Bugger! No turbo for me!

Bugger! Spent the last couple of days cleaning things up and getting ready to drill&tap the head, to put the extra four stud holes in that the turbo manifold needs.. And then I get the extractors off to find this…..

Bugger! Spent the last couple of days cleaning things up and getting ready to drill&tap the head, to put the extra four stud holes in that the turbo manifold needs.. And then I get the extractors off to find this:

Yep, that’s welshplugs! It’s not overly obvious from the photo, but they’re installed on such an angle that I’m pretty sure that I’d hit the water/oil/whateveritis line that it’s sealing, before I got anywhere near the 3cm I need to drill to put in the studs 🙁
Oh well, no turbo for me.. Will clean it up and put it back on ebay!

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