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Message: [QUOTE="Krause, post: 1174434, member: 331"] Have a short update. Have been working on the oil drain for the turbo. I want to make something simple and effective with an oring. So I essentially started with a 1.5" piece of solid aluminum. [ATTACH=full]149064[/ATTACH] We have a small lathe at work that hasnt been used in ages. I dusted it off and tried it out, worked some kinks out and got to work. I havnt used a lathe since high school, so it took a bit of familiarizing again. [ATTACH=full]149065[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]149066[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]149067[/ATTACH] The reduced area is .850, a touch smaller than the hole from the fuel pump. The large shoulder also shown here will be where a big ol fat o-ring will sit, and it will just seal to the top of the manifold... [ATTACH=full]149068[/ATTACH] Then I got the drill set up [ATTACH=full]149069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]149070[/ATTACH] Once it was all finished, it is drilled out to 5/8's ID, and I did a few passes to reduce the top diameter so that it fits on the 1.5" plate a bit better for welding. Made the low shoulder area shiny and that's it. Now I need to dry fit it along with the plate and fitting. [ATTACH=full]149071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]149072[/ATTACH] Pretty happy with the drain, was fun to make a custom one-off piece. Ill throw some pics up when it is fitted. -Andrew Alright, I have a couple pictures to post. I took more but apparently the flash wasnt working and they are just black smudges. Anyways, have been working on this oil drain. Here is the plate with fitting that will get welded in. [ATTACH=full]149073[/ATTACH] Here is the oil drain spout I lathed and already posted, this is how it sits in the valley [ATTACH=full]149074[/ATTACH] Plate sits on top, and everything gets welded together [ATTACH=full]149075[/ATTACH] And I also got the passenger side up pipe done and tacked, ready to be taken to friends house to get made solid. Had more pictures of that but they were all dark. This is how it looks now. [ATTACH=full]149076[/ATTACH] -Andrew [/QUOTE]