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I've been away from the engine for a while. I installed the body for, I hope, the last time but we will see on that point.
So my friend Mike came over a couple of times this month and we adjusted to things. I had never really precisely done
the basic timing (just close) so that was pretty easy with two people. So it is now at 13.5 or 14 with the spout disconnected. After
that we did a procedure to calibrate the WOT sensor to optimize that computer reading. It was off ...

Before I could start laying out where the fuel lines would go, I needed to install the fuel filter. Once again, it's nice to be able to fit into tight spaces to reach tough spots for drilling.

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I switched to an in-tank fuel pump, which had a different sized fitting. So the semi-rigid line that came with the kit was replaced with flexible fuel line, which got rid of an ugly kink in the line.

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Last summer (June 2012) we were able to do the first installation of the engine and transmission. I wanted to get the engine and tranny in to see how they fit, and where I would be able to route all of the fuel, brake, and tranny cooler lines, along with all of the other plumbing. My plan was to do a first fit, make the modifications, pull the engine and tranny back out, paint the aluminum engine bay panels, permanently rivet them in, and then install the engine and tranny for real.

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