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Old 11-24-2013, 11:40 PM
fbrown fbrown is offline
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I'm having a hard time getting anything done with my injured elbow. But I did manage a few simple things.


Made a hose to go from the engine to the coolant tank. Really I just added the Tee (capped right now) Will connect to the Vintage Air unit eventually.



Hose installed, also had to cut the engine cover around the AC compressor.



The driver side engine cover hits the brake booster.


Trimmed slightly to clear



Tip of the Day. To remove the rear seat, use a pry bar. The notch will engage the wire and you can press and lift with one simple motion. I was able to remove the rear seat using only my left hand.


You will need to tilt the bar slightly to catch the seat wire.


Next I decide that adding antifreeze, power steering fluid and transmission fluid was something that I could do.

OK, the only thing I need is a little gas to fire the engine. So put a gallon of gas in the tank. Turn the key on and off a few times to prime the fuel line. Turn on camera and take a video of the first start since the body was reinstalled on the frame.

Startup video about 38MB
http://peripheraltech.com/gto/start001.mov

I did move the car back and forth about a foot. it's not really apparent in the video.

Oil pressure gage works, tach doesn't work. GEN and Temp not hooked up.

Next a detailed check for leaks.

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