weekly update
Sick once again but nothing a few gallons of Nyquil couldn't mask. I got outside and figured out how to get that regulator attached to my throttle arm. After rumaging throught my scrap pile I found a turn off pipe on the old cruiser exhaust that was the perfect fit. I took the center screw off of the throttle arm and got ready to weld.
I tacked the pipe to the screw head and measured for clearance with the regulator and then cut the pipe to size. I spot welded it onto the screw letting it cool and then cut in some reliefs so the pipe would fit into the regulator.
This is where the screw goes on the injection pump. It will change the regulator position depending on how tight you make the screw so I tightened the screw down first and then decided on the position that I wanted the regulator. I marked that and then cut the pipe like you saw above.
It clears everything but doesn't stick out too far.
I took it off and painted it up. I also made a bracket to keep the regulator from rotating when the throttle moves.
I'll probably make something better for the bracket but I wanted to test out how I need to set the regulator and I still need to fiddle with it a little. I just need to rotate it so that the regulator cuts more vacuum since 1st is still loose but that is as easy as loosening up the screw on the regulator ear and rotating it some. If I need more adjustment then I'll have to make another bracket to get me more rotation.
I wired my vacuum pump to a switced 12v source and tested it. It worked so I hooked up the vacuum lines and tried it out. 2nd was much better and everything works good once warmed up but first is still loose so that's where I need to fiddle with the regulator and do some minor adjusting. Even with it not perfect the engine and tranny feel like they are working together much better now and it's smoother.
I made another coverplate for my shifter boot that covered a larger area. I cut it large and trimmed as needed so it was just a lot of cutting, grinding, and reshaping. I put the original cover inside the boot to keep the rubber from buckeling on the curved part of the hump and placed the larger cover on top in a sandwich fashion and it's working out better. I think I'm still getting some minor rubbing so I'll take it off again and check it out. Now that I have it in a fixed position (screwed down) this should be the last time I have to trim.
I finally wired power to the pyrometer and tranny temp gauges and got the lights hooked up to the rest of them. All are working fine but my pyro sits above the zero line with no power to it so I may call autometer on this (it was that way in the box) since it might be scewing my numbers. On my commute to work this morning I hit 15psi of boost, reached a high of 900F, and got to 150F on my tranny temp and almost got to 170F on my water temp. The pyro gauge moves up and down more than I thought it would and at idle you can see it hit 400 and then slowly continue cooling. I sure like seeing whats going on.
I waited until it was mostly dark and snapped a pic of the gauges. It's blurry but you get the idea. All gauges are LEDS except for the water temp that shows up as more of a yellow light.
I also readjusted my alignment and found I had too much toe in. It seems a little loose to me and since everything is new except for the steering box I'm wondering if it's something I'll just have to live with but it tracks fine down the road. I do have a slight leak in the front tires and I haven't checked pressures in a couple of days so I know that plays a factor. I've got family flying in this week so it will be fun to pick them up in the cruiser. I told them to look for something tall, white, and loud.
At idle with the panel bolted down it hits the side so I'll need to clearance that a little more. When I first felt it hitting it freaked me out thinking the drivetrain had ripped off a mount or something until I realized that it was just the shifter tapping on the opening that isn't wide enough. Bolting it all down did make it quiter in the cab and idle is now pretty comfortable. I'll still use up the rest of my dexdamp on the firewall and doors and expect it to get quiter still. I still have a droning but thats coming from my muffler and I'll be trying something else out for that. 
! congratulation for your all Toy`s! 
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