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Colour match it to the rest of the car

SirTainleyBarking wrote:Colour match it to the rest of the car

No as the car is dark green, you can have too much of a good thing

Heliotrope would suit it well, IMHO.

A little looking at the recently received inlet manifold,
it doesn't have an exhaust gas return inlet on it!

I got hold of the gasket off the neon's and used that.
I drilled and tapped the two bolt holes.





All I need to do is flatten the surrounding area for a
flush fit for the pipe.



A new problem has arisen, top is the 93 map sensor &
below it the one the ecu was using in the original 98
manifold. Looks like either making the newer 98 map fit
the old hole and drill/tape two fixing bolt holes.
Or blank that hole and fit it elsewhere!
I'll look at the manifold again in the morning.

The dorman 300-308 power steering pulley arrived,
so i spent a little time fitting that to the pump.



I might have to use some washers between the bracket,
and the pump to bring it inline for the belt.



And now back to the planned task of the day the
alternator bracket.

in the picture below a metal plate is bolted up and then it's
cardboard template.
In front of the blank template is a cardboard template for the
back plate for the alternator. Both templates that are for
going around the aletator are not full templates for the full
metal plates.



Now we have the front template for going around the front
part of the alternator



All the partial templates lined up back to front.



Now with the metal blanks drilled and marked ready for cutting
out tomorrow weather permitting.



There will be a bit of piping s a spacer which will be to protect
the bolts going through and act as a spacer between the fron
and back sections of the bracket.
Making it in a few sheets of metal means it will be easier to make,
and stronger once welded together so it won't warp and twist.

Yesterday I got the grinder out and cut the plates to shape.











However it needs a little weaking.



The belt was put on along with the spring loaded ___________ to see where
things need to be adjusted and to measure for the front plate for the alternator



I will use that bolt witha a spacer to hold the front plate.



The spring loaded _______ has been placed with a tempory bar tohold it in
place as I haven't got a replacement serpintine belt yet.





And because of this bolt and the alternator bracket the spring loaded
_______ won't go any lower.



And the backing plate and spring loaded _______ is cut off the old powersteering bracket off the v6.



While I was waiting on the little laptop trying to remove a virus I got
the partial templates together and made the front alternator bracket
plate.



Yes those are 2 of my inusulin pens! only thing to hand that was
thick enough to act as a bolt at 2am.

Below is the reworked and complete templates that will be used
so that the old parctial templates can be disgarded.

Out came the grinder

Cutting the plates for the front part of the alternator bracket



Then since the LPG brass manifold injector parts came today.



As I will be fitting a new front end kit for the LPG later down the
line I may as well sort the intake manifold out now while I have
it off the car and before it gets painted (colour not decided yet)
Also as the pt cruiser Coolant Filler neck will mean moving the coil
pack I trimmed it's old mounting bracket off the manifold.



And a bump that was done in the manufacturing proccess needed to
come off. I slipped with the grinder too.



While the grinder had a grinding disk not the cutting disk I flattened the
area where the Exhaust Gas Return bolts to the manifold.
So a better seal can be made.



Well it's forecast rain for tonight and tomorrow so it just as well I need to
be in the garage to do the drilling on todays parts.



Drill and tap the holes in the manifold for the LPG injector fittings,
Drill the holes in theplates for the front part of the alternator bracket.

At this rate you'll have the car running by the end of the month, keep up the good work.

Well it didn't rain all day, but I have run myself into the ground
over the past few days. So only a little done, the drilling od holes
in the plates for the front of the alternator bracket.



Unfortunately, it took longer than expected as all the larger drill bit
were blunt. the smaller ones being ok I driller and tapped the holes
for the lpg injectors. I pray I didn't put them too low.





Before painting I will counter sink those tapped holes for better fitting
and seal.

The front plstes of the alternator bracket were put on,
and spacers to line the power steering pump done.







As the pulley on is not what I measured up with orginally on
the power steering pump, the bracket holding the pump will
need to be redone as I used a couple of nuts as spacers for
the current bracket.

The alternator bracket will need a couple of spacer bars to
strenghten it.
However! I will be putting the engine and gearbox back into
the engine bay for a fitting. To see what alterations etc need
to be made and measurements for drive shafts.