So, it's time for a winter-ish update since my last update nearly 2 months ago...
Snow is here, enough to piss you off but not enough to cause many problems. I cranked on the pellet stove and ran it overnight and everything was nice and warm. Without it, I'd be doing nothing. Burned about 40# of pellets to make it workable....
Gratuitous helper so far picture:
So back to the patient/project...
If you read above, I had picked up some brackets from my foray in Phoenix from a turbo coupe to use on this project... Oy vey....
Top bracket is the one that came on the motor. Next one is from Phoenix. The last one is from the original motor that was in the truck. I lucked out in the bracket from Phoenix works. Plus I'm pretty sure I can run a "one wire" gm alternator with it. Oh yeah, thanks Ford for making me play your stupid games 30 yrs later.
Anyways back to really working on it, I hope I can make a bracket to eliminate the cumbersome power steering bracket that I bought with just some twisted metal and a turnbuckle. It's so close...
Now comes the really "fun" part so far... Let's pull the dash! Now, I've pulled my fair share already but this one takes the cake with all the schmutz in behind it.
Now I had to pull it because well... Simplify and add lightness. Who really needs heat on a challenge car/truck?
And it's together again!
But not without finding all this E36 M3 in, behind, or in the general vicinity of the glovebox...
Last registration says 05...
So I had to clean it because of hanta virus or some other E36 M3 disease...
Much better now although not perfect. Brake cleaner can only go so far...
Pulled out the EEC harness as it's days are probably numbered....
Just have to pull the rest of the headlight/ turn signal harness out and decide how to wire the rest of this project up... might have to pull the dash again just to go standalone.... Time will tell.
Until next time dudes and dudettes, minitrucks rule!