Next phase of the job, I've mounted up the fuel pump at 45 degrees via some rubber grommets to add additional damping not that its meant to be needed. Having cut off the OEM bullet connectors from the spare wiring we found under the car, we worked out that one was an earth and another the intended power wire by Nissan. Having added my own connections we're tapped in and all hooked up. Using the wiring diagrams we managed to locate the other end of the power wire in the wires bundle under the dash, along with an ignition live.
My dad being the wiz he is with electrics devised a setup so that we've added a fused power supply directly from the battery to a relay which is then controlled by a kill switch. Having hooked up the ignition live and power wire kindly left in place by Nissan we have a fully working and protected circuit.
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Back to the mechanical bits and it was time to fit up the Alloy Pro fuel tank straps and our newly refurbed fuel tank. I need to give a big shout out to Paul S at this point as I was very grateful of his old thread to assist with my fuel tank breather system delete. Having stripped out the whole system we've blocked off the additional breather pipes and simplified with new bio fuel hoses. Having to work around the rear fuel filler neck breather pipe given the complex forming that Nissan did to the OEM pipe, I wish I'd just bought a new replacement from the states but have come up with a DIY fix.
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Much cursing and swearing, many jubilee clips, lifting, and connections made and we were fully fitted up in place. Thankfully the posiflow fuel pump allows you to mount a fuel filter directly onto it so there's no additional brackets needed. With the car in the air it was also time to clean up the suspension and recoat with ACF50 for additional protection, its clear that all of my fun using the car has meant the car is looking less new than it once was.
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Back up top and with all of the rear interior panels out it was perfect timing to add sound deadening material to remove some more resonance from the cabin. Thankfully that's most areas of the interior now done and I'm sure will be great for longer trips.
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Not that we use them often but looking at the state of the OEM factory speakers their day had certainly been and gone, and desperately needed replacement. New speakers bolted up and it was clear that issues went further and one speaker wasn't doing anything, tracing the wiring and it was no surprise to see why. Some 'repairs' performed by some people stagger me, connections cut and bullet connectors crimped in and we're got a fully functioning loop back up.
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Here's how the underside is now looking
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While we're working on a new engine for the car we've also decided that the gearbox needs doing too having developed some whines, rattles and grinding syncro's from all of my tail happy fun. We've got a couple of spare S14 boxes so are having one rebuilt to go in at the same time as the new engine. Overnight parts from Japan (ok three weeks later ) we've got looks of OEM bits to go in and spruce up the donor.
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Another update to follow shortly with some other details, sadly road testing has yet to happen fully due to an unexpected issue today which has slowed me down. It's painfully close now though!