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Turbo Tel

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14th Sep, 2008 at 02:20:42am


I was off to my local car show here in Delaware and the damn thing broke down.. bad engineering was the cause!

The bracket holding the Megajolt sensor broke off, looks like metal fatigue from the vibration.. luckily my mate rescued me after a coupl eof hours and brought some epoxy glue to get it running again, just cost me a couple of beers!!

I guess the next project is to make another sensor holder, probably mounted on the timing cover as I'm not removing the damn radiator..

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14th Sep, 2008 at 02:52:31am

I got one on Tom's brackets and they are great you may want to pm him see if he still has some.

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14th Sep, 2008 at 08:11:41am

Whilst most people seem to prefer a bracket at the "front" of the engine, I chose to mount it on the timing cover too, but I had also chosen to put the trigger wheel on the back face of the pulley.

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14th Sep, 2008 at 09:23:55am

Hi,
I used a couple of pieces of 1" angle welded to the g/box / rad bracket.
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do!

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14th Sep, 2008 at 10:29:50am

mines a piece of angle iron with some tubes mounted off the timing cover. works a treat!

Turbo Tel

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14th Sep, 2008 at 03:03:20pm



I have been searching the forum for ideas, plenty out there. Just buying one sounds great but I have already fixed the position of the (American Ford Escort) trigger wheel so will probably have to be another custom bracket. plus I'm not keen on removing the rad engine etc..

Edited by Turbo Tel on 14th Sep, 2008.

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Turbo Shed

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14th Sep, 2008 at 06:27:14pm

dont KAD make a bracket?

GaryOS

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14th Sep, 2008 at 06:44:34pm

On 14th Sep, 2008 Turbo Shed said:
dont KAD make a bracket?


They do. I have one for my project. I haven't mounted it yet thought.
Tel, do you want me to et you some pics of it?

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:
I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best

Turbo Tel

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15th Sep, 2008 at 01:43:18am

I googled the KAD, looks fine but not sure if it would work, remember I have set my missing tooth position based on my last bracket, don't really want to get into rotating that.. But it gives me an Idea on what to make..looks just the job..

Edited by Turbo Tel on 15th Sep, 2008.

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15th Sep, 2008 at 07:57:57am

KAD use a Fiat/Lancia part for their 5 port kit bolts straight to timing chain cover bolts no mods.

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I stand corrected. You should know *wink*

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15th Sep, 2008 at 11:14:34am

Scruffy you dont happen to have the part no of that Fiat/lancia part do you ??

On 17th Feb, 2009 Rob H said:
I find the easiest way is to super glue the bolt to the end of one of my fingers.

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