Another day to a close, mainly because I ran out of stuff to do. I didnt have the harness so that prevented me from continuing and I didnt have my fuel lines. What I did do was the following:
Install A/C condenser and radiator which I cleaned throughly before I put it in. They were caked in dirt and crap.
Did my heater hoses
Got the some of the intake in. Need to pull holesaw a bigger hole in the inner fender for the new one to fit.
got one PS line done
transmission lines done
Rear driveshaft back in
Not too much to get pictures of...
On the heater hoses, I just used basic rubber hose to from the motor to the firewall. The stock style uses clips but if you pop the clips off there is a flare for the rubber hose to go over, simple and done.
On the Power steering lines, I already had them made for the steering box I am running on my SAS. The PS pump and box were on opposite sides making the lines very long, roughly 56in. So the return line has no pressure and is a slip on hose at the pump so I just cut it and shortened it, that was easy.
Tomorrow I will use the old 56in line have them cut it in half add the appropriate JIC fittings and then have a new shorter line and a spare line for a very low cost!
Fuel lines I am not set on and would like some opinions. Seeing the stainless lines are a PITA to bend and are a bit too long I thought I would cut the ends off the stainless lines, flare the side I cut then run fuel injection hose and clamps. So it would be stainless, rubber, stainless or try and get OEM Alpha stainless lines. Whats your thoughts?
Other then that I still have the fuel lines to finish, holesaw the inner fender to accept the new intake inlet tube, install the harness (got that today!) exhaust, A/C lines, install front driveshaft, I still have a ton to do but I knocked a ton off the list!
Tomorrows goals:
Start installing harness, install other Power steering line, and revalve my shocks.
My buddy's friend works at swayaway and revalves shocks...I did my first shock revalve the other day, he recharged it for me and it works! I just revalved it in the opposite direction. I made them softer not stiffer :shame:but for my first time, by myself with no real guidance I pulled apart the entire shock revalved it threw it back together and it was all done right except the valving. Its crazy you can remove one shim (which is a fraction of an inch thick) and will change the entire way the shock acts so I need to get the practice on what does what in shims.
