"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
05/27/2020 at 23:43 • Filed to: None
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"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
05/27/2020 at 23:43 • Filed to: None | 4
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Which is to say that things broke. First three bolts for the under tray I sheared the heads off so that something to deal with and I have never been successful in bolt extraction. Intercooler came off as normal. Heat shield I stripped another three bolts so see two sentences ago.
Downpipe was tricky because I can never fit my impact wrench anywhere, eventually figure out the right combo of wobble sockets and whatnot to get that off. Never had this off the car and it’s a divorced/split one which is super cool looking.
It’s a small piece of carpet, my garage is not carpeted. At some point after this the rear part of my exhaust decided to depart the car. All of the exhaust hangars broke. I didn’t realize it was entirely held up by three (old) exhaust hangars.
After some fiddling with different ratchets, wrenches, and extensions (also getting cramps from tight areas) I was able to get the turbo out.
I had to get a new 5/8" line for the for oil return at the bottom of the turbo which proved difficult. Finally found some on my fourth store I went to. Never found exhaust hangars that work so those have been ordered. But the good news is the new turbo and braided oil feed line is in.
Which leaves me with having to install the downpipe and rest of the exhaust (once the hangars get here), drill out the busted bolts in the turbo heat shield and find new bolts that fit that, install the intercooler, drill out the busted bolts for the under tray and get new bolts for that, prime the turbo, and finally, load it up with coolant and burp it.
Except for the stripped bolts it wasn’t that bad just a lot of looking around for tools that I JUST HAD and being under the car only to realize the tool I need is not there.
66P1800inpieces
> PowderHound
05/27/2020 at 23:51 |
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That downpipe is neat looking. Thank you for the post. Takes me forever to get broken bolts out too. Never goes as easy as it looks when a machinist does it on youtube.
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PowderHound
> 66P1800inpieces
05/28/2020 at 00:03 |
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So true. I have broke several extractor bits trying this before so it’s not looking like fun based on prior experiences
sony1492
> PowderHound
05/28/2020 at 00:29 |
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Set down a tool, pat around on the ground to find it again , can’t find it so you get out from under the car, it was literally right where you were laying
Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
> PowderHound
05/28/2020 at 00:53 |
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I think most of my time spent wrenching is actually spent looking for the wrench, socket, bolt, whatever that I JUST had. Im really hoping that organizing my workspace a bunch will help, cuz DAMN it is frustrating.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> sony1492
05/28/2020 at 05:50 |
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You forgot fitting in ‘smack your head on something on the car’ and ‘get dirt or rust in your eyes' in that process...
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PowderHound
> Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's
05/28/2020 at 11:21 |
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I usu
ally have a set spot for things when I’m working on one portion of the car but this had me underneath the front and sides as well as both sides of the engine compartment. The 10mm ratcheting wrench disappeared only to show up by the intercooler when I was finishing for the day. Spent a good 15 minutes looking for that one
Future next gen S2000 owner
> PowderHound
05/28/2020 at 16:25 |
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.... lot of looking around for tools that I JUST HAD....
I thought that was just me. Maybe I’m not losing my mind!
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PowderHound
> Future next gen S2000 owner
05/28/2020 at 16:50 |
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I’m glad that I’m not the only one! There even appears to be dozens of us!
hedbutter
> PowderHound
05/28/2020 at 23:51 |
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My breakdown below
20% working
4 5% looking for the tool i just had
2 5% completing why I decided to do this project
10% hurting myself