You know how when you look at these build threads and it seems like everything goes so smooth without any problems? Well let me just say it's not the way it really is. Friday and Saturday I thought I would attach the flywheel and the clutch and then work on my fuel system.
I laid out the fuel system on paper and had ordered all the needed parts. The pumps, filters, fittings, regulator, lines, etc.. I also order grade 10.9 bolts for the pressure plate and flywheel. Just trying to get ready for the weekend in the garage.
So Friday night I started with the flywheel and the clutch. The flywheel was easy. The clutch and pressure plate was another story. These bolts, according to the internet, (probably first mistake!) need to be torqued to 35 foot lbs. So I started around the flywheel and at about 22 lbs, I snap off a grade 10.9 6mm bolt! What the heck! So I check the internet again and apparently it is more like 17 foot lbs. So I take it all apart and do it again with a goal of 20 foot lbs. SNAP! I broke another F....ing bolt! Take it apart again after throwing the broken bolt at my tool box. (like that would help!) With no more bolts, that's the end of that project. Now explain to me how according to my torque spec sheet I should be able to torque to 37 foot lbs but I can't get past 22?
Anyway, I just walked away. I had the fuel system to work on. So I grab my 20 ft roll of new Vibrant braided line and a fitting for my fuel tank pick up and get rolling. For the life of me I couldn't get the fitting assembled. I worked and worked but the black nylon over the stainless steel braid was just not going to work. Now I have done hundreds of fitting so I'm not new to this. As I look at a table of fittings, I realize this is not the best solution so no fuel system tonight. Box it back up and send it back to summit. I'm just going with the standard stainless steel line.
So after hours of frustrating work and learning about ways to do it wrong I just grabbed a beer and went in the house. There's always tomorrow.
I laid out the fuel system on paper and had ordered all the needed parts. The pumps, filters, fittings, regulator, lines, etc.. I also order grade 10.9 bolts for the pressure plate and flywheel. Just trying to get ready for the weekend in the garage.
So Friday night I started with the flywheel and the clutch. The flywheel was easy. The clutch and pressure plate was another story. These bolts, according to the internet, (probably first mistake!) need to be torqued to 35 foot lbs. So I started around the flywheel and at about 22 lbs, I snap off a grade 10.9 6mm bolt! What the heck! So I check the internet again and apparently it is more like 17 foot lbs. So I take it all apart and do it again with a goal of 20 foot lbs. SNAP! I broke another F....ing bolt! Take it apart again after throwing the broken bolt at my tool box. (like that would help!) With no more bolts, that's the end of that project. Now explain to me how according to my torque spec sheet I should be able to torque to 37 foot lbs but I can't get past 22?
Anyway, I just walked away. I had the fuel system to work on. So I grab my 20 ft roll of new Vibrant braided line and a fitting for my fuel tank pick up and get rolling. For the life of me I couldn't get the fitting assembled. I worked and worked but the black nylon over the stainless steel braid was just not going to work. Now I have done hundreds of fitting so I'm not new to this. As I look at a table of fittings, I realize this is not the best solution so no fuel system tonight. Box it back up and send it back to summit. I'm just going with the standard stainless steel line.
So after hours of frustrating work and learning about ways to do it wrong I just grabbed a beer and went in the house. There's always tomorrow.