Good to hear from youWell, we're back for another season. I didn't roll the car off a cliff or blow it up or anything over the winter.
The first few steps of this season will be to finish the dash clock/dome light switch shenanigans from last fall. Last I knew, the dome light circuit was popping fuses, but I think I know why. Then we move on to trying to move the engine back so my Mark VIII fan will fit. I really think the engine is sitting unnaturally far forward, so I should be able to shift it back enough just by loosening things and sliding them back. But if not, my QA1 K-member has 1 inch rearward mounting holes I can use.
Other than that, I bought some shiney new things to jump start my motivation!
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That's a new console piece sold by LMR that solves the Fox body cupholder problem! SO cool, I had to have one. I also grabbed some locking bolts for my valve covers so those don't back out and leak, a driveshaft safety loop and a 60-pin extension harness so I can finally move my ECM out of the footwell and under the seat.
Should be fun! I think winter's finally had its last gasp here, so maybe I'll even start this weekend! This year I kind of vowed not to start anything new so that I don't spend so much time trying to put the car back together to make shows. I have my few new things, some left-over projects from last year to finish up, and that will hopefully be it. I don't think i'm going to be able to get away with not doing real diagnosis on my fuel leak. I hope I don't need a new fuel rail because those pretty much can't be had unless you risk used parts. And performance rails and new injectors are expensive.
I also may get a pretty major infusion of cash this year. If I do, I will bring the car to a shop and have them sort out the bottom end of my engine. It's the only part of the (parts) car I haven't re-done in some way. We're talking new bearings all around, rings, maybe balance the pistons... and that custom cam I've been talking about. And then a dyno tune with a piggyback chip thingy for my ECM.
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Well, we're back for another season. I didn't roll the car off a cliff or blow it up or anything over the winter.
The first few steps of this season will be to finish the dash clock/dome light switch shenanigans from last fall. Last I knew, the dome light circuit was popping fuses, but I think I know why. Then we move on to trying to move the engine back so my Mark VIII fan will fit. I really think the engine is sitting unnaturally far forward, so I should be able to shift it back enough just by loosening things and sliding them back. But if not, my QA1 K-member has 1 inch rearward mounting holes I can use.
Other than that, I bought some shiney new things to jump start my motivation!
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That's a new console piece sold by LMR that solves the Fox body cupholder problem! SO cool, I had to have one. I also grabbed some locking bolts for my valve covers so those don't back out and leak, a driveshaft safety loop and a 60-pin extension harness so I can finally move my ECM out of the footwell and under the seat.
Should be fun! I think winter's finally had its last gasp here, so maybe I'll even start this weekend! This year I kind of vowed not to start anything new so that I don't spend so much time trying to put the car back together to make shows. I have my few new things, some left-over projects from last year to finish up, and that will hopefully be it. I don't think i'm going to be able to get away with not doing real diagnosis on my fuel leak. I hope I don't need a new fuel rail because those pretty much can't be had unless you risk used parts. And performance rails and new injectors are expensive.
I also may get a pretty major infusion of cash this year. If I do, I will bring the car to a shop and have them sort out the bottom end of my engine. It's the only part of the (parts) car I haven't re-done in some way. We're talking new bearings all around, rings, maybe balance the pistons... and that custom cam I've been talking about. And then a dyno tune with a piggyback chip thingy for my ECM.
The first few steps of this season will be to finish the dash clock/dome light switch shenanigans from last fall. Last I knew, the dome light circuit was popping fuses, but I think I know why. Then we move on to trying to move the engine back so my Mark VIII fan will fit. I really think the engine is sitting unnaturally far forward, so I should be able to shift it back enough just by loosening things and sliding them back. But if not, my QA1 K-member has 1 inch rearward mounting holes I can use.
Other than that, I bought some shiney new things to jump start my motivation!
That's a new console piece sold by LMR that solves the Fox body cupholder problem! SO cool, I had to have one. I also grabbed some locking bolts for my valve covers so those don't back out and leak, a driveshaft safety loop and a 60-pin extension harness so I can finally move my ECM out of the footwell and under the seat.
Should be fun! I think winter's finally had its last gasp here, so maybe I'll even start this weekend! This year I kind of vowed not to start anything new so that I don't spend so much time trying to put the car back together to make shows. I have my few new things, some left-over projects from last year to finish up, and that will hopefully be it. I don't think i'm going to be able to get away with not doing real diagnosis on my fuel leak. I hope I don't need a new fuel rail because those pretty much can't be had unless you risk used parts. And performance rails and new injectors are expensive.
I also may get a pretty major infusion of cash this year. If I do, I will bring the car to a shop and have them sort out the bottom end of my engine. It's the only part of the (parts) car I haven't re-done in some way. We're talking new bearings all around, rings, maybe balance the pistons... and that custom cam I've been talking about. And then a dyno tune with a piggyback chip thingy for my ECM.
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Eric, see above. I think you might've missed my most recent reply. We posted at about the same time.
Spent some time straightening my work area up, sweeping the garage and just getting ready for the season. As a way to get started, I decided to stick the "Electronic Fuel Injection" emblem on the trunk lid.
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Then I had some time to fight with my stupid dome light & clock project. I tried several things and blew through about 6 fuses before I found the actual problem. That's right! I finally exorcised that demon!! Turns out, I had crushed one of the wires at the steering column bracket during a hasty re-assembly. Ugh. It's really nice to have that done though. I think I'm going to just put the interior back together rather than do the illuminated entry project now while it's apart. I'm anxious to get that engine moved back and the car off to the shop to have the engine work done. I might squeeze in the cupholder panel project too beforehand. Anyway, good day today!
Spent some time straightening my work area up, sweeping the garage and just getting ready for the season. As a way to get started, I decided to stick the "Electronic Fuel Injection" emblem on the trunk lid.
Then I had some time to fight with my stupid dome light & clock project. I tried several things and blew through about 6 fuses before I found the actual problem. That's right! I finally exorcised that demon!! Turns out, I had crushed one of the wires at the steering column bracket during a hasty re-assembly. Ugh. It's really nice to have that done though. I think I'm going to just put the interior back together rather than do the illuminated entry project now while it's apart. I'm anxious to get that engine moved back and the car off to the shop to have the engine work done. I might squeeze in the cupholder panel project too beforehand. Anyway, good day today!
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