How to AN

I recently struggled my way through some AN10 fittings for my catch can, and then when it came time to put on my AN16 fittings for the coolant lines I realized that the process wasn't the same.  With the larger hose and fittings it was basically impossible to push the hose with the nylon wrap into the fitting so here is what I ended up doing:

Step 1: cut the nylon wrap about 1" from the top of the hose (distance based on fitting requirement).  I used a box cutter and made about 10 light pulls on the nylon.  I did this 4 times around the hose.

Step 2: use a needle nose to roll the nylon off the hose down about 1".  That seemed like a good distance for the AN16, the AN10 ended up being about .75".  After you pull it back cut away as much loose nylon as you can.

Step 3: Tightly wrap some electrical tape around the exposed nylon and then spray with a tiny bit of your favorite lubricant and use your finger to wipe it all around the tape area.

Step 4: slide on the hose side of the fitting. 

Step 5: Enjoy cool AN fitting lines!

Liquids and solids.

Now that the weather had warmed up I've been trying to do one thing per day on the car.

Thursday I replaced the Innovative rear mount with a Hasport 92A racing mount. The idea is that I'll likely not be running a front mount and the very solid rear mount along with the softer (but still poly) side mounts will keep vibration to a minimum but keep the motor from torquing the driveshaft.  I hopped on a Midnight Oil and they said a rear 92A was all I needed, we'll see!

Friday was running gauge wiring through the firewall, pulling the ECU to solder in the components for the Hondata boost controller and pulling the CD player from the lower part of the console. I'd like to put the gauges here and I have an idea how to do it.

The shape I'll need to make is going to require a jig, or form of some sort which I'm going to work on tomorrow.  But the basic idea is to take a 8x9 piece of black plexiglass and then do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8mk08Zg5OY . That should allow me to mold the piece into the curve of the lower console as seen below:

Saturday I took the day off and did yard work but today I made some progress on the coolant lines. I had ordered some AN16 lines and connectors and went to work trying to make it work.  With the coolant nozzle options for the head I don't have a lot of choices so I had the AN16 bung welded onto the nozzle. I would have liked it closer, but it is what it is.

The thermostat to to the bottom of the radiator is an easy run and worked great, the upper hose is another story.  The AN16 adapters are BIG, and there isn't a lot of room even if I were to use a standard rubber hose, so this was the best option I could come up with without putting a kink in the lines.

 

I might order another 90* piece and give this layout a try: