Fuel tank is sealed and in place. I'm going in town in a little while to get some straps for it. Fuel lines are almost run all the way, just a little more to go.




I've been messing with this engine for a while and haven't had much luck. I figure since I was trying to use a computer I wired something up wrong when I installed everything. Just yesterday I decided to look under the distributor cap... the pickup coil was destroyed. Instead of messing with it piece by piece, I decided to go ahead and replace the whole thing. No point in putting good parts on crappy equipment.

Bad pickup coil:








I solved and created a few new problems. First off, I picked up a new exhaust manifold from a junk yard for my driver side. This one stays out of the way for my steering shaft, so I'm thrilled with it.




Next, I traded an old engine block for a tilt steering column. It even has the same plugs as my wire harness, so it's literally plug and play. Again, couldn't be happier with it.



Now on to my new/old problem. I've started picking up some steering shaft parts but I'm at a bit of a loss right now. My new steering column sits a little lower than the previous one, so now my angle is even more extreme than before.


I finished the steering (I think), but I'd like you guys to look at it for flaws. I raised my column up 3 inches to keep the angle from being so extreme and then I was able to use my steering shaft that I had, it just needed to be lengthened a little. So here's that and a video of it working:




I also finished the throttle pedal. It looks sloppy, but it works. I'll make everything look pretty eventually.