Hello all, after trying to view the TDC marks (US Version) it occurred to me that rerouting some of the fuel/evap/heater/vacuum lines could really clean up the appearance of the engine and rather than reinvent the wheel, has anyone done this already? If you have seen an E-Type engine you will quickly note that the coolant lines go straight back and are not seen and only the plug wires foul the clean lines. Lester
it just takes time and imagination. Routing hoses and wires so they can't be seen, is possible, but it takes a bunch of time,and makes replacement a *****. Look at some high dollar street rods and you will know what i mean. Doug
Also think about wire and hoses crossing or touching which can cause wear and hose due to friction from engine vibrations... I had this happen to one of my lead coil wires as it was rubbing on a large dia hose.
That is exactly the sort of thing that I am interested in, maybe not to that extreme but a lot less of the "just run the hoses to where they need to go approach" If no one has done it before then I'll see what I can figure out when I get in there. Lester
It's a tight area with a lot going on - air injection, breather lines, vapor separator, oil cooler, ignition leads, electro-valves, crank sensors. There's only so much you can do and it's still gonna look like a rat's nest. Believe me, I've tried.
