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Warrens Conversion -Heater Hose Routing

 

My heater hose arrived from GoWesty and ibm e got the outside(passenger side) hose connected at the front. My objective is to route that one hose (or both?) through the fuel tank tunnel, which will make fitting those RMW coolant pipes easier (I hope). I’ve done a test fitting (see photos). Please provide feedback on this idea if you don’t mind.
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p.s. the GoWesty hose is a bit larger (OD) than the original
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

I was able to route my heater hose through the opening in the frame with the coolant hoses. ?I got the radiator hoses connected, the heater hoses connected, and the front half buttoned up I hope. ?I’ll find out when I try to install the fuel tank later today.
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
Group Moderator
 

Warren.? I really appreciate your conversion writeup and want to support you in continuing that.
But....(you knew that was coming), you should not use the group as a leverage tool for contacting related vendors.
I'm against anything that feels like flaming of other folks, vendors, or anything on this group and would ask you to shy away from that in the future.
All the best,
Brent
 

Understood, and my apologies to you and the group. I should have known better. And my apologies to RMW.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

This GoWesty video helped me get the coolant pipes in the right orientation.?
Key footage at about 2:45 minutes in.?




Ian

Ian MacMillan
Neck-deep in my ‘87 Westy EJ22 conversion

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:00?PM SubieVanagon via <wklail=[email protected]> wrote:
Understood, and my apologies to you and the group. I should have known better. And my apologies to RMW.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Ian,

thanks for that tip/link, I bot the pipes and held off installing them till I heard the resolution to your issues. Many thanks!

Rick

On Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 08:19:39 AM CDT, Ian MacMillan via groups.io <ian@...> wrote:


This GoWesty video helped me get the coolant pipes in the right orientation.?
Key footage at about 2:45 minutes in.?




Ian

Ian MacMillan
Neck-deep in my ‘87 Westy EJ22 conversion

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:00?PM SubieVanagon via <wklail=[email protected]> wrote:
Understood, and my apologies to you and the group. I should have known better. And my apologies to RMW.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Thank you Ian. I found that video helpful. ?I noticed that they show the pipes even at the front but mine are not even, possible offset by several inches, which may account for my fuel tank not fitting. This gives me a starting point.
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New day, positive attitude, so I’m expecting success today.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Big thanks to Ian! ?Thank you for the reference to the GoWesty illustration. ?After seeing that illustration and watching the video several times I was able to reposition my front half coolant pipes and get the fuel tank mounted! ?Yes!!
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I still have to connect fuel lines, vapor lines, crossover tube, vapor tanks, and filler neck, but that’s all reasonably straightforward (even if it takes some Houdini moves to get there).
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Thanks again!
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Awesome - glad to hear it!
I’ve been enjoying following along with your project as I work on mine in parallel.?

Cheers to this group and to continued forward progress!


Ian



On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 9:41?AM SubieVanagon via <wklail=[email protected]> wrote:
Big thanks to Ian!? Thank you for the reference to the GoWesty illustration.? After seeing that illustration and watching the video several times I was able to reposition my front half coolant pipes and get the fuel tank mounted!? Yes!!
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I still have to connect fuel lines, vapor lines, crossover tube, vapor tanks, and filler neck, but that’s all reasonably straightforward (even if it takes some Houdini moves to get there).
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Thanks again!
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

My fuel injectors came back from Mr. Injector. They look great and the test report is good. ?He pointed out that one of them needed a central o-ring replaced but that he did not stock those. So I decided to replace all of them but my local Subaru dealer wanted $11 each! ?I found them at subarupartsdeal.com for just over $4 each. They might arrive today. If so, I’ll install them this evening.?

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It’s entirely possible that I caused this damage.?

Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

I got the crossover pipe installed. I used silicone grease and the nipples slipped right in. The hard part was reaching in to do the job, especially the driver’s side.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

I was able to confirm that the nipple had seated on the passenger side. I almost dropped my phone taking this photo. Scary.?

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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Was also able to confirm that the driver side nipple was seated.?
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

The fuel tank has been refreshed with new seals and hoses. Those plastic vent boxes under each fender have been thoroughly cleaned and a new grommet installed. I only need a couple small clamps to finish up.?

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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy
 

Today I got the hoses from the fuel tank to the fuel pump plus the FI return connection to the tank all connected. ?I used 1/2 inch fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump and 5/16 fuel injection hose on the short return bit. ?I was also able to rotate the stainless coolant pipes to the engine bay, even getting the screwy spring clip around the pipes! I was also able to route the heater hoses through the firewall and zip tie it all together. Not the prettiest but it’ll do. Progress!
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I was even able to get my tools cleaned and organized. ?Overall, a good day working on the conversion.
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Warren
89 Westy?
88 Tintop
70 Westy

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