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September 21, 2016 at 1:17 pm #19806
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OK, I think this looks better. There is enough room to sneak 1 hose under the PS pump, instead of taking the feed for the heater at the thermostat housing I could take it from the front of the cross-over passage where there is currently a plug. 2nd hose will still go across the top of the timing cover.

VRSenator065 wrote:

Good, thought it might at least give you an idea. Pity to spoil the look of yours with the hoses over the top.

Damn right

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September 21, 2016 at 1:25 pm #19808
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Thats soooo much neater, nice work. Its your car so take this with a pinch of salt, but I would have run both your smaller bleed lines down alongside each other on the passenger side with some nice black clamps?
September 21, 2016 at 1:29 pm #19811
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Don’t worry, it is an option and the drivers side line is long enough to do it, it was the heater hoses taking up all the room that was the issue which is no more…….
September 21, 2016 at 2:48 pm #19817
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Nice, funny how changing/nailing one thing can sort of flow through and effect others. Carry on
September 21, 2016 at 3:05 pm #19818
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This is what the original plan was with the coolant bypass lines.

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September 21, 2016 at 4:03 pm #19827
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Yea baby, that looks soooo nice compared to what you had before, love it
September 21, 2016 at 5:08 pm #19831
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that’s coming along very nicely mate looking good
September 28, 2016 at 10:16 am #19936
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Final major piece of the puzzle arrived this morning.

Got all the fitting sorted for ECT and heater hoses.

doz10 wrote:

that’s coming along very nicely mate looking good

Cheers
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September 28, 2016 at 11:46 am #19939
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Mate how clean has that all come up, really like it.
September 28, 2016 at 12:46 pm #19941
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Yeah it’s starting to look the part

First thing after it’s going is to get rid of that horrible water pump pulley. Something alloy should do the job.
September 28, 2016 at 1:00 pm #19942
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I reckon even just pulling off the pulley, (and a few of the other stuff) and giving them a nice blast of satin black would look 100% better. I mean don’t get me wrong alloy pulleys are very nice, but if you wanted to tidy it up and keep the $$’s down..
September 28, 2016 at 1:07 pm #19943
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Yep, I think the alternator/bracket will get that treatment first.
September 28, 2016 at 3:04 pm #19944
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and then some nice chrome rocker covers, and then some nice polished bracketry, and then some….., and then some….., and so it goes
September 28, 2016 at 3:32 pm #19945
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Yea my water pump pulley drove me so took the thing off and put some engine enamel on worked well i think.

Also on topic of things that look good the power steering bracket and alternator brackets that lowe fab do look sweet those are on my list of things to get. There are some bullet ones on ebay too i like but ebay can be a bit sometimes?? Especially when brackets are like $250 $275 or whatever they are??
September 29, 2016 at 10:48 am #19946
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Do me a solid and paint the rocker covers!
September 30, 2016 at 10:57 am #19949
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A big solid cam would be nice but would need a decent engine to support it and I’d be much more inclined to go to a hydraulic roller in a 355.

Had a look those Alt/PS brackets from Lowe Fabrications, very nice but not cheap :(
October 3, 2016 at 4:13 pm #19987
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Immortality wrote:

A big solid cam would be nice but would need a decent engine to support it…

I think you mis-read my post. I only wanted you to paint the rocker covers, not add a solid cam
October 3, 2016 at 4:33 pm #19988
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LOL, this is why I shouldn’t reply to posts when coming off night shifts…….

I already have some black VHT engine enamel sitting on the shelf
October 3, 2016 at 8:33 pm #19994
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jlss wrote:

Yea my water pump pulley drove me so took the thing off and put some engine enamel on worked well i think. Also on topic of things that look good the power steering bracket and alternator brackets that lowe fab do look sweet those are on my list of things to get. There are some bullet ones on ebay too i like but ebay can be a bit sometimes?? Especially when brackets are like $250 $275 or whatever they are??

Buy Lowe before bullet. Bullet are rubbish.

But be prepared to wait. Lowe is very slow
October 3, 2016 at 11:51 pm #20000
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I know cav doesnt like bullet, but had bullet on my car for a few years with zero problems.

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