I am putting the finishing touches on the motor. I have completed the vacuum lines as well as the intake plenum. I have also gone over all the wiring and am now pretty much finished with the motor. I am past ready to start this thing.
Some more wiring and plumbing. I am getting very close finishing up everything to start this beast. The rear of the car is ready to go.
The wiring is close to completion, I will check most of the systems before I connect the computer. I still need to finish the ABS sensors and I am also still working on the plumbing. Getting very close to starting the engine.
With most of the wiring figured out, I still have a few wires that will travel through the center console. Before I do this I want to finalize the console and paint it. So I completed the shifter cable location through the rear firewall as well as the front of the fuel box. I trimmed the console down repainted and reinstalled it. I also completed the fuel level sending unit and fuel pump wire harness. Getting closer.
I now have 4 new slide shows on page “MR2 VW Bug pics page 8” page. MR2 VW bug pics page 8
I now have 2 new slide shows on the new “MR2 VW Bug pics page 8” page. MR2 VW bug pics page 8
They loaded kinda funny but if you click on them they come up. Gotta fix this.
I now have 4 new slide shows on the new “MR2 VW Bug pics page 7” page. MR2 VW bug pics page 7
With the fuel system plumbed up, I can now focus on the power steering. The MR2 comes with an electric power steering pump. To insure that my rebuilt steering rack will not have any problems I need to clear out all debris in both the steering pump and the reservoir. I ran fluid through the pump a few times to clean it out. All I have to do now is get the feed line crimped at the hydraulic shop.
The radiator will be in the front nose of the VW bug. I need to run coolant tubes from the rear to the front. I will be using 1.25″ aluminum tubing for this. After I get the tubing mounted to the frame I will remove it to apply the heat shielding.
The e-brakes have now been cabled up and I got my new rebuilt steering rack in. I have installed the steering rack and it works very good. I have a lot to do before I can put the VW bug body back on.