I replicated the design used in the Porsche 928 windshield washer system. The continuous loop equalizes the pump pressure across the nozzles. The T-valves to the nozzles have integrated 1-way check valves. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The next step is one of the most delicate parts of the hood install. The OEM washer nozzles snap into very small, very precisely sized rectangular holes. Too small and they won't fit. Too large and they won't lock in. The composite hood did have the raised areas where the nozzles go, but no holes were cut. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I masked the areas on the raised locations of the hood and drew templates for the cutouts. Using a fine cutting wheel on the Dremel, I cut two rectangular holes in the hood. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The finished holes on the reliefed portions of the hood for the washer nozzles. This is the right (passenger) side. Position and orientation of the holes are important to ensure the nozzles have 'line of sight' to the windshield, as they are well under the edge of the hood. The individual nozzles are movable, so the jets can be fine-tuned once installed. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Installing the hoses and nozzles. You have to run the hoses first from the inside out, and then connect the nozzles before installing them from the outside in. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The washer nozzle assemblies snapped in and locked firmly in place, indicating the holes are sized correctly. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The continuous loop configuration uses more hose than the OEM system, and so requires more attachment points to hold the hoses in place. Small holes around the outside edges of the vents, and small zip ties through the holes and around the hose (not over-tightened), provide a simple solution. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The hose returns with a large radius loop to avoid any pressure loss or flow reduction. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I located the connector in the opening in the hood reinforcement panel for ease of servicing. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The CF hood now has a complete windshield washer system installed and ready to connect. Image Unavailable, Please Login
The complete answer to your question can be found in the first 600 or so posts of this thread. The short answer I usually give at cars & Coffee is, "a Scud is 99% racecar and 1% Italian.... I'm fixing the 1% Italian." If you review the thread closely, you will see that 100% of the changes are bolt-on. The car can go back to being 100% stock, which I have demonstrated on multiple occasions.
The threaded inserts in the composite hood had to be chased to remove epoxy residue from the layup process. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Test fitting the hinge mounting hardware to confirm the threads are clean. Image Unavailable, Please Login
why you prefer this tool to a screw-driver styled tool , or a ratchet styled tool? I've never used such a tool, nor do I like it. Just saying.
Test fitted the Titanium latch mounting hardware. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
