Meatball's "Let's see if an idiot and 2 kids can build an S" thread

[sponaugle]

I also did a similar mod, although I did it on the side of the pipe:



The aluminum is pretty easy to tap.

Jeff

[Meatball]

I also did a similar mod, although I did it on the side of the pipe:



The aluminum is pretty easy to tap.

Jeff

You must have a better Home Depot than I do. They didn't have anything smaller than 1/4" here.

Harley, It looks like you did the mod after getting the engine installed. Any problem with waiting until then or should I get it done beforehand?

[sponaugle]

Any particular reason you did it on the side and not on top? Is that a clearance issue you have to worry about?

No. It just looked like a good spot, and having more room above the pipe seemed more useful (for wire harnesses, etc).

You must have a better Home Depot than I do. They didn't have anything smaller than 1/4" here.
Harley, It looks like you did the mod after getting the engine installed. Any problem with waiting until then or should I get it done beforehand?

I got that fitting at Ace hardware, as they have a great selection of 1/8 NPT fittings.
If you have the engine out, do it first as you can then easily clean out and metal flakes, etc .

Also while I had the cross tube off, I removed the hard line to the heater core and put in a 90 degree fitting:



Jeff