I really dig the Dakota four eye instrument cluster as well. I'll have to choke up a chunk of change for it. Maybe when my build gets to that stage the money fairy will drop of some money for me!
Seriously though, i'm going to try and get one. Let us know what it takes to get yours installed, i'll be very interested.
Wow! That's some pretty impressive work there. Luckily it seems to be towards the end of that monster wiring harness. Not that it's not important, just easier to figure out. Did the PO just mainly dick with the radio harness?Making a little progress in between rain. So far the AAW kit seems to be simplified. The ford harness seems to have much more going on. Not sure until I compare them side by side though.
This is the reason I'm installing the kit. I mean, just these wires aren't something I couldn't deal with it, but the dude has this type of stuff all over. ALL OVER. NOPE.
Did the PO just mainly dick with the radio harness?
BTW, did you have fun pulling your instrument panel......LOL I pulled mine when it was 10* and i had to hurry because the sun was going down and i forgot to bring a light with me and my phone battery died!
I haven't really contributed much useful info to this thread, or any other thread or this site for that matter. .
They used to sell valve cover spacers to raise them up. I friend of mine just bought a set last year so I'm sure you can find them. ..... Found them here's a screen shot. I guess the intake may need a spacer too.
The guy I know used them to hide roller rocker's under stock valve covers.
have you tried the double thick cork gaskets?It just keeps getting better. The intake is cracked and bent on a corner. The old valve covers are cracked on a corner and my new Ford Racing valve covers do not clear the roller rockers. So what I'm going to do is RTV the sh** out of it, just like it was, and run the engine until it releases the shmoo. I just can't justify or afford the cost to build this engine back up because who knows what else I'd run into. But I want to at the very least, get the new engine harness, and complete my wiring. Get it running again, and decide what to do then. The rabbit hole just keeps getting deeper with this thing. It's mind boggling, really.
Using my new valve covers as a straight edge.
Does anybody want to buy "used as a straight edge" Ford Racing valve covers?!
$180 shipped.