I use this soldering gun: http://www.lowes.com/pd_97541-273-8200PKS_0__?k_clickID=bef21fba-add0-47ec-b789-bad1cf23b4cb&store_code=2464&productId=3135969&selectedLocalStoreBeanArray=%5Bcom.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%401a0d1a0d%5D&storeNumber=2464&kpid=31359...

my solder from lowes has a melting point close to 500F, with heat shrink and/or electric tape, it would be extremely difficult for temps in the bay to get that high. I can not imagine a scenario where the solder would melt. Just my 2 cents! Flush looks like it went well!

Finally caught up reading the additions to your thread and back to your wiring issue: Why don't you get a good soldering iron and learn to solder? The work is more involved but You won't have any more complaints about wiring being sub par and it'll make the compartment much cleaner looking. If you w...

Make sure you're using the right size compression fitting too! I used them on the hard pipe near the motor and found out that the two hard pipes are different sizes AFTER buying the fittings. I believe the one was 5/16 and the smaller was 1/4, but that's off memory do your research. I found it when ...

I gotta give credit where credit is due: JDM86GTZ was spot on in going with the stainless braided lines earlier in this build. This has been an easy and gratifying project after switching to braided hose instead of hardline. I couldn't sleep last night so I finished up the rest of the lines with the...

Brake parts came in today and my god is this stuff expensive! I don't have everything but It'll get me close. I got 50 ft of stainless braided hose and assorted fittings and adapters that I thought I'd need to get this done. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/921/qY9Fzq.jpg The brake and cl...

Well we (Grant and I) found that the reason that we weren't getting it to turn over was the tooth angle and offset. It takes a few tries for it to start but I think that is just a tuning issue. I'm also getting a consistent 12.1 AFR which is pretty rich so I definitely need to get my map tuned prope...

Just wanted to let you know I'm loving the free tuning videos and thanks for the heads up! Hope you get your suspension issues figured out too!

So the problem was found to be with the Haltech. BGRS is investigating. I'm going to try and change the filter options tonight and see if that changes something. With the factory ECU, she fired right up and the timing light worked great.

Thanks Grapple! The coolant hoses are done and mounted and the system is filled. Per the install guide, I tried to sync the timing of the car with the Haltech. I couldn't get a consistent spark when cranking and I thought maybe it was a weak signal or a shitty timing light. I got it to what I though...

So Im following the BGRS install guide which is very similar. -Ive enabled the timing lock and set to 20 degrees. -Unhooked the fuel injector plugs -Connected a charger to the battery -Cranked for timing with a light What I'm seeing though is the ticks moving forward as the car cranks when it does f...

Currently trying to sync my Haltech ECU timing to the cars and I'm having issues. I bought a timing light from autozone, I'm sure it's not amazing but I figured it was good enough to do the job. After hooking everything up, I cranked the car and was getting intermittent strobes but not near enough t...

Tonight I kind of just started working on random wiring tasks in preperation for getting the car started. I needed to get the Ignitor and coil mounted somewhere, the MAF sensor somewhere, run the sensor wires for the gauges, and just make sure everything is as clean as can be. My sensor wires were r...

Got the motor in the car finally! It looks great too! http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/921/VVazME.jpg You can see the FPR mounted on the firewall and vacuum line ran. The fuel lines are also ran and hooked up again. The FPR bracket had to be modified to make the gauge facing forward under...

I'm currently in moncks corner and I haven't seen one other 86 on the road here ever. Glad to see some other people from the area representing the 86 community!

Headlights look great. As far as the closed loop is concerned, you should find out what percentage the ECU actually is allowed to change up to. I have the sprint 500 and it allows up to 15%. Hooking it up is easy but you'll need a wideband O2 sensor. I am currenty running the innovate motorsports ve...

Yea, I learned how not to be an idiot when it came to ordering fittings the hard way. Everything is looking good now, I just need to get the motor back on the stand and then make sure everything is torqued up and then I'll be trying to get it in the car and actually running. I'm hoping that this can...

So I got some more fittings in today from summit racing. This is the female to female -3AN for the clutch line to the bulkhead fitting. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/905/9fvDzo.jpg Also got my 1/4 compression fitting for the return line to the tank. I now have all fuel hoses made and r...

Great write up! Maybe a DIY... either way, I currently am battling the headroom situation with my Euro R Accord seats with custom rails in a sunroof hatch. I want something lower but admittedly haven't given the current set up it's proper break in. Always great info from you jondee!

Made a little bit of progress over the last post. A lot of little things but I'll try to cover it all. Most recently, I received these parts: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/911/91r1by.jpg 10 Ft of Russell proclassic 2 nylon braided fuel hose Assorted -6 AN fittings for the fuel line con...

Thanks guys, the proportioning valve is just inside so I can make the bay as clean as possible. I have just been collecting parts mostly. The key part that I now have on hand is the Haltech sprint ecu from BGRS, so now that I have it, I am trying to finish what I'd need to get the motor in. The only...

The negative trigger method will also work for achieving the clear lens light constant whenever the turn signals/hazards are on. The turn signal relay is wired exactly the same, however the clear lense relay will be slightly different. For one, you no longer need a pin 87a. Pin 87 will go to a 12v c...

In this DIY, I'm going to show you how to convert your existing turn signal system into a negative trigger system which will then let you have both the parking light and turn signal function of the fender light as seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4hQWROSCy4 Most people just wire ...

This thread progresses so fast and I check it every few days... The seat rail convo is interesting. I'm an OEM feel type guy like Jondee too. I have a set of Euro R Accord seats on custom rails and it they still sit pretty high. It's actually pretty annoying because I like to be a lot lower and you ...

Are you just plugging it into the cig lighter or are you going to hard wire it in? I think you could definitely get that to work with the factory switch and that would look and be awesome. Obviously fan speed isn't something you could change but you could also wire the different temperature setting ...

This would be really fun to try and get to work, but seems really pricey to put the system together. I'm assuming you'd need a controller similar to the dakota digital ones: http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=337/mode=cat/cat337.htm which puts you at almost if not ...

Really clean, big fan of the clean restos. Keep it up!

Made a little more progress over the week. Nothing major. Proportioning valve is bolted to the firewall, the bulkhead fittings are mounted to the firewall and brake lines are bent for the master cylinder. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/911/ePmoaf.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...

Thanks, I'll probably order them online. I can't decide if I want to mount the proportioning valve and then measure the length of the lines I need for each one or just order a spool of it and fittings and just make them all. Either way, after countless tries I finally bent the small amount of hardli...

Who did you use to source the stainless lines from? I definitely think that's the route for running the lines inside the car. I've tried probably 6 times to bend just a small section of piping and I keep fucking it up. hahaa I'll try more later this week but I'm definately looking to order some line...