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Kudos to you for going thru with your conversion. I'm giving up on mine, so I'll have to get rid of the turbo conversion parts I've accumulated so far (turbo, manifold, custom downpipe, hoses, intercooler, front engine cover, t-stat cover, water pump, basically everything except the fuel side, oil cooler, and electronics).

Despite what folks have said, I'm not convinced this is something a shadetree mechanic can do, so I'm not going to test my patience. I'm going to cut my losses and just drive it with the new Weber.


When I lived in California I had an apartment with no place to work on a car.... My First Turbo Raider was totaled so I built one in the parking lot at my work place, under a big palm tree.

One member built one while in school, If I'm not mistaken from his dorm room.

This may not be for everybody, but quite a few have done swaps with limited resources.

The only issue I had was when the VP of the company found me using the company fork lift for an engine hoist. The upside was I was licensed to run it. It saved me a trip to the local rental company. He scowled at first... then smiled and went on his way.

A lot of this has to do with comfort level and work VS reward. For a small investment you can get your 2.6 running with a new carb. The commitment to do a turbo swap is a lot bigger in cost and labor.


Kevin

87 Turbo Intercooled Raider, roller cam, torsen rear diff, LSD front diff, lockup auto with modified converter, V6 brakes, low transfer case gears...