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Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob
The light bulb lit up shortly after my last post and I am such a dumbass...
I took a short cut on plumbing the vacuum line for the EFE valve. Instead of running the vauum line all the way around the back of the engine and down the right side to the TVV valve on the front of the engine as shown in the vacuum diagram, I hooked it to the vacuum tree on the carb. Nice short run and a lot cleaner. The problem is that the EFE valve is normally open and needs vacuum only when the engine is cold. The vacuum tree supplies vacuum under all but WOT conditions, therefore, I have been essentially running the car with the left side exhaust blocked. Stupid...
It will be interesting to see how this thing runs with two exhaust pipes and the impact on the engine temps.
What an idiot.
Another mistake I made was on the sway bar end links. I mounted these threaded end down and they are supposed to be threaded end up. This has been corrected.
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Bob, reminder of this info from vintage HPP
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=755425&page=3 (see post# 48) and this reworked hose layout (below)
x2 on taking it easy on yourself...until you mentioned it, I didn't even notice the end link bolt...from your post # 37 (below)
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Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob
Now for the bad.
Several issues that immediately jump out. The exhaust system is crap from the manifolds to the muffler. The car has a true dual exhaust with no catalytic converter. The installation was shoddy to start with and time has not helped it any. It will be replaced very soon, but I need some suggestions on good systems for a 1978. On the transmission the dust cover is missing - if any one has a dust cover please send me a pm. The engine really leaks oil and the rear main seal will need to be addressed this winter. The paint shows more wear than you would like, but at the same time it looks pretty darn good for a 53K mile survivor. The drivers side window needs adjusted, and the sway bar end link bushings are totally missing. All in all - not too shabby. here's some pics.
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