Not as big of an update as I was potentially hoping for, but it means that it won't be quite as long.
First up, I realised that I never actually posted a photo of how my steering wheel ended up, it was only out of focus in the foreground of my shift knob photos.
I got a 3D printed washer cover, then got some adhesive chrome and covered it, it is better than nothing, but I will get around to buying a real one eventually.
I also bought an alarm system, nothing fancy, just senses if doors are open when the car is locked/armed
I had some initial problems after it was first installed with it not disarming properly, but after a few days after work double checking the wiring and probing for where signals were happening I got it sorted.
My engine arrived
Unfortunately I soon discovered that getting it to run on the stock ECU wouldn't be as easy as I thought due to the cam sensor type
I was left with the option of different heads, or a different ECU, given how built the heads are, and some fortuitous timing I ended up buying a secondhand Link Thunder
The link came with a patch harness, but I have had to find what every wire does, and cross check it
I printed up a better version for when I get the car tuned
I have also made a harness for all the additional pressure/temp sensors, and to interface with the cruise control
I have bought a lot of parts for the long block itself as I am replacing most gaskets while the engine is out. I am also doing the timing belt and water pump.
I have replaced the water pump, the old one was a 3 port, with the 3rd outlet blocked off
To replace it I bought a 2 port cast impeller unit
I fitted an oem thermostat
and then installed it
I also wanted to replace the coolant crossover pipe o-rings, but while removing two of the bolts pulled the threads out with them
A quick trip to supercheap for a helicoil kit and problem solved
I also bought a lot of sensors, fuel lines, boost solenoid, AN fittings, just a lot of parts in general to install.
I also bought an NPC clutch kit, so I'll see how that goes.
In amongst all of this my jdm folding mirrors arrived
I re-pinned them into the audm plugs so that the indicator and adjustment is plug and play
This left the two fold wires to deal with.
I ran wires through from the doors to behind the mirror control panel
They went into the blue plug like this:
All installed, folding jdm mirrors with Prova blue convex lenses
A few weeks later iilumo released their sequential indicators, so I ordered a set
Pretty easy plug-and-play installation
That's pretty much it for now, next update will likely be the pointy end of the engine swap.