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Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:29 am

Just wondering what had to be done to remove the test block on the firewall? Because i see no need for it and it will clutter up the engine bay!

Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:36 am

Airkewld wrote:

I have another car with better cooling too.

Sweet motor. Where did you relocate the coil?

Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:41 am

crookedduck wrote: Airkewld wrote:

I have another car with better cooling too.

Sweet motor. Where did you relocate the coil? behind the shroud on this one.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:42 am

73BuzzBomb wrote: engine bay with Line-X:

engine:

Nice job man!

How do you find the Line-X compares with the tarboard in terms of noise reduction, heat shielding... things like that?

Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:12 pm

I thought my engine looked fairly decent...until now! #-o

The tie wrap on the breather hose was replaced with a hose clamp and I've still got to clean up the wiring and paint the breast tin, but:

Plus repaint the stupid crankshaft pulley :evil: What a dumb idea it was to remove that!

I'm really hoping that my oh so shiny and reflective and pretty chrome alternator holds out for a while :roll: :P

Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:23 pm

My 1200 engine. Haven't done anything to it really, other than give it a clean up. I'm sure if I put my mind to it I could make it look a lot better. The tinware is a little bit rusty, so when the engine is out sometime, I will also remove the fan shroud, rub it down and give it a fresh coat of paint.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:38 pm

82cabby wrote:

Nice job man!

How do you find the Line-X compares with the tarboard in terms of noise reduction, heat shielding... things like that?

Thanks.

Haven't noticed any difference in noise or heat inside the car. I have plenty of sound damping material on the inside. It's a loud engine anyway, but it runs nice and cool....

Quote: Some people like the look and good cooling rather than an ugly fan shroud and great cooling. I take it by that comment, you are with the Raby Clan?

I'm with the Raby clan. I like the look AND great cooling.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:07 pm

My turn. Before:

After:

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:05 pm

One of the few injected engines on this post. My first injected bug, it's actually pretty fun to work on and only a slight pain in the ass. You'd crap your pants if you saw how many vacuum hoses this engine really has. It's sick!

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:13 pm

hey whooba

I just cleaned my 77 FI engine and discovered a disconnected "mystery" hose on the upper right side of the engine compartment...medium size rubber tubing, coming out from above the passenger side taillight and tucked under the air cleaner...the disconnected end is just above the oil filler cap...I haven't searched yet, buy any idea what this might be?

thanks

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:44 pm

I can play along

Before -

after -

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:56 pm

Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:27 pm

Wayne S. Johnson wrote:

:shock: Um... What?!?

Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:45 pm

'69Custom wrote: Wayne S. Johnson wrote:

:shock: Um... What?!?

Electric, I believe.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:57 pm

Mikedrevguy wrote: I can play along

That pulley is bad-ass! 8)

Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:00 am

Not as clean as others, but it runs. Just trying to get all the parts back together for it.

Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:09 am

Yellow72 wrote: '69Custom wrote: Wayne S. Johnson wrote:

:shock: Um... What?!?

Electric, I believe.

How does it perform?freeway speed?battery charge interval?

Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:14 pm

69bugboy76 wrote: Mikedrevguy wrote: I can play along

That pulley is bad-ass! 8)

there's a few of us in the Rogue Valley that have these. I'll see how it balances out when I put the new motor together.

Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:49 pm

dubstar wrote: hey whooba

I just cleaned my 77 FI engine and discovered a disconnected "mystery" hose on the upper right side of the engine compartment...medium size rubber tubing, coming out from above the passenger side taillight and tucked under the air cleaner...the disconnected end is just above the oil filler cap...I haven't searched yet, buy any idea what this might be?

thanks

Maybe it's the 'return hose' from a charcoal canister in the right hand rear wheel arch. If it is, it should be connected up to the air filter. The charcoal canister absorbed emissions from the petrol tank and these were fed back to the engine by way of the hose in to the air filter.

Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:41 pm

here's mine...

I know, fuel filter!