Phew, what a long day... I was so busy that I only remembered to stop and take pictures once...
At this point, the engine is in the car and everything is attached / assembled. I need 1 piece of fuel hose for my PCV catch can, a new lower radiator hose, and an AN-fitting for the new PS pump to finish all of the required plumbing to fire the car. That stupid fitting cost me $35 to overnight it from Summit. The price of convenience I suppose...
Tomorrow morning, Eric is going to help me re-stab the transmission, and I will get the rest of the exhaust installed. Barring any problems, we should fire it up for the first time tomorrow afternoon. For the moment, I have the oil thermostat blocked off using the stock block off plate, as there's no point is running the breakin oil through the cooler and new external filter. I've made 2 of the required 4 lines to route the Accusump oil plumbing. I can't finish the last 2 until I reinstall the thermostat.
In addition to the overnighted fitting, I also have some blocks coming tomorrow which will allow us to mount the Accusump cylinder itself. We have a little work to do on this, but I expect we'll get it done before I leave next week for Fort Worth.
A few other things we have to do: bleed the clutch and brakes, clearance one of the brackets on the rear suspension to the Ridetech shock, finish the wiring to the Accusump pressure switch, and update the Holley tune.
Hopefully tomorrow's update will include lots of
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