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Title: MX5 turbo
Post by: the coppersmith on October 12, 2017, 10:22:38 AM
Beware what you buy on E bay, bought a turbo unseen, just being delivered  ;D


Title: Re: MX5 turbo
Post by: Olds on October 12, 2017, 10:36:03 AM
 ;D ;D ;D
That'll do fine. Though seeing past it might be a small problem:D


Title: Re: MX5 turbo
Post by: morrag on October 12, 2017, 06:04:53 PM
Bet the waste gate on that's about the size of our back door!


Title: Re: MX5 turbo
Post by: paulywombats on October 12, 2017, 06:19:14 PM
I used to turn castings that size and bigger. They were part of slurry pumps used in diamond mines in South Africa.

The casting contained a high percentage of chromium and were an absolute bugger to turn to size.

We used diamond cutters about the size of an old penny.