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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 12:01 PM
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I made this adapter plate to fit an IHI 3 bolt flange turbo to a HF manifold. The peice used started as a .5" thick by 5x12 cold rolled steel.



I started by drilling the 4 holes for the HF manifold.


I tapped those holes and installed studs


I did the same on the oppisite side but for the 3 bolt turbo.


The hole in the center is how I centered both of them up.

I then milled 90% of the steel from the center. I used the HF mani. gasket to get a general idea of where it fits. It needs to be portmatched now



here's looking into the turbo from the manifold side



here's the turbo side with the turbine on


Here it is all most finished. the plate needs to be cut down some so the compressor can rotate up.

I did this for a guy that bought this turbo. Adapter plate and turbo cost him 85 bucks. not bad for the ghetto turbo junkie

I hope this helps some people boost on a budget.

This took about 2hrs
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 01:00 PM
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pretty
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 08:46 PM
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Here it is all trimmed up and ready to go :thumbup:
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 06:27 AM
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very nice..... how does it perform
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 07:32 AM
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how much you charging for those adapter plates? i need one for the same turbo.
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 07:35 AM
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I did that guy a deal because he bought the turbo. If you want one I'll make it for $45
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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Originally posted by kinghawk
very nice..... how does it perform
It's not going on my car. I made it for a turbo I sold
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 07:39 AM
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Originally posted by jdblack1
I did that guy a deal because he bought the turbo. If you want one I'll make it for $45
If you want one let me know now because I'll be shipping out this turbo later today. I need to make a template with this turbo if you want a plate.
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