DEFYANT
11-19-2006, 02:15 PM
Well gents, after a marathon 24 hour straight install, FIT #20 was brought to life! Aside from a minor water leak, we did not have any issues at start up. Amazing how after you tear the guts out of a car installing a supercharger, when complete, it roars to life.
Makes it all worth while :D
It when like this...
Saturday 11/18/06 at 9:30 am, Seneca, his girlfriend Emma (and photographer), and another releative (sorry dude, forgot yer name) show up in the middle bay of Marauder Alley. We waste no time and get right to it.
We started with the trickest stuff first, for me anyway - flash the computer. *BLINK* -done. Wow, I hope the rest of the install goes as easy.
Jack (frdfreak) shows up as we begin to wrench on the gas tank. Got to admit; this was the worst part for me. I hate working on gas tanks, don't ask me why. And this was my first on a Marauder. We got the tank out after wrestleing with an aray of hoses, wires and one fuel line full of gas. Oh, thats why I hate gas tanks. I still stink of gas after the bath I got!
Back on the subject.. With the tank out, we removed the stock fuel pump. The swap new pump was simple enough. During the reinstallation, I got a real good looksy inside the tank. I did not know the pick up sock sat in what is effectivly a bowl within the tank.
Pics to follow.
We got the tank back in to the car and did a quick swap of the fuel filter for good meaure.
Under the hood, old parts were tossed like this was old hat. Well dissasembly is always faster. Alittle too fast! Since I cracked the plastic nippe on the EGR :mad2: . Some epoxy was obtained by MarauderMark and the EGR was glued back together - for now.
All night long, we fitted the blower - removed it to make adjustments. Assembled the plumbing, removed it to make adjustments. Until finally we were done.
During the 2nd or 3rd test drive the epoxy EGR let go and was.... "fixed" until a replacememnt can be obtained.
That is the readers digest version. More to follow with pics when Seneca gets around to it.
I am off to bed finally.
Makes it all worth while :D
It when like this...
Saturday 11/18/06 at 9:30 am, Seneca, his girlfriend Emma (and photographer), and another releative (sorry dude, forgot yer name) show up in the middle bay of Marauder Alley. We waste no time and get right to it.
We started with the trickest stuff first, for me anyway - flash the computer. *BLINK* -done. Wow, I hope the rest of the install goes as easy.
Jack (frdfreak) shows up as we begin to wrench on the gas tank. Got to admit; this was the worst part for me. I hate working on gas tanks, don't ask me why. And this was my first on a Marauder. We got the tank out after wrestleing with an aray of hoses, wires and one fuel line full of gas. Oh, thats why I hate gas tanks. I still stink of gas after the bath I got!
Back on the subject.. With the tank out, we removed the stock fuel pump. The swap new pump was simple enough. During the reinstallation, I got a real good looksy inside the tank. I did not know the pick up sock sat in what is effectivly a bowl within the tank.
Pics to follow.
We got the tank back in to the car and did a quick swap of the fuel filter for good meaure.
Under the hood, old parts were tossed like this was old hat. Well dissasembly is always faster. Alittle too fast! Since I cracked the plastic nippe on the EGR :mad2: . Some epoxy was obtained by MarauderMark and the EGR was glued back together - for now.
All night long, we fitted the blower - removed it to make adjustments. Assembled the plumbing, removed it to make adjustments. Until finally we were done.
During the 2nd or 3rd test drive the epoxy EGR let go and was.... "fixed" until a replacememnt can be obtained.
That is the readers digest version. More to follow with pics when Seneca gets around to it.
I am off to bed finally.