Three... two... one... lift off!
#661
Le Mans Master
Rbrid, Are you going to be installing a serpentine belt drive system ? I'm not sure if the spreader bar in front will allow a enough room. I haven't gotten back to mine yet but initially with my Holley sepentine there was an issue. Just a thought.
#662
Burning Brakes
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Thanks caskiguy. I am going stock in this case. In fact, yesterday I sandblasted the pulleys:
I tried to fit the ones on the left onto the balancer and noticed something was wrong :
(older picture)
My next big step is to mount all the engine accessories.
I tried to fit the ones on the left onto the balancer and noticed something was wrong :
(older picture)
My next big step is to mount all the engine accessories.
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#665
Just an observation...
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If you use the Holley in tank pump, the bypass is in the tank at the pump and you dont need the return line. I used it for a couple of years and never had an issue.
#667
That is true and if that 's the case then RBrid is fine. It just looked like he might have been reinstalling the existing return line to use on the new system. Hope that is not the case.
#668
Melting Slicks
with that said, expected HP is what determines the line size; and in this case, the stock line is adequate. Running a return line allows the system to bleed faster and keeps away fuel starvation issues when the tank level is low.
#669
Burning Brakes
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Line of no return
Just saw this after my travel back from Boston. I am an empty nester now. Anyways, I am using Holley Sniper EFI 12-312 Holley EFI Fuel Tank Modules - 255 LPH - Corvette and Holley Sniper EFI 550-511 Holley Sniper EFI Self-Tuning Kit - Black Ceramic Finish. With my high torque / low horsepower engine, I don't expect to need a return line. I had installed the OEM-style return line years ago without knowing that I would ultimately not need it. I'll just leave it there.
Photos of my latest progress coming soon to a screen near you...
Photos of my latest progress coming soon to a screen near you...
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#670
Le Mans Master
Just saw this after my travel back from Boston. I am an empty nester now. Anyways, I am using Holley Sniper EFI 12-312 Holley EFI Fuel Tank Modules - 255 LPH - Corvette and Holley Sniper EFI 550-511 Holley Sniper EFI Self-Tuning Kit - Black Ceramic Finish. With my high torque / low horsepower engine, I don't expect to need a return line. I had installed the OEM-style return line years ago without knowing that I would ultimately not need it. I'll just leave it there.
Photos of my latest progress coming soon to a screen near you...
Photos of my latest progress coming soon to a screen near you...
#671
Burning Brakes
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Hardware blackening
Thanks caskiguy - it's the beginning of a new chapter for all involved.
Something that carries on is my daily rendez-vous with my vette. So here's the latest progress.
I had some more hardware to blacken but the local company I had been using for the black oxide treatment apparently closed down. So I did it myself with Evaporust and the rest of Eastwood's Metal Blackening Solution I had. Both worked pretty well.
Afterward I poured a bit of thin oil into the hardware pile to protect it further.
Something that carries on is my daily rendez-vous with my vette. So here's the latest progress.
I had some more hardware to blacken but the local company I had been using for the black oxide treatment apparently closed down. So I did it myself with Evaporust and the rest of Eastwood's Metal Blackening Solution I had. Both worked pretty well.
Afterward I poured a bit of thin oil into the hardware pile to protect it further.
#672
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Brackets & pulleys
A bunch of hooks hanging from the ceiling. Is this a scene from a horror movie?
Nope - next I had to finish brackets and pulleys for the engine accessories. I added a bunch of other steel parts to the pile. I sandblasted them, then primed and top-coated with either black epoxy or Gloss Jet Black Single Stage Acrylic Urethane.
A sampling before sandblasting:
After sandblasting:
After gray epoxy priming:
After black epoxy:
After gloss acrylic urethane:
All together:
Nope - next I had to finish brackets and pulleys for the engine accessories. I added a bunch of other steel parts to the pile. I sandblasted them, then primed and top-coated with either black epoxy or Gloss Jet Black Single Stage Acrylic Urethane.
A sampling before sandblasting:
After sandblasting:
After gray epoxy priming:
After black epoxy:
After gloss acrylic urethane:
All together:
#673
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Engine Accessories
The pully alignments gave me a lot of grief, mostly because of a trickle-down effect of picture #1 in https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1605078374. I couldn't use the original steering pump bracket and got another style one, which I had to file down to avoid contact with the alternator belt.
That gray bracket still has to be top-coated with black SPI epoxy.
I will remove the steering pump belt before the first engine start to take the entire steering system out of the picture.
#675
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Door interior painting
Spread mint toothpaste, sand, paint, repeat.
Epoxy sealer:
Top coat: single stage PPG DCC Concept.
Color: light grey.
Texture: orange peel.
I'll have to do some serious wet sanding & buffing in the future.
Epoxy sealer:
Top coat: single stage PPG DCC Concept.
Color: light grey.
Texture: orange peel.
I'll have to do some serious wet sanding & buffing in the future.
#676
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
No more Casablanca White
This marks the end of the light grey spraying (Daewoo color named Casablanca White). That's good because I have just a bit of paint left for touch-ups.
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#677
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Growing a backbone
I have also started to build the backbone of the electrical system, with:
- a general 4-prong cut-off switch,
- a small fuse block directly connected to the battery that will feed the relays for the fuel pump and EFI.
- 1/0 AWG cables to the mini-starter, the 250Amp alternator, an interior hub, an exterior firewall hub.
I cut some temporary composite wood plates to mock up component placements. I will ultimately use ABS plastic sheets instead.
That's all for now.
Thanks for taking a peek!
- a general 4-prong cut-off switch,
- a small fuse block directly connected to the battery that will feed the relays for the fuel pump and EFI.
- 1/0 AWG cables to the mini-starter, the 250Amp alternator, an interior hub, an exterior firewall hub.
I cut some temporary composite wood plates to mock up component placements. I will ultimately use ABS plastic sheets instead.
That's all for now.
Thanks for taking a peek!
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Outstanding ! Artwork