11/18 ~ 11/23
Got working on the car. Got a lot done, but not a lot done.
I got to work on the power steering. Not in chronological order...although it seems like it.
Off went the fender
Then the bumper
Then the ABS pump and not pictured, but the washer reservoir, brake lines and master cylinder.
Headlight, vapor canister, heater hoses, etc.
P/S system... just missing the rack, pump and the rubber high pressure line. About the only thing I'm going to reuse in this photo is the reservoir.
I decided to mount the P/S cooler up under the windshield cowl. Originally, I was going to plumb it in the wheel well but then realized there is not much real estate in there other than the bumper area.
I bent up some aluminum stock to make brackets so it manages to hover just above the wiper linkage without hitting. The -6an hose I'm using is routed/tucked in such a way that it does not interfere with the linkage at all, but clearance is tight! The hose than runs over the center wiper post bracket needs some insulation to prevent chafing, but the other line has adel clamps to keep it from chafing. You can see the first bulkhead fitting coming out the firewall. This would be the return line from the rack. The 2nd bulkhead would also come out the firewall on the other side of the wiper motor.
The picture is dark, but you can see the 2nd bulkhead in the shadow. It is a pain to tighten down the AN fittings, but doable. The hole you see there is where the hose will route into the well wheel to connect back up to the reservoir. On the AN hose that routes here will have a captive rubber grommet to prevent chafing of that hole and more adel clamps.
The last length of line will run up until the 'upper' frame along the wheel arch....much like the positive cable you see in the 1st photo, but on the back side of it. I need to remove the shock and check the suspension motion to make sure it won't hit the new P/S return.
One thing about custom stuff and particularly when working on the chassis is that you can't undo things. The photo below is an example. The big hole below the wiper post is my first attempt at mounting the bulkhead fitting. wiper linkage smashed right into it lol. So now I need to figure out what to do with this hole.
After getting everything mocked, I disassembled everything and changed the wiper linkage/transmission. The center post on mine was really worn out and was moving vertically in addition to axially.
When I took off the fender I did some weight reduction....lol
Took the condenser out so I could replace it. Finally got around to replacing it. This damage occurred before I owned the car, front end collision. The hood, grille were aftermarket and the original bumper had a lot of filler to fix cracks. I changed those parts a while back now.
Without the P/S lines and ABS components, it is going to make cleaning the engine bay a breeze! (This picture still has the P/S parts still)
Found some rust and fixed it... All the new holes I made I also used QN0 touch paint to help prevent future rust.
Car just before I put the bumper, light and fender back on and pushed it back outside.
I did some work on the 20v as well. I remounted the P/S pump and fitted the new belt I got, 34" worked well. Glass beaded the alternator brackets and painted the lower cast iron one (masked off keys areas for grounding). Little odds and ends brackets. Mock installed the fuel rail and decided to change the engine side fuel connections to AN and decided to change the FPR from the NISMO one to a Tomei one.
Brought to you by....(tastes like gummy bears)
Ha ha J/K! That purple power sure does work wonders! Does the A/C bracket work for the stock P10 A/C compressor? I had to swap over the DE A/C bracket over to my VE, because the P11 VE bracket won't work. Jealous on all the AL brackets, all of mine are still steel. My P11 PS pump is still AL though.
