Effii gets rebuilt
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Thanks.
I'm sure it will be worth it in the end (hopefully not too far off).
It will be great to have it back on the road.
I'm sure it will be worth it in the end (hopefully not too far off).
It will be great to have it back on the road.
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Week beginning Monday 9th September
Installed the front diff.
Housing with suspension.
Hubs and new rotors.
Calipers.
Mile Marker freewheeling hubs and original wheels with BFG All Terrain (33 x 10.5) tyres. I'm going to change these over to Goodyear Wrangler MT/R (33 x 12.5) when all else is done and get the wheels sand blasted and powder coated (probably black).
Did some more work on the wiring, have a couple of issues with the water in fuel sensor and one other wire on the engine loom I need to sort out.
Set up the aux battery solenoid and the other relays and fuses.
Housing with suspension.
Hubs and new rotors.
Calipers.
Mile Marker freewheeling hubs and original wheels with BFG All Terrain (33 x 10.5) tyres. I'm going to change these over to Goodyear Wrangler MT/R (33 x 12.5) when all else is done and get the wheels sand blasted and powder coated (probably black).
Did some more work on the wiring, have a couple of issues with the water in fuel sensor and one other wire on the engine loom I need to sort out.
Set up the aux battery solenoid and the other relays and fuses.
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Week begining Monday 16th September
Muffler (Flowmaster Delta 50) and exhaust pipe from the engine pipe added.
Then wiring, wiring, wiring.
That's all I've been doing for the rest of this week and it's almost complete.
The right side of the engine bay is complete and wrapped.
Left side just needs to be wrapped.
Still a couple of things to sort in the interior (aircon and overhead console). Still to be wrapped.
Batteries (Optima D31T x 2) are in but this is only a temporary place until the guards are back on.
Then wiring, wiring, wiring.
That's all I've been doing for the rest of this week and it's almost complete.
The right side of the engine bay is complete and wrapped.
Left side just needs to be wrapped.
Still a couple of things to sort in the interior (aircon and overhead console). Still to be wrapped.
Batteries (Optima D31T x 2) are in but this is only a temporary place until the guards are back on.
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First Start
All the work last week leads to:
About 10min video.
Steps.
1. Loosen all injector lines at the injectors.
2. Fill fuel filter with ATF.
3. Prime using electric pump with schrader valve at filter open.
4. Turn engine over until fuel visible at all injectors (3 times to get all injectors about 15-20 seconds each time)
5. Tighten each injector line when there is fuel visible.
6. Start engine.
Still took a couple of goes for initial start.
Next day I started it again. No accelerator, no priming, started within three seconds,
. Idled nicely, no hunting.
Happy camper, it's been bugging me if this engine would run once I connected it all up. So now I know it does.
Next up finish of the interior wiring. Then the brakes, clutch and the power steering so I can drive it (well in and out of the shed until I get the radiator back on).
About 10min video.
Steps.
1. Loosen all injector lines at the injectors.
2. Fill fuel filter with ATF.
3. Prime using electric pump with schrader valve at filter open.
4. Turn engine over until fuel visible at all injectors (3 times to get all injectors about 15-20 seconds each time)
5. Tighten each injector line when there is fuel visible.
6. Start engine.
Still took a couple of goes for initial start.
Next day I started it again. No accelerator, no priming, started within three seconds,
. Idled nicely, no hunting.Happy camper, it's been bugging me if this engine would run once I connected it all up. So now I know it does.
Next up finish of the interior wiring. Then the brakes, clutch and the power steering so I can drive it (well in and out of the shed until I get the radiator back on).
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Bloody hell ross where do ya live,not in Victoria im sitting here with a fire going whilst your just in shorts..
Does'nt it feel grouse when something just works like ya want it to...
Good work
Does'nt it feel grouse when something just works like ya want it to...
Good work
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Sure does. I'm glad it worked first time as I'd be really annoyed to have to chase problems. Although a lot of planning went in to the work as well.
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Been here 17 years (except for the time over the last three years when I was working on the west coast) best move we ever made.
Just down the road, 125kms away.
Just down the road, 125kms away.
. Oh and bloody great work Ross. I bet hearing that baby purr was a big relief.