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So this morning I got up with a list of things to do.
Install heated O2.
Install Solid Dog-Bone, that i slapped together yesterday.
tweak Dual exhaust for clearance issues.
Complete my gutted MAF Tube so I can have my future (48hrs) CAI installed, (TB has no hose flang.)
Heated O2...It went horrible!
How dare GM already put in a heated O2 in a '95 Achieva! I've had this motor out and back in 4 times, you'd think I would have noticed and remembered it being a 4 wire! Oh well, no harm done, didn't cost me anything.
Install Solid Dog Bone, OK it ain't pretty. I stole the dog-bone out of the junkyard awhile back when i bought a motor from them. Turns out it had the right length but the width at the bolt holes was 1/8" and 1/4" thinner. And here yesterday i was worried about getting too thick when i welded the plate steel to it. Yes it's that basic, I burned out rubber slapped plate steel across the holes, drilled for the bolt sleeve, and welded in the bolt sleeve too. Also, the bolt hole sleeves were smaller then my bolts, so this morning I drilled then out. It took me an hour to do the whole thing and it looks like it. But, it works, and it cost me NOTHING!
Duel Exhaust...it sounds better then open manifolds!
Front pipe to lower Rad hose clearance issues...
fixed.
This is the step up in pipe size I mentioned earlier. Not very clear but you can see the routing. I was pulling my hair out Saturday trying to find the posting about the Vacuum Modulator we can swap too that's smaller. I remembered someone saying TH350/400 would work, then the parts store hit me with, "red stripe or red and black strip?" So I worked around it, deal with it later. They couldn't get either for days anyway.
Driver's side.
Passenger side.
The TB I stripped from and Olds Aurora 4.0L didn't have a hose flange on it, so i had to use it's factory MAF. Not that I need a MAF sensor...So I gutted it, packed the electronics hole with model airplane putty, and then ground the flat spot of the ID to match the 75MM bore. Dang putty took a week to harden up. So i let it sit 3 more weeks.
It works.
I even made a little fancy plate for the electronics side, since you can see it. Awwww ain't it prurty?
I pick up the rest of my CAI tomorrow morning. I went with 2 45deg 3.5" elbows aluminum. I think I may be able to run those directly from the TB all the way to the bottom front corner of the indie of my bumper and fender. This should bring me to just one more, hopefully to the ram air scoop under the bumper. IDK if I'm going to go through with the rest of the effort since I want to plumb through the future W-30 Ram Air scoops instead. Been raining lately, hopefully dry on Tuesday. I'm planing on getting a drag run in for the first time with the new UIM, TB, CAI, and solid bone. Wish me luck.
On a side note. Trying to do this with no money and shy of proper tools to do it right and look good ain't as fun. It's almost embarrassing to show it off.
Install heated O2.
Install Solid Dog-Bone, that i slapped together yesterday.
tweak Dual exhaust for clearance issues.
Complete my gutted MAF Tube so I can have my future (48hrs) CAI installed, (TB has no hose flang.)
Heated O2...It went horrible!
How dare GM already put in a heated O2 in a '95 Achieva! I've had this motor out and back in 4 times, you'd think I would have noticed and remembered it being a 4 wire! Oh well, no harm done, didn't cost me anything.
Install Solid Dog Bone, OK it ain't pretty. I stole the dog-bone out of the junkyard awhile back when i bought a motor from them. Turns out it had the right length but the width at the bolt holes was 1/8" and 1/4" thinner. And here yesterday i was worried about getting too thick when i welded the plate steel to it. Yes it's that basic, I burned out rubber slapped plate steel across the holes, drilled for the bolt sleeve, and welded in the bolt sleeve too. Also, the bolt hole sleeves were smaller then my bolts, so this morning I drilled then out. It took me an hour to do the whole thing and it looks like it. But, it works, and it cost me NOTHING!
Duel Exhaust...it sounds better then open manifolds!
Front pipe to lower Rad hose clearance issues...
fixed.
This is the step up in pipe size I mentioned earlier. Not very clear but you can see the routing. I was pulling my hair out Saturday trying to find the posting about the Vacuum Modulator we can swap too that's smaller. I remembered someone saying TH350/400 would work, then the parts store hit me with, "red stripe or red and black strip?" So I worked around it, deal with it later. They couldn't get either for days anyway.
Driver's side.
Passenger side.
The TB I stripped from and Olds Aurora 4.0L didn't have a hose flange on it, so i had to use it's factory MAF. Not that I need a MAF sensor...So I gutted it, packed the electronics hole with model airplane putty, and then ground the flat spot of the ID to match the 75MM bore. Dang putty took a week to harden up. So i let it sit 3 more weeks.
It works.
I even made a little fancy plate for the electronics side, since you can see it. Awwww ain't it prurty?
I pick up the rest of my CAI tomorrow morning. I went with 2 45deg 3.5" elbows aluminum. I think I may be able to run those directly from the TB all the way to the bottom front corner of the indie of my bumper and fender. This should bring me to just one more, hopefully to the ram air scoop under the bumper. IDK if I'm going to go through with the rest of the effort since I want to plumb through the future W-30 Ram Air scoops instead. Been raining lately, hopefully dry on Tuesday. I'm planing on getting a drag run in for the first time with the new UIM, TB, CAI, and solid bone. Wish me luck.
On a side note. Trying to do this with no money and shy of proper tools to do it right and look good ain't as fun. It's almost embarrassing to show it off.
I wonder if CNCGuy has the gen3 timing cover conversion ready for them yet?
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