Dum-Dums VNT 2.1TD OEM+ Bianca Estate. (loads of pics and video now added)

[Dum-Dum]

Think I worked out the horrific exhaust noise and lack of boost and it was pretty much as I'd expected that the egr blanking plate was blowing so I'll weld that over when the manifold comes off.

So yesterdays plan was:

take both the shafts out - done, easy as they were out when the engine was fitted.
remove turbo piping - done bar the last bit of the oil drain as the bolts are rounded.
remove down pipe - done
remove turbo - bolts undone and the turbo is loose but cant get it out of the bay as there isnt space, need to get the exhaust elbow off the turbo and try again.
remove manifold - nope, cant get at the bolts till the turbo is off
remove lower engine mount - nope
fit powerflex red lower engine mount - nope
mount turbo - nope but i do have it hanging in the bay
make manifold flange - nope but I have a 10mm thick, 100mm OD 45mm ID steel washer ready to make it.
make link pipe - nope

Sadly I crushed my right little finger bad enough to suspect it might be broken and go to hospital. Fortunately it isn't broken but there is no way I can work on the car as it kills if I knock it and I cant bend it fully still

dum dum, are you not going to get fibre glass panels for this? surely you can fibre glass the front.

Nah theres no point, shes a hefty beast and I'f I wanted to have a lighter faster 306 I'd buy a povo spec ph1 shell and shave off a few hundred kilos that way.