i just helped a buddy of mine install a greddy turbo kit, first time we ever did anything like it....it was easy as hell, took less than four hours. this reaffirmed my beliefs and urge to do a custom setup rather than an out of the box kit. benefits being, more cost effective, upgrades w/o "throwing away" money from the old parts, buying everything one-by-one instead of dropping 2k all at once, the pride of doing it yourself. my question is, it's not difficult finding the turbocharger, intercooler, bov, wastegate, injectors, fuel pump, filter, standalone, manifold and other major parts, but what about the small details? where can i find pre-fab bolts etc...

-where can i find pre-made oil return/feed lines?
-where can i find oil pan fitting?
-where can i find intercooler couplers/connectors?
-where can i find banjo bolts/fittings?
-where can i find all the gaskets?
-where can i find a downpipe?
-where can i find all the miscellaneous fittings?

any websites on the subject would be great, i'm sure this would be beneficial to everyone else as well! thanks

 

Paul

http://www.homemadeturbo.com

Very useful.

 

look in the phonebook under "hose and fittings" there might be an aeroquip(all stainless/teflon core) dealer in town. That's where I got all my hose/fittings/pan fitting, pretty cheap, as well. I used radiator hose as charge pipe connectors because someplaces ***-rape you for some silicone. I also had the downpipe custom made...$240 for 2.5 inch with a 'real' flexpipe section and o2 bung. more than I wanted to spend, but still not too bad.

 

are there any companies that cater to this?

 

Turbonetics should have most of the stuff you are looking for.