Lol priming tool, I just tape some adapters together so they dont inadvertently drop in the engine. Its 1/4 drive so a standard bit driver without the sleeve fits perfectly in there.
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Yeah, I use a 5/16" socket (3/8 drive) on an extension with a drill. Works just fine!
I wish I had some progress but it’s been so crazy here it’s been almost nothing . But atleast I’m getting what I need to get it doneMan, MORE new parts Jeff!
I dig that, it would be nice to have a pile of new parts already for the next stage of my build.
Another day another few hundred. LOL
Mm steering shaft on the way . Don’t want any header issues . Rack needs to be dropped anyway to do the k member
Mm steering shaft on the way . Don’t want any header issues . Rack needs to be dropped anyway to do the k member
You know Jeff, I want to see the step by step put together of all this wonderful sht you’ve been buying.
I’ll be doing some of what you’re doing, just not as badass, of course.
I’ll be doing some of what you’re doing, just not as badass, of course.
I can’t help myself . If you remember i bought a Freezy cam out of my friends car that was a little more agressive . Well Brian calls me last week and tells me hey I have a customer local to us . He’s going turbo , I just did a blower cam with the same specs as the one you bought except this one has the extra lift your old cam had In it and a half a degree less lobe sep and it BRAND NEW . You can prob get it for less then my actual cost . Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok . You got it
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Yeah the a arms and coil overs are on the way now too . Lmao . I was like nah I don’t want to do them . Put the k member up and was like I’m an idiot. Let me just order them
To my knowledge the car has never had a rack done in it . So yesterday I go to put the rack in and new steering shaft. I can’t get the splines to slide on only to realize the splines look like 
. Tried to clean them up with a wire brush to no avail .
Needs a driver side tie rod anyway. So I ordered a new 2.5 turn rack for it . After getting frustrated with the wiring in the fender I finally decided to ditch the stupid ford relay and just put a junction there . Use a 30 amp relay to trigger the sol on the starter and be done with it . Got the msd box mounted to the Scott rod panel as well
Still have to zip tie all the wiring neat and arrange it all . It’s just kind of up there to make sure it all fits . Test fitted the fender liner too and were all good there. The 2/0 wire I used should handle whatever I throw in the car . I have it fed through the fire wall where the cruise crontrol stuff used to come through the grommet . I like the idea of the power cable in the car rather then under it .
Spoke to my engine builder Tuesday . Heads are on and he was checking pushrods and it turns out I needed .200 longer pushrods . No big deal . So we should be on for Saturday to pick it up .
. Tried to clean them up with a wire brush to no avail .Needs a driver side tie rod anyway. So I ordered a new 2.5 turn rack for it . After getting frustrated with the wiring in the fender I finally decided to ditch the stupid ford relay and just put a junction there . Use a 30 amp relay to trigger the sol on the starter and be done with it . Got the msd box mounted to the Scott rod panel as well
Still have to zip tie all the wiring neat and arrange it all . It’s just kind of up there to make sure it all fits . Test fitted the fender liner too and were all good there. The 2/0 wire I used should handle whatever I throw in the car . I have it fed through the fire wall where the cruise crontrol stuff used to come through the grommet . I like the idea of the power cable in the car rather then under it .
Spoke to my engine builder Tuesday . Heads are on and he was checking pushrods and it turns out I needed .200 longer pushrods . No big deal . So we should be on for Saturday to pick it up .
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I can’t wait for pictures on Saturday! Great progress Jeff.
New steering rack? What the hell, why not. All of those other new parts would want that.
New steering rack? What the hell, why not. All of those other new parts would want that.
If I had it my way I’d rip every wire out of this car and do it over with a leash street strip board . But I don’t have the time right now with this ultra street car I’m wiring . So for now have to make the best of the factory non sense
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I kept the starter solenoid in mine and ran one cable into the fender to a five post terminal from a suburban. Connected everything unto the five post terminal hidden in the fenderwell.
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