VW Corrado CAD Projects

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SolidWorks was utilised multiple times in order to develop various bespoke parts for a vehicle designed for competitive racing. Detailed engineering drawings were essential when the manufacture of these components were contracted out to be produced by engineering firms. Two examples of these components are described in this section.

Component 1 - Garrett T28 oil return pipe

One of the first major problems was then encountered, the oil return that came with the Garrett T28 turbo would not fit through the runners on the exhaust manifold, the turbocharger inlet would also foul on the firewall of the engine bay.

I solved this by designing a new oil return which was machined out of billet 6063 aluminium alloy and provided a transition between the T28 turbo oil drain flange and a -10AN male fitting having an adaptor of each type TIG welded onto the machined tube. This was designed to be the perfect length to go through the gap between the exhaust runners and would connect via its AN fitting to a braided hose, which would be plumbed into the sump of the engine. I created this part using SolidWorks and enlisted a local engineering company to manufacture it for me, having supplied them with a specification and technical drawings.

Component 2 - Dashboard fascia plate for HKS EVC3 boost controller

A bezel had to be designed to hold the boost controller module and fill the space in the dashboard without leaving any gaps. I used SolidWorks to design this and had the sketch profile laser cut from 5mm thick aluminium plate by a local engineering company, the end result was a perfect flush fitting bezel which held the boost controller module very secure and within easy reach for adjusting turbocharger performance settings. This feature was essential as being able to quickly adjust and trim settings of the vehicle results in increased overall performance.