Date: around 12-15-22
Had another, fairly productive day with Vic today. We started putting the rest of the Holley mid-mount system on the front of the engine, so that we didn't have any surprises down the road. Everything went together pretty well, but this power steering return might become a problem. That's a problem for Future Me...
I am not sure where Vic got it, but he has the whole Dayco radiator hose catalog as a PDF. I sat down and looked up hoses that were 1.5" I.D. which matches the lower radiator and the thermostat housing hose size. I found this gem. It has 3 usable, tight 90 degree bends and plenty of straight section, and all of it is 1.5" I.D..
I had also ordered some 1.5" stainless, tight bend J-pipes, one with a 90 degree bend and the other with a 120 degree bend. Both were from Vibrant performance.
This is the configuration that we chose to do, in conjunction with a swivel thermostat housing.
In each picture it looks like it is tight in certain areas, but in reality, there is a solid 3/4" of clearance between all critical areas.
Vic had this nifty, home-made bead rolling tool.
It took a little effort, but we got a nice bead at each end of the tube.
This is the final shape of the lower radiator hose. Murray clamps will be used everywhere on the engine.
Like this one that I got for the intake pipe.
It is finally starting to look like something...
The turbo bracket that was made by Send Cut Send should be here on Wednesday. My friend Tom is also coming for a visit from Alabama and our mission is to get the new Ford 9" from Quick Performance installed. I will also get my new rear tires on Wednesday. Should be interesting!
Andrew