k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,089 Member For: 16y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/07/15 01:02 PM Share Posted 22/07/15 01:02 PM ^^^ been spending too much time on 4chan/reddit?Love the custom A/C line setup great way to work around a problem that so many before you have bludgeoned their way through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 23/07/15 11:05 AM Author Share Posted 23/07/15 11:05 AM I finished mounting the fuel reg today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,089 Member For: 16y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/07/15 11:17 AM Share Posted 23/07/15 11:17 AM Looks like it's nice and snug there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 28/07/15 01:49 PM Author Share Posted 28/07/15 01:49 PM (edited) It has always been my plan to modify the power steering piping. So, I have been playing with the power steering lines amongst other thing over the past few days. AS most would already be aware, a lot of the pressure lines leak where is junctions into the power steering pump, and the shape of the line and location of the pressure switch is a real pain in then arse when running big intakes. So, here is what we did..... This is a brand new factory line that I purchased with the intention of replacing the old one. It is a sh*tty design, so we decided to manufacture our own, to eliminate the aforementioned problems. After consulting a local gentleman that did quite a bit of engineering for Ford, we decided to cut up the old line and utilise some of the parts . Not much point in cutting up a new one... OK, Inside the pressure line is a restrictor. The restrictor runs inside the rubber hose on the pressure line. It is press fitted into the end of each fitting and this apparently stops surge and hammering in the line and stops it feeding back through the steering wheel. Here is a pic of the restrictor and one of the press fittings from which it was fitted to... As the power steering fluid flows only through the restrictor, I made a -6 teflon line (Shown two pictures above) which is made so that the restrictor it pressed hard against each fitting. We manufactured an extension and silver soldered it to the remaining factory hard line that connects to the rack, as the teflon line with the restrictor fitted was 100mm short. We soldered on a -6 fitting to match the new line. We tapped the Power steering pump, to take a -10 blank fitting. We drilled the blank and tapped a thread into it, so that a -6 bango fitting could be screwed into it. We also fitted a -6 to 1/8 npt gauge fitting, so that the power steering pressure sensor could be fitted. This allowed my to place the sensor wherever I liked. Here is the result... The return line was also modified and rerouted so that it could be rerouted to the remote power steering canister, which is mounted next to the brake master cylinder- (Previously pictured in a previous post). Not a pic of the reshaped item, but you get the hint.... Edited 28/07/15 01:51 PM by HI PSI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,089 Member For: 16y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/07/15 02:02 PM Share Posted 28/07/15 02:02 PM didn't think you'd top the custom A/C setup... but it looks like your power steering mod is even better! Nice work! love the ingenuity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 28/07/15 02:05 PM Author Share Posted 28/07/15 02:05 PM (edited) didn't think you'd top the custom A/C setup... but it looks like your power steering mod is even better! Nice work! love the ingenuity.Necessity is the mother of invention, and I just hate doing dodgy work. Do it right, do it once, it takes about the same amount of time.... Besides, it's not difficult... Edited 28/07/15 02:07 PM by HI PSI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,089 Member For: 16y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/07/15 02:14 PM Share Posted 28/07/15 02:14 PM if it's not difficult, then why has nobody (hardly anybody) ever done it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids4kids in the mid....not the bum like some Member 609 Member For: 11y 8m 10d Gender: Male Posted 28/07/15 10:50 PM Share Posted 28/07/15 10:50 PM Very nice mate exactly how I did my setup I modified the high pressure line also for better routing with s/s weld-ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 29/07/15 06:56 PM Author Share Posted 29/07/15 06:56 PM I looked at weld on's for the pump, but, there was no gain for me. As the distance of the weld on and a 90 degree fitting, ended with a similar result as the factory line. Space is a premium on the driver's side of my car. So, every inch that I save makes it easier to fit/run the other components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI PSI Member 1,586 Member For: 18y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 29/07/15 07:27 PM Author Share Posted 29/07/15 07:27 PM (edited) I had previously contemplated venting the rocker cover breathers to atmosphere, but I changed my mind. I have gone to great lengths to ensure that the car is a roadworthy and legal as possible. So, no point in changing values when the build is so close to completion. We fitted two -12 breathers into the rocker cover and modified the Moroso catch can, so that we can vent it back into the intake through -16 line. The factor breathers have had threads tapped into them and will be plugged. I had intended to vent the engine from the drivers side of the rocker cover, but lack of room for the catch can, forced me to change sides. We welded the fittings in between a gap in the cam lobes, to reduce oil throwing towers the vents and mounts a splash shield over each vent. I started to dummy up the lines, but ran out of time. So, now I have to research and decide who will chrome the cover and send it while I'm away at work. So as to avoid further delays. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated...http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/sirhsv/Mobile%20Uploads/20150728_222644_zpsqkfiyanv.jpg[img/] Edited 29/07/15 07:36 PM by HI PSI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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