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This manifold is still holding up the project. It's a more complicated process than I realised. I called the workshop that is making the manifold to try to hurry things along a bit, they told me late this week. So hopefully Adrian will have it finished for early next week.
I gotta say that when you said it was "just" the manifold I thought to myself, what else is there?It's the major part of the project. Not only is it entirely custom for a RHD low volume car but it holds the whole weight of the turbo and exhaust off the side of the head. Everything else is just window dressing.
Well, now the secret's out, I'm clueless when it comes to the mechanics of the internal combustion engine :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
Come on, you running yet? How long does it take to install a turbo?
Ok, so my car was on jack stands in my garage for 3 months but then I'm a hack. ;)
Hmmm, I've been asking myself the same question, but in fairness to Toda it is the manifold that is holding things up, and that was kinda my fault :oQuote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
The question should be:
"How long does it take to make a manifold?"
I ran all over the place lookig for someone to make a manifold for mine. No one was too keen and would quote ridiculous prices and delivery time and down time.
I did quite a bit of research with LoveFab in the US before being confident that their manifold would fit and was greatly relieved when it did.
yeh cody is really good. thats why i got him to make mine. good value too. and good reputationQuote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
Ahh, another satisfied LoveFab customer. I had no idea he was so international.
If I knew that it was going to take this long to make a manifold I could have shipped one in from LoveFab too, I emailed Cody and he quoted me two weeks, my car has been off the road now for four and still no sign of the manifold. The most frustrating thing is that I can't even get a date for when it will be ready, all I get is "probably next week".Quote:
Originally Posted by AusS2000
I'm picking my car back up tomorrow and will take it back once this part is finally finished.
That's the way of things in the auto industry. I expect Adrian has a fabricator giving him the same story: Real Soon Now.
And just so you know, Cody quoted me two weeks and six weeks later it arrived. Can't fault it though. It was one of the early production models.