I was out in the garage earlier in the week and did the smallest task(s). The starter was removed, clocked, plugged in the cam sensor and then put the starter back on. Simply removing the two bolts was the move vs fighting my hand on the back side of the starter.
The starter clocked out away from the block should help with heat a bit more. I originally had it sucked closer to the engine because of the full exhaust system, but as you saw that ended up on the white 370z.
I'm also working on identifying a good mount location for my A2W pump. The cubby where the charcoal filter was, appears to be the best location so far. I have a handful of -16 fittings that I can use so it looks like I'm going to ride that Fragola train one more time... I want the Fragola hose because of the heat and abrasion resistance going to the back of the car. I have some brass fittings w/ plumbing clear hose just for the front of the car. I figured it would be nice to see what was happening for air bubbles and it was cheaper.
The first picture of the pump shows it sitting on a package. if you look at the backside you will notice a black mount. The mount has a rubber isolator built in. Davies Craig recommends NOT hard mounting the unit because the electronics will fault out due to vibrations over time.
Spoke with Lokar yesterday and they are going to send me a new lower unit. They didn't know why the crimp came out the first time. *shrug* I dunno either. I'm happy to get the new unit. Only downside with it is that I need to measure inside cable unit to the new lower piece because the upper and lower parts are matted pairs. I guess you will see more on that in the future.
Two -6 45 PTFE line ends got lost in transit so I'm still waiting on finishing my transmission cooler lines. I bought two new ends because I went beast mode trying to get them off the old line. I got them off but I disfigured the fittings. I now see why PTFE can hold 10,000lbs of max pressure.
Custom drive shaft should be done soon. Maybe. Who knows. Doesn't matter too much anyway. lol . I hope it comes with new ARP bolts.
All-in-all, not a lot of movement but something is better than nothing. Not saying I'm going to do this... but I completely understand why people sell their builds when they get to the 90% mark. It's legitimately taxing.
