Got the DW300 in, pretty straightforward although the extra size of these pumps and sock filters make getting them into the tank a bit of a bitch. I lost one float ball getting the aeromotive out, and another jamming the DW in (managed to fish it out with safety wire). The only issue I had was that the DW filter sock has height to it, so at the regular spot in the sending unit the sock was hitting the bottom of the tank. I slid the pump up a bit in the unit and it fit, and was a bit easier to get in and out as well.
Tested the pump and was happy to see that it deadheads past 100psi, so the A340 is confirmed as a bad pump (unless you only need 60psi). Here is my "don't try this at home, glad I didn't splode myself" test rig:
the DW in the sending unit
It is a bit quieter than the A340, I can't hear it running outside the car at idle like I could with the aeromotive. Though, I wonder if the noise was partially a function of the fact that the pump was bad/failing? At any rate, I've got proper fuel pressure now and am glad to have that off the list. Of course the map was built around the bad pump, so now it's suuper rich under boost. It'll have to sit like this until the end of the month when I can get a laptop back on it and get a checkup from Dr. Howard.
I finally got the door panels on, which was much more satisfying than it should be. Just really nice to have "finished" doors and not be pulling it closed with fingers hooked in the door skin anymore. I've also never driven the car with a place to rest my elbow! Small victories.
I, of course, broke all 8 tabs off my brown speaker grills back when I took the panels apart. Solved with a dash of two of my favorite ingredients: SEM black paint and DevCon epoxy
Thanks to Mr. Brown I was able to get the pulls on and I even found an unbroken passenger side map pocket in the shed.
and "it's clean so I took pictures, pictures"
Trying to decide what I want to do when I finish the wheels. Keep the all black centers? Black with machined face on the web? Full polish?
Next on the docket: radiator and e-fan!