Changed some of the Vac hosing today

[The_one]

This afternoon i changed some of the vac hosing under the bonnet to blue.

My blue silicon turbo hoses should be here next week so will fit them as well and take new pics

Before:

After:

 

[DIFT]

No pics mate... or at least i cant see them....



oops... got them now


Nice!

 

[acidstrato]

ergh chuck that battery cover, it looks terrible

vac hoses look good...next thing to do when i get some cash

 

[The_one]

I'm gonna keep the battery cover but i have an idea......

GOing to take it off and clean it with black shoe polish

 

[acidstrato]

also is it me... or are u missing a vac hose from the dv to the n249??

 

[The_one]

That hose is still the original and is covered with silver sheath. It comes off the DV and goes under the charge pipe you should just make it out at the right hand side of the N249??

 

[flashbsd]

its you, cos his DV pipe is there

 

[acidstrato]

so it is...how come u didnt change that???
thats the first hose i changed lol


and wot hose have u used on the boost pipe for the dv? as i can see its blue

 

[The_one]

Its a pig to change with the tip and charge pipe in the way, me fat fingers can't get in there

You cant really see the pipe either so isn't noticeable whether its silver or blue.

I probably will end up changing it

 

[C3 LJG]

Thats how mine started now it is a case of OCD! Still got loads to do aswell!

 

[The_one]

That is the dogs danglies!!

May i ask where you got the manifold and rocker cover

 

[Daz_gibbo]

Carl, I got loads of blue 3mm vac hose if you want it dude.

 

[C3 LJG]

Its the original ones but they have been polished up, the brackets and strut brace have been chromed aswell.

Need to get a red tip now and a polished header tank and then get the alternater and brackets chromed as you can see them............never ending.

Once you start there is no stopping!

 

[acidstrato]

Carl, I got loads of blue 3mm vac hose if you want it dude.

yeah mate id love some
we'll have to go hunting some night...do some swapping hoses in the car park...we'll be so popular!!

 

[The_one]

Couldn't leave it anymore

Changed the Fuel pressure Regulator hose today as well and re routed it across the fuel rail at the same time

 

[C3 LJG]

Looks good mate like the way you have routed it.

 

[JKing]

nice job mate, I'm going to re-route the fuel pressure hose like that aswell when I get a sec. You didn't fancy bypassing the N249 while you where at it then??

 

[Forbez]

C3LJG, that looks mint mate, really sweet, can you give me details etc of the costs, and time taken for the charge pipe, inlet mani, and rocker cover, and brakcets etc to be done.
And the costs please.

That looks really smart!

Cheers

 

[The_one]

nice job mate, I'm going to re-route the fuel pressure hose like that aswell when I get a sec. You didn't fancy bypassing the N249 while you where at it then??

Nah thought i would leave it mate, i think you have to solder resistors and stuff if you do dont you because of the wires going to the senders or something?

If its not broken why fix it

 

[C3 LJG]

I am going to bypass the n249 this week as it looks **** on top of the shiney bits! Just ordered some more vac hose and going to pick up a resisitor today if i get time.

I had the strut brace and all the brackets chromed at a local chromer and cost me the best part of £100 for the brace and 4 brackets but think it would be cheaper if you polish them yourself and then just get them dipped, which is what i am going to do with the next lot of brackets etc.

The rocker cover, inlet manifold and pipe where polished by a local polishers and they did it in a day for me, really good service have used them to do 3 rocker covers, 2 inlets and got some more stuff off mates cars to get done.