Boosted51

Well the turbos are in. Everything is just tacked to mock up mild steel flanges for now. Picking up 10 stainless laser cut flanges tomorrow from my water jet guy and will final weld everything. I wish the turbos were mirror image so the hotside would look the same on both sides. The driver side flange is up top and look beautiful and clean but the pass side flange is down look and required a few extra bends to mate up. Still looks good tho

kingtal0n

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I missed it, what happened to the truck manifolds? Where did you get those shiny new lookin ones? also curious why the pie cuts, for looks?

Boosted51

Truck manifold wouldn't give me enough clearance. Would hit the frame rail and couldn't place the turbos where I wanted them. The new headers are generic eBay ones (which for the money are a great deal, a little sloppy on the fit up but work great) they did require a lot of modification but it was pretty easy stuff.. Cut, fit, weld, repeat. I used pie cuts because I needed a very tight radius bend from the headers to turbos, and it just wasent possible with online mandrel bends (Vibrant or Colombia river) tightest bend I could find online was 4" and I needed a way tighter bend so pie was the only option. Oh and they look badass

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Few little things I did this week. Got flanges and 3" in them. Took a while but I developed a technique where the 3" tubing into the t4 flange fit perfectly no gaps and looks very nice.

Also drew up and cut some 304 grade stainless steel with my newly opened side business thing? Idk what to call it just yet logo. 1"x4" And says Turbo Craft. will weld on future project to tag my work. Came out killer as well. Also some new shirt ideas for Turbo Craft. If anyone wants to purchase any of the flanges to t4 and tubing welded or unweeded and you can weld them yourself I will also be selling a few. Limited supply for now. Flange is 1/2" cold rolled and tubing is 3" 304 stainless. Priced very fair!!

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Pics!!

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Quick little video on some fabrication! Hope you guys enjoy

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Did a few things. Working on a parachute mount. Still not done with it. Might re do it i have a few new ideas I want to do

Got new wheels too and some 275x Mickey Thompson

truckdoug

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glad to see you wearing your respirator! hexavalent chromium is some nasty ****.

my new years resolution is to wear mine 100% of the time at work.

Boosted51

Yup, I always try and remember to wear it. Doesn't happen all the time but that needs to change. Good health brother

1500HP

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Looking good boost I definitely like the roller , I was kind of in your area a day or so ago was in fort Washington,

Boosted51

Thanks. Trying to get more stuff posted on here just gotta find the time! Ft Washington isint too far away from me.

1500HP

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Yea I'm from Delawere so I know the area work up that way often

Boosted51

Finished up a few parachute mounts today. 2
For customers one for my car. If anyone needs a basic chute mount let me know, very reasonable price.

Drilled all the spot welds on the front end, getting ready to do some tubing work.

kingtal0n

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I am curious what you will do for accessories. Holley makes a bracket kit that will allow you to use truck accessories, but I do not know if that fits a 240sx. Another company, "LSsimple" also make a similar kit, and again I don't know if it will fit the 240sx. Both move the accessories for 'engine swaps' I believe, I am still doing research so I don't know enough yet, .

Boosted51

Stock gto accessories

2muchboostNY

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I had used the CTSV drive on my S14 setup since it "hugged" the accessories closer to the block. Used a Vette balancer and has a decent amount of room. My buddies did it with the GTO drive as well...just had a little less room.

Still loving the build man. Living vicariously through your build Boosted.

Boosted51

Yup all sorts of different options. I'm not worried about room as much since the front core support is gone now and I am tubing the whole front end I can place things where I want them now instead of being restricted before.

Thanks man it's been slow progress thus far, but I have a feeling its going to get finished sooner than later. Just picked up a e36 vert and doing a full cage and m52 swap on it so I can drift it this summer. Really excited about that as well.

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Another chute mount finished and shipped.

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The beginnings of the tube front end. Am trying to keep most of the OE sheet metal but will be making some ally panels that with be held in with dzus clips for easy removal. Few pics. Still need to cnc cut some front supports but fenders, headlights and good fit great.

Also made the front hoop removable with a few connectors that secure with 2 10m x 1.25 button head bolts.

truckdoug

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you have some real skill bro. I hope you are getting your money. keep it up!