That’s a thought. I was just afraid to bash my header any more to get the steering box clearance. Until I saw this
Seems like no matter how much you bash a header it won’t affect performance.
Sorry. I mean the engine/ranger/trans/tc. While I physically have clearance on the firewall I don’t have much against the floor and steering box. I have the mounts only tacked in so I hope it won’t be a chore.
Got all the wiring/microsquirt and fuel figured out. It fires up and runs now! I do however plan on moving the whole drivetrain forward an inch now that I have most systems mocked up and working.
So I have exhausted my searches looking for a wiring diagram specific to a 1974. While I was trying to figure out some wiring under the dash I noticed that the buzz/hum I was hearing was coming from my wiper motor motor. Seems along the way it must’ve been frozen and burned the plug. All the...
So I've made some progress. I have a lot of the small stuff done. Fuel, microsquirt wired and tested, headers(I went with a s10 block hugger from speed engineering).
What's great is their header clears the manual steering box. That at least for now gets me routed and on the right track. My...
Ya and after I spent all the time doing it I realized I need some sort of steam vent plumbing to the radiator. It was sort of an exercise in can I. I’m sure it will seal but not sure if it’s enough cooling. More than likely will buy a new one.
I figured I needed to figure something out about the radiator and the 5.3 plumbing. Can’t see a way around using a radiator with pass inlet and outlet. I figured maybe I’d try and modify my factory 55 radiator before spending money on a new one. Not thinking about solder I used SIB rod. I had...
So the driveline is all tacked in. Im actually pretty happy with the clearance so far. I will snap some photos after its all welded up. Right now I'm trying to figure out steering as I think no matter what header I try, it will not clear the stock box. Looks like I'm going P.S. right away...