The two outlets on the top radiator pipe were removed and we had a new fitting welded on to the bottom of this pipe so that it didnt get in the way if the intake pipe. As I mentioned earlier, we also angled the flange on the manifold to angle the intake away from this pipe.
Theres also alot of wiring that can be removed and tidied up at this stage. all the wiring for the sequential system can be removed. the best way to do this is to unbolt all of the solenoids off your old piping and find where they plug into. then strip all the tape off the wiring harness and cut the sequential wiring out. then retape the remaining wiring. I also rewired the 02 sensor, the alternator, and my defi water temp sensor so that the wiring ran over the head along with the coil pack wiring instead of infront of the turbo.
I also reran the heater hoses that normally run over the back of the head. Simply remove the hoses and work out what angles you need to replace them with. head down to supacheap and have a look through the heater hoses the have until you find something that matches. they should have a fairly big range. it doesnt matter what car its off, as long as the bends and the diametre are correct. simply cut off what you dont need and fit them in place. also take this opportunity to replace all the clamps.
these two vacuum lines were also blocked off
I used coloured tape to mark the wiring i wanted to take out. anything with red tape had to go. anything with green tape had to stay. its easy to get confused and forget which wires are which. the last thing you want to do is cut the wrong wires.
The IAC used to feed from the standard turbo setup however with all that gone now, the easiest solution was to put a seperate filter onto it.
When the project nears completion its easy to forget to reconnect plugs, vac lines and other bits so I also used coloured electrical tape to mark items that still needed my attention. Think of them like 'remove before flight' tags.
OIL AND WATER LINES
After looking at heaps of engine bay photos I decided to go with a black and silver theme. This does make parts alot harder to get. I printed photos of a similar engine bay and took it into my local speed flow retailer. After a few phone calls they managed to find out where we could purchase black and silver fittings. the brand is Russel, its a US brand so you need imperial spanners to fit them. The installation is similar to speedflow and quite easy to do yourself. the hardest part is not scratching them. you can purchase an aluminium spanner or you can tape them up. With the turbo bolted onto the manifold we were able to use a piece of braided line I already had to bend into place for each of the lines and work out what fittings I needed. we ended up going with 3 straight fittings. 1 for each line where they connected onto the engine. 1 45 degree fitting for one water line, and 2 90 degree fittings one for the oil feed and one for the other water line.
click here for the install thread on my Oil Cooler as it explaines how to cut and fit braided lines.
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