Suck N Blow Monte

[fleming442]

Love the Regal GS! I had an '01 for years, it was a fun car to drive. I sold it to my brother and eventually rust did it in, but the engine and transmission were still running great (and my brother, at the time, was rough on cars).

Is he no longer your brother or rough on cars?

 

[BuickOldsPontiac]

Is he no longer your brother or rough on cars?

He is certainly still my brother, but in the last 5 years or so he has matured in the way he takes care of his vehicles.

 

[Turbo Zach]

I spent some time today working on the black car. I spent a couple hours sorting and rerouting wiring in the back of my engine. This is what I started with.

After a couple hours.

It doesn't look much better. 😡 There was two reasons why I did it. One was to make it look better. Another reason was after the engine gets hot my Holley tuch screen controller starts flashing and jumping screens. Hopefully by rapping and routing it differently will stop the problem? I took the vent hose off my power steering resivior and plugged it. When I go down the highway oil seems to puck out of it. The resivior is a 20 dollar Ebay jobby I made work. I am not sure if the resiviors need to be vented or not? I will find out I guess. If that does not work I can buy a 80-100 dollar one meant for it.

I am going to get some header heat rap and rap my A/C line. I think it is getting too hot next to my down pipe. And it will hide the kink I put in it.

The A/C works perfect at idle or around town, but going down the highway it starts blowing hot. I have tried changing the amount of charge and I tried jumping the low pressure switch. I am not sure what is the problem yet? I need to clean this mess up some too.

The one thing I don't really like about the Holley Sniper is the wiring. Beings the ECM is built into the throttle body. The harness cables are only a foot long with multiple big bulky connectors. Hard to route wiring and make it look nice. I could make my own harness, but that would be a lot of work for what it is worth. My engine bay is way too busy looking. I don't really like it, but it is all business.

I am such a hack! What do you guys think?

 

[DRIVEN]

There's just a lot going on in there. You can disguise some of it but it's all necessary. If it were mine I wouldn't lose much sleep over it.

 

[Turbo Zach]

There's just a lot going on in there. You can disguise some of it but it's all necessary. If it were mine I wouldn't lose much sleep over it.

Thanks. I keep telling myself it is not a show car. I built it be driven and hard.

 

[Turbolq4]

Can't see all this hackery when I'm busy mashing the loud pedal.

 

[Texas82GP]

I spent some time today working on the black car. I spent a couple hours sorting and rerouting wiring in the back of my engine. This is what I started with. View attachment 142169 After a couple hours. View attachment 142170 It doesn't look much better. 😡 There was two reasons why I did it. One was to make it look better. Another reason was after the engine gets hot my Holley tuch screen controller starts flashing and jumping screens. Hopefully by rapping and routing it differently will stop the problem? I took the vent hose off my power steering resivior and plugged it. When I go down the highway oil seems to puck out of it. The resivior is a 20 dollar Ebay jobby I made work. I am not sure if the resiviors need to be vented or not? I will find out I guess. If that does not work I can buy a 80-100 dollar one meant for it. View attachment 142171 I am going to get some header heat rap and rap my A/C line. I think it is getting too hot next to my down pipe. And it will hide the kink I put in it. View attachment 142172 The A/C works perfect at idle or around town, but going down the highway it starts blowing hot. I have tried changing the amount of charge and I tried jumping the low pressure switch. I am not sure what is the problem yet? I need to clean this mess up some too. View attachment 142173 The one thing I don't really like about the Holley Sniper is the wiring. Beings the ECM is built into the throttle body. The harness cables are only a foot long with multiple big bulky connectors. Hard to route wiring and make it look nice. I could make my own harness, but that would be a lot of work for what it is worth. My engine bay is way too busy looking. I don't really like it, but it is all business. View attachment 142174 I am such a hack! What do you guys think?

I think it looks pretty damn good.

 

[Turbo Zach]

I think it looks pretty damn good.

Thank you. It is no were near as nice as the cars you have built and are working on.

 

[81cutlass]

Is that a turbo car ac line going to the drier?

I had to bend mine also, I couldn't figure it why it didn't fit. I think turbo cars have a specific drier.

I did the same thing you did but mine didn't kink.

 

[motorheadmike]

Thanks. I keep telling myself it is not a show car. I built it be driven and hard.

You did a damn fine job.