1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Sedan LS Turbo Build

[64nailhead]

Word? Smoke yet?

 

[Northernregal]

Tell us what's happening.

😡

 

[GroceryGetter83]

Latest fiasco was this: one of the exhaust manifold bolts stripped when I was tightening!! 😭😭

So, after some cursing and a trip to Lowe’s:



Went super slow and cleaned out the tap as many times as I could:


I should be able to get the turbo system back on tonight! 🥳

 

[motorheadmike]

Latest fiasco was this: one of the exhaust manifold bolts stripped when I was tightening!! 😭😭

So, after some cursing and a trip to Lowe’s:
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Went super slow and cleaned out the tap as many times as I could:
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I should be able to get the turbo system back on tonight! 🥳

The Monte has one like that too. Typical LS junk. 😉

 

[64nailhead]

I keep those helicoils in stock lol.

 

[GroceryGetter83]

Houston, we have a spinni boi

 

[GroceryGetter83]

Getting the little things knocked out:

 

[pretentious_pontiac]

This build is sweet! I'm over in orlando but I've raced at bradenton before and I understand the heat problem lol. Keep it up and hopefully I'll see you at the track 👍

 

[GroceryGetter83]

Power steering cooler installed (piece of mind for the close proximity of the turbo crossover to the PS pump):



Fits behind the grill nicely:


Wrapped the lines as well:


Waiting on a coolant fitting and I can fill it up with coolant!

 

[64nailhead]

Just noticed - what's up with 3 lines to the wastegate?