BUILD THREAD 87 Cutlass EFI build: 9/13/23..NEW STUFF!

[Tony1968]

And another question. Your motor mount bushings appear to be white? What brand are they?

 

[69hurstolds]

Lol, it's already fixed. Your memory of the temporary line is fogging your brain.

Hmm. May be. It still looked a bit short. Clamps look familiar. 🙂 Could have been the angle of the pic. Comparing pics it does look a little longer now. Just didn't want it unexpectedly spray painting your underhood with PS fluid. Hey, if you're ok with it, I'm ok with it. Don't they have those "fake" AN fitting cover things that you could use on the return hose and sleeve it to look like an AN hose setup? Maybe that would be hokey, but just thinking out loud. Or maybe get some black hose clamps to keep it more subtle. Don't listen to me, I haven't had my coffee yet.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I might end up changing the clamps down the road, but the "hose finisher" clamps might look a bit gaudy. No worries though, the length of the hose itself is good, has plenty of room to move so there "shouldn't" be an issue.

 

[Injectedcutty]

And another question. Your motor mount bushings appear to be white? What brand are they?

They just have sanding dust on them from bodywork which reminds me I have to scrub down everything! They're black OE rubber style.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I got after it early this morning, and have one wheelwell ready for primer. This one is drying from cleaning, time to start on the other. I'd like to be done by lunch time since it's gonna be a scorcher with the heat index. Stay tuned, I'll hopefully have another update later. Back to the damn sanding which just sucks but must be done!

 

[Tony1968]

I got after it early this morning, and have one wheelwell ready for primer. This one is drying from cleaning, time to start on the other. I'd like to be done by lunch time since it's gonna be a scorcher with the heat index. Stay tuned, I'll hopefully have another update later. Back to the damn sanding which just sucks but must be done!View attachment 118527

Eagerly watching. Are you rattle canning it?
We need the details brother

 

[motorheadmike]

I love and hate the factory style constant torque hose clamps - they are like wrestling a bear.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I love and hate the factory style constant torque hose clamps - they are like wrestling a bear.

You got that sh*t right!!! I'm not buying the special tool made to install them either. I've sorta came to the conclusion I need a different upper hose with smaller ID. But for now, more sanding

 

[Injectedcutty]

Eagerly watching. Are you rattle canning it?
We need the details brother

Yep, they will be rattle canned, albeit expensive *ss rattle can. I'm gonna go the SEM route and do them right since I don't have the equipment to spray with a gun. I have to give a huge shout out to RKTPWRD. His knowledge has helped me a ton, and he is good at gut checking me when I'm trying to take a short cut.
I will be doing a final clean with SEM plastic and leather prep after wipe down with wax and grease remover. Next is a couple good coats of bulldog adhesion promoter. Then using SEM flexible high build surfacing primer for plastic.
I'll let the primer cure for a day or so, then sand with 400 grit to prep for color.

Lastly, I'll likely be using SEM Factory Pack basecoat aerosol in black, then clearing with their 1k HS semi gloss clear which is supposed to be really good stuff and recommended for underhood use...

 

[melloelky]

I'm running the gates powergrip hose clamps,i know they're not for everyone but they even work on out of round applications.