And the view from the reverse angle with the turbo mocked (very) roughly into place. This is approximately where and how it will sit when this project is finally done. The turbo is occupying the space where the windshield washer reservoir and coolant overflow tank once sat. Thankfully on the passenger where the charcoal canister used to sit there is plenty of room to relocate it there.



The engine is once again back out and on the stand, but at least progress has beed made.

Stay tuned. Things are starting to move now!

 

Very impressive! This is fun to watch!



My '95 Eddie Bauer came stock with that bumper.

 

Fun? Who are you kidding, this is pure torture...

Now I *have* to turbocharge something

 

Thanks for the replies guys! Words like that are VERY flattering, even though I have been playing with cars for a long time this is a pretty big project for me. So to see others taking an interest in my project is very cool.

I made some more progress this afternoon. I got my passenger side to turbo pipe done. I know it doesn't look like much for an afternoons work but I want to make sure it is at least close to right on the first try. Nothing worse than cutting something up after it is welded because you had something figured wrong. I really hope that statement doesn't come back to haunt me.

Check out those vise grips, is that high tech or what? The merge for the two pipes is being figured out in my head right now! Well, by figured out I mean I am trying to decide what the heck I am going to do!



From the reverse, note the stainless flex coupler that will hopefully help with the expansion and contraction of the pipes. Where is the "crossing fingers" smiley when you need it???





My new Spec Stage I clutch is still lost in shipping somewhere and I really need it so I can do the final install on the drivetrain! Hopefully it will be here soon.

That's it for tonight. Hopefully more updates coming this weekend but don't hold your breath. Tomorrow is my wifes birthday and we will be celebrating so the truck may be on hold for a day or two!

 

Go get one of the exhaust tips that splits your pipe, and just use it backwards?

 

Maybe this is God's way of saying it should have two turbos. lol.


I dunno, how about a header collector w/ two of the tubes closed off?


We could use a fabricator like you on our sprint car team.


Tell the wife 'Peckerwood' said 'Happy Birthday!'

 

With all that tinkering around in there, you should keep that valve cover on there so you don't knock any dirt in there. It would be a shame to get it running then have to pull it all out for a rebuild because of a piece of dirt fell into the engine.

Wow that looks like fun, and good luck!

 

Dang, this thread is really turning into a monster, I can't believe the number of views or the responses!

For those of you on dial-up I apologize. This is getting so image heavy that I may either re-size the pics or make them clickable links. No one has complained yet though.

Handegard and PKRWUD-

Thanks for the suggestions on the merge. I actually had a piece in mind for the job, and well, even though it is my wifes birthday, I did sneak out to the garage for about 3 hours this afternoon!

p.s.- Thanks for thinking so highly of my work as to call me a fabricator PKRWUD. I can only wish that I was good enough to be called a fabricator. Shade tree mechanic sums me up pretty well!

Stopper-

I am not worried about debris in the valve train on that side. It is already full of it! When the valve cover got broken the piece literally shattered and filled that area with plastic chips. I have to take the oil pan off to weld in a return for the turbo oil drain so I am going to flush the whole area then pull the pan and see what's in there. New valve covers will be here next week, finally! Good observation though.

Enough chat though, on to the pics!

Here is how I ended up trimming the pipes and welding them together. This took about 2 hours to get just the way I wanted it. Even then I was not totally happy with it but hey, I wasn't about to start from scratch either!



Then it was simply a matter of using an oval to 2.5 inch exhaust adapter and welding it onto the pipes, then welding on the turbo flange. Don't let the pic fool you. It looks like the turbo flange is crooked, it isn't, but the way pipes meet it kind of fools the eyes, at least mine anyway. I checked it 4 different ways with the level before welding it! Gotta make sure the turbo sits nice and sqaure! By the way, while the photo makes it appear that the flange is practically butting up against the radiator outlet, it's not. That's just the way the camera makes it look.



And finally the money shot. Oh yeah baby! Forced induction, just hearing those words makes my heart beat a little faster. Not long before that baby is whistling away.



That was it for todays work. FedEx did show up this morning with my new Spec clutch! Yay! So tomorrow the entire turbo hot side will come out to have all the welds finished and the engine will be pulled again. That engine has spent more time hanging from the crane than anywhere else. I will install the new clutch, bolt up the transmission and drop the combo back in for a trial fit. Then it will be time to figure out a crossmember.

Things are coming along pretty good. Having a thread like this helps me to stay motivated as I really enjoy reading the nice things people have to say.

Stay tuned!

 

two words. ROCK ON!!!! . i just dont know what else to say. im speechless!

 

i havent been on for a while (problems with the gf). So i finally got back on today and i gotta say that takes a lotta ***** to do that complex of a swap. I cant wait to see the finished product. It should make a great sleeper. Speaking of sleepers i was driving earlier and noticed an ealry 80's 3/4 that sounded like it had a 6.0 in it or something. All i know is that i heard a turbodiesel that sounded very clean, i almost shat myself! Anyways keep up on the good work.

 

your rear bumper looks like it's from an older model, on the first page. and i agree with adrian, your stock rear end isn't going to hold. it was made for a truck, not a dragster. what ratio gears do you have? i've seen a 3.08 take some abuse that you wouldn't believe and not seem to phase it. 3.55 might be different though, but it is pretty strong too. i have it in my truck. time will tell i guess. what state are you doing this in?

 

Well not much to report today. The flywheel has been cut by the local machine shop and I will pick it up tomorrow.

I pulled the engine again yesterday and finished all the welds on the exhaust. The engine doesn't have to come out to get the exhaust out but I knew I would be wanting to bolt up the flywheel and clutch this week and get the tranny on.

I started wiring up the Megasquirt to interface with the Ford sensors and the Innovate wideband 02 sensor.

I have had to ditch the factory coolant and oil filter adaptor. The reversed Mustang manifold interfered with it. A smaller replacement can be had for $100.00 but I am hoping I can fabricate one of my own design. Ditching this piece makes the motor mount spacers unnecessary. I may get rid of them as it is always better to get weight lower as opposed to raising it up!

More pics to come.

 

Keep up the good Work !!!

 

A little more progress in the last few days.

The engine wiring harness is almost complete. Here you can see the wiring on the passenger side of the engine. The throttle position sensor hasn't been wired yet since I am not sure which one I have! Also the crank position sensor still needs to have its leads extended. But the COP's, Idle Air Control, Coolant Temp, and fuel injectors have been figured out. Everything is soldered, then covered in heat shrink tubing, then electrical taped up. When the custom harness is all done it will get encased in black wiring loom and hopefully look like a factory install. Notice the two coils with leads sticking straight up in the air? These are two of the four coils that will be wired directly to the EDIS-8 module to fire my ignition. Coming soon! Figuring out the ignition has been interesting to say the least. Notice the old torque converter and auto tranny with snipped cooler lines pointing up in the upper left of the pic. I really need to list those on the local for sale forums!



Here are all the different leads coming together at the back of the block. The Megasquirt collects a lot of engine data to precisely time fuel and spark for a smooth running, efficient, and most importantly powerful package. At least that is the plan.



And a final shot of the engine sitting on the stand. My E-Bay valve covers still haven't shown up, but soon I hope! My flywheel is back in the garage and this weekends plans include putting the engine AND trans. in permanently. Well, permanently until something breaks that is! I like this photo just because it looks bitchin' You can see all my finished welds on the hot side of the turbo. Gotta love a big old turbo attached to something it was never meant to go on.



On a side note, I went to the Ford dealership today to order some motor mount nuts. They are some sort of crazy size and absolutely NOBODY has them locally. Anyway while I was there I decided to price out the pedal box assembly to do the auto to manual swap. I was figuring high 3 figures to maybe $1000.00 to source all the parts. WRONG! I was able to get a brand new pedal box assembly, with all bushings, pedals, and even pedal pads for.................. $129.00!!!! Yes, Fords sells this as an entire assembly for that amazing price. I couldn't believe it. I had planned on scouring the local pick-n-pull for boneyard pieces. I guess the old dealership isn't always a rip off!

More to come, stay tuned.

 

i would love to do this type of swap in my truck..5.4"L" would be nice...but i can't afford that...i posted this over at 100mphclub.com....