October, 2003

Early in the month of October, I've gotten a few things done...

  

...but that pile of wires still hasn't been touched.  Soon, I'll run out of things to do and will have to get that started.

 

Here, you can see the Tiny Avenger intake tube installed.  I replaced the stock black plastic tube to give the engine a cleaner look

Instead of using the hard lines for fuel, I installed a set of nylon fuel lines from Ron Morris Performance.  This made for an easier install.

Here are a few pictures of the fuel lines.  I went along the outside of the main tube, then up passenger footbox and over the intake tube into the fuel rails.  This seemed to be the path with the least amount of bends in the line.  I also wanted to keep enough distance from the headers.  Since they are ceramic coated, heat shouldn't be a problem.

   

    

 

Instead of dealing with shortening a donor drive shaft, I ordered a new one from Breeze.  The installation was a breeze, but tightening the Ford 12pt bolts was another story. 

 

Once the drive shaft was installed, I mounted the BBK Short Throw Shifter from TriStates.

 

Well, I finally broke down and started to clean the wiring harnesses.  I started with the rear harness, then attacked the dash harness.

I spent about 2 1/2 hours to clean off these two harnesses.  You can see the piles of tape lying around.

 

 Here's a picture of the rim caps that I'm working with Chris from Prodigy Design to manufacture.  Thanks to Steve for providing the specs.  Also, here's a picture of my engine a few steps closer to being finished.