Well the install of the TPC Turbo kit is finally on it's way. Cheerio's shop has been tied up, so finally got it cleared out last night and we took the time to unbox and put everything on a work bench, plus set out all the tools we need so the install will be a much smoother process. We should have the car on the lift today, and well have more pics and info to share as we progress on the install. So check back soon!

 

ohh man if you get that together yourself you are my new hero!

 

I don't think this can be done by myself hahah My buddy Ian and Cliff is helping on the install.

 

Ok here's a little update from today. Thanks again to Cheerio for the help with the shop, also MoWilson329 for coming out for the support and help! We started in the afternoon and only got about 4hrs into the install but I think we got a lot done. Everything went pretty smooth so far, hope it keeps going that way

Ok on to some pics from today. Here's Cheerio and MoWilson329 arriving at the shop.



One bad thing with having a car that's slammed is getting it on the lift lol.. We had to drive the car on to wood blocks be able to swing the lift arms under the car.





Once the car was on the lift we disconnected the battery:



Bumper is off so we can get access to the 3rd radiator which will now be used to cool the water/air cooler:



Next all the under panels has to be removed to be able to snake the new coolant pipes to the 3rd radiator:



Out with the Tubi.. My lucky brother wil be getting this I am going to miss the sound from it though



Once the exhaust is out of the way we removed the brackets holding the exhaust in place:



We also had to loosen the lower beam to be able to remove the under panel:



Rear under tray slides out after removing the 6 bolts holding it in place, we will need to modify this later on to attach the water and oil pump supplied with the kit:



Next we move on to removing the intake box, which I was told is pretty much the most difficult part of the install:

 

The OEM needs to be removed, so once all 4 clamps are loosened and the throttle body detached from the intake hose, the whole unit will just slide out:





Next the MAF and intake hose is removed by loosening the 2 hose clamps:



Next will need to remove the left side fuel rail and intake manifold to be able to get the intake box out:



Manifold is out of the way, but the intake box still cannot be removed yet...



I know this is going to look rough, taking a saw like that on a car :-p but it went rather smooth. The intake box will need to be modified to fit the new setup, so we opted to cut the box and remove it in pieces:



Here's what we have with the box and manifold removed:



So that's it pretty much for today, it was dinner time so we decided to call it quits. Will continue tomorrow...

Here's a final image I wanted to share.. Cheerio, insisted on being neat and making sure every bolt was put into bags so we can identify where everything, when we bolt everything back up. So in the end if we have 1 bolt left over we failed :taunt:

 

working on cars yourself is so rewarding, congrats and keep us updated!

 

I'm looking forward to the finished product. Great post!

 

Ok here is some progress from yesterday, doesn't look like much since its just moding the air box, and installing new spark plugs and mounting the oil pump.

So with the air box out of the car, we need to trim down the intake box to move the MAF sensor to the the inside of the box.. we started by cutting down the sides.



We use a large 3 1/2" drill to drill a big enough hole to fit the maf sensor.



Here's how it looks with the maf inside the box.



Completed box



Next we moved on to mounting the oil pump that will pump the oil from the turbo back into the engine.



Here's the new pump mounted on the bottom tray



Last thing we did for the night is unbolt the ecu which will be sent to TPC Racing to get it flashed.



More to come..

 

Great thread, nice progress. I do all my own work as well (besides bodywork and paint!) so it's great to see these kinds of threads.

 

this makes me want to go put my clutch in my vette. more pics!