I have a 75 wagon Ive been tinkering with for the past 3 or 4 years,, So far I have had to replace the head gaskets(2.3) 3 times and decided to build a 2.3 turbo for it. It seems everytime I start working on it some little thing shuts me down from working on it.
I only have the weekends to work on it and this weekend a little fitting has shut me down. Its the turbo oil return fitting that goes into the block. No where to be found local..


HERE IS THE QUESTION:
Here is the bad part(for some)I think Im going to drop a small block mopar in there and be done with it..
Has it been done before? If so, I would like to learn from there work.


Before some of you start saying Im just a kid not knowing what Im doing here is a little of my background.
48yo and started building cars  at 16yo. Ive worked as a heavy equpt tech for 20years and a hold a master ASE in auto and heavy equpt. Ive started welding at 19yo(self tough) and Im a hobby machinist for 17years (just got a new to me millrite mill)   

you do know you could just block off the hole in the side of the block and weld a new easier to find fitting on the oil pan and make a new and alot more free flowing return line.
As for the Mopar in a pinto Im sure it has been done almost everything has so do what yah like and know.

I thought about doing that but I would have to remove the pan, grind the new paint off, take it to work to weld it(my welders up there) make a new line then put it all back together then repaint.

On the mopar install my main questions are oil pan(front or rear sump) and exhaust clearance.

I say "right-on".  Rework the firewall, slide the engine back for balance, go rear sump,  get some shortie headers and  dump them out the front and back under the cross member . It won't be a "bolt-in" but sound like fun.

I'm all for something different...bu t any V8 conversion will be VERY time consuming...fi xing that oil line problem is way faster and more rewarding...ju st my .02 worth after doing a 289 swap and getting burned out on it. The car is now for sale.

paypal is fine, my zip is 29172 and it should only be a few bucks, lemme go find a box and the part and weigh it, ill give you the info and ill also take a pic so you know i have the correct part first....be back iin a few...

Go to any good parts counter they should have the fitting or look on Turboford.org web site look in the vendors section and replace all of the lines I think Stinger sells them.

cool, ill get it out tomorrow...

Thanks
I will let you know when it gets here

really?? priority mail from south carolina to florida took this long? well, glad you got it....