With the tuning over, the next step was to wrap up and polish out all the loose ends. I started by redoing my fan’s wiring. <\/p>\n
I wanted the wiring to be routed off to the side of the front duct area, so as to not impede air flow or look out of place hanging in the middle. This meant it needed to be extended, which I carefully did prior. Once the splicing was complete, I left the connector dangling on the floor because I didn’t want to connect it until the car was ready to start. I was greeted with a pleasant surprise when I eventually did go to plug it in… the connector was chewed up. <\/p>\n
Do not be fooled by Blue’s innocent looks or charming demeanor, an anarchist hides underneath that furry coat. <\/p>\n
With a replacement connector in hand, I used the sealed solder and crimp connectors<\/a> to extend the wiring back. I had temporarily crimped what I could together just so the fan would still operate during the tune session. I finished it off with heatshrink and Painless mesh wrap to give it a professional look. (Don’t worry, all is forgiven with my dog, I can’t stay mad at him…)<\/p>\n
Next, I flushed the coolant system again and picked up a Lisle funnel to refill. <\/p>\n
I noticed that one of the lower radiator hoses developed a leak around the clamp area. I was using worm gear clamps on all the hoses, but decided to step them up to stainless T-bolt clamps from HPS<\/a>. The larger the hose, the more relaxed the tolerances… thus needing beefier clamps. <\/p>\n
New, lengthened coupler on the left and Old on the right. <\/p>\n