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[VL400]

The progress pics of the engine bay work make your first pic look even more impressive

Thanks! The car has been through many engine combos over the years - starting with the obligatory RB six, then VR V8 with TH400 and now the 1UZ and A340E. So many holes and brackets added/removed/mangled.

Ha! I see you have the same problem adapting the knock sensor as I did.

Yeah hard to get stepped studs. This one is M6 to M10x1.25


While getting reamed for intake manifold gaskets from the lexus dealer (the usage of the leather couch in the waiting area was obviously factored in to the price), picked up this factory 36-2 trigger off the later model 1UZ with VVTi. More to just play around with as I dont know of anyone running a 36-2 on my ign module...

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Some more assembly done today. I want to get the car out on the track so a few cooling additions. Both coolers will have mesh added for stone protection later, extra set of bulkhead fittings and stainless lines near the trans cooler are for the power steering cooler that sits on the radiator support panel.

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Brakes, suspension, k frame, fuel lines and some wiring done...

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[vlad01]

looks real pro. nice work!

[Gareth]

What are you using to form that stainless tube?

[VL400]

Its just a el-cheapo tube bender like this ... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3-in-1-Lever ... xy3zNSjLLg

I make the complex bends of the line out of alloy tube to start with, easier to work with and can straighten it out when screwing up. Once done transfer over to the stainless, the bender gets one handle clamped in the vice and using oil on the sliding surfaces can bend the stainless. Its near impossible to bend the stainless tube with that bender by hand for anything more than a tweak when installing it on the car. The bender flexes heaps and just waiting for the day it breaks in half!

Flare tool is a Parker 37 deg and has worked a treat.

[HQ355]

Nice work mate, getting there

[immortality]

Very tidy indeed

[Holden202T]

dang!!! the cooler lines look the biz!

i assume this "getting it on the track" is referring to some circuit racing ?

the trigger wheel will just be another one to add to the supported list on the module

[immortality]

Which oil filter mount is that?

[VL400]

i assume this "getting it on the track" is referring to some circuit racing ?

Covering all bases, so hopefully no overheating of things whatever track be it straight or curved!

Which oil filter mount is that?

Its an Aeroflow AF64-2061. Lack of space meant the ones with top fittings were going to be really tight, and I am still not 100% on hose routing. With the fittings on both sides its easy to adapt with right angle hose ends.

[VL400]

Few more bits and pieces done. Finally got the engine back in last weekend so now juts putting things all back together again.

Changed the temporary (from 2006) rubber trans cooler lines to stainless hardline and added a different style trans fluid temp sensor in the out line. Was previously using a VS coolant temp sensor for trans temp.

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The 4 way bulkhead is for the braided flex lines to get from the engine to front gaurd area. Two for the trans cooler and two for power steering cooler. Also added heat shields to the (ugly) manifolds as they get really close to the chassis rails, the paint had discoloured badly.

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And the flexible lines all done for trans and power steering, just clearing the (freshly 2K painted) sway bar.

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I have also been looking for affordable ways to monitor fluid pressures and temps. For a start I wanted to log fuel pressure, coolant pressure and fuel temperature. Also wanted to run e85 so picked up a second hand flex fuel sensor, which solves ethanol content and fuel temp monitoring. Fuel pressure was going to use a cheap ebay pressure transducer but didnt like the potential failure mode of it leaking. But the flex sensor purchase solved the issue! The VE monitors fuel pressure using a 0-100 PSI (outputting a linear 0.5-4.5V) sensor mounted near the flex sensor, the seller included this and a short wiring pigtail. It has a female parallel thread, I think its BSPP, which has a very similar thread pitch to NPT (28 vs 27). Not the ideal thing to do, but seeing as I had the parts ran a NPT tap in to the sensor and added a Speedflow 1/8 NPT union for the rail. No more quick connect fitting needed.

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For coolant pressure added a pressure transducer. If it leaks hopefully no fireball.

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Flex sensor mounted near the tank and will plumbed in to the return line. The logger reads this and my innovate gauges (the serial MTS stream) using an add-on unit.

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Also changing the fuel lines over to Gates Barricade hose near the tank to stop fuel permeation. Luckily I did this, the shit aeroflow 400 series hose that is 6 months old and never a drop of fuel through it looked like this

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