Waterdriver
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No, it's been about a year and half and looks and feels like the day I installed it.
Jason in Texas - ext. track - 09 SS/TC
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JBINTX
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Just to document the latest version for everyone, here is the setup (minus the clamps that are on order). I cut the old hose near the clutch master and left more of the original hose near the reservoir so it could make the bend a little better. Good system DF Engineering! Simple.
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If you go to this website you can look at different types of rubber and how they react to different chemicals.
https://www.efunda.com/designstandards/oring/oring_chemical.cfm?SC=none&SM=Buna-N (Nitrile)#chem
You will need to find out what the hose you are wanting use is lined with and then choose that material in the list.
https://www.efunda.com/designstandards/oring/oring_chemical.cfm?SC=none&SM=Buna-N (Nitrile)#chem
You will need to find out what the hose you are wanting use is lined with and then choose that material in the list.
Briann1177
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Isn't rubber fuel line made out of neoprene? Its rated 1 for brake fluid which is not good.
JSATX
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Mine for sure did. Guess it depends on the exact type of hose.
Waterdriver
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How long before it started weeping through?
JBINTX
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OK. Hit the road block of building a turbo and not having videos to cover some of the details. I assume I have the latest hardware, since I picked up my kit last Friday. Anyone confirm that the heat exchanger gets mounted as shown below. Bolted in the front holes of the side brackets. And, the side brackets have slots, but still do not line up with the welded in points on the frame. Clearance to the steering rack is, well, tight.
And, did you pop rivet the intake plenum? Or use some donor dash screws?
And, did you pop rivet the intake plenum? Or use some donor dash screws?
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JBINTX
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Hmmmmm. OK. Just sent Adam an email as well about this.
Do you have any pics? The fittings are not obvious as well. There are AN fittings, but no AN fitting hoses?
Where does the pump mount?
Where do es the "T" go?
edit - the fan does fit under the plenum. Could still use it right?
The wire harness has a drop for the heat exchanger fan?
Do you have any pics? The fittings are not obvious as well. There are AN fittings, but no AN fitting hoses?
Where does the pump mount?
Where do es the "T" go?
edit - the fan does fit under the plenum. Could still use it right?
The wire harness has a drop for the heat exchanger fan?
JBINTX
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no clamps on the water lines?
There should be clamps in your kit. I don't know what the baggie number is though.
There also should have been a hardware baggie for mounting the heat exchanger.
Most of the components that are not part of the original donor will have hardware supplied with your kit. If you start to assemble something and can't find hardware text or call me any day or any time.
214-334-0232 cell.
JeffsGoblin
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AN fittings aren't used, they just come with the HE box. Below could be the bag you are looking for, but only if the TC is the same as the SC:
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JBINTX
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thanks. Yes, I do have that hardware.
JBINTX
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I was dreading (a little bit) mating the transmission back to the engine again after getting the LSD installed and replacing the clutch and flywheel. Started on it tonight. It is never easy wrestling around 125 lbs and trying to precisely get the transmission male spline into the female spline of the 300 lb. engine. I am sure some expensive transmission lift would have made it a little easier. Got it lined up anyway and wiggled for an hour with my son helping. No luck. Took a break. Watched a few internet videos about this process and then it hit me. I went back out to the garage (by myself) and slipped in the mid-shaft. Now, with the transmission seemingly in the right position, I slowly rotated the mid-shaft which of course rotated the male spline. Boom! Two minutes later the bell housing bolts were all lined up and bolts started. This was only the second time I have performed this mating task. Novice/rookie/beginner still. I know. The real "trick" after aligning everything perfectly is getting those dastardly splines to rotate into alignment. Mid-shaft to the rescue!!!! Wahoooooo!!
Desert Sasqwatch
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It's always good when someone new to this discovers the trick - even if there was a little bit of help from Mr. Google!
JBINTX
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Talked with Lonny about using the fan with the heat exchanger plenum and NACA ducts. He did not think it had been done before.
Here is what I have done so far. The plenum is attached with zip ties so it is not tightly fixed. I put a thin foam spacer on top of the fan so the plenum did not rattle against it. Fan will be on and blowing anytime the key is in the on position.
Here is what I have done so far. The plenum is attached with zip ties so it is not tightly fixed. I put a thin foam spacer on top of the fan so the plenum did not rattle against it. Fan will be on and blowing anytime the key is in the on position.