Build thread- 73 duster, forged 5.7 w/ PS and AC, 5 spd, big brakes and floater rear

Quick update-

I put heat shielding on a strip of aluminum that I bent to match the shape of my clutch line, and that helped significantly! I got a little pedal loss when driving slow, but it came right back on the freeway. Looks like the majority of my hydraulic clutch problem was heat related.

And now for the fun part. I'm broken down in the horse track parking lot, and I think I might have fried the megasquirt computer. I came up here to do some skidpad and braking tests with the iPhone accelerometer app, and at some point I knocked over the battery and pinched a 12v power wire against a body seam (battery in trunk). I don't have my laptop, so I can't fully diagnose my issue, though the fuel pump relay ground isn't activating when the key is on (one of the computer functions). Tow truck should be here soon.

I can't be too mad. Here are my results!



I've got a small amount of understeer and my rear brakes lock up early right now. As you can see, I'm not far off though!