Been workin on the car, it's starting to shape up! Options

[toon1]

I have bounced back and forth from building the engine to getting stuff painted.

I am building a MASSIVE 1.7 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) and restoring the engine bay and most of the other areas of the back end. This car has very little rust so patching is minimal.

I'm hesitant to start a resto thead, there have been so many, but here are some pics.

[toon1]

I'm very impressed, keep up the good work!! Nice to see the injector setup working out, let me know what your fuel requirement number end up being. I might use the same injectors later on a 2.0, or maybe bump it up to ~24lb/hr injectors. Regardless, very very clean build! Keep us updated!

There are plenty of 24lb/hr inj's avail. If you are going to use a fuel rail setup, and have access to a mill, I would strongly suggest getting a 11 or 14mm( depends on the size of the Oring ontop) end mill.

You can get them for about $20. I looked into the step drill but it's too expensive. A mill gives you a much better finish in the bore.


The Req. fuel # came to 12.8

alt inj.
2 squirts

I set the F.P. last night and there are no leaks from the tops of the inj's. at the fuel rail.

The fittings leaked but they just needed to be tightened. I'm not sure if I trust the gauge, the adjustment screw on the press. reg is almost all the way in. I am running 43p.s.i. and the reg. only goes to 45 so it may be right.

I am hoping to fire it up this w/e. Since the 02 correction will not be involved right now, I will hook up the gauge and see what my AFR is. This will tell me if the F.P. is correct or close.