Hi

We're putting Holset turbo on my sons drift car. We need to clock the turbo and it has this big arse circlip that needs to be released to turn it.

Does anybody know where I can get one? I tried my friendly truck mechanic big Rudi but his were too small.

Steve

Can you get a BIG pair of multi-grips onto the two lugs?

Hi Greg

Just to make it difficult those lugs point in so any force on them and the multi grips slip right off.

Steve

That'd be right! Do you have an 'old' pair of multis that you could weld a couple of pins onto?

Thats worth a try

what car is that? is that RB30 Nissan engine?

Ah yeah thought so. thought it looked weird for a VL ?

Hi Vlad

This is a blog on drifting that he just did. http://www.performancegarage.com.au/blog/matsuri-drifting-beginners 

Steve

interesting.

not my style but my car would be good at drifting especially if it had an L67 its drifty enough as it is.

I am building another VP with handling and traction a huge focus as I got a great taste of their handling capabilities on my current daily bomb.


I much prefer the swiss hill climbs. most powerful and agile cars I have ever seen and the scenery is like a cherry on top! Can't race cars without awesome scenery

hi Steve,

Gedore do a 252-500mm inner circlip plier p/n GE8000/J6 and also a bent set GE8000/J51 but they are around the $300 mark. Ouch! I had one in stock for ages and sold it but never re-stocked it as they are prety slow movers.

Any Tradesmart store, of which we a re a member, should be able to get it for you. Gedore is in Sydney and distributed by JW Ross.

good luck, and bet you don't have this problem on the VW's????

what about a G clamp

what about westi ?

http://www.pretooling.com.au/products/circlip-pliers-extra-large.html 

Hi

Well we're starting to fit the turbo in the next few days so I went to a 2nd hand tool shop and bought a pair of 2nd hand Crescent brand multi grips for $20.00.

I drilled some 5 mm holes in the jaws so that I could bolt tips that I have in a circlip plier set that has removable tips.

Steve

The mother of invention strikes again!

Good outcome Steve, nothing like some lateral thinking.

Regards,

Matt.

Thanks Matt and if ever need multi grips that big I can unbolt legs

Thanks Dad

Nice manners.

Hope you are learning all this suff, David......so you can do it all yourself, next time.

Hi

Update, finally got the my sons Skyline running after many issues. Just got it back from the dyno but it lifted the head, this is a high comp 300,000 k + motor with a worked head and lumpy NA cam.

Westy did an excellent job of the exhaust and intercooling pipework

So we just fitted Permaseal MLS-R and ARP Head studs and now hes off to run a drift called Matsuri at Wakefield this weekend.

It did 2 runs on the dyno, one at 7 psi and one at 12 psi.

Steve