V1 RouteAbel's Extended Track Easy Entry - '10SS/TC build

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Looks great. Guessing the learning experience may offset the desire to purchase a new engine? There is always a level of satisfaction completing a project and getting excellent results.

 

[Vwsaabvt]

I haven't been idle but have been going pretty slow cleaning up and rebuilding the motor a bit. I am finally ready to take it off the engine stand and mate it to the transmission. the more time I spent with the motor the more I wished I had bought a new crate motor.

I'm In the same boat, with the money and time I have put into my 160k mile supercharged motor I would have probably been better off getting a new lnf to begin with.

 

[RouteAbel]

I'm making progress. I'm finally starting to see the end. I still have a bunch of things to do but the list is getting shorter. I'm sure as I get closer to the end the more questions I will have.

First question what is this line for? What plugs into it?

Next question, for plumbing the Turbo heat exchanger I have screwed in the white plastic elbows. Do these just get plumbed with 3/4 heater hose to the white plastic pipes? The white pipes feel a little smallish with the 3/4 hose. I could use some hose clamps. Anyone got any pictures of plumbing the heat exchanger?

 

[JBINTX]

I'm making progress. I'm finally starting to see the end. I still have a bunch of things to do but the list is getting shorter. I'm sure as I get closer to the end the more questions I will have.

First question what is this line for? What plugs into it?

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Next question, for plumbing the Turbo heat exchanger I have screwed in the white plastic elbows. Do these just get plumbed with 3/4 heater hose to the white plastic pipes? The white pipes feel a little smallish with the 3/4 hose. I could use some hose clamps. Anyone got any pictures of plumbing the heat exchanger?

the hose goes to the intake pipe next to MAF. I replaced mine with rubber hose and an aftermarket check valve (original is the black plastic one in your pic).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CC9K599/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1



yes tighten down the hose clamps on the HE pipes. Loose fit indeed.
see post #172
https://dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/jason-in-texas-ext-track-09-ss-tc.1531/page-9

 

[RouteAbel]

the hose goes to the intake pipe next to MAF. I replaced mine with rubber hose and an aftermarket check valve (original is the black plastic one in your pic).
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CC9K599/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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yes tighten down the hose clamps on the HE pipes. Loose fit indeed.
see post #172
https://dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/jason-in-texas-ext-track-09-ss-tc.1531/page-9

Thank you. I found the pictures of your heat exchanger install last night after posting. They need to add a link to the useful photo album.

 

[RouteAbel]

Do the rear hubs just bang out? I removed the bolts but having difficulty removing the hub with light banging and prying. Is there any trick or do I just need to move on to severe banging and prying?

 

[Waterdriver]

Apply rust buster/wd40, heat the knuckle and more force.
By the looks of it, the knuckle is corroded to the hub.

 

[Murcielago311]

Mine looked very similar. They were corroded to the knuckle and by the time I got them to pop out, the bearings would no longer spin freely. Took it as one of the many excuses to upgrade to new parts.

 

[Rttoys]

BFH time. It’s actually easier to get them off while on the vehicle, so the everything attached stays stationary.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Are you getting new bearing hubs? Save the steering knuckle and get a BFH onto the backside of the hub and take out your frustrations!

 

[RouteAbel]

Thanks guys. The PB blaster, torch, and big freaking hammer did the trick.

 

[RouteAbel]

Working on the front suspension. I hadn't seen it mentioned how tight the steering rack and passenger side suspension are. I had already torqued the steering rack and had to remove it so I could get the bolt for the suspension in place.

I think I have these lined up correctly. I was surprised that the rod ends are not directly vertical. The upper rod end is slightly closer to the rear of the car than the lower.

But I have pretty good camber.

 

[JBINTX]

I assume your frame is level in the pic?
DIY says to get 8.5-9.5 deg caster. Yours looks close to start.
https://dfkitcar.com/forum/index.php?threads/diy-front-end-alignment.751/

 

[RouteAbel]

Thank you, that is helpful. I had not found that thread before. The other thing I notice is I have two holes for the steering arm where the videos only show a single set of holes. Did you mount through the top holes or bottom? In my picture I have it top on the left side and bottom on the right side. Thats probably not correct.

Also I see I have my washers flipped on the top rod end.

 

[Karter2026]

Bottom control arms are on wrong side of car. Shock mount goes down.

 

[JBINTX]

Thank you, that is helpful. I had not found that thread before. The other thing I notice is I have two holes for the steering arm where the videos only show a single set of holes. Did you mount through the top holes or bottom? In my picture I have it top on the left side and bottom on the right side. Thats probably not correct.

Also I see I have my washers flipped on the top rod end.

both bottom holes.

 

[RouteAbel]

Bottom control arms are on wrong side of car. Shock mount goes down.

That explains it.

 

[RouteAbel]

Well I can't procrastinate any longer, time to finish my wiring harness, its all that stands between me and a hopeful first start. I had gotten about half way done when the new videos started dropping. I discovered one mistake I made due to the new videos. I had cut out the wire that is to be used for the heat exchanger. At that point I decided to wait until all the videos were done and moved on to other items.

Today I started getting the harness laid back out and trying to figure out where I left off. I was able to fix the previous mistake.

I still have my grounds done the old style, but I don't think I am going to try to undo all that unless @Lonny tells me it will be a problem.

After labeling and cutting the labeled cables on the body and dash harnesses I still have a few extra. Do these just need to get cut out now? I've got two reds, a green, and a blue.

Other than that I think I should be back on track to finish the videos from the dash harness onward.

 

[Rttoys]

Yours is newer than mine, but should be the same. the 2 red with white tracer wires should be ignition +, the green should be a data wire and not sure on the last one.

 

[RouteAbel]

Yours is newer than mine, but should be the same. the 2 red with white tracer wires should be ignition +, the green should be a data wire and not sure on the last one.

Does the data wire need to be extended and tied into the other data wires in the dash area?