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December 8 2007 - Almost back together I spent the day doing more plumbing and wiring. Water system is complete, constructed mostly of Samco silicon hoses. I gave it a test fill and ran the electric pump. This seems fine although the pump is a bit 'rattly'.Next i ran the -12 pipe from sump-oil cooler, which is quite a long run, starting at the back of the engine and going to the very front of the car. The trouble with -12 size hose is that its quite inflexible, and a pain to run. I then replaced all the vacuum hoses with blue silicon. This, i admit, is *utterly* pointless, but hey! I then replaced half the fuel hoses with braided ones, i didn't order enough ends, so i'll get some more ordered. I got to test out my new Rivnut gun when fitting the fuel regulator. Its so much better than bolting through the chassis, i wish i'd bought one before. Its looking very bling, lots of blue & silver. Pointless, but great. No pictures today, i'll try and get some tomorrow! I'm ordering the new Simpson exhaust can now too - a 7" one, quieter, but with no cat. Dimensions as follows: A = 27" (length of main can) B = 2.5" (inner pipe size to manifold) C = 2" (length of pipe welded to can that connects to manifold) D = 2.5" (outer pipe size of manifold - not sure why this would difer) E = 1.5" (length from bracket bolt to rear of can) F = 4" (actual tailpipe length) Still got lots to do, from the electrical to the oil system. Oil tank's been ordered and should be delivered this week hopefully, once i've ordered a few -12 connectors i should be able to fill with oil and water, and run the engine. Still to do: * Bolt down the engine, including the bottom 'bar' * Bleed clutch * Finish wiring * Wire in the ignition amplifier & configure ECU - for the water pump * Take a feed from block temperature into Dash2/Datalogger. Air temp too, just for fun. * Figure out why CAN interface doesn't work (still...) * Run fat earth cable to connect all earth points * Wire in a big charging socket * Connect alternator through FIA cutoff switch * Refit exhaust manifold * Probably something else that's really important :) |