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The power supply thing said it was coming late so I decided to just get on fixing the air ducts so they don't get broken...and as soon as I cut a chunk out of 1 the amazon guy came....but I was committed at that point. I reached in and marked the best I could then cut out a chunk. I picked up some 5 minute drywall mud and kind of coated and inch or so inside the cut-out, then made a pile on a plastic bag and puled the duct onto it and let it dry....no more hole


It may say 5 minutes and it does set up, but inside was still soft an hour later when I started shaping it


Then I dropped the suspension as low as it goes, about an inch below normal and worked the duct until a 1.5" spacer fit with room to spare so maybe 2" more travel or 3 total.


Then glass it up.

Side 2, the one that I already cut for the wires/filler neck got a second cut for the tire and both sided filled with mud. I did the first test fit and I still have some cutting to do and it was late so tomorrow job. I did put the power supply on the bench and confirmed I could set it to the correct voltage but didn't wire it to the MAP...another tomorrow job once the glass is curing.

I worked pretty hard all evening...on air duct still. The one is cleaned up and about ready to paint. The second really needed a lot of reshaping. Once I got the clearance I wanted the shape just looked wrong so I worked until it mostly looked right and re-glassed it. Tomorrow will be finish up and paint them then the MAP and I think the diode for the speedo sensor came so run is pushed to Thursday I guess. If it you know...runs, I'm thinking next week I should fit the wheel wells.

Beautiful. You'll be glad that you got those ducts sorted before they got the kiss of death from the tires.

probably so. They are done and painted. Tomorrow is CLEAN up and finally get the MAP and everything else back together.

What a mess!

I think its better

The deck lid fits....as if there was ever any doubt



And the tire clearance to the ducts looks pretty good



Ad the multiMAP is repaired as only anon-electronic person could do it...wires everywhere, glue one board to the other then plasti Dip the whole thing




I think I'm about out of excuses not to try starting it again....wait, getting dark

Come on !! Just start it already !!

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Wade Williams
Master Ferrari Tech
Restoration Tech
Engine Machinist
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Racecar Driver

yeah...but its pretty dusty and after I clean it well it would be silly to park it in a dirty shop.

I'm just going to pretend it runs from now on and maybe fit it with a heads-up display so I can connect it to a driving simulator, not because it doesn't run but because its ...you know...so valuable now I don't want to take a chance of some one pulling out in front of me or anything like that.

I'll fire it up later today, just need to reinstall the multiMAP

Worlds most time consuming simulator?

NO! NO! NO!

Go drive it.

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Wade Williams
Master Ferrari Tech
Restoration Tech
Engine Machinist
Fabricator
Racecar Driver

And that is what I did today. It started without ether....not quickly but it started and ran well enough that I had to go into the idle settings and pull a little more timing out than I was using, then it started running bad, like really bad cylinders coming and going.....and why is the fuel pressure reading 5psi? Doh! its out of gas. Its been through 10 gallons I think.

Off to the gas station, 5 more gals in, a few tweaks to the start up conditions and it started much quicker, still not right but not horrible. Back to idle, free reving said pull some fuel which I did...free reved better. Took it around the block and it felt pretty good, the new side airfilter has a pronounced sucking sound in my left ear....it reved up smoothly, I pushed it to about 50kPa in first and 65kPa is second so right where the old burnout video was and nothing but grip from the new tires. 5000 rpm in 2nd is just about exactly 50mph just like the math said it should be. From 55 to turn into my neighborhood I did notice the force I needed to use on the brake pedal, they worked fine but I need to make getting the higher friction pads a priority.

Back into the driveway with no weirdness or issues made me think it not only needed a bath it deserved one. After the wash it restarted, I had to rev it a little (ok, 3kish) to get all the cylinders lit but it started and drove back into the garage. I'm calling today a win.



And even cleaned its bay