The pickup tube is complete. I ended up using parts from two pickup assemblies and some new tubing also. I didn't want to have so many joints in it, but I don't have a bender for this size of tubing. When you make this take your time and make sure that it follows the windage tray closely so it doesn't hit the shallow pan. I didn't care for the amount of tube that extended past the point for the braces so I added in a piece of strap to protect the assembly from vibration. Hopefully this design is adequate because if it breaks the motor isn't going to be happy with me. I'll finish the oil pan this week and post some pictures. By then the rest of my parts for the turbo manifold should be here and I can get started on that. Here are a couple of pics of the pickup tube.
Showing posts with label oil pan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil pan. Show all posts
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Motor mounts finished
I finished up the motor mounts today and I think they came out pretty nice. The actual isolation pad is made from polyurethane. I figured that the weight of the motor would compress them some so I tried to compensate by hanging the motor a little higher than I wanted it to actually be. After completing the mounts and lowering the engine into the car they didn't compress like I thought they would. I have 1 inch of clearance on the p/s of the engine for the oil pan, but I'm worried that the hood isn't going to close now. I really wanted the exterior of the car to remain unchanged. I could probably have some of the isomounts shaved off at a machine shop and still use the current engine mounts.
I also cut the reservoir off of the donor oil pan to make way for a 944 like sump. Since I have a weeks vacation starting soon I should wrap that project up pretty quickly.
One last note is that I have located a HY35 and it is en route, so we'll get to see if that will fit under the hood also. If rumors are correct I should be able to hit my horsepower goal of roughly 400bhp. It will be months before we learn the reality of the situation though. As there is much to complete first. I will post pics of my mounts soon and the turbo when it arrives.
I also cut the reservoir off of the donor oil pan to make way for a 944 like sump. Since I have a weeks vacation starting soon I should wrap that project up pretty quickly.
One last note is that I have located a HY35 and it is en route, so we'll get to see if that will fit under the hood also. If rumors are correct I should be able to hit my horsepower goal of roughly 400bhp. It will be months before we learn the reality of the situation though. As there is much to complete first. I will post pics of my mounts soon and the turbo when it arrives.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Engine fitting
Well I was able to trial fit the motor into the 944 today. It became really obvious that the stock exhaust manifold won't work unless you tilt the motor clockwise. (as viewed from the front of the car) I know that the guy in Russia tilted his motor for some reason. I assumed it was so that it would fit under the hood, but maybe it was to make use of the stock turbo manifold. I'll have to go review the videos and see if I can tell. I couldn't get the engine lowered into place completely due to clearance issues with the stock oil pan. (I was told this would happen, but I still had to try.) I would really like to modify the aluminum one for the final product, but I am currently trying to locate a metal one from a 10v I5 to determine how it will need to be modded. If anyone can help me out with that drop me a line. Measuring from the pilot bushing to torque tube mounting surface on both engines shows them to be within 1\16th of an inch. I'm not sure but I think that will be close enough. Other than that I didn't get anything else done worth noting.
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