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More progress with belts & hoses

After refreshing the injectors I fitted them along with the fuel rail and a longer fuel return line. Notice the nice red water return pipe… Fitted a perfect length flexible coolant hose from CBS which does away with the convoluted setup that was on the engine - fits nicely with the new intake and throttle body setup too. I ordered a new S2 oil dip stick guide tube from my OPC and fitted that along with a new seal. This one is a perfect fit for the S2 intake -  the 8v and S versions just don't fit correctly with all the hoses around the back of the intake manifold. Then it was time get underneath to refit the alternator belt and refit the power steering pump. Straight forward. I had the tensioners sand blasted along with the other bits previously, they cleaned up well and then with a little paint looked good enough to go back on. It's not good to look at the underneath of your car - you just want to clean everything!