Winter projects FINALLY done!
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Winter projects FINALLY done! This took months longer than planned, partly due to a serious delay by a perfomance shop. This started off with just a power steering cooler and then I decided to add a remote reservoir for it as well.
Since I added the reservoir half way through the project, I didn't do enough research on it. I had a reservoir with the inlet and outlet on the bottom and I didn't think of the problem until everything was in place! The return line to the pump had too much of an incline and I thought the pump might starve. I searched more and found a reservoir from PSC Motorsports that had the outlet on the side. I called them to discuss my problems and they mentioned getting my PS pump output modified, especially since I have Hydraboost brakes. I had a month to finish the project and he told me it would be a 2 day turn around, so I sent it in.
2-3 weeks went by and I still didn't have the part, so I called them. I had asked them to install a -10 AN fitting on the inlet side of the pump and they were having some problems getting it too fit; they also waited about a week before they even started on it (2 day turn around?). I waited until the first week of May and I called again, they said the part was almost finished and it would ship the next day. 2 weeks later I still did not have the part, they didn't ship it until May 20th! During all this they never kept me informed, even though I stressed I had a short timeline. This is the worst service I've had from a shop, so be warned if you try using these guys.
Anyway, here are some pics. It's a -6 line to and from the cooler and a -10 from the reservoir to the pump.
The battery tray was cut away and I built a mounting plate to hold the reservoir. I also have a plate to cover the hole where the battery tray used to be. The return line is also pretty level now.
Here's the 18 inch Derale heat sink cooler, just under the front bumper.
I also cleaned and painted the underside of the car. I'm glad I did it because I found some surface rust under the road grime.
I removed "GTO" from the fuel rail covers and bought some stainless steel "Firebird" emblems off ebay. I also painted them silver and dark grey. I like it!
Finally, on my Formula hood I removed the flat plate on the bulge and replaced it with aluminum mesh, this is the same mesh I used on the dash speakers. There's also a shield behind it to keep too much water from getting on the engine.
That's it! next winter I'll replace the other fluid reservoirs with a matching aluminum pair, so it's slowly looking better
Since I added the reservoir half way through the project, I didn't do enough research on it. I had a reservoir with the inlet and outlet on the bottom and I didn't think of the problem until everything was in place! The return line to the pump had too much of an incline and I thought the pump might starve. I searched more and found a reservoir from PSC Motorsports that had the outlet on the side. I called them to discuss my problems and they mentioned getting my PS pump output modified, especially since I have Hydraboost brakes. I had a month to finish the project and he told me it would be a 2 day turn around, so I sent it in.
2-3 weeks went by and I still didn't have the part, so I called them. I had asked them to install a -10 AN fitting on the inlet side of the pump and they were having some problems getting it too fit; they also waited about a week before they even started on it (2 day turn around?). I waited until the first week of May and I called again, they said the part was almost finished and it would ship the next day. 2 weeks later I still did not have the part, they didn't ship it until May 20th! During all this they never kept me informed, even though I stressed I had a short timeline. This is the worst service I've had from a shop, so be warned if you try using these guys.
Anyway, here are some pics. It's a -6 line to and from the cooler and a -10 from the reservoir to the pump.
The battery tray was cut away and I built a mounting plate to hold the reservoir. I also have a plate to cover the hole where the battery tray used to be. The return line is also pretty level now.
Here's the 18 inch Derale heat sink cooler, just under the front bumper.
I also cleaned and painted the underside of the car. I'm glad I did it because I found some surface rust under the road grime.
I removed "GTO" from the fuel rail covers and bought some stainless steel "Firebird" emblems off ebay. I also painted them silver and dark grey. I like it!
Finally, on my Formula hood I removed the flat plate on the bulge and replaced it with aluminum mesh, this is the same mesh I used on the dash speakers. There's also a shield behind it to keep too much water from getting on the engine.
That's it! next winter I'll replace the other fluid reservoirs with a matching aluminum pair, so it's slowly looking better
Last edited by a10beav; Jun 2, 2008 at 08:37 PM.
