Crooked Willow Racing Intercooler Install Status
More Progress: Day Two
Oh God What have I done! This is one of those times
when there is no other thing to do but to just DO IT! So there I stood
with wire cutters in hand for 15 minutes contemplating what i was about
to do: attempt to relocate the forward relay box without totally buggering
up my car. Now I know it could be done as others had done this before me
but it was still very intimidating. An hour later with the wiring loom
untaped, the wires removed from the plastic wiring tray, and separated
I CUT THE WIRES! Actually there was only few that needed to be lengthened
thankfully. No turning back now though.
The wires were very well packaged using several plastic
trays and loom covers. Shown are the various wiring trays and other stuff.
Boy what a mess. I spliced in the extra lengths of
wire using wire comparable in color and gauge to what I was extending.
Each junction was carefully soldered and sealed...in fact probably better
that the OE crimped splices I saw elsewhere when uncovering the wires.
Thankfully none of the wires that needed extending were shielded wires.
In all 9 wires needed extending. Time: 2 hours
The rebundled wiring with wiring extension allowing
relocation of relay box. The splices were done in locations were the wires
would not be bent and were well protected like inside the underneath of
the relay box.
My effort to wrap the extended wiring harness to the
same level as the OE wrap.
And finally the relay box in it's new home. Brackets
and hold-downs were yet to be fabricated at this time. The relay box was
eventually affixed to the chassis with a bracket on the further end and
a large single zip tie running through the relay box on the closer end.
The PIAA relay was relocated lower to allow the relay box to be positioned
flush with the chassis to the right.
And then there was the AST. What to do with the AST?
Some will say it's unnecessary but I was/am determined to keep it. The
merits of the argument to eliminate it are questionable IMO so if I could
figure out a way to retain the AST I was going to do it. Behold the results
of my effort. And unfinished fabricated AST bracket fashioned from a single
flat piece of aluminum.
I determined that the power steering pump bracket
had a nice thick, solid, flange along the top surface most suitable for
drilling and tapping. The mount is very solid and does not interfere with
anything in this location.
Another angle. The lower arm I felt necessary to prevent
the AST from rotating into the belts if jarred enough or if the mounting
nut works loose over time.
And in summary the fruits of my labor, a newly relocated
relay box and a custom mounted AST.
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