well the idea of no arm rests is sporty driving i guess??
have other things to worry about before thaem..lol
things are at fiddly stage now,everything seems to take forever,and yet nothing seems to be happening,(yet it is)
so this eve 4 hrs got oil lines done except for turbo feed as got wrong adapter for turbo..bugger..got belts on,..discovered i forgot alternator number 2 was pushed in, (to release belt)..so when put in postion to tension belt hits turbo..feck!
not the end of world,will go buy shorter belt/and or add auxilary tensioner to take up slack..easy but apain i could do with out!..
Excellent work so far Zen...
I do have some reservations about the length of the turbo oil-feed line though.
I see a rather long hose that disappears along the side of the left bank.
In designing turbocharged engines, the oil feed to the turbo is made as short as practically possible, primarily because the turbo starts to spin almost immediately the pistons start to pump and needs to be lubricated. Unfortunately, most often than not, when the engine is first started from cold, it takes a couple of seconds for the oil pump to bring the oil in the galleries to full flow and pressure. Since a pre-lube pump is not possible in your application (almost all of the space under the hood is taken up), I would suggest installing a non-return ball valve at the point where that hose connects to the oil gallery, ensuring that there's always a charge of oil sitting within the hose. You could also consider one of those non-flowback oil filters that prevent the oil galleries from draining back into the sump whenever the engine is shut down.
Again, great job and sorry for being so technical.
re last post...actually ahead of you..already thought of very valid points you make,was under car this eve looking for oil take off points closer to turbo,found one just below turbo which i shall be using,its no problem getting oil feed pipe shortened..and yes bal valve was also considered..
changed turbo feed fittings too,didnt like all them fittings,so abit of brazing and new oil feed made.
much neater
fuel filters soursed and placement sorted...just now to work out lower rad feed (ok return) from rad to engine..and then..starting..(yes still have lots to before then,but its all well in hand..)