Put my Bob's separator on.

[Farmer-Ted]

Put my Bob's separator on tonight. I bought the strut tower mount but I did not like how it cluttered up the engine compartment. I did not want the firewall mount because I did not want to drill holes in the car. So I found a good place on the battery tray to mount a bracket I made. The tray has a perfect little bump-out on the side to mount the bracket. Only one little hole had to be drilled in the plastic tray.

I can't get to the valve on the bottom with it installed so I will need to take out the one side bolt and unclip the tubes and drain it off the car. Not a big deal, takes less than 5 minutes a couple times a year. I may put a tube on and run it under the car with the valve on the bottom and empty it when I change the oil.

Also went with the brass fittings since they are much less bulky than the AN fittings. I'll paint the brass black in a day or two.

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[Eviltwins344]

Nice and clean.

 

[biminiLX]

Best install location I've seen yet, black paint on brass will perfect it.
Anything special with the bracket?
-J

 

[Steve@BAS]

That does look good! Excellent job.

 

[Farmer-Ted]

Anything special with the bracket?
-J

Just some 1/8" bar stock bent in an L shape. Doubled it up and welded them together to make it more ridged.

 

[Ninjak]

Very clean. I at first thought it was on your firewall until I read the body. Very nice setup indeed the way you have it.

 

[Marc]

looks great Mike!

 

[5.8]

Looks great, it looks like you have black plastic rings at the ends of the rubber hose? Just wondering how you connected the rubber hose to the PVC fittings.
Thanks

 

[03outlaw]

Its heat shrink, I done mine the same way. It gives it a pretty clean stock look...

 

[5.8]

Good Idea,

Thanks

 

[03outlaw]

No problem

 

[Snoopy49]

I can't get to the valve on the bottom with it installed so I will need to take out the one side bolt and unclip the tubes and drain it off the car. Not a big deal, takes less than 5 minutes a couple times a year. I may put a tube on and run it under the car with the valve on the bottom and empty it when I change the oil.

If you are planning on removing the screw on the separator to help drain the unit, I would replace the screw with a stud, nut and lock washer. This will reduce the risks of wearing out or pulling the threads in the aluminum housing.

 

[Steve@BAS]

Just FYI to all, have the heat shrink hose clamp just past the edge of the hose, gives it a cleaner look

 

[5.8]

Just wondering, it looks like you used 5/8" inside diameter hose. Can you confirm?

Thanks Bud

 

[Eviltwins344]

This is what I used. Just had to hit the end with some heat from a heat gun to soften the hose a bit.

If I'm not mistaken the snap on fittings that go to the valve cover and blower measures .61???ish. The heat and a drop of oil makes them fit nice.

 

[mullens]

Don't 5/8" hoses come with the kit? I thought the purpose of the larger hose was to slow the oil vapors and aid collection.

 

[Norton]

Don't 5/8" hoses come with the kit? I thought the purpose of the larger hose was to slow the oil vapors and aid collection.

I got 5/8" hose with mine, but I have no idea whether the purpose of larger hose listed has anything to do with slowing oil vapors and/or aiding collection. :shrug:

 

[Eviltwins344]

Can't comment for sure on what comes in the kit and the intended purpose for that size beyond fitment. I purchased the Russell fittings and hose from a local supplier so I could cut and route my lines to my liking, hence the remaining piece.

I am going to heat shrink the ends as indicated above as it definitely makes for a cleaner look.

 

[mullens]

Can't comment for sure on what comes in the kit and the intended purpose for that size beyond fitment. I purchased the Russell fittings and hose from a local supplier so I could cut and route my lines to my liking, hence the remaining piece.

I am going to heat shrink the ends as indicated above as it definitely makes for a cleaner look.

The regular separator comes with 5/8" hoses. Not sure about the Ultimate. Bobs has made note of the fact that the larger hose slows down the airflow allowing greater collection. I agree your set up definitely looks cleaner/better than the regular hoses, I just noted the size is different.

 

[Myfast70]

Clean install! I wish more thought was put into the design of the location. Yours looks less obtrusive being tucked away!