Turbo'd Mk1 G60.

Its running!

(badly, but it still counts!)

so i got some rad hoses and cut them to fit

top is ok



but the bottom is pretty scetchy;



but i thought 'f**k it, ill just start it up and see what happens....'

I turned the key and the starter made some funny noises and then nothing happened.

I was so pissed off until i realised i hadnt turned the fuel pump switch to the on position

so i tried again and it started! (after a few turns of the key)



its not idling happy, and theres no lambda sensor in, so all the exhaust gasses are coming straight back out the hole....

the turbo is spinning, but you cant feel it sucking, but i may have not opened the bleed valve enough...

good stuff, please sort that bottom hose

curtis_caddy wrote:

good stuff, please sort that bottom hose

im waiting for your flexi hose to arrive!

thermal wrote:

curtis_caddy wrote:

good stuff, please sort that bottom hose

im waiting for your flexi hose to arrive!

so am i

You won't get much airflow whilst stationary from a turbo. They only seem to make boost once your driving down the road and put the engine under load.

Cool One step at a time at least it runs ok.

shame my home made top fill radiator just burst

I would like to say im surprised

mk1g60phill wrote:

I would like to say im surprised

rub it in why dont you!

thermal wrote:

shame my home made top fill radiator just burst

Id like to say i didnt laugh when reading this, but id be lieing so i wont.

matty_mk1 wrote:

thermal wrote:

shame my home made top fill radiator just burst

Id like to say i didnt laugh when reading this, but id be lieing so i wont.

you of little faith.

I'll fix it and it will be fine.

thermal wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

thermal wrote:

shame my home made top fill radiator just burst

Id like to say i didnt laugh when reading this, but id be lieing so i wont.

you of little faith.

I'll fix it and it will be fine.

Duck tape to the rescue! Still it's that one step closer to being on the road Can't wait mate

right so basically this thing sounds so good!

i dont have a camera but ill try to get a soundclip

sounds like a hot rod when idling due to the lumpy cam going pop pop pop

the homemade radiator split almost immediatly ;-(

so ive bodged this one into place for the time being until i fix the other



and i fixed the rear arb mount too



only problem is its 'spitting' something out of the exhaust.

it can only be oil or fuel, neithers good!

got some centre caps off ebay

they look good, but two of the clips are broken so im going to send them back and just buy new ones




and the gauges are working happily now too, exept the oil pressure

Does the stuff coming out the exhaust smell of oil or fuel?

You said its a bit lumpy at idle so might just be chucking out some condensation from the exhaust and blowing a bit of soot out of the exhaust thats already in there

Ian83 wrote:

Does the stuff coming out the exhaust smell of oil or fuel?

You said its a bit lumpy at idle so might just be chucking out some condensation from the exhaust and blowing a bit of soot out of the exhaust thats already in there

Ive decieded it must just be soot.

i thought of that, but at first i didnt think it could be as everything but the back box and down pipe is new!

i made this yesterday, i think its cool

I concur, it is cool.

I thought you were preparing for flight with all the switches

running nice and smooth i see tom

max wrote:

running nice and smooth i see tom

Lairy cam

sounds awsome!

thermal wrote:

it can only be oil or fuel, neithers good!

It could always be condensation which has settled in the exhaust, as its not gettingi properly dry which takes some time to do, dont worry unduly Tom.
My vr does it much more than that as long as you are aware of it, it's not really an issue.

commenting as you requested me to tom cant wait to go out in this