6.1 Hemi into 72 Demon March 2018
This weekend was more wiring and plumbing. First picture is my redneck solution to needing dual temp sensors. Basically I have two complete separate circuits in the car one for the Holley EFI system and another for ancillary junk like lights fans wipers etc. so I need one sensor for the Holley engine management system and another to read temp for Dakota dash. I could only find one port usable for water temp so I scrounged around in my brass box and found some couplers and what have you, that I could braze up into one dual sensor fitting. The picture is before it is cleaned up and installed. I may have an issue with calibration so my fall back plan is to drill and weld a bung in bottom of radiator. I should have took a pix of it installed but I got to sipping whiskey instead. The other pix are the CAI tube. Yet another debacle from changing to the bigger diameter throttle body. I took the pix of the step bit for those that do not habitually use one. They are designed to pull them selves in and man they will. I always put a piece of tape on as a “stop” reference point so I don’t over drill. They are super handy and I use them all the time. When welding aluminum, especially thin aluminum, cleaner is better. I took my salvaged fittings and ground off all the plating and primer. I cannot stress enough when welding aluminum preparation is key. That’s all for now I need to fire up the BBQ and turn up some David Allan Coe. Cheers to my buddy out there doing fixed wing junk this month. You know who ya are! Full disclosure he is a rotor head!
This weekend was more wiring and plumbing. First picture is my redneck solution to needing dual temp sensors. Basically I have two complete separate circuits in the car one for the Holley EFI system and another for ancillary junk like lights fans wipers etc. so I need one sensor for the Holley engine management system and another to read temp for Dakota dash. I could only find one port usable for water temp so I scrounged around in my brass box and found some couplers and what have you, that I could braze up into one dual sensor fitting. The picture is before it is cleaned up and installed. I may have an issue with calibration so my fall back plan is to drill and weld a bung in bottom of radiator. I should have took a pix of it installed but I got to sipping whiskey instead. The other pix are the CAI tube. Yet another debacle from changing to the bigger diameter throttle body. I took the pix of the step bit for those that do not habitually use one. They are designed to pull them selves in and man they will. I always put a piece of tape on as a “stop” reference point so I don’t over drill. They are super handy and I use them all the time. When welding aluminum, especially thin aluminum, cleaner is better. I took my salvaged fittings and ground off all the plating and primer. I cannot stress enough when welding aluminum preparation is key. That’s all for now I need to fire up the BBQ and turn up some David Allan Coe. Cheers to my buddy out there doing fixed wing junk this month. You know who ya are! Full disclosure he is a rotor head!
