Yeah? Well, more like, "Slow and... well, pretty straight forward". eh?
Meh'. I've been busy so I can't really use the "this is hard" excuse. But enough excuses, let's get some work done.
PUSH LOCK
More like - nope I'll spare you guys.
Good LORD these things are a PITA. So, to finish up the EFI fuel lines, I have to pop a few push-lock hose ends into some EFI rated fuel hose. The Internet has a million ways of doing this, I chose 2 versions.
Version 1: Don't look up anything and just "push" and "lock" it in by hand.
Welp, that went about as well as you would expect. Got it past one barb and it became the Excalibur. It didn't go in any further nor would it come back out. Arthritic hands and some hose cutting later, I did some research.
Version 2: Put some motor oil on the push-lock fitting and heat up the hose a bit.
It popped right on. Well, most of the way, about 5 more minutes of twisting, pushing and cursing, it finds its home.
So, after I slap the EFI hose clamp on it, that is one down. Now for the other end.
There is something messing on this end -- And that would be the hose clamp. Because of course I forgot. After cutting the hose and putting the fitting back on AFTER I slide the clamp on, I am good to go. A few more hoses and I'm done.
I start to hook everything in these next pictures. I purchased some heat shielding for these hoses because they will be pretty close the exhaust when it goes back in.
This picture above is connecting the pump to the beginning of the fuel hard line.
I am terrible at taking pictures. If I didn't know my car so well, I'd look at the above picture and go "yeah, those are some things". Well what is actually happening up there is the fuel hose coming from the top of the engine down towards the hardline that goes to the back.
Finally, the top of the engine. Through a maze of spark plug wires, more wires and other hardware.
One of these cars is not like others
The Beast kind of stands out. Or maybe she fits right in with this rowdy bunch....
Pictured above: The Beast sharing space with some classy guys and gals.
Wiring it all up
Not Pictured: Me having a mild OCD/Anxiety attack.
Ugh. So many un-loomed wires. I hate this part so much. Fortunately, the FAST kit comes with a complete harness that is labeled and pre-loomed. All I have to do is make a home for everything.
First I need to put in a coolant sensor in. Fortunately, I have a spare port near the distributor.
Just need to pop the plug out and....
And badda-boom - screw the pup all the way in.
Next up, I removed a lot of unneeded wiring. I removed my fuel pressure gauge and wiring since that isn't needed anymore. I removed all the old fuel pump controller wiring and fuel pump wiring. Then finally, routed the new fuel pump wiring all the back.
About an hour later - I have most of the things connected and routed properly.
We are looking a bit cleaner now. I just need to find a final home for the ECU; I'm thinking I'll probably place it in the rear-driver side of the engine compartment. It has low heat and it is far away from an electrical noise.
Next steps:
- Finish wiring up the ECU and secure it down.
- Finish wiring up the fuel pump.
- Plump in the return line for the gas tank fuel neck.
- Put the gas tank back in.
- Put the panhard bar back in(AFTER I FIND SOME STINKIN' BUSHINGS FOR IT)
- Figure out what an earth I'm doing with the exhaust...(stares at Jacob and Jim)
So hopefully just a couple more friday and/or Sundays and we should be up and running!
