I had another fight with the spiteful french c**t today. Following the last update I had the inlet of the turbo loose to get it set in position in the hope I’d be able to tighten it up in situ.
That would be a no.
There then followed 2 hours of trial and error to see if I could get it clocked just right. About half way though the realisation dawned that the actuator bracket is too big. Out came the grinder and that t**t was sorted. I took a huge lip off it and it now almost fits. I may have also got the coolant hose, the actuator, the turbo and most other s**t within several feet 😂
That was then followed by several hours of f**king on. The easiest way to fit the downpipe is to put the studs in the turbo and then slowly align it to get the nuts on. The shape of the downpipe means you need to have the stud thread just showing to allow the nuts to fit and then gradually wind it tight.
I went with that plan as usual, got the turbo bolts on and the bottom drivers side wouldn’t fit. The new turbo exhaust housing is a different shape and there was no way the bolt would fit.
That was the whole lot back off again and tried a stud in there with a nut on. Stud was slightly too long. Angle grinder came out to trim the stud down which worked a treat but there isn’t enough space to have the manifold stud in and the downpipe studs.
I literally fucked on for hours with trial and error until I eventually got it all on and lined up. At that point I’d never been as miserable so fucked off to Newcastle for a Chinese with the wife and little one.
All it needs is the boost pipes back on but if there are any issues the c**t is getting burnt out. I can absolutely confirm that the peado rods gt28 is absofuckingloutley massive and DOES NOT FIT A CLIO 182!!!! I was too pissed off to even consider taking any further photos if the horrible french c**t at any point in this process of misery.
Anyway, I’m back home, beer in hand and watching the footy. I’ve almost calmed down now