Europa TCST

[TurboFource]

Installed needle bearings on throttle shaft, turbo torn apart in ultrasonic cleaner before rebuild, and a shiny new distributor showed up today

[jbcollier]

Change your needle jets while you are in there.

[TurboFource]

Will do JB, didn’t you say to plug up the compensator etc?

[jbcollier]

Yes, if the temp compensator “needle” is in good shape, just use the adjusting screw to shut it tight.  The decell valves I block off using a gasket with no passages.

[TurboFource]

Carb together.... Bought a B2AR needle and realized I have new one from 50 years ago from CW Tech... Interesting the new one seems to be brass and the old one stainless ... running the vintage one ; Did some cleaning on turbo housings... Before pic of carb for comparisons sake

Followed JB's suggestions too

[BDA]

I don't have Strombergs but I'd say your carb looks better now... 

[TurboFource]

Turbo cleaned up...bearing cartridge together with billet compressor wheel, new turbine shaft etc.

[TurboFource]

Turbo together and back on motor....need to figure out exhaust and all the little things like cable hookups etc.....

[BDA]

 

[TurboFource]

Went to mount my small alternator because the original was ugly and heavy, only to discover the vertical faces for the stock alternator mount were machined by a blind person using an angle grinder as they weren't square to anything useful to me 

Then I thought about making a new mount ... And then "simplify...then add lightness" entered my thought process and I decided to use one of the bell housing bolts and a spacer from the hardware store  

Trying to figure out the exhaust as I am seriously constrained by the radius of the mandrel bends ....  first effort will not let me use the luggage bin... I will search for tighter radius bends for my "touring" exhaust that will allow luggage bin usage 

[GavinT]

Neato, Turbo.

Never thought this before, but does an alternator care which way it rotates?
A quick search seems to indicate "no" but to be mindful of the fan direction . . and then I note your alternator doesn't seem to have a fan!

On the tighter radius bends, I seem to remember people offering 'donuts' which you cut up as needed. Looking at the pic, they appear to be formed from sheet steel (as far as I know) and are tighter than a fishes.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/165836247562

[TurboFource]

The way they are mounted on a Twin Cam the alternator turns the same direction as if it were at the front of the motor since it hasn’t been flipped around.

I have seen those “donuts” before, thanks for the reminder Gavin.

[jbcollier]

Alternators can turn either way.  The fan still works but it will flow air in the opposite direction.  This is usually not a problem.  The only exception being if the alternator has ducted cooling air.  Not an issue in this case.

This alternator has a built in fan inside the body.

[TurboFource]

$4 belt tensioner....revised "touring" exhaust allowing luggage bin use 

[TurboFource]

Exhaust welded with O2 sensor bung and support brace bracket. Brace made. Festiva throttle cable pulley/disc/lever(?) fits a Stromberg with very minimal modification. Need to make a custom throttle cable and bracket. Exhaust will exit by taillight...new turbo system and exhaust is 40.8 lbs lighter than original system