Cusco 0.3L Oil Catch Can into My Gtb

[Rosssub]

I\'ve been wanting one since the first time I removed my TMIC and noticed all the oil residue inside. With the BH5B TT engine bay being so tight it had to be a pretty small can, my only clear space big enough is above the secondary turbo. After a week of looking at different makes/sizes/clearances/prices I will get the 0.3L Cusco $165 delivered (DHL) straight from RHD Japan 78mm highx80mm dia:

http://www.rhdjapan.com/cusco-oil-catch-can-tank-universal-0-3-liter-15mm-hose.html

With the Can\'s top flush with the TMIC it will have 60-70mm clearance from the secondary and 40+ to the bonnet, about 50 each side. Did some measuring and started with a cardboard prototype:

I had no steel lying around so unfortunately my fire shovel died today. But for a good cause:

A bit of panel beating and two folds, bolted together. Poor shovel only did one winter:

Some paint lol:

Fitted and patiently awaiting a Can:

I ended up slotting the "Bracket\'s Brake Booster Bolt hole" for adjustment:

Only just realised I need to plug in my brake fluid level sensor.

It\'s surprisingly strong and would easily hold a 0.6L oil can but a 600ml would have to sit 10mm above the secondary heat shield to fit verticle:

Now if only I had an Oil Catch Can..... ;D

[Koom]

Nice MacGyver skills!

Still need some practice to be as good as this guy;

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/thai-kombi-restoration/

But still, I like the outside of the box thinking nearly as good as the cold air intake I saw that was made from a plastic rubbish bin, cut down to fit around a pod filter

p.s. you should really put the guard back on the angle grinder before your finger ends up looking like the dude\'s that was on here earlier in the year looking like a bone that someone had thrown some stir fry steak strips at.......

[Rosssub]

 Koom said:

Nice MacGyver skills!

Still need some practice to be as good as this guy;

http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/thai-kombi-restoration/

But still, I like the outside of the box thinking nearly as good as the cold air intake I saw that was made from a plastic rubbish bin, cut down to fit around a pod filter

p.s. you should really put the guard back on the angle grinder before your finger ends up looking like the dude\'s that was on here earlier in the year looking like a bone that someone had thrown some stir fry steak strips at.......

Cheers, went well for a first run. No doubt there\'ll be another lol. That floor panels pretty cool ^ hope he doesn\'t charge by the hour though.

Yes the grinder with no guard is a very silly idea.

Edit: But in my defence (lol) I\'ve been using my little grinder guard free almost daily building for the last 17 years and have never cut myself with it.

[Rosssub]

New Can arrived today ;D:

Ready to go:

[Rosssub]

Premature after photos, couldn\'t resist ;D

[loganrasti]

Your brake fluid looks a bit poos or is it just me?

[Rosssub]

 loganrasti said:

Your brake fluid looks a bit poos or is it just me?

Nah fresh fluid, TNR brand I think? Can\'t remember, it\'s a very dark purple/blue.

[Rosssub]

Original Head's Breather hose looking rather sad, alternator flipped out of the way:

With a 12mm Gates 90' elbow in the new intake hole, there's only just enough room to get one hose below and one hose above the intake pipe:

Because I'm using unreinforced 12mm silicone hose I've fitted 2 more Gates 90' elbows at the base of the catch can to avoid sharp bends that could close up under vac, also keeps the hose off the secondary:

New hoses tied to power steering pipe:

All back together:

Edited September 25, 2015 by Rosssub

[Timmah]

This looks ideal to be placed where the carbon canister is... hmmm... tempting...

[tydon]

 Rosssub']

[quote name='Koom said:

Nice MacGyver skills!

Still need some practice to be as good as this guy;

url]http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/thai-kombi-restoration/[/url]

But still, I like the outside of the box thinking nearly as good as the cold air intake I saw that was made from a plastic rubbish bin, cut down to fit around a pod filter

p.s. you should really put the guard back on the angle grinder before your finger ends up looking like the dude\'s that was on here earlier in the year looking like a bone that someone had thrown some stir fry steak strips at.......

Cheers, went well for a first run. No doubt there\'ll be another lol. That floor panels pretty cool ^ hope he doesn\'t charge by the hour though.

Yes the grinder with no guard is a very silly idea.

Edit: But in my defence (lol) I\'ve been using my little grinder guard free almost daily building for the last 17 years and have never cut myself with it.

I learned that grinder gaurd is there for a reason lol and must always be checked if on properly or can cause an accident hahaha.

Catch can looks freaking good though!

[Rosssub]

Cheers ;D

[Mr_Smack]

 Rosssub said:

Original Head's Breather hose looking rather sad, alternator flipped out of the way:

With a 12mm Gates 90' elbow in the new intake hole, there's only just enough room to get one hose below and one hose above the intake pipe:

Because I'm using unreinforced 12mm silicone hose I've fitted 2 more Gates 90' elbows at the base of the catch can to avoid sharp bends that could close up under vac, also keeps the hose off the secondary:

New hoses tied to power steering pipe:

All back together:

Ran out of time today, I still need to Tee in the block breather, but I'm pretty happy with it. ;D

cant see all the photos?

[Rosssub]

Thanks for letting me know. I'll sort that out tonight.

Edit: Fixed.

Edited September 25, 2015 by Rosssub