back from vacation yesterday.
not a lot of energy today, but the pressure is on.
First project of the day was a small one. Got up, went to mcdonalds then lowes and bought some flashing.
Now the cowl intake is sealed off. While I like the brushed look, there's a future plan to wrap that, and some other stuff in carbon fiber wrap. it's distant future at this point so this is where it stops for now.
Second project was to finish plumbing in the header tank.
This first shot is straight down on the drivers side.
The header tank is on the bottom right and the front of the car is to the left on this picture. Imagine you're standing at the driver side rear tire, looking straight down.
The hose closest to the top of the picture attaches to the bottom of the header tank. This is the fill tube. It crosses ahead of the motor, under the crossmember, over the bellhousing where it connects into the main return line on the passenger side.
Also in this picture, there are two other lines coming from the header tank. The clear one is an overflow - I'm just venting it to ground. Because I'm using NPG+ cooling, there's no vapor pressure so I really don't expect any overflow except when I first fill it.
The third line coming off the header tank is for the steam tube. I really don't know what to expect out of this. I may eliminate them. I need to speak to the NPG+ guys.
Ignore that mess of wires down there. That's a future project. I'm concentrating on water right now. I think most of that stuff is for the gauges. The thick yellow line, I think, is the starter solenoid. Many of those wires will get wrapped.
This picture shows the passenger side. The rear of the car is to the right and the front to the left.
This picture shows the electric water pump on the right. It also shows the fill tube line from the header tank teed into the main return. It's also a really great shot of the Gates PowerGrip SB shrink wrap hose clamps. I love those things.
Third project for today was to install the intake air sensor. I also broke the throttle position sensor and needed to replace that.
Also, I had some time to ponder a few issues as I lay under the car trying to figure out what's next.
First. The Meziere water pump came with a weatherpak connector. I had no idea this was a weatherpak connector until I purchased a kit from DIYAutoTune.
Now, here's the issue. The one I bought was for an 18-20ga wire. They make one for a 14-16ga wire. The wire coming from the relay is 10ga. So, I'll be calling them tomorrow to work out something. I also need to purchase a crimp tool. Dang weatherpak terminals are crimp-on and funky.
Second, I had to buy a new radiator cap. All I could find was a 13lb. I wanted a 7lb. I'll call Evans tomorrow. I also need to buy two or three more gallons.
Lastly, I'm rethinking the water lines, the gas tank, the heater hose routing and the battery location.
Yeah. I know...