Guess I could do an update......
Life has been pretty crazy the last few months, but that is expected with a newborn. Our shop has also been pretty busy as well and has limited me to very little time on the buggy. I finally made some time to get some work done...Its not a lot of progress, but alot of it was time consuming. I struggled to figure out the best route for my fuel and trans cooler lines, but I got it figured out. I ended up using some 3/8" aluminum tubing for the majority of the feed/return lines for the fuel, instead of all rubber line. The tubing will be covered in the high heat areas with fire sleeve and will have them clamped in place so they dont bounce around too much. When I took these pics, I was short two pieces of the fuel system puzzle...one fitting and one Holley Hydramat. I decided to go with it, instead of the walbro setup. -8AN from the pickup to the pump, then -6AN to the fuel rails and back to the Aeromotive regulator, then back to the tank....the return actually dumps pretty much right on top of the pickup, which Holley suggests. The exhaust was also tackled and buttoned up, minus a couple of hangers and finish welding. All V band clamps, so no shitty gaskets to go bad. Also got all but 2 of the 5 point harness mounts done.
The last pic does not show the tailpipe very well..looks like it was just cut and welded at an angle, its not, there is a bend and the cut is just close to it. I was also able to move it over a couple of inches and move it down some...now there is plenty of room between the trans cooler/fuel cell and the tailpipe.
Now I need to run the brake lines and maybe then start the wiring.....seems like it is down to all the details that takes a lot time and thought to make sure it will all work together as it should. Once that stuff is done, I will finish the little bit of bracing and interior panels.
I feel like it is good progress and it was something that I needed to do to get motivated again.
Brian