Make slowboy not so slow

[A//// Guy]

Yea Ive done it without the tool also, you just have to eye it, and wiggle. But it is much easier with the tool.

[asshanson]

Lots of progress tonight in 2 sessions, with a break in the middle to regain feeling in my fingers and toes. Also, the crappy florescent lights in the garage didn't turn on in the cold so I had to use a flashlight for most everything not on top of the engine. They finally turned on at 10pm.

I got all the emissions stuff removed, got the shifter cables back on, got almost everything on the wiring harness hooked back up, heater hoses, etc. Also got xfer case on, and axles in place.

Tomorrow I should have the entire drivetrain and front suspension back together, slave cylinder on, the rest of the coolant hoses back on, the radiator, IC pipes, and battery.

A couple quick questions I have regarding the 1g intake mani that I've had laying around for awhile. On the back there is a little piece of wire screwed in, it's black with a yellow stripe I think (like a ground wire?), and it's been cut to an inch or shorter. What's this wire for, I didn't see one on my 2g mani?

Also, bolted onto the 2g manifold on the drivers side there is a tiny cylinder which plugs into the end of the wiring harness. Not one of the big square or triangle plugs, but a skinny black plug. What is that cylinder, and do I need it?

Oh, and is it a big deal to have coolant lines running to/from the TB? The motor I got had those two nipples recirculated to each other so I'm assuming he didn't have them hooked up to the TB.

[Kracka]

Don't worry about the ground strap and you should be fine w/o coolant running to the TB.

[JET]

The little cylinder is a filter to help take ignition noise out. It isn't a bad idea to leave it on the car. I would hook up the ground strap, there are only 3 on a DSM that i can think of, getting rid of 1 isn't a good idea. I know some guys have to add more with the alt. relocation kit.

[Kracka]

If you can't get the stock strap to work, custom make one with some stereo wire.

[asshanson]

That's the thing, it's less than an inch long off the intake mani, so I have no idea where it hooked up originally, especially since my 2g mani never had one. Just hook it up to the firewall, or to the battery? What would that accomplish, just ground the intake mani?

[scheides]

Yup, that's all you need to do. You don't even actually have to use that same wire, maybe just make a new one and connect the intake mani to the frame. Do it on from the bottom somewhere where it'll be a little more hidden, it will look nicer.

Congrats on the progress!

[A//// Guy]

Thats some nice progress! Theres not too much left to do, almost fire up time!

[JET]

The wire bolts onto the firewall right behind the manifold, anywhere on there is fine.

[asshanson]

I would hook up the ground strap, there are only 3 on a DSM that i can think of, getting rid of 1 isn't a good idea.

Are these the three you are talking about?

1. Straight from battery to firewall, just a few inches long
2. From battery down to transmission, hooks on with one of the starter bolts
3. Intake mani to firewall