got the fuel system put together last night, even pressure tested it.

first try, no leaks.. I was surprised.

this is the compression fitting, 1/4NPT to 1/4NPT female to female into the -6an barb (on the right side of the pic is the innovate wideband controller):



this is the fuel filter, which sits right above the bellhousing below the side coolant flange on the head:



both lines come up from that level into the new FPR adapter:



shot of what it looks like from the front, with a lot of the other shit put on as well:



also rerouting the oil pressure stuff around the drivers side of the head with 42's oil pressure relocation kit coming out of an adapter on the oil filter flange (the second port on the top of it will be plugged):



the line runs around the side of the head and above the fuel lines, will have the copper tube for the mechanical gauge and the factory pressure switch installed, should clean things up a bit.



also took the sandwich plate for the oil cooler out to switch from full flow to thermostatic:



but the o-rings on the fittings for the plate were fucked up, so I have to get new ones before I reinstall- figured I would at least clean up the ends of the lines to get rid of the hoseclamps now that I know how to get the lines all the way together, but that lead to removing the oil cooler entirely and cleaning up all the oil it lost when the line blew off back in like 2004.



now I have to decide if I want to clean up the oil cooler setup, or get new lines and fittings and relocate it... I'm thinking I would have room up front for a shorter oil cooler down low with the 2" vents below the bumper, the intercooler mounted hanging down from the top, and the factory rad with a low profile puller fan on the back.

I'm leaning pretty heavily towards skipping racing at waterfest in favor of finishing the car the right way. I've half-assed this car back together more than a few times to make a deadline, then lost motivation when it came to taking it back apart.

I still have to get that freeze plug out of the oil pan too 

stuff I want to do before I put it back on the road:

-finish power steering (need a bunch of fittings and line, cheap, but some research required)
-finish breather system (have all the parts, but spread out all over the place)
-relocate battery to the back with a summit battery box, remove battery tray
-relay headlights (finally)
-clean up remaining vacuum lines and engine compartment wiring
-install hall sender distro and finish wiring spark control
-alignment

paul, should I rewire the fuel injector wiring into two banks?

you want the lines, fittings and cooler too? I think I'm going to get a half height and go black on the lines and fittings.. 

Fancy

naah, I need to get actual money for this stuff since I'm having to replace it.

unless I win the lottery.

I would post pictures of last night's progress- but fishing the freeze plug out of the oil pan, while time consuming, doesn't really count.

I replaced more of the vacuum hoses, started working on the wiring- a lot of the factory wiring was cracked behind the shrouding, so it'll have to get replaced.

I decided that I will relocate the battery to the trunk with one of these before putting it back on the road again:



between the thru-panel connector and running the cable under the carpeting, that should keep me busy for a while.

I need another pair of hands to figure out if my current oil cooler will work with the intercooler and radiator I have, then I'll know what else I have to get.

still on the table for the next week or so:

power steering lines
breather final assembly
oil cooler system
battery relocation (including removal of battery tray)
dash reassembly
oil pressure relocation assembly

got some good shit done tonight.. put the oil pressure relocation shit together, including the shiny new 10mm plug I ordered from VW:





now the mechanical oil pressure line is connecting to the relocation block, as well as the factory low switch.. that should clean things up on the front of the engine a little more.


also got the freeze plug installed, the ABA freeze plug was too big, so after spending about an hour trying to grind it down, I threw its mangled ass away and mushroomed out the one that used to be in my oil pan (a 22mm socket spreads it apart just enough when pounded into it)... worked like a charm.

I wish I did that in the first place.



gotta meet up with tibber to get the rest of the breather stuff (my can and a 90 degree NPT to -10AN fitting) and this chapter will be just about done.

the oil cooler I have will work, I think I will probably mount it upside down on the lower front drivers side of the core support at a 45 degree angle (tilted forward) with a shroud to direct airflow into it, that should keep it out of the way of the intercooler mounting and still give me enough room to hang the IC down from the top. I'm not convinced I'll have room for a pusher fan on the front, but I should be okay with the fans on the back of the rad and clearance between that and the supercharger. I'll know more once I start assembling the ABA block on the stand.

cross your fingers though, because this looks pretty pushed out:



in looking at what I have together already, its pretty clear that melvin has come up huge so far in this project, and has a couple more things in the works for me... the fact that he works for parts has also helped my broke ass still make progress.

thanks, homie. 

ordered a 5pk1040 belt.

that should be the right size.

I also figured out that if the radiator isnt in the car, you can easily remove or install the entire serp setup without having to do that funny business with the lower bolt... in fact, you dont even have to remove the lower bolt at all, just loosen it so you can get at the top nut holding the bracket to the block.