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this is how stoked i am, you can see my face towards the end as i do a double take
update.
speedo/tacho/temp/fuel gauges all work now.
speedo is out, but works.
temp gauge is spot on, and the fan on all the time is keeping it right down low on the gauge so pretty sure i can switch it over to PCM control.
fuel gauge is waiting on a resistor to make it show me true empty.
tacho is the only one working proper.
new alternator is due hopefully tomorrow, im a bit sketchy about driving it just on the battery… very much not ideal.
about to go and pickup a replacement EGR bung so i can plumb it back into the exhaust as i think thats whats causing a misfire at the moment.
so i drove to work today. in my van.
has some typical, but annoying teething issues.
low on trans fluid.
leaking trans fluid.
im not confident on the fan.
its dribbling coolant(water atm until i get it sealed up/flushed)
headers are touching the chassis rails big time, vibes are horrible.
headers have cracked after repairing it, again, and has that mad tractor tick.
got the rest of the exhaust made up but its rough as fuck because it was night time and bad lighting.
and then to add salt to the wound, i smashed my phone while using it as a torch, i must have dropped it on something harder than the screen. im guessing the ground.
to do list:
add more trans fluid so it actually shifts properly.
replace the rear seal on the transmission, again. with a genuine holden one instead of kelpro.
replace the hose clamp or maybe just tighten it maybe? on the bottom rad hose. good opportunity to give it a solid flush in the same instant.
plus theres plenty of other things that need attention. ie, driving without a speedo is interesting. and the temp gauge doesnt work yet for some reason. fuel gauge shows over full because of a resistance difference but a resistor that ive ordered will fix that. be here during the week sometime.
im sure ive missed stuff but its all progress.
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This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by
klampykixx.
These arrived this morning, ordered Monday. Delivered Wednesday.
Yes thankyou it was such a relief to hear it fire up.
I haven’t been able to shift gears yet so no driving just yet.
I’m hoping that happens tomorrow
I then had a problem.
After some weight reduction I end up with mm to spare.
And now a cable has become attached somehow
Got home and this was sitting at my door, in its postal box of course. Along with a pickup notice.
So Im now just waiting for ignition leads which are at the post office and I’ll pick them up tomorrow and I’ll put up a first start vid!!
Since I’m going to be carpeting everything I figured I’d start in the airbox as I had an offcut pretty much the right size.
First dynamat type insulation
Carpet cut and laid
And the filter where it’s likely to sit plus a shroud later on.
It might not look like much at the moment but I do want to make it somewhat nice inside.
I know I reference mad max but that’s for the outside. Inside will be pure audio/comfort/insulated etc
should be getting my shifter cable back this weekend. And plans to order extractors for it on Monday and get an exhaust started.
Pcm is on its way and is due either Friday or early next week.
Chopped out some epic cancer that was brewing.
Today I scrounged up some enthusiasm and plugged my dash cluster into the wiring harness. Won’t know if it’s correct until I get the pcm back this week sometime.
Can already see my fuel gauge is showing full when I know it’s not even half full. So there’s an issue there.
Otherwise, Illumination works, indicating works, high beam light doesn’t for some reason. There’s still alot more to assess before its ready.
got a few more bits n pieces connected last night, it now has full power to lights, indicators, etc, and will wind over the motor with the key!! its so close i can almost taste it.
just waiting on PCM to be sent back to me, finalise wiring, exhaust and new spark plugs.
Today’s progress. Electricals
Not pretty yet but we had it winding over with the key so that’s a step in the right direction.
I had a quick go at it this arv.
Got under it and linked up the trans cooler lines until I get a decent cooler for it. That way it’s complete and will no piss it’s fluid everywhere.
Also piped up the fuel pump, it’s pressurising and flowing well. Just need to deal with the fuel return now and it’s done.
Planning on starting the wiring tomorrow and checking all the elecs still work.
Unsure when I get my pcm back at this point but shouldn’t be too far off.
There’s high chance of a new years skid with open headers.
Also, speaking of, I got some extra cash for
Christmas from the in-laws so I’ll be ordering these on Friday.
So I bought a battery yesterday.
This afternoon I decided to actually assess the fuel situation and see if my inline pump would draw fuel from the tank.
And it does!
Means no need to remove the tank to fit and intank Pump
Picked up an intank Pump.
Can anyone see a problem with this before I start setup? Specifically the prefilter. It fits snug, and I’d attempt to make it sit on the the bottom of the tank with about 3-4mm to draw from.
The reason I’m just gonna fit intank Pump is the lack of consistency in faith of the external pump being able to draw via the pre existing lines on the tank. Some say it will be fine and others say it won’t.
Based on imagery of the efi E2200 it has a pump cradle that unbolts from the top of the tank. Once I establish this, that will determine what I do. But for now I need to drop the tank and once I do I have a pump ready to go in if I can.
I’ll also run an external Pump just to be sure. And I’m planning on a plastic/clear pre filter and a metal efi post filter. both accessible for easy change.
As for the cooler, I have a built in trans cooler in my new alloy radiator. I actually had the towing pack cooler off the donor car but today when I was attempting to undo the stock lines from it, I sheared one end off accidentally. So in a hangry rage I destroyed it.
It made me feel better about it shearing off.
My dad says he has a subaru cooler kit for me, he just has to find it. So short term I’ll use the radiator cooler.
I need to buy a bunch of hose clamps so I can plumb the fuel lines.
A mate gave me an intank Pump today so I’ll get to pulling out the old tank and see what I can do with it.
also borrowing a flaring tool so I can make some new tails for the transmission to run a cooler on.
Planning to purchase a new battery this week as well, so once my pcm arrives along with a workshop manual, I should be able to get her all wired up.
Kinda looking forwards to it.
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