My long term tidy up!

[violetpop]

Got a bit more done, started on the wheels filling all the scratches up, sanded down pretty easy with 360. Might go over them one more time and see if I missed any spots.

A bit hit and miss with the paint today. Some sections which sanded down flat came up really good but other sections no so much. The boot is really good with the paint sanding down flat and gloss levels coming up nice. The roof, not the best. To get the best results I need to sand it more and at this stage I have started to run out of steam.

[Box stock T.]

On 24/04/2020 at 9:36 AM, violetpop said:

Injectors and pump rocked up today.. Ended up going the 460 and 1000cc on Joe's recommendation.

I am thinking of picking up a cheap fuel pump assemble to modify and prepare to just drop it in when the time comes. Is there any reason why I can't use a bf xt, xr6, Fairmont Ku.p assembly or is there a difference with the turbo models?

Should I get one of the adjustable gfb regulators or drill out the stock reg for now along with drilling out the restriction in the pump?

You could always just go get a fuel pump assembly out of a xr6turbo ba from a wreckers. Some lads on here may be able to tell you if it definitely needs a specific pot/assembly for the 460 pump. El andrew has done write up on a pump in pot install plus there is another one on here in the depth of the mountain of threads

The problem is you still end up with the small/standard pump.

Big pot 255 was the better option for your target of power, but follow your tuners advice but also do your own research as well.

[violetpop]

Yeah I have been searching through stacks if threads just reading up on as much as I can. I was set on the 255 big pot setup but again when I spoke to CMS and mentioned the big pots from eBay he said they are all garbage.

I suspect Joe is used to big power setups and the higher end of things so he has a high standard of what parts should be used. So hopefully going off of his suggestions, I can turn up for the tune and everything goes smooth.

The plan is to locate and old pump assembly and have a play with and make it work. It will give me a chance tonsory everything out too like mods to the pot, appropriate fuel lines in the assembly and so on.

[Box stock T.]

There definitely not garbage the drop in pots that is.  There just as good a quality as the oem pots.

I have had mine for year's and never had a problem with it. Except I cheaped out and got the small pot 255.

 

That sort of stuff the tuner can make suggestions on but won't effect how he tunes ya car.

It is definitely a different story when it comes to flash tuners or hp tuners and injector types. Tuners have there favorite parts they prefer to use.

that's a given and there advice is definitely a thing to take into consideration, considering they have done this over and over.

 

Process if I remember right was :

empty ya tank by driving to as low as ya dare before picking up to much crap.

Pull the fuel pump fuse from under the hood.

Crank the engine till it conks out.

Back seat out.

Pop of plastic cover.

Unscrew the securing ring.

mark fuel line with a white paint pen.

Use plastic fuel line tool to remove all three lines.

Pull out the old pump.

Drop in the new one. 

And reverse the removal process.

Jobs done.

 

Now you gotta build the other pump and build correctly.

P.M. el andrew he can point ya to his how to thread on installing a pump in a pot.

[k31th]

there's a few too many steps there at the start (no need to empty the tank completely) and not enough steps in the "pull out and drop in" section haha. there's some secret sauce (drill the return orifice or some such) to do on a replacement pot or a stock pot and you need to ensure you have the correct submersible hose if you're just swapping a pump over and you need to ensure the pump itself fits in the pot and the filter is replaced and you need to ensure the hose clamps are properly attached

[Box stock T.]

Yeah I only said get the tank as low as ya dare because I didn't, and enjoyed having syphon out a quarter of tank the old skool way with a garden hose yum yum.

And I did mention "If I remember right."

 

Was just trying to point out the process is pretty easy to a certain extent compared to building a new pump.

Cheers though keith I knew I was close but could remember it completely.

[k31th]

we all try our best on here... none of us are perfect

[Box stock T.]

So true, but it gives us something to strive for.

[violetpop]

Appreciate the discussion fellas. Perhaps our wires were crossed when I mentioned the drop in pots if Joe was thinking those cheap and nasty no name type ones on eBay. Either way, I'm happy to work off his suggestions and if I need to redo things due to surging for example, I will put it down as a learning exercise.

I'm planning on hunting down a second hand turbo cradle and will look at getting the 460 and proper mods and fuel lines in it to make my own drop in unit.

Atm my focus is still on getting the paint and wheels sorted and looking good. The boot I am happy with. The roof and bonnet still needs works. It appears the sanding discs I have been using a very good at super fine finishing but not the best at defect removal. By defect removal I mean the last 10% of orange peel left in the paint.

So I have gone out and picked up a proper orbital sander with extraction capability, soft foam interface pad and 800 grit sanding discs. I'm hoping to go over the car with the 800 dry in one pass and get the paint as level as possible and then go back to my original method of ultra fine finishing 1000, 2000, 3000 wet.

I would estimate I've spent 25+ hours sanding I'm sure a proper body shop could knock this type of sanding job out before morning tea break haha.

[k31th]

nothing saves time like proper equipment and expertise on a topic haha. you're doing fine as long as you keep moving towards your goal, imho.