{"id":704,"date":"2018-09-28T20:38:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T00:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/?p=704"},"modified":"2018-09-28T20:38:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T00:38:45","slug":"vct-plumbing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/28\/vct-plumbing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VCT Plumbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Got the hardlines mostly done for the intake phaser control. Went well just tedious and time consuming.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom two lines are advance and retard and the top two lines are returns. The center is the feed. They are 5\/16 OD which gives me an ID that closely matches the Honda circuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-705\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2264-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It started off easy and then I remembered that an alternator needed to sit in there. That made things a little more interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-707\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2266-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bulkhead fittings worked out great.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-706\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2265-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I chose to use soft aluminum tubing for the interior lines. I knew routing them was going to be a bitch and I wasn&#8217;t wrong. Looks a little rough but it will work. Non of the fittings are compressed yet. I&#8217;ll lock everything down during the final assembly and then tweak everything so they have clearance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-711\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2270-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feeding through the caps turned out to be a better way to go than through the tower bases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2269.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2269-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2269-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had to redesign the EDIS coil bracket since the valve was now in the way. It&#8217;s not as hidden as it used to be but when the throttle bodies and stacks are on it should be buried pretty well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-708\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2267-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m super glad I went this route with the VCT valve. The look of it is exactly what I wanted and he hard lines fit the whole theme of the build.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-709\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2268-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots happening over the next few weeks as I try and finish it up and get it back in the car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got the hardlines mostly done for the intake phaser control. Went well just tedious and time consuming. The bottom two lines are advance and retard and the top two lines are returns. The center is the feed. They are 5\/16 OD which gives me an ID that closely matches the Honda circuit. It started off &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/28\/vct-plumbing-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6IdRp-bm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":712,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}