V1 Devo's Extended Track #381 - 06 SS/SC Donor

[Robinjo]

This and this. I fought mine and got it decent, but decided to replace it anyways.

I fought with mine for 30 minutes and decided to buy. At $35(ish), it wasn't worth the fight.

 

[Devo]

Brute force and ignorance won the battle. Ross was correct in PB blaster, heat, and a large hammer. Amazing how much gunk ended up coming out of the tube. After thoroughly purging with more PB, it slides as it should now.

 

[Devo]

Do you need the spring loaded tab on the ignition switch, or can it be cut off too?

 

[Gtstorey]

Steering wheel lock, not used.

 

[Devo]

Steering wheel lock, not used.

Thank you. Will get it removed.

 

[Devo]

Life over the summer is especially busy. Finding time to work in the garage when it isn't unbearably hot has been tough, but I'm getting close to mounting up the drivetrain!

 

[escapepilot]

You're making fast progress and it looks great.

 

[averageJOEschmo]

Great work! You're seem to be flying through this!

 

[Devo]

I too lucked out with the timing tension bolt. It had snapped off in the block and I pulled out the hex head piece with a magnet. The replacement plug went in without issue. For those that also had snapped OEM bolts, do you need to worry about extracting the remaining threads, or is that covered up by the replacement piece?

 

[Ross]

The Dorman part will cover the broken threads, so need to remove them.

 

[Devo]

Is there a preferred final layout to the tunnel? Brake & clutch lines, wire bundle, heat exchanger lines, other? Driver or passenger sides?

 

[Sluggonaut]

I just made it all fit. lol

 

[Robinjo]

Is there a preferred final layout to the tunnel? Brake & clutch lines, wire bundle, heat exchanger lines, other? Driver or passenger sides?

I'm finding that there isn't on overall abundance of room once the HX lines and all are in the tunnel! I'm just trying to get it all in there as Sluggonaut says.

 

[SmsDetroit]

I laid the HE lines in first. Then the electrical next. Finally the brake and clutch lines. I didn’t want those lines sitting right against the HE lines if I could avoid it

 

[escapepilot]

I laid the HE lines in first. Then the electrical next. Finally the brake and clutch lines. I didn’t want those lines sitting right against the HE lines if I could avoid it

And I did mine exact opposite. Following the videos, I already had the brake and clutch lines in and harness in before I realized I hadn’t installed the HX. Just try to make it all fit and make sure HX hose clamps are tight!

 

[Robinjo]

And I did mine exact opposite. Following the videos, I already had the brake and clutch lines in and harness in before I realized I hadn’t installed the HX. Just try to make it all fit and make sure HX hose clamps are tight!

Same..... these bigger hoses aren't fun to force through.

 

[JBINTX]

Be very conscious of how you secure the tunnel cover. You sure do not want to poke a hole in anything, or have something rubbing against a rivet or such.

 

[Devo]

Drivetrain is in as well as the SC heat exchanger. Looking forward to a first start soon.

 

[Devo]

Is the brake reservoir relocation base directional? If so, which way is towards the front of the vehicle?

 

[Devo]

Is the brake reservoir relocation base directional? If so, which way is towards the front of the vehicle?View attachment 35474

Disregard. I didn’t look closely enough.