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12-26-2012
I have been doing a few small things as I have been planning for the larger. Updates will come slow over the next few months as I will be in CA for all of January.
Painted Irons
With the bay and block cleaned back up from body dust, I wanted to take the time to paint my irons. I should have done this during the last engine swap, but I was on a time crunch. I definitely didn't want to spray inside the bay and masking everything back off just seemed like an unnecessary amount of work. So I used a cool little kit that I have seen on the shelf; the Dupicolor Ceramic Paint kit for Calipers. The paint from the kit just brushes on so it was pretty straight forward and easy to use.
Relay Relocation
Well, I chickened out. After looking everything over, and doing some research, I began to realize a complete wire tuck was just beyond the scope of what I wanted to do. Many of hours of work to hide a few box's just didn't seem worth it. After all, I'm not really building a show car, but rather a car I like to enjoy and show off a little. On the passenger side however, the relays were easy to move down to a cleaner location. This will also give me more options as my water injection components are mounted on that side. Overall, I thought it turned out nice.
Engine Harness
I decided to strip the engine harness down and re-wrap it with proper heat tape. This also gave me the chance to shorten or extend certain pieces based on how I want to run it. It had a few wires left that I didn't need such as the power steering pressure sensor and the large ground that runs through it. I still need to finish it up.
Black, Bling, and Brakes
I wanted to create a more complete color scheme this time around. My "polished & black" theme needed some work. As I started to assemble the brake and clutch components, I took the time to give them a nice coat of satin black engine enamel. I also found a nice place to tuck the Twin Power. You can also see my brake booster cover I picked up. I thought it was something neat and different.
With the brakes, I never liked my previous mounting location of the SBC Bias. It will now sit where it does in the pictures with steel fittings of course. I have yet to get it mounted up because I needed to have some more braided line made. This is Alex Rodriguez's ABS delete kit. Instead of running the long line across the firewall, I will be installing some bulk head fittings on each side of the firewall and putting the line through the interior. Again, trying to keep it clean. The rest of my fittings are on order, so I may get this done before I leave for CA.
New Fuel System
I hopped the Full Function band wagon and got a set of their rails. I never had an issue with my KG rails, but I couldn't pass up such a great product. This also gave me a chance to use teflon braided line with Pushloc fittings. These are the same type of fittings I used with my water injection and I really like them. I will be utilizing Otiker clamps on the fuel lines. Again, still waiting for a few fittings to make it complete.
Rywire Milspec Harness
Once I spotted this harness from the thread started back in August, I knew I would be getting it. Whether I stay with the PFC or move to a Haltech, having a fresh harness is always a good thing. The fact that this harness is milspec wire is just icing on the cake. Ryan was really nice to work with and he tailored the harness for my needs. No more pigtails for my EV14 injectors or fast reacting IAT. It also included extra wires built into the harness that will be used for my water injection. It's a very well done harness!
That's it for now.... Much more coming soon! I pretty much have everything already planned out. Just keep chipping away.