Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
Truly good advice.
Well, the last of it came today. Amazon now contracts with USPS to deliver on Sundays.
My innovate AFR gauge and Bosch sensor arrived, and an oil filter wrench, and 2 control cables, because I feel like somewhere down the line i may to need a cable to do something. We'll see. I wanted to be prepared as I can not really "go to the store and get something I need" as the car I'd use to do it, will be in pieces. Hopefully i can get a freindly neighbor to drive me if need be.
Don't use the sensor bung that comes with this Innovate Gauge if you buy it, it is way too long to actually work if you look at it. Shorter weld in is fine.
I also got a new coil, that should work, and a new cap and rotor, and assembled the distributor. The MSD system I decided will be the first to tackle. Hook it all up - ensure it works with the distributor with my current weber carb and NA setup, and if all is well, I can continue.
After that, I'll do the fuel pump, routed to the new regulator, and run through the stock carb and try and get it to maintain 4 psi on a naturally aspirated setup. Once that is confirmed functional as well, I'll run my oil feed, and install the turbo - then deal with all the linkages that will likely be messed up after the new components are installed. New valve cover will go on, and the intake will be removed for paint while i assemble the exhaust with the intake out of the way.
I want to contain the electrical and fuel first so that I know they function - so if a problem arises, I know my air is messed up somehow.
So still waiting on my car. Hopefully they give it back tomorrow. I could've been doing stuff to it today and yesterday, but life is life. Oh well.
Let's do a breakdown of exactly what I spent, as far as I remember. This would be the whole budget aspect of this job, and I got a lot of stuff by asking around. I suggest anyone else attempting this on a budget - put out a feeler for the stuff you want, and sometimes people want their old turbo stuff going to a good home. I went as cheap as I could but I did A LOT of research so I shyed away from buying known garbage, and I also took into account where everyone's setup had issues that they later fixed. I just went ahead and copied the "fixed" version if you know what I mean.
NEW T3/T4 Turbocharger $120 FABO
USED Blow-Off valve $20 FABO
USED Wastegate $10 FABO
NEW Intercooler/ piping $120 EBAY
USED Holley 350/hangar18 $50 FABO
USED Electronic Dizzy $0 FABO
USED MSD 6ALN $40 EBAY
NEW Accel Coil $30 PEPBOYS
NEW Exhaust Piping for J $60 JEGGS
NEW T3/T4 flange $15 EBAY
NEW 2" exhaust flanges $7 EXHAUST SHOP
NEW Wastegate Flanges $10 EBAY
NEW Downpipe Flange $0 FABO
NEW Universal Control Cables $30 AMAZON
NEW AFR gauge/ Bosch sensor $150 AMAZON
NEW Sensor bung $5 EBAY
NEW WIX 51515 Oil Filter $7 AMAZON
NEW Oil Filter Sandwich $20 EBAY
NEW Oil drain hose/AN fittings $0 FABO
NEW Oil feed restrictor $0 FABO
NEW Exhaust Header wrap $20 EBAY
NEW Walbro 255 fuel pump $100 EBAY
NEW "aeromotive" regulator $75 EBAY
NEW Fuel Line 3/8" $20 AMAZON
NEW 3" Air filter cone $10 EBAY
NEW Homemade Carb hat (parts) $35 EBAY
NEW 4ga wire for battery $60 PEPBOYS
NEW Dizzy Cap/ Rotor $14 OREILLYS
NEW Various 10an fittings $20 EBAY
NEW 2300 Holley intake adapter $15 AMAZON
NEW Trunk Battery Box $5 WALMART
NEW Battery terminals $5 WALMART
NEW Boost reference hoses $20 EBAY
NEW Various fittings needed(etc) $50 LOWE'S
NEW Electric Welder $130 HARBOR FREIGHT
NEW Welding PPE $30 HARBOR FREIGHT
NEW HOBART .030 wire $20 AMAZON
And I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. I didn't nail $1,000 in the longrun, but I came close. I am also doing all of this with my minimal tools, and woodworking equipment. I possibly saved money by doing a lot of the welding myself. We'll see. Tomorrow night i can hopefully start some electrical stuff...
OH! And I designed these cool logos for callouts. These are subtle 4" wide ones, but I'm also having a large one made in a different style. A friend made them up for $15 after I drew them.
It's been a lot of fun so far.
Truly good advice.
Well, the last of it came today. Amazon now contracts with USPS to deliver on Sundays.
My innovate AFR gauge and Bosch sensor arrived, and an oil filter wrench, and 2 control cables, because I feel like somewhere down the line i may to need a cable to do something. We'll see. I wanted to be prepared as I can not really "go to the store and get something I need" as the car I'd use to do it, will be in pieces. Hopefully i can get a freindly neighbor to drive me if need be.
Don't use the sensor bung that comes with this Innovate Gauge if you buy it, it is way too long to actually work if you look at it. Shorter weld in is fine.
I also got a new coil, that should work, and a new cap and rotor, and assembled the distributor. The MSD system I decided will be the first to tackle. Hook it all up - ensure it works with the distributor with my current weber carb and NA setup, and if all is well, I can continue.
After that, I'll do the fuel pump, routed to the new regulator, and run through the stock carb and try and get it to maintain 4 psi on a naturally aspirated setup. Once that is confirmed functional as well, I'll run my oil feed, and install the turbo - then deal with all the linkages that will likely be messed up after the new components are installed. New valve cover will go on, and the intake will be removed for paint while i assemble the exhaust with the intake out of the way.
I want to contain the electrical and fuel first so that I know they function - so if a problem arises, I know my air is messed up somehow.
So still waiting on my car. Hopefully they give it back tomorrow. I could've been doing stuff to it today and yesterday, but life is life. Oh well.
Let's do a breakdown of exactly what I spent, as far as I remember. This would be the whole budget aspect of this job, and I got a lot of stuff by asking around. I suggest anyone else attempting this on a budget - put out a feeler for the stuff you want, and sometimes people want their old turbo stuff going to a good home. I went as cheap as I could but I did A LOT of research so I shyed away from buying known garbage, and I also took into account where everyone's setup had issues that they later fixed. I just went ahead and copied the "fixed" version if you know what I mean.
NEW T3/T4 Turbocharger $120 FABO
USED Blow-Off valve $20 FABO
USED Wastegate $10 FABO
NEW Intercooler/ piping $120 EBAY
USED Holley 350/hangar18 $50 FABO
USED Electronic Dizzy $0 FABO
USED MSD 6ALN $40 EBAY
NEW Accel Coil $30 PEPBOYS
NEW Exhaust Piping for J $60 JEGGS
NEW T3/T4 flange $15 EBAY
NEW 2" exhaust flanges $7 EXHAUST SHOP
NEW Wastegate Flanges $10 EBAY
NEW Downpipe Flange $0 FABO
NEW Universal Control Cables $30 AMAZON
NEW AFR gauge/ Bosch sensor $150 AMAZON
NEW Sensor bung $5 EBAY
NEW WIX 51515 Oil Filter $7 AMAZON
NEW Oil Filter Sandwich $20 EBAY
NEW Oil drain hose/AN fittings $0 FABO
NEW Oil feed restrictor $0 FABO
NEW Exhaust Header wrap $20 EBAY
NEW Walbro 255 fuel pump $100 EBAY
NEW "aeromotive" regulator $75 EBAY
NEW Fuel Line 3/8" $20 AMAZON
NEW 3" Air filter cone $10 EBAY
NEW Homemade Carb hat (parts) $35 EBAY
NEW 4ga wire for battery $60 PEPBOYS
NEW Dizzy Cap/ Rotor $14 OREILLYS
NEW Various 10an fittings $20 EBAY
NEW 2300 Holley intake adapter $15 AMAZON
NEW Trunk Battery Box $5 WALMART
NEW Battery terminals $5 WALMART
NEW Boost reference hoses $20 EBAY
NEW Various fittings needed(etc) $50 LOWE'S
NEW Electric Welder $130 HARBOR FREIGHT
NEW Welding PPE $30 HARBOR FREIGHT
NEW HOBART .030 wire $20 AMAZON
And I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. I didn't nail $1,000 in the longrun, but I came close. I am also doing all of this with my minimal tools, and woodworking equipment. I possibly saved money by doing a lot of the welding myself. We'll see. Tomorrow night i can hopefully start some electrical stuff...
OH! And I designed these cool logos for callouts. These are subtle 4" wide ones, but I'm also having a large one made in a different style. A friend made them up for $15 after I drew them.
It's been a lot of fun so far.