V1 Fenix's Goblin #461 - 2010 Base Auto

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Second photo, the open port below the throttle body looks like it is the right size and location for the brake booster hose connection.

 

[Gtstorey]

The one below the throttle body is likely it. Here it is on a 2.4 Intake.
2.4L Intake Manifold Installation (crateenginedepot.com). Last page, #12.

 

[Joebob]

You need to review the first version of the instructunal build videos which are of a 2010 Auto:

Build Guide Part 15 - Preparing Donor Parts

Build Guide Part 15 - Preparing Donor Parts In Part 15 we clean, paint and prepare the donor parts to go in the Goblin.

dfkitcar.com

 

[Fenix Nexen]

thanks for the info everyone

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Finished part 5 of the donor disassembly today

Need to clean up next. I obtained a new job, no longer door dashing, working for AutoZone now as a driver.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Employee discount is a good thing when your working on a car project!

 

[Fenix Nexen]

got a preview of what the frame will look like, had to replace the audio, a truck was unloading something near us

 

[Fenix Nexen]

they installed the fancy thing on the donor that makes the rear center light blink rapidly while braking, wondering if i should remove it

made more progress with disassembly, i start my new job next week and the frame should be done as well sometime that week too

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Flashy thingies are okay, as long as it doesn't interfere with anything else. Definitely gets the attention of anyone behind you - which is needed for our little cars.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

finished taking out the harness

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Made my work table bigger and is now properly 4x8

Will start working on the harness soon

 

[Fenix Nexen]

The disassembly guide told me to cut this wire however in the updated wiring harness video it's completely intact. What's up with that?

 

[Joebob]

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The disassembly guide told me to cut this wire however in the updated wiring harness video it's completely intact. What's up with that?

Yes, the video shows cutting this junction to the fuel pump and EVAP wiring. As I kept the EVAP system, I ended up drilling out the rivits and keeping the plug as some of the wires change colors to the plugs on the underside of this juntion.

In short, I would drill out the rivits and pull the bulkhead connector and keep with the wiring as it makes it easier to splice the lines if you need to later.

If you are not keeping the EVAP system, I thiink the splicing is possible with the underbody length anyway and the keep or not keep is not as important.

Joe

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Yes, the video shows cutting this junction to the fuel pump and EVAP wiring. As I kept the EVAP system, I ended up drilling out the rivits and keeping the plug as some of the wires change colors to the plugs on the underside of this juntion.

In short, I would drill out the rivits and pull the bulkhead connector and keep with the wiring as it makes it easier to splice the lines if you need to later.

If you are not keeping the EVAP system, I thiink the splicing is possible with the underbody length anyway and the keep or not keep is not as important.

Joe

I looked up and glaced over what the EVAP is all about, I wont have to do emission testing for my goblin. So I guess I can get rid of it? Whats the benefits of keeping it?

 

[Rttoys]

I looked up and glaced over what the EVAP is all about, I wont have to do emission testing for my goblin. So I guess I can get rid of it? Whats the benefits of keeping it?

So you don’t make the Mexican starring frog of southern Sri Lanka extinct with those evil hydrocarbons escaping.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Using latex gloves to unravel the tape. Very very sticky. I want to keep heated seats and accessory plugs.

 

[Vwsaabvt]

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Using latex gloves to unravel the tape. Very very sticky. I want to keep heated seats and accessory plugs.

that was probably the nastiest part of my build, on top of it the previous owner was a smoker so it smelled bad too.

 

[Joebob]

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Using latex gloves to unravel the tape. Very very sticky. I want to keep heated seats and accessory plugs.

I kept the accesorry plugs and put them in the tunnel in front of the shifter but many put below the instument cluster with a custom bracket. I also kept the seat heaters. Be mindfull that they are more complicated than a simple on off switch in the dash, so you will need the dash switches and make a bracket to hold them. In the end I ended up selling the stock seats and tucked the wires for the dash under the hood and rolled up the seat connectors behind the new seats so I can't say if what I did worked.

Good luck.

Joe

 

[Joebob]

Oh, and don't forget to extend the Auto shift wires 10-12" It is in the first wiring videos but not in the latest.

Joe

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Oh, and don't forget to extend the Auto shift wires 10-12" It is in the first wiring videos but not in the latest.

Joe

ill look over that thank you

managed to unwrap the harness completely and my hands are extremely slimy and sticky. took me 15 minutes of washing to get them mostly clean. I accidentally cut a wire while working on it, went and soldered it back together and used shrink tubing on it.