Today was a good day...after fighting the metal return line at the rack for 5 hours. Smh The line was locked up and stupid hard to get to. After I finally removed it I had to heat it with the torch, soak it repeatedly with wd40, and smack it 1000 times with a hammer. That b#t*h finally gave in to its master. I'll post pics tomorrow about that.
The lines are ran for the EPS and only bleeding the system is left. The new line worked out great. The AC compressor is back in its place and everything looks much better.
No more rusty water pump bolts.
Now, what to do with all this new found space ?
The 90° oil filter adapter I got was for a vehicle with an oil cooler. These are the most popular at the JY. Everyone says you can't use them...but I have proven that to be a lie. The threads got ground out of one part down to .902 of an inch...then that long arse adapter got cut down to where .146 protruded out of the end of the center bolt thingy. Three holes got drilled in that with a small drill bit down into the bushing and counter sunk with a larger one ( can't remember sizes )...the last bit was 1/4 inch ( maybe ) . The trusty welder was brought out and welded those three holes up locking that bushing in place. I'll give some pics of the carnage tomorrow. After doing all that cleaning, grinding, welding, filing, and cussing this is all I took a pic of.
I'm here to tell you a 90° oil filter adapter for an oil cooler can fit on a fox if you're willing to do some work. Fabricating that adapter was quicker that fixing the PS return line. All you need is a digital micrometer and a Dremel with a sanding barrel.
The spacers for the PS delete should be 3.5 and 4 inches. I ended up using a couple washers on mine. The new belt should be a 405k6 routed on the right side of the water pump or a 365k6 or 370k6 routed on the left side of the WP. Local store has 405k6 in stock for about 16 buckaroos. So glad I didn't spend 70 bucks on spacers...or 130 bucks for a 90° adapter. I'm in both things for less than 40 bucks...way less.
Taking the kid shooting in the AM. He got a crossbow for Christmas and I think I'll let him squeeze some rounds through the AR. They're only kids once.