to the IC and directly back to the TB. I did that on Brians car and it works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Now that is what I call a clean install! Looking really good, haha, so now what are you going to do once you turn up the wick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 that looks really really good man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Thanks guys. It's getting there. I got the watter line to the turbo rerouted, and the wastegate actuator arm bent. I just need to lengthen it now. I spent the better part of this evening wrestiling with the turbine housing bolts. I have a stainless steel heat shield for the turbine, and I have to rotate the housing to get the 2 bolts off that will hold the shield. Of course, this means I have to loosen all of the bolts. There's one left on the back side of the turbo. I can get a stubby wrench on it, but I just can apply enough force to break it loose. I'm beginning to think it would have been easier to remove the whole damn turbo! Oh well, all part of the fun... Nigel '73 240ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some-Guy Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Great work man! looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 If it were easy, anyone could do it. You are making an awesome car! NICE WORK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Very nice work man congrats, looking sweet. Those big elbows turned out working nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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