Got a lot accomplished today and yesterday. Saturday i drilled the manifold for the vacuum references and the GM IAT. Also started some of the wiring needs.

Today was very worthwhile. Finished a ton of wiring for the gauges, the megasquirt, engine bay related, switches, etc. Also install the injectors, the Atkins EFI EGR block off kit, the RB header i picked up. Etc. Most of the wiring harness has been sorted. Only a little bit more to go.

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Classicdatsun.com fender flares and racing beat muffler and pre silencer came!

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Well i got a fair amount done. Wheels and tires are now on the car. Battery is installed, the Sparco seat is completely installed. Fuel pressure gauge (mechanical) is almost done. Need a 90 degree 1/8 NPT. Im hoping to charge the fuel system tomorrow for the first time for leaking. Then also get some more wiring done. If i can i want to start the "starting" process Saturday.

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very nice cant wait to see thouse 240ZG flares on it

Finished running the battery cables, fuel pump wiring, and some other odds and ends that needed dealt with. Going to prime the fuel system for the first time tomorrow.

looks great!

Well the car is on the edge of starting. BUTTTTT the fuel pump is sucking air. I thought i had fixed the issue with the gas tank. Now im not sure what route to take since im short on money (else i would say hell with it and run a fuel cell) and sort on time (i leave for Air Force basic in 12 days).

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USB to serial adapter has arrived so i can finally flash the MS unit. Sadly, my battery for my laptop is kaput, so the laptop isnt exactly mobile. Ill probably obtain something from ZGN while im at Tech School to cure this issue. But for now, i just want it to run a bit.

Tomorrow im going to solve the fueling issue. If all goes well, the car should start. Maybe.

so where to begin.

First, many thanks to Rymon and Pete on the megasquirt. Wouldn't have been able to do it without pestering them.

As for the progress. Well it starts and holds an idle more or less. First start was open header. (dang) Started up very easily though. Still wants to stall on occasion but i have had no chance to tune anything as of yet. I reflashed the MS2 to use the MS2 extra firmware. Which has some pretty good controls.

Also had to replace the alternator. The S5 i had gotten wasn't charging. Took it to autozone, tested bad. Had a spare s4 one laying around so i adapted that. Issues resolved.

With the day coming to a close, i decided to tackle the final big step. The exhaust. A friend of mine lent a huge hand and didnt the welding since i haven't for almost a year now and we didn't have time for me to get back into it. Generally went well. Used the Racing Beat 3" universal muffler and pre silencer. Still need to decided on a tip for the muffler.

As far as media with the car running, well tomorrow or the next day i will have a video of it running any maybe even driving. we shall see. There are plenty of issues i need to address including the fact i *can't* get the car in reverse. The clutch also engages pretty low.

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Nice :icon_tup: . Can't wait to see a vid of it running, I bet it sounds beastly.

the sound of the intake is actually VERY loud. I can hear it over the exhaust with the hood closed.

are you going to run the muffler with no tip?

trying to decide on what i want to have off of it still.

video of the first start and drive. Needs more tuning, very lean..

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