Oh god, f**king t28 conversion....right
sr20 manifold wont fit, s14/a elbow is no good to you.
Core of the turbo needs rotating to line up the feeds and drain. s13 exhaust elbow needs 1 hole slotting to line up a bolt hole. Get a braided oil feed (hose solutions), Stock solid ones are well known for blocking, and as you've killed a couple of turbos already.......
Inlet needs a straight stub pipe to fit the stock hose, or use the s14 one but be prepared to modify the hose from the AFM/filter. Compressor outlet you'll need the s14 elbow, or have to chop and change the boost hoses about quite a bit. Actuator feed, for simlicity there's a small vacuum nipple on the underside of the throttle body, run a small bore hose to it. Think that's it (in very abridged form) There's a very detailed guide on SXOC by Turbo pete.
OK, after printing off the above quote and taking it into the garage on Monday the 24th of August, I still dont have my car back!! I wont slate the garage I took it to (yet) because in the past they have been brilliant but I've only had bodywork done there before.
I dropped it in on Monday with all the parts needed and a couple of extra bits aswell. They said it would be done on the day, then later that day I rang in and the mechanic said that he is yet to start on it and it will be done Tuesday morning.
Tuesday morning comes and he rings me to say he's at a funeral he'll do it in the afternoon, Tuesday afternoon comes I ring in to be told that the mechanic will give me a call back soon. No phone call back, me in a bad mood.
Wednesday morning, I call in and its in progress but its a lot of work, the pipes and lines dont all match up... I explain that I had already told him about this and provided a brief instruction on what needs doing. He'll crack on he says he just needs to move the oil feed and water pipes? It'll be done today...
Thursday morning, I phone up again as my car isn't sorted, and the mechanics out on a road test he'll call back when he's back, no call back so Thursday afternoon I call in and apparently the manifolds blowing because a couple of manifold studs are missing and bolts have been used instead? He's waiting for studs to come, it'll be done tomorrow.
Friday morning, utterly f*cked off I go into the garage to be shown the turbo on the S13 manifold on the side, the engine in bits and the shop manager shows me the missing studs, it'll be done today for me...
Saturday morning, I go into the garage again and speak to the mechanic working on it, he's doing it for me it just needs putting back together, can I give him until Monday to do it? I agree provided its 100% done and the fuel pump and boost controller get fitted by him aswell. He asks me to source the head studs as he cant???
Monday, no contact from the mechanic I ring the garage, he's not in today. I ring his mobile and his girlfriend answers and he's not going in today
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Tuesday morning, I go into the garage and the mechanic has gone off sick, he has a hernia because he was the only mechanic in for 2 weeks and he's worked himself sick, great whats happening with my car. The shop manager tells me he will get the mechanic in to finish my car.
Yesterday, the mechanic has taken the week off sick, so the shop manager is loading my car up and sending it to a different garage to get it done for me.
Today, I phone in this morning and the shop manager is about to ring the garage, he'll call me back in 10. No call back so an hour later I ring back, the receptionist tells me he's just in the shop she'll get him to call me back. OK, I leave my number again. Another hour, no call back so I call the garage again. The receptionist says that he's working on a car in the garage, she'll get him to call me back.. About 10 minutes and hurrah he calls me back, to explain that this other garage are having some oil/water feeds fabricated and once they have got these back from a machine shop the car will be finished and I just need to pay this other garage what they ask for!!!
So, customer fabricated lines = £cost?
Labour = £50+ per hour
Parts that I have supplied and have gone missing = £?
Head studs = £10ish
Gasket? = £20ish
I dont think its unreasonable for me to kick up a big fuss at this point and refuse to pay labour on this absolute run around. I'm not sure I should really be paying for fabricated parts when they shouldn't be needed and the garage was advised that I can get a comprehensive guide if Dannys post isn't good enough. Also, its taken them 2 weeks to do a job that at the most should have been a full days work, and I'm guessing when I get it back the fuel pump and boost valve wont be fitted either.
To say I'm in a bad mood, would be a complete understatement I want my f*cking car back!!! I still need some time to finish off the over fenders and fit the front wheels...
