Jretal

It's been a while since I've tossed info on my 4k for you guys, so figured I'd share. Car now has 5k miles on the new turbo motor and I'm havin' a blast with it!

But onto the story:

Ever since I've done the turbo swap/034 ECU to the 4000 I've had my Zeitronix Wideband display kind of flopping around infront of the instrument cluster. I left it there so I could keep my eye on my A/F ratios and my EGTs, but now that the car is running pretty reliably and I havne't had to tinker with anything for over a month +, I figured it was time to make it a permanent home since I was tired of it flopping everywhere when I'd take a turn, hit the gas or put on the brakes! In addition, I wanted to replace the master window switches since they are very prone to breaking. Since I was planning on redoing the entire panel, I figured I'd integrate the leftover A4 window switches I had from the interior SimplyJ had hooked me up with way back when... hence sprucing up the interior a bit 'with something new' :-P

I had been planning on making something out of aluminum to put down where the current window switches were and my broken ash tray, but wasn't sure how to make it since I wanted to use aluminum but didn't have a tig welder. Then I saw a post on Motorgeek about aluminum brazing material, and I was sold! This is by no means a high stress piece, so the AL braze would be PERFECT (though technically brazing can hold the stress)! Trip to Home Depot and $7 later I had what I needed.

So with some playing around with a cardboard template, some bending and some creative (read: slow and tedious!) cutting I came up with this:

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68331-1/DSC00330.JPG">

and the back side:

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68334-1/DSC00332.JPG">

This is after a couple revisions to figure out a way to get the A4 light switches to fit and STAY PUT when operating them. I originally was trying to make mounts so they snap in place like stock, but that didn't pan out. Then I was going to wire them down (see tabs on the sides) but that didn't work either. Once that idea failed, I continued to stare at the piece for a little while longer and came up with what's in the current setup. The screw basically pushes the switch to a backing plate and holds 'em NICE and tight.

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68336-1/DSC00333.JPG">

From there, I needed to cover it. I had some left over red vinyl from my sub installation so I figured... hell, why not

Here it is with a quick wrapping:

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68338-1/DSC00334.JPG">

and back side:

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68340-1/DSC00336.JPG">

And after some careful cutting with a razor and installation of some black felt to pad the wideband unit this is what I had prior to installation:

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68342-1/DSC00338.JPG">

And after some building of mounts that hook up where the screws hold the shift boot in place... we have an installed unit!

<img src="http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/gallery2/d/68344-1/DSC00340.JPG">

Came out really nice if I do say so myself! The switches unfortunately went a little crooked when I pressed it into place due to the wires hitting the tranny tunnel (that's my guess at least), so I need to do a little playing to get them to sit right/straight... but otherwise, it works perfectly! I can now pull the WB monitor out when I need it (i.e. when tuning and needing it w/in eye shot), and I have full view of it when driving as well, so this works out PERFECTLY!

The switches will get fixed in the near future when I pull the assembly to allow me to install an aftermarket cig lighter since mine is now gone... so it'll be 100% real soon... until then, I'm enjoying not having a gaping hole where the ash tray used to go and the window switch panel just flopping around there :-P

hope ya enjoyed the show! Got a few more tricks up my sleeve for the 'ol girl, but I'll save that for a later posting

Steve_Ag Arrow

nice man

Carson@RiversideAudi

Very nice Justin, glad the engine is holding up! :-)

Jretal

burning/leaking about 1 qt every 1k miles, which is normal for the I5s in my experience.

I think it's more to do with the leak for the oil return off the turbo, but I haven't had the energy to deal with it in all honesty... I'll deal with it eventually, but for not it's OK. Other than that, motor is tight and I can't WAIT to juice up the power some more! There's a 4 wheel dyno 1/4 mile from my house w/ 3 pulls for $50... so I'll probably be hitting that up so I can tune the 18-20 psi w/o putting people in danger That will wait until the suspension and brakes are done though, cuz I will DEF get myself in a safety issue w/ that much power on the suspension and brakes I currently have. w/ 14psi I already am walkin' on thin ice

B5Davem

came from helping do Chevy mods . I have one or two accessory type sockets with flip open caps that snap into about 1 1/8th hole. I also have a momentary contact switch that was for traction control .If you want one of the lighter sockets and/or a traction switch e-mail me . Just reimburse me for the postage . Its freebie day . Just ask Nate I send good stuff.

Jretal

Picked it up via radioshack way back when. Follows the same concept, but has a rubber cap vs the self closing ones the Z06 uses.

Thanks for the offer though, I appreciate it!