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Cam gasket: looks good to my eyes. Very even "stick out". Tell me if you see something else.





My new D/S cam oil line is REALLY off from the old one. Like a good inch and a half. On account of the way the hard line to the tensioner is routed, I really don't see how this can be remedied. New line in the background, old one in the foreground. Thoughts?



P/S fit up just fine and compares closely to the original line.



Got all the oil return tubes on. Boy this was not fun. Feel stupid for buying the wrong o-rings on these... but had to keep going with assembly. i guess its good practice should I ever need to do it in situ. But boy wouldn't you think that if Rauch & Speigel went to the trouble to recreate these from billet, they'd improve on the design somehow to make install/removal easier? I would not pay $50 per but not complaining since the PO had them on the car.



Getting ready to install the HX & x-over piper. How much does one need to clean up the flanges to get a good seal? Wire brush them to bright metal? Working on my Alfa has schooled me to the rust-preventative power of grease. This and the desire not to clean more parts means I'm leaving the grime on the rest of the heat exchangers. Are these things some sort of low grade stainless? Galvanized? They're magnetic. Wondering why they don't rust more actually.