5-cylinder turbo bolt-on, Resolved!

[derek]

I recieved numerous responses to my turbo water line dilemma.  Thanks to
Matt, Javad, Tony, Frederick, Aaron, Geraldo, Jay, and Elliott who wrote to
offer ideas, techniques, parts, and overall encouragement.  This project has
dragged on beyond the point of being fun, I just want it to run and be
finished.  It's one step closer today.  Now all it needs is a bracket to
secure the oil cooler, hood pins, exhaust connection, and a grill to hide
the intercooler.

After trying and failing to remove freeze plugs from a junk block I decided
against that plan.  There wasn't enough room to drill and tap the water
jacket for a fitting anywhere near the turbo.  I ended up splicing a line
into the heater core outlet pipe at the back of the block.  The 5kt
automatic donor supplied the T-fitting, originally intended for the
transmission cooler.  I cut all but the last inch or so from it, eliminated
the restrictor, and spliced in some aluminum AC tube gutted from my Rabbit.
I knew I was saving that for something!  The AC hose bent easily and runs
under the manifold between the wastegate and block, turns downward to escape
some of the heat, passes under the motor mount, over the oil cooler
thermostat, then splices again into the stock lower water line at the turbo.
I'll have to keep an eye on the splices and heat but I think they'll be
allright.

Thanks everyone.
-Derek
'86 4ktq  '84 4ktq  '84 Gti 2.0  '87 Gti 16v