Chris_Guthrie
Probationary Member
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- May 19, 2019
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Yale,
Virginia
Hey guys, I've been finding a lot of information o here that has been really helpful to me with getting this car together. Let me give you so background so you know what I have going on. So I picked up this 96' gst chassis as basically a rolling shell. This thing had apparently been parted out at some point as it was missing almost everything under ththe hood as well as a few extra pieces that were MIA or needed replacement.
So nonow I'm in the process of putting it all together. I sourced pretty much everything I needed, and have it together for the most part. Few more things before I can try to start it for the first time, and I'm looking for some professional advice to help me get the rest of the way there.
First set of issues, the engine wiring harness. using the harness from the 96' chassis, but have a 98' engine I put in. There are some plugs that I have no idea where they go, as well as some places that need connections that dont seem to have them. Theres 1 plug on the harness that branches off of where the ac compressor connector is, its orange, and I have no idea where it goes. Theres 2 plugs by the fuse box that I have nowhere to out. And there is also 2 wires on the alternator harness that have been cut and have nothing attached and not sure if they need to go to something also. Those two are (what looks like) tan or faded yellow, and yellow/red stripe. They have no connector and I see nowhere they would go. Also, there is a part I have no idea what plugs into it, located underneath the intake manifold on the drivers side, looks like its bolted to a bracket that comes off the cylinder head on the firewall side of the engine. Pics will be included soon.
2nd issue, vacuum lines. Most of the sources on the tb have been blocked off, so I only have a few outlets on the manifold I have no idea which hoses go where. Not currently running egr, would like to run the evap unless you guys suggest otherwise, but I am going to be running everything as close to stock as I can so if I have issues later I will know where everything is supposed to go.
Last thing, is regarding the exhaust I have a full 3" turbo back exhaust and I can not for ththe life of me get the muffler flange to line up with the catback. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I have already been through all of the resources I could find here including the 2g engine bay electrical connections thread, but can not find this information anywhere.
So nonow I'm in the process of putting it all together. I sourced pretty much everything I needed, and have it together for the most part. Few more things before I can try to start it for the first time, and I'm looking for some professional advice to help me get the rest of the way there.
First set of issues, the engine wiring harness. using the harness from the 96' chassis, but have a 98' engine I put in. There are some plugs that I have no idea where they go, as well as some places that need connections that dont seem to have them. Theres 1 plug on the harness that branches off of where the ac compressor connector is, its orange, and I have no idea where it goes. Theres 2 plugs by the fuse box that I have nowhere to out. And there is also 2 wires on the alternator harness that have been cut and have nothing attached and not sure if they need to go to something also. Those two are (what looks like) tan or faded yellow, and yellow/red stripe. They have no connector and I see nowhere they would go. Also, there is a part I have no idea what plugs into it, located underneath the intake manifold on the drivers side, looks like its bolted to a bracket that comes off the cylinder head on the firewall side of the engine. Pics will be included soon.
2nd issue, vacuum lines. Most of the sources on the tb have been blocked off, so I only have a few outlets on the manifold I have no idea which hoses go where. Not currently running egr, would like to run the evap unless you guys suggest otherwise, but I am going to be running everything as close to stock as I can so if I have issues later I will know where everything is supposed to go.
Last thing, is regarding the exhaust I have a full 3" turbo back exhaust and I can not for ththe life of me get the muffler flange to line up with the catback. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I have already been through all of the resources I could find here including the 2g engine bay electrical connections thread, but can not find this information anywhere.