askiles
Goblin Guru
It says under the specs that it is not recomended for use with hydraulic fluid synthetic oil...are you sure this stuff is kosher with brake fluid?
Tim's Extended Track Lower Entry - 10 SS/Tc *REGISTERED*
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DCMoney
Goblin Guru
askiles
Goblin Guru
Cool!
Tim Moland
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Where am I to ground the intercooler pump at? Can I just hook it up to the engine block? Maybe to the pump bracket?
Briann1177
Goblin Guru
You can ground it wherever is convenient. The engine block is just fine. You can use the pump bracket, but you just have to make sure the bracket has a good electrical connection back to the negative side of the battery. For me personally I ran additional ground wires for the pump, radiator fan, etc. I didn't like the idea of drilling holes in my frame for a ground wire.
Totally up to you.
Totally up to you.
Tim Moland
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Got some things done in the last week.
Got the intercooler piping finished up. The heat exchanger plumbed and pump wired up. I think I got the heat exchanger circulated enough to get most of the air out. I can't help but think the intercooler is only about half full of coolant, despite the fill tube being above the top. I'll keep an eye on it. I wired up the Headlights, blinkers and tail lights. Still need to mount the tag light and get the resister wired up to the 3rd brake light wire to make the cruise work. Installed all four rotors and calipers along with the brake lines. Riveted on the firewall tonight and installed the passenger kick panel. I think tomorrow night will be brake bleeding. I have bled individual brake lines before but never a new system. Any help, or video link, would be appreciated. I read someone bench bled the master cylinder. Is that necessary, or can I do that while it's in the car?
Got the intercooler piping finished up. The heat exchanger plumbed and pump wired up. I think I got the heat exchanger circulated enough to get most of the air out. I can't help but think the intercooler is only about half full of coolant, despite the fill tube being above the top. I'll keep an eye on it. I wired up the Headlights, blinkers and tail lights. Still need to mount the tag light and get the resister wired up to the 3rd brake light wire to make the cruise work. Installed all four rotors and calipers along with the brake lines. Riveted on the firewall tonight and installed the passenger kick panel. I think tomorrow night will be brake bleeding. I have bled individual brake lines before but never a new system. Any help, or video link, would be appreciated. I read someone bench bled the master cylinder. Is that necessary, or can I do that while it's in the car?
Briann1177
Goblin Guru
Attach a hose that curves above the caliper and down into a bottle. Make sure it's a tight fit on the bleeder screw and attach a zip tie around the hose where it hooks up to the bleeder screw. Then slowly pump away making sure you frequently check your fluid level in the master cylinder. No bench bleeding or fancy vacuum or pressure bleeder required.
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Tim Moland
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I actually have a "fancy vacuum". Do I start with the caliper that is closest to the master cylinder, or furthest away, or does it matter? And then, how about the clutch. Is it the same thing as the brakes with its bleeder screw?
Karter2026
Goblin Guru
I always start at the furthest away so RR, LR, LF, RF. Yes the clutch is the same way I would also open the RR bleeder and put the tube on it and let it gravity bleed for a while before you start.
Tim Moland
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Would the clutch be last since it comes from a separate area of the reservoir? Or after both rear lines are done(next furthest from the reservoir)?
phaetonman7
Member
You can do the clutch before or after the brakes that order does not mater. Just the order of the brakes farthest to nearest.
ctuinstra
Goblin Guru
Just be careful about the amount of fluid you keep in the reservoir during bleeding of the clutch. See this post:
http://dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/warning-clutch-fluid-level.858/
Tim Moland
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Got my clutch and brakes bled. Worked on some tunnel stuff. Mostly the e brake setup. Got it all installed and working. Decided to take it off the jack stands and let it stand on its own feet. I need to adjust the coilovers, as it's only 3 1/2" off the ground in the front.
Here are some pictures of my E brake setup in case anyone else is struggling through it.
Here are some pictures of my E brake setup in case anyone else is struggling through it.
Tim Moland
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Tim Moland
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No I do not. That wire was removed from my harness.
Tim Moland
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I had to bend the crap out of them to get them to fit the radiator tabs, so your not missing out on much.
Tim Moland
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Also, I will be trimming the ears off of the E brake bracket that hang over the edge of the tunnel cap. I didn't think that they would be an issue, but once I got the seat in, the bracket interferes with the seat sliding all the way back.
Tim Moland
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Took it out for the first time today. The second I backed out of the garage, it started to rain. I went anyways.