A bit more time spent on the car today, popped the new water pump in place and then timing belt and closed up the front. Nothing exciting there.
Put a Pipercross filter in place of the Ryco one that is who knows how old.
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New gasket for the AFM:
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Then popped in the new radiator:
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And that is where it started all going wrong.
Mainly instead of a 42mm rad they sent me a 52mm rad, so it fouls on pretty much everything. First thing it fouls on is the new bling intake:
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Secondly it fouls on the sway bar, which was out of the car so i could get easy access to the crank snout. When the new 24mm one went to go back in…
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So begrugingly i chucked the old intake in, and left the swaybar out until i could sort it out later.
With all that done i took it outside to bleed the cooling system and make sure there werent any leaks, and this new tool i picked up (thanks to MCM) is bloody amazing:
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Seriously, why didnt i have one of these earlier!
While i was waiting for the engine to warm up and the thermostat to open, i tidied up the car, and then decided to put the Raybrigs in. To say that the old headlights were average was a bit of an understatement:
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You can see where i tried to have a polish of the outside, but the frosting is actually mould inside the glass. Oh well, the Raybrigs are much much nicer.
What a change:
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The final thing to go wrong with the whole cooling setup was actually found while i was waiting for the fans to kick in. They didnt. Every time the fan kicked in the fuse blew, but the fan spins freely in the housing. Quick test with the multimeter and it seems that there is a short in the motor windings somewhere.
More bolt on parts that dont quite bolt on… 🙁
Oh well, time to get a flat alu sheet and some Spals out and make up some low profile fans. While that is happening i may as well get started on the brake upgrade too.