christianmoller

Hello 🙂! Engine is back in the car again and some minor work has been done but not much...... Time to mount the FPCM and battery in the rear and harness of course. /Christian

an update 😄 Life comes in between, other things has to be done but... Fueltank has been moved backwards 1" to make more room for the fuelpumps and filter. a new fuel line is made only thing left for the fuel is the flex fuel sensor. Pick up tube in tank has also been made. Front cross member has been reinforced. I have also pressure tested the AC lines and it looks good so far (N2 10 bar). A new flywheel is made so it's now time to measure clutch slave height.

Thanks! There will be an update soon........ It has been some changes at work so there has been other things to think of so not much happens in the garage. /C

Those mirrors looks very nice, very close to the 1974 oem that i have on driver side. /C

Hello,🍺 I finally had the engine painted, feels good. Not the correct Datsun blue but it will work. Heads went silver and the starter, alternator and AC compressor will be black wrinkle finish, engine brackets are semi gloss black. I also fitted a oil cooler and of course some more brackets😂. And a not so good pic of the man behind the spray gun 🤔 Have a nice evening

Hello, I got a bit crazy over all boxes,metal parts, packing material, bubbel wrap and so on that have build up over some time after this winters building so i cleaned up the garage of garbage so a trip to the city dump is planned for tomorrow.

Thanks Berton, I have tried to locate the part in the red circle, what is it called, cover, lid ,base?!?. What is the height of this part? Cadillac don't exist here in Sweden so to find one i must look in US.

Hello, Picture is all black for me. I'm also interested of what the linkage looks like as i thinking of going that route instead of the F-body way. /C

Hello, Slow progress......i have made new brackets for vacuum tank, ignition coils and some other tings. Did a test fit on the headers after final welding and they fit :) Started sanding the paint of on the engine. Air condition lines almost done and ready for painting.

G,day, Finally the headers are wrapped and welded, i'm getting really tired of welding................ The box with rubber parts from the US came yesterday, looks good :). I also got a big piece of steel for the flywheel, when finished it going to weigh about 4 kilos(8lb).

Hello, A small update :). The primary tubes are now welded so its time to wrap them and then tac weld them to the flanges so i can take them of for final welding to the flanges. Some bungs for lambda sensors are also welded to tubes before and after cat converters. Some brass fitting has been made for the Quicklok connectors and solder/brazed(?) to the pipes. What is the difference between solder and brazing, i have used silver as material, i don't know the difference(temperature?)? Still waiting for a box of goodies from the US with some rubber parts for the engine bay. Have a nice evening Christian

Yes, some insulation between the brackets were the copper is exposed, not sure yet what to use. I have an idea of shrink tube for cables but not sure if it will do the job, i have seen some "thin something" in modern car that seem to work not sure what it is. From start there were no insulation in the engine bay but inside they are covered with some pipe insulation. /Christian

Evening every one🍻 I have done some plumbing in the engine bay as i got the brackets for the heater lines and ac lines. They are going to be painted semi gloss black when they are ready. I'm going to fabricate some fittings for the heater lines and use Quicklok connectors between engine and the pipes. Is the pipe on the LS engines for the heater 5/8" or 16mm ? Some more brackets will be made for the oil filter console. Front cross member also got some attention, welding reinforcements for the steering rack. Have a nice evening Christian

Hello, I have started to mount things back, feels good 😀. I have also picked up my old(very) chemistry book and have zink plated some of the part's , not gold but it will do. There is also some time behind the computer to draw some new brackets for vacuum canister, drier for air condition,ECU and ignition coils. ECU will sit were the old electronics for the ignition were. Coils will be relocated were the battery once lived on passenger side and driver side just under the clutch master. Bracket for the valve for the rear brakes will have it's new life just next to the front master cylinder. Some brackets for the AC lines and heater pipes is also in the pipeline. I don't have a 3D printer yet so i will get help from a friend in that matter. Cheers Christian

hello 🍻, Now the engine bay is emerald green again😀. After three layers of filler and some more sanding it was time for the green paint, three layers plus four of clear coat. Time to finish the headers and start making a flywheel for the Sachs clutch

Evening I have just sprayed the first layer of Epoxi paint and that feels good as it feels that i'm moving forward. I need to buy a new spray gun as the nozzle is to small and there are no bigger to get(cheap one for fillers and epoxi so no harm). When the new one arrives it's time for some filler.

Hello, As you said, i would arm my self with a good multimeter and check ground cables and for power dip around the ECU area to begin with. /Christian

Hello, Almost, there😊. a small bracket were the steering column enters the engine bay to remove and the radiator frame and then ready to paint. A couple of layers with Epoxi and three layers of filler and then Emerald green. After the Epoxy i'm going to seal of some places around the firewall and inner fender, potential water intrusion. A bigger hole in the radiator frame left side for air filter in front of engine bay.

I have now started the NOT so fun job with removing old paint from the engine bay, it has been painted with some black paint that sticks in the paper of the sanding machine so a knife, elbow grease and hours................but need to be done😴. I read Toolmans post about the media blaster from Auto Zone, could be usable for the surface rust under the former battery tray. Heater has also been solved, new bracket and hoses

Today i created a milestone, i mounted the throttle pedal😱😁😎. I also welded some old bolt holes and took some not wanted brackets away from the engine bay. There were also time for some thinking of the water lines, i think i have a solution, move the vacuum/water thing closer to the heater valve and i have deleted the short pipe that goes thru the fire wall. What is the actual purpose of the vacuum/water valve? i'm well aware that it shut the water of but the heater valve does the same?!?!? When i look in the FSM for Air condition i see that is open in every mode of operation (AC/Heater) or am i missing something? 🍻 Edit: been reading some more......it seems like the vacuum valve blocks hot water in AC and Vent positions and the HOT/COLD lever don't do anything in these positions,...................i think so if i keep the heater valve closed in these positions i might be able to delete the vacuum valve, or? It will help a lot when plumbing.

Good evening , Today's work was finishing engine room harness, take the dash board iut and start with the heater and Ac lines. I cut my record of taking the dash out by 15 minutes so i'm down to 30 minutes🤣🤣 AC lines were easy, just shortens 2.5 inches so the joint went inside the car, heater lines need some more work. I need to have the joint inside the car as the pipes hit the cylinder head so a 90° bend is needed at inlet/outlet in the firewall. Shorten the vacuum ting and move the water valve will probably do the trick(we will see tomorrow🤣). I also open up the "Interlock" unit, lot of ancient komponents. All of it's funktions are deleted as they are not needed anymore. /🍻Saturday Christian

Hello, Engine went out today, time for the engine bay, old brackets has to go and some new goes in. Welding some holes that not going to be used, routing AC and heater lines,

Ahh, thanks👍

Hello, Yes it will be serviceable. I dont have any brake booster as i have two master cylinders, one front and one rear so they sit flush to the fire wall. on the inside there are a pivot rod between the cylinders were the pedal connects, it is possible to alter the point were the pedal press on the pivot rod(front/rear). I'm sure there is a English word for this but ......i dont know. Did not take the engine out today, maybe tomorrow. There was a lot of cables though that went to cable heaven🤣.

good evening gents ! Small parts that takes time has happens, washer fluid bottle bracket, lower radiator hose, radiator sitts were it should, homemade thermostat housing. As we have holiday in Sweden tomorrow i'm going to take the engine out tomorrow for further work in the engine bay, ac lines, heater lines,weld old holes that is not in use, electrics(wire loom) and so on😴. Have a nice evening