Progress!
We FINALLY got enough free time to work on the Nova this past weekend. With the help of little Bug (Riley), Dad and I were able to pull the engine back out of the Nova and put it on an engine stand.
Riley also assisted us in cleaning up the lines and wires inside the newly empty engine bay, and to get them stored out of the way so they do not get damaged when we put them back in.
Once the engine was on the stand, we used a Sharpie to mark where on the oil pan the oil return lines from the turbos will go. Then we removed the pan from the engine and drilled out two holes (one on each side) that perfectly fits the weld-in aluminum fittings. I clamped down these new weld-on AN fittings and TIG welded them into place, both on the outside of the oil pan, and on the inside where the flanged portion of the fitting fits snugly into the hole we drilled.
Once we let the oil pan cool down enough to clean it out, we bolted it back to the engine to make sure that the drain lines were still in the proper position. We bolted the turbo system back onto the engine and made sure the drain lines fit. The lines did end up being a few inches too long, but a quick ride through the band-saw cured that right up.
Also, I don't believe I mentioned before that we ended up cutting 1.5" out of the oil pan due to ground clearance concerns.
So hopefully we will be able to get this engine back into the car pretty soon, that way we could start it up and finally see what this beast sounds like.
Riley also assisted us in cleaning up the lines and wires inside the newly empty engine bay, and to get them stored out of the way so they do not get damaged when we put them back in.
Once the engine was on the stand, we used a Sharpie to mark where on the oil pan the oil return lines from the turbos will go. Then we removed the pan from the engine and drilled out two holes (one on each side) that perfectly fits the weld-in aluminum fittings. I clamped down these new weld-on AN fittings and TIG welded them into place, both on the outside of the oil pan, and on the inside where the flanged portion of the fitting fits snugly into the hole we drilled.
Once we let the oil pan cool down enough to clean it out, we bolted it back to the engine to make sure that the drain lines were still in the proper position. We bolted the turbo system back onto the engine and made sure the drain lines fit. The lines did end up being a few inches too long, but a quick ride through the band-saw cured that right up.
Also, I don't believe I mentioned before that we ended up cutting 1.5" out of the oil pan due to ground clearance concerns.
So hopefully we will be able to get this engine back into the car pretty soon, that way we could start it up and finally see what this beast sounds like.
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