Josh
09-22-2013, 02:32 AM
Despite the title, I do know what i am doing! Just a few questions here and there (and some that will most likely occur in the future) that are coming up as I am plumbing and wiring the engine in.
I figured it would be good to start a thread for others that do this swap in the future, and to compliment the How-To I will eventually create.
Earlier today I asked if the accumulator was necessary. This is still up for debate, however the car functions fine with it installed, so there is not a reason to remove it.
I am hooking up my heater core pipes. The one on the left exits the side of the water pump. Which side does the overflow bottle tee and heater control valve go on? I have a feeling they are backwards.
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I am eliminating my distributor. So, now I have to determine coil mounting. Apparently DPI made some upper muffler brackets that doubled as a coil mount, but he cannot produce anymore for some reason. SO I guess I have to make my own. There are four different spots I have picked out, let me know what you guys think. I will be drawing up the mount in cad (along with several other things), getting it lasercut, then welding it if need be. So fabrication is not an issue.
By waterpump
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On valve cover
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On timing cover
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On or around the rear of the intake. Is this an issue with it being very close (an possible touching) the fuel lines? I am paranoid with all the pictures of engine fires in deloreans I have seen. I really like this location as the coil and wires can be pretty much invisible. I like a nice, tidy engine bay.
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I figured it would be good to start a thread for others that do this swap in the future, and to compliment the How-To I will eventually create.
Earlier today I asked if the accumulator was necessary. This is still up for debate, however the car functions fine with it installed, so there is not a reason to remove it.
I am hooking up my heater core pipes. The one on the left exits the side of the water pump. Which side does the overflow bottle tee and heater control valve go on? I have a feeling they are backwards.
22127
I am eliminating my distributor. So, now I have to determine coil mounting. Apparently DPI made some upper muffler brackets that doubled as a coil mount, but he cannot produce anymore for some reason. SO I guess I have to make my own. There are four different spots I have picked out, let me know what you guys think. I will be drawing up the mount in cad (along with several other things), getting it lasercut, then welding it if need be. So fabrication is not an issue.
By waterpump
22128
On valve cover
22129
On timing cover
22130
On or around the rear of the intake. Is this an issue with it being very close (an possible touching) the fuel lines? I am paranoid with all the pictures of engine fires in deloreans I have seen. I really like this location as the coil and wires can be pretty much invisible. I like a nice, tidy engine bay.
22131