Passon 5-speed

I got the reverse rod adjusted to clear my 3" TTI x-pipe. I used the oxy/acetylene to make sure it was pliable enough and bright red. I few minor tweaks and careful test fittings with the rod still hot gave me the clearance I needed.

After I put on the double sided swivel for the reverse lock-out rod, I realized I couldn't use it with the 5 speed, as the reverse lever is also the 5th gear lever. I removed the lock-out rod and called it good. It was annoying anyway, but I retained all the stock parts for some future museum display that never gets driven and enjoyed the way these cars were meant to be enjoyed.

Well, maybe even a little bit more with 700+ hp, 3.73's and a 5 speed!

I spent the better part of the night running a 2 gauge dedicated ground from my starter to the battery in the trunk. I still have to route it up into the trunk. There's not much room around the scattershield when the z-bar is in there and hooked up.

I also have a CS 144 that's rewound. It has a voltage sensing wire that I currently have hooked up to my electrical distribution block in the front of the car. I'm going to route that directly to the battery in the trunk to help stabilize the fuel pump voltage. It sucks a lot of amps.

Next winter, I'm going to redo my fuel system using high volume OEM quality in-tank EFI pumps, a surge tank with an internal EFI pump and two pressure regulators. It will be nearly silent and flow enough fuel for 1350 normally aspirated horsepower. It will also have the 4 pick-up fuel screens that they use in road racing. The ones that automatically and instantly shut when the fuel sloshes away from it, sucking fuel only from the pick-ups that are covered with fuel. It's a pretty cool set-up allowing you to run your tank nearly empty and still have maximum fuel flow.