2nd Chance Camaro - Let the Project Begin

[syborg tt]

Remy and I are back in the garage

Working on routing the Vintage Air Coolant line using the Mag Daddy Line clamps.





I also moved the valve from in the inside of the car to the cowl as it will be much easier to service if I am have to replace it.



I made this little mock up bracket to stabilize the valve



While I am here I also routed all of the extra wire from the Holley ECU to the front of the car.









Vintage Air wires that will be eventually connected.



I used the heat shrink spade connectors instead of adding heat shrink tubing.



AC Lines added into the mix









You know the bracket I made ... well that was became useless when I ran the AC lines as there just wasn't enough room.



These cloth Velcro wire ties work really nice during mock up and they come in multiple lengths and they also offer more aggressive Velcro closure.





I need this fitting so I can remake the one AC line as I plan to reroute it in front of the battery instead of under the tray.

[DWC]

Coming along nice. This is tedious work, but the satisfaction of knowing it was done correctly is worth it in the long run.

Daniel

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by DWC

Coming along nice. This is tedious work, but the satisfaction of knowing it was done correctly is worth it in the long run.

Daniel

Morning Daniel,

Thank you for the kind words and I am hoping that 99% of what I am doing is correct. I have made a couple mistakes along the way and thankfully I have had fellow board members and good friends make suggestions that make more sense.

[sru1436]

Looking great, I’m gonna have to get some of those mag daddy holders. I can use those in a lot of areas on my car.

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by sru1436

Looking great, I’m gonna have to get some of those mag daddy holders. I can use those in a lot of areas on my car.

They are not cheap but man do they work great. You can play with the harness till you get it exactly where you want it and then your done. I have considered a small dab of panel bound once I am happy with the final location of each of the mounts.

Originally Posted by Jimbo1367

I’ve seen those Velcro zip ties before, Yet I’ve never thought about where they could prove useful. Thanks for showing me lol. Great idea

You're welcome and always glad to share the knowledge that I have been exposed to along the way.

[syborg tt]

So I am running the DSE wiper harness under the steering column so it looks somewhat factory. However I am trying to come up with a solution to retain the line clamp. Since the hardware isn't a machine thread there really isn't a nut available. In the end I should have just drilled out the holes and tapped them for an actual bolt and then I could just use a nut & washer in the engine bay.

Attempt #1 License plate nut. -- Fail



Attempt # 2 I forgot what these are called. -- Fail



They kinda work but not really





In the end I am just going to drill & tap the holes and do it the right way.

[syborg tt]

Time to finally finish the intake manifold so I can install it in a couple weeks.





So does this stuff ever dry ?

[Jimbo1367]

I’ve seen those Velcro zipTies before, Yet I’ve never thought about where they could prove useful. Thanks for showing me lol. Great idea