Best way to make hole in chassis for piping?

ASSISTANCE Forced Induction
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Whats is the best way/easiest way to cut a hole in the chassis for the intercooler piping to go through to the turbo to intercooler ? What tools ? Should I just bring it to a shop ?

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i havnt done this but my plan is to cut a hole in the rad support. someone else has done this though i forget who.

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Hole saw for a drill.

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Strong metal hole saw
Powerful Drill
Muscles to hold the drill incase it bites
Lots of lubiracating oil because it will get hot…

And if you are planning on drilling where I think you are, it’s dual walled, so ocen you get through one, you gotta do it all over again…

Here’s a picture of mines

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do you have another pic of that from another angle or can u explain where what is? im having trouble picturing where that is

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I have a top monut manifold. The turbo is sitting where the power steering pump would sit.

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I took a hammer and a screwdriver, punched holes in the metal, then ripped it apart with massive vice grips. :squint:

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can u explain where what is?

its right below the powersteering resevoir and the radiator fluid overflow tank. Pay attention to how low you cut, there is a bolt or 2 inside the 2 walls you will need to negotiate around.

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Just get a really good whole saw and you should be set. I had to cut two holes (one on each side) for the intercooler ducting.

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for my intercooler piping, i had to cut a hole thru the frame of the car on the drivers side right above where the cross member bolts up, it was actually two walls with a few inches in between. what i did was make a little slit with my dremel then i used a metal cuttin hand saw, took lots of elbow grease and a total of about 5 hours with a few breaks to get thru the two walls, I cut a square and only cut 3 sides then folded the metal over on the 4th side leaving it there incase i ever go with a different setup, i can just fold the metal back and weld it. came out good.

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post pictures please everyone!!! step by steps are very welcomed!

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anybody go through the rad support??

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^^ thats what im probably gonna end up doing since i dont feel like going through the frame.