Re: 1992 Typhoon 0539 rebuild
Re: 1992 Typhoon 0539 rebuild
So I did a bit of work on my Ty the last two days.
In a nutshell since I got back from Iraq I have been ****ing busy and not sure what I was doing. I have trying to find a place to work on the Ty as well as leave the Army and move all my stuff from my base back to my parents which has been a real distraction.
The Ty has a new home though and today I managed some real progress.
I have been waiting on getting the lower intake powdercoated grey to match the rect of the block and accessory brackets and today it arrived with a whole bunch of goodies that I had bought from stores in the US recently.
New home, still on stands of course
I decided I should probably assemble as much as I could so when the lower arrived I had made some other progress.
It actually looks like an engine again!
This is a shot of the lower "naked", not installed and with no parts on it.
This is a shot of the lower installed.
I have had a few issues the last day or two and I am hoping someone can chime in and maybe help/reassure me.
The first one was the misalignment of the pas side header to the turbo. Even with a manifold spreader it just wouldn't line up properly. Some overly aggressive filing on my part probably did more harm than good as the passage nearest the turbo was actually exposed to the bolt hole. I ended up sealing it with washers etc but I guess I am in the market for another pas side header. Might get a custom one made.
I think it is ridiculous that they should fit so poorly and am convinced the poor alignment and the tension they are fitted under is in no small part responsible for the amount of cracked manifolds we have seen.
I hope it will be ok for now.
The next pain in the ass was the GT35R and the AC. I asked around before I went ahead and bought this combo, sticking with the 3" housing and I even posted a thread askling about the install. Nobody piped up that it is a TOTAL pain in the proverbial.
After some aggressive cutting of the newly blasted and painted bracket, I JUST got the turbo aligned. clocked and connected. I did a mock fit before I was going to add the Ultra Copper RTV and tried to install the compressor. You can see from the pics just how difficult that is.
After some more searching, I found a thread where the OP mentioned having to grind away at the compressor but he didn't mention how much. I have ordered a 5mm spacer for the GT35R in the hope that it will give me some breathing space but you can see from the pic how much the compressor sticks out.
I also broke my dipstick - any suggestions for a relacement?
I have a bunch of searches to do and a few more misc items to buy but I really think I have broked then back of the purchasing part of this project and now have to just put the hours in.
Tomorrow I am finishing up blasting and painting the fuel rails and all the pulleys etc. I have tonnes to do and can't wait!
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