Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 14/06/24 04:53 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/24 04:53 AM It just cleans the grease and dirt off it. All that baked on oil and crap needs to be soaked overnight for it to come off. I did all that stuff for my other engine and it takes a farken long time to clean it like that. I don't have enough farks to do that, so it will be as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,040 Member For: 16y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/06/24 05:35 AM Share Posted 14/06/24 05:35 AM as long as you're happy, no big deal how much of the work do you do that actually requires two people and who do you rope in to help for those circumstances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 14/06/24 05:58 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/24 05:58 AM Yerp. I get the missus to help me or one of my sons. I can do it all myself but it makes it miles easier to get the trans in and out with two people. So yeah pretty much only get help with the trans/tcase. The missus will hang out with me while I'm doing it most of the time, unless she's got something else to do. It's nice to have someone to talk to lol. Progress now is the engine is assembled and in the TT. I'll get the trans in this afternoon and probably call it there. I still gotta take the other car off the jack stands, move it out the way and raise this one, so there is a bit of stuffing around to get it done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tucker Donating Members 669 Member For: 5y 5m 18d Posted 14/06/24 06:28 AM Share Posted 14/06/24 06:28 AM Sounds like the missus is supportive. Winner. I don't know if you've ever mentioned, but are you a mechanic by trade? Or do you just do this for fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 14/06/24 08:10 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/24 08:10 AM I got signed off for most of it then left the place cos it was not for me. And right now I'm not having fun lol. I just got the trans in but first a clip got wedged between the flex plate and trans that I retrieved with a magnet, then a plug decided it was having a turn. I could have installed 3 transmissions in the time it took me to do 1. Anyhow I've just gotta do the usual crap now and still have to change the fuel pot over. I've also gotta wait for a new oil fitting that'll be here Monday, so that's when it'll be running. Time for a beer or 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,040 Member For: 16y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/06/24 10:35 AM Share Posted 14/06/24 10:35 AM that's working on cars for ya always 2 steps forward 1 step back (and sometimes 3 steps back, if you're a mechanic like me ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 14/06/24 11:52 AM Author Share Posted 14/06/24 11:52 AM If you think about it, they're all steps forward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 16/06/24 04:25 AM Author Share Posted 16/06/24 04:25 AM Got nothing done yesterday and a little bit today. I sprained my wrist putting the trans in 500 times the other day, so called it short today. Got the trans all bolted up, front and rear driveshafts in, trans cooler mounted, wired and ready to go, and that's about it. I put the hotside in for a look and realized I have to clock the turbo to point downwards, so that can happen another day. I'll have to lift it in and out a number of times for that, as well as making the oil drain etc. My wrist is too sore to lift it once, nvm half a dozen times, so I'll rest up and get it done whenever. Fark the turbo looks small in there lol, it'd look cooler and be heaps easier to chuck in the 85mm beast I have, cos the exhaust already fits it as well as the cooler pipes. Not sure how the stock cast turbo pistons would like 30psi and 650+kw though?! Here's a pic just cos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Tucker Donating Members 669 Member For: 5y 5m 18d Posted 16/06/24 10:14 AM Share Posted 16/06/24 10:14 AM I reckon it will drive nicer with the smaller turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,972 Member For: 9y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 16/06/24 10:25 AM Author Share Posted 16/06/24 10:25 AM One is rated to 850hp and the other is rated to 1850hp. At least the big one saves you fuel cos it's never on boost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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