Ron68 wrote:

Well, they say that good things take time and Rome wasn't built in a day, and haste makes waste..... and I am holding true to those statements.

I got the '98 shifter modified and installed and got the installation of the 2000 shift cable done. Got the headers fully installed and torqued - 30 ft lbs on those I could reach and "MustangSteve's tighten to almost breaking" torque on the others. Got the shortened '98 Explorer 2wd aluminum drive shaft back and will install it soon.

I pulled the seats and carpet to begin the installation of the wiring harness for the Quick 1 controller and the TPS on the carburetor. Damn - there sure are  a bunch of wires to splice in..... gotta punch a hole  for the wire bundle to pass through the firewall and need to figure out where I'm gonna mount the sucker.

You know, fifteen years ago when I completed the restoration (mostly) it was a whole lot easier to fit under that panel, and I didn't have glasses then either. And it didn't hurt so much when I climbed out of there too. Sucks getting old......
I found that the speedometer cable housing had been riding a bit on the exhaust pipe and the cover got melted a little. It wasn't ever a problem, and I'm too lazy to change it, so I sealed it up with a little black RTV. I think that the new exhaust pipe/crossover when it gets installed should clear both the speedo cable and the shifter cable. It will be a custom install and the guy is a master at doing exhaust systems so hopefully it will be okay. It only has to be about 30 inches or so back to where it will tie in where I had to cut the old pipes upstream of the mufflers. I'll have him tie it in there with something I can unbolt in case (heaven forbid!) I have to pull the transmission again.....

I'll be away from it for a couple of weeks though - slipped in some engine oil and went down at work yesterday and tweaked my wrist - so doctor says light duty for a while.
I will continue to perservere.
 

Getting old is NOT for sissys!
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