more plumbing done

[lostforawhile]

cut the end off of the original PS hose at the pump,going to mig weld on a steel AN fitting on to the steel part that goes to the pump, the line wasn't leaking,but i just can't trust a 23 year old high pressure lihe,going over the exaust manifold. i've put too much work into that engine bay to risk a fire to save a few bucks. one thing i noticed,the line looked ok on the outside,but the inside was badly dry rotted. it's a steel line about a quarter inch in diameter wrapped in there. I will tell anyone if you care about your accord,replace that line if it's old. there are places that will make you a line,or you can get an aftermarket one. there have been a number of fires on here related to that line spraying PS fluid on the manifold. personally i think they were idiots for running it where they did. I'm sure there were a lot more fires then what we know about here. did they think that lines never go bad?

[lostforawhile]

ok cut off the metal piece of hose where it comes out of the fitting with the o ring, drilled the pipe thread side of a steel AN adaptor to half inch inside diameter, everything just clears, tomorrow that fitting gets welded to the piece that goes to the pump. then later i'll do the end that attaches to the rack. this way when i'm ready for the hose,i can cut it exactly to the length i need and add the two hose ends. i already had the steel adaptors i'm using and i made all the other stuff, so the expense isn't much more then what a new hose would be. just six feet of aeroquip PS hose and two steel high pressure ends.

[2drSE-i]

No doubt. To me it would have been easier to run it down under the engine, without the risk of fire but w/e. Mine was definately spitting p/s fluid on my manifold a while back. I would pop the hood and see my manifold flaming. Decided then it was time to change it lol.

[lostforawhile]

[lostforawhile]

No doubt. To me it would have been easier to run it down under the engine, without the risk of fire but w/e. Mine was definately spitting p/s fluid on my manifold a while back. I would pop the hood and see my manifold flaming. Decided then it was time to change it lol.

the hose inside of the outer wrapping is just a spiral wrapped piece of metal like the outer wrap on the cables. I think what happens is it starts leaking internally then it degrades the stuff wrapped around it until it starts spraying fluid. i wasn't about to save this 23 year old hose. it looks new on the outside but really bad internally.

[Dr_Snooz]

Hella pimp man!

[lostforawhile]

Hella pimp man!

thanks, even if i end up having to run it like factory,at least it will be aeroquip hose, which is much better then anything oem, and if it goes over that manifold,it's going to have fire braid over the hose. i really would like to run it over the valve cover and back down like the civics do. i may put a dash eight end on my roll of dash eight line just to see how it will run over everything.

[lostforawhile]

i'm thinking of unplumbing the vaccume nightmare this weekend. then i can get a lot of this stuff run where i need to run it. really thinking of a remote oil filter vs the sandwitch adaptor. will make it a lot eaisier to run the cooler also,and make it eaisier to change the oil.

[lostforawhile]

forgot to add the radiator hose standoff to this one

[b20a86lude]

you got a real talent man for plumbing , i think ur hella good at it . u should evantully try to attack all the fuel lines and cooling hoses

[lostforawhile]

all the cooling hoses are braided now,except for the radiator hoses,mostly due to the cost of the fittings and line, plus hard to replace on the road. the other stuff is all two sizes.so i carry spares. the remote oil filter is mounted,now im waiting on the piece that screws on to the old filter location. this filter is huge,this means less restriction, and more oil in the system. more capacity is always a good thing.


the aproximate location of the hoses,they still need to be shortened of course. I will add in the thermostat and lines for the cooler later as money allows. made the bracket today at lunch. the only thing i need to relocate this time is the canister on the firewall. and i need to add a gusset to the bracket that used to hold the air controller.

[lostforawhile]

when i get time i'll get in there and remove all the old unused ac lines and the excess unused wiring right now i'm getting parts to fit,once thats done i will clean up everything

[AccordB20A]

is yopur computer hardout watercooled, cause all this work your doing looks like you would do a mean job if you did come watercool my computer any day

[lostforawhile]

here is the bracket painted,ready to go in. I did some work with a ball end mill and a contour mill, hard to see the details in the picture

[Tomisimo]

No disrespect Lost, but have you ever seen old movie "Back to the Future"? I know You build that car, so you can go back to 1986-89 and get us some nice goodies and new Accords

[lostforawhile]

No disrespect Lost, but have you ever seen old movie "Back to the Future"? I know You build that car, so you can go back to 1986-89 and get us some nice goodies and new Accords

i would but with the terrorists,it's really really hard to get my hands on plutonium to power the flux capacitor. anyway,more engine porn.

[lostforawhile]

finally fixed the oil filter adaptor, the piece that went to the hoses, wouldn't screw all the way down becase the threads on the filter end were too long,had to remove the filter piece from the block, machine about a 1/4 off the threads so it screws down. the inside of the filter adaptor was terrible looking also. the transition between it and the threaded pieces was a sharp edge, so it required some work to smooth out the oil flow passages.

[86ccord]

i am ready to see this thing come alive..

[Tdurr]

Im ready to see this thing in person!

[lostforawhile]

dammit i need a dash 8 45 degree end well this puts this part on hold for a few weeks

[Pico]

Tim I need to send you those P/S line fittings, I forgot all about it.
PM me your Address and I'll get them out to you.

[lostforawhile]

update

Ok i've got the fuel filter, it's a summit street strip filter, it turned out to be a lot bigger then I thought it was ,but it fits under there. on the hatch just ahead of the drivers side rear tire, there's two threaded holes on the frame rail,with nuts welded inside of the frame. I ended up making a bracket and welding the supplied bracket to it. I need to change one bolt hole, and drill and tap for two others in the rail, the two 10mm bolts would probably hold it fine, but i want two extra's for security. I have an extra pump hanger bracket,so I'll braze an AN fitting on instead of the barbed fitting. then it will be hard line from pump to filter, then new hard line inside of the car itself.

pictures are coming in just a minute i'm uploading now

[lostforawhile]

I started out making a plate that fit the frame rail bolt holes, I started with basic blue tape, I covered the frame rail with tape, then punched holes with a pencil for the bolt holes, after I did this, i marked the edges of the frame rail, and how much to add to the template. After this very rough estimate, i used it to create a cardboard template with the proper dimensions and bolt holes ,i left the cardboard template at work so no picture.

pattern transferred to steel ready to cut

shearing the steel into the proper pattern

supplied bracket clamped to new piece and ready to weld

spot welding the two pieces together

bracket on bottom of car, i need to relocate one bolt hole to move the filter more towards the frame rail

filter in place, it sits at about the same level as the tank and right next to it, I'll fabricat a shield but this filter housing is much tougher then the gas tank sheet metal

[lostforawhile]

I'll be replacing the line from pump to firewall, the pump has the capacity to support more horsepower but the line is just big enough for the factory Keihin, it wasn't necessary to make it bigger, I was just wondering if the tiny line is limiting the power capability of the webber equipped cars, i mean it's really small, and after a quarter century probably is well gummed up.

[Tdurr]

just run some sea foam through the lines. and u gotta remember that a stock honda fuel system is good up to 400hp.(excluding the pump and injectors)
but u are carbed so.. eh...