Jesus!
Some of those welding rods probably broke off and went through the turbine which I bet is screwed now because of that.

One consolation is that with the down pipe missing one bolt - mine is the same you simply CANNOT install a bolt in that position.

Regardless - you got a shoddy car. It's fixable but I would be looking at a new motor after seeing that plug. I would take the turbo kit of and go through every piece to fix any FUBARs (lkike the ones you found) as you comer across them.

EDIT: Please post a pic of the down pipe/wastegate setup we were all wondering about.

Last edited by Stazi; 11/30/05 01:55 PM.
2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi #1 for Bendix Brakes Kits! Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55 AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70 Gutted pre-cats $80/set A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!