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Personal taste, I dislike looking at it, and I dislike how it handles and performs, and I don't find it comfortable on long trips
In my world that is modern
What if you grind a tap short and fit a ¼” socket on the end? Not ideal but would work if you are slow and carefulWent to SCA Manukau to get some 3/8" hose for the catch can, checked online and they showed as having stock....nope
Then went to Blackwoods Manukau to pick up some brass fittings.... nil stock, all at the Takanini branch
Drove down to Takanini SCA and got my hose, whipped around the corner to Blackwoods and managed to get one of the fittings I need but the others are only at their distribution centre in Highbrook. Arghhh.
Changed the fitting on the catch can and fitted the new hose, re-routing it a bit to give better clearance around the TB. Put the newly painted elbow back on and start on fitting blower boost bypass valve. First bolt goes in fine. 2nd bolt a bit tight, like it's always been but this time it just doesn't feel right and sure enough, after removing the valve and trying the bolt by itself it's bloody cross threaded. I suspect this bolt hole was never 100% from the factory as the felt wrong the first time I took it out.
There isn't enough room to get a thread tap in there without removing the fuel rails and associated crap
Cleaned up and not sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.
**** it, I was less than 1/2 hour from having the whole top of the engine completely assembled except my new coolant bleed system that I still need to get 2 more fitting for (from Highbrook).
