Homebuilt Frontmount TC76 Truck Manifold Build
09-03-2009, 05:41 PM
#22
middle bolt on the alt bracket goes through the bracket to the upper left hole on the front of the head with an adequate sized spacer to keep the pulleys aligned. bolt on the short leg of the bracket has a nut on the end to hold the alt in place. on the long leg of the bracket a bold goes through the bracket and the alt on a small slide type tensioner about 2.5" long and bolts to where the stock tensioner mounted. had to take a little material off the alt to keep everything aligned and also had to grind the bracket and the head of the bolt down a little to make it so the belt wouldnt contact it. everything looks like it should work and i dont really have any money in it, but we'll see when the belt stays on
heres the best pic of the slide i could get
heres the best pic of the slide i could get
09-07-2009, 11:52 AM
#25
that's a sick *** setup on the alt thing. i am going to have to do that one. i was wondering the same thing about how you were able to tighten it up and now i know. and i think i've told you this before but i love your rims. i keep wanting to buy them!
09-09-2009, 06:20 PM
#28
update:
got some work done over the past couple days
finished wiring the fans. used weatherpacks so everything is nice and neat. also extended the alternator signal and IAT sensor wires. no need for pics here, they look like wires
got the rear outta the car to take the chunk to have gears install. 3rd member was insanely clean. the second pic is as it came out of the rear, no cleaning at all
pieced together an upper radiator hose that was giving me hell trying to figure out.
if you want you car to look like a race car, forget the turbo, just add a breather tank. looks pretty cool. its vented from the rear of the drivers side valve cover and the front of the pass side valve cover. rear of pass side is plugged as is the pcv port on the throttle body. using the one of the intake as the ref for the BOV
got the bumper all trimmed and put back on
i wish i could get better pics through the bumper but im working with a pretty confined space. good thing the car is in the air or id be running outta places to put ****
turbo kit is pretty much done, all i need to do is build the downpipe, install gauges, fuel pump hotwire, reinstall rear, and tune.
got some work done over the past couple days
finished wiring the fans. used weatherpacks so everything is nice and neat. also extended the alternator signal and IAT sensor wires. no need for pics here, they look like wires
got the rear outta the car to take the chunk to have gears install. 3rd member was insanely clean. the second pic is as it came out of the rear, no cleaning at all
pieced together an upper radiator hose that was giving me hell trying to figure out.
if you want you car to look like a race car, forget the turbo, just add a breather tank. looks pretty cool. its vented from the rear of the drivers side valve cover and the front of the pass side valve cover. rear of pass side is plugged as is the pcv port on the throttle body. using the one of the intake as the ref for the BOV
got the bumper all trimmed and put back on
i wish i could get better pics through the bumper but im working with a pretty confined space. good thing the car is in the air or id be running outta places to put ****
turbo kit is pretty much done, all i need to do is build the downpipe, install gauges, fuel pump hotwire, reinstall rear, and tune.
Last edited by Tally TransAm; 09-09-2009 at 06:57 PM.
car looks great i cant wait to start mine 
09-30-2009, 10:25 AM
#40
small update, no pics though
- gears cam back from getting installed and ill put the rear back in this weekend.
- water temp and boost gauge are installed in the center vents.
- got the downpipe situation figured out and pretty much done. just need to extend it back a little more towards the rear of the trans, install the wideband bung and wrap it
- turbo drain is on but not sure if i like the way it goes. theres about 3-4" section coming outta the timing cover that is horizontal, however there is about a 4-5" drop from the turbo to this section so im hoping it works, gonna post a pic later to get opinions
ordered hptuners and the wideband from ky speed yesterday so im hoping to have the car on the ground, fill fluids, load a base tune and try to start it towards the end of next week. also need to finish the fuel pressure gauge installation and drop the tank to finish the rear half of the hotwire install
slowly but surely . . .
- gears cam back from getting installed and ill put the rear back in this weekend.
- water temp and boost gauge are installed in the center vents.
- got the downpipe situation figured out and pretty much done. just need to extend it back a little more towards the rear of the trans, install the wideband bung and wrap it
- turbo drain is on but not sure if i like the way it goes. theres about 3-4" section coming outta the timing cover that is horizontal, however there is about a 4-5" drop from the turbo to this section so im hoping it works, gonna post a pic later to get opinions
ordered hptuners and the wideband from ky speed yesterday so im hoping to have the car on the ground, fill fluids, load a base tune and try to start it towards the end of next week. also need to finish the fuel pressure gauge installation and drop the tank to finish the rear half of the hotwire install
slowly but surely . . .