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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 06:42 PM
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Ok, I spent a little more time today rerouting some vacuum and emissions lines with some fo the scrap I had left after doing the headlight vacuum lines in hard line.

When I started it looked like this:



I redid the lines that crossed over the valve cover behind the Alternator, as well as the Power brake filter overall it looks ok - although I am not as pleased with the final results - That is what I am looking for opinions on - Does this look okay.



Your honest remarks will be greatly appreciated. :cheers:

BTW I already know how crappy the plug wires look :lol:


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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 09:53 PM
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Wow, looks good. I never thought to do the vacuum lines in hard line. Did you use aluminum or steel? I might have to try that.
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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 09:59 PM
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Cleaned up the clutter nicely :cheers:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 12:41 AM
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Steel brake line from PepBoys. They are good for something after all :lol:
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Much cleaner behind the alternator...and the filter in the brake boost to intake line is down out of the way!!! The plug wires seem to be of two different colors? And the diverter valve is vacant? The hose will come across to the drivers side injector? How will you make that look? I am in the same process now. I bought a plastic 90 elbow to keep the hose low, but it seems I won't gain much.
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While you are next in there, will you do me a favor and see if you have two sets of wires (both black and dark green with weathertite connections) that may go to diverter or AC? I have these and I am assuming they go to absent diverter, but it's wrong colors...thanks. Stevo 81
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While you are next in there, will you do me a favor and see if you have two sets of wires (both black and dark green with weathertite connections) that may go to diverter or AC? I have these and I am assuming they go to absent diverter, but it's wrong colors...thanks. Stevo 81
Actually the divertor valve is there - its just not connected up - the headers have the air rails but I have not installed the check valves yet or rerouted the hoses to them. Those hoses will most likely be 5/8" EMT (rigid electrical conduit) that I will route behind the engine so that nothing is going over the front.

Your black and green connector is the AC (I had to take the AC compressor out when installing the headers) just as well as the compressor was very noisy. anyway a two prong connector black and green went to the compressor.

Your 81 must have computer control of the divertor valve as my car only has a single vacuum line running to it.
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