Date: 11-25-22
Today started out well. The driver's side manifold installed with zero issues and fits perfectly.
The same could not be said for the passenger side. I can't believe that I never mocked up that side with the engine mounts when the engine was on the stand...
When I went to install it on the engine, it was obvious that that manifold was hitting something and it was not sitting flush with the head. We used some clay on the manifold and here you can see where it was making contact with the engine mount.
We were pretty confident that the engine mount clam shells were assembled correctly and the poly inserts were oriented properly. Otherwise the engine wouldn't have fit into the frame stands as well as it did.
Here you can see the contact spot on the manifold.
We jacked up the front right corner of the engine and removed the engine mount.
I really didn't care why it was happening, we had to fix it and keep moving forward. Vic chucked up the engine mount in the mill and we took off about .080". The material is pretty thick, so we felt confident that the integrity of the mount was not compromised. Besides, the upper clam shell is really not stressed when it is installed on the passenger side.
Here is the final version of the passenger side mount after a quick coat of paint. Onward!
We used Mahle MLS exhaust manifold gaskets. These should seal really well and hold up to the heat.
We then installed the radiator and fans to see what kind of room we had to work with.
Here is the 135 degree elbow that I got from Stainless Bros as the starting point for the turbine up-pipe.
We're thinking the turbo is going to end up next to the AC compressor, oriented parallel to the engine.
Sunday we are going to do some more mocking up and maybe make a temporary mount for the turbo so that the pipes can be figured out.
Andrew