Day 9

Made some more progress today. Got the Pro Flow intake harness plugged in (I’ll tidy up the runs later). Also figured out there was no place to mount the coil, so I fabbed a bracket to take advantage of the spare mounting points on top of the Sanden air compressor (test-fit with the coil in-place – I’ll paint it later, too). I worked on the engine harness a bit while Dave was busy underneath reinstalling the transfer case shifter, new transmission mount, and drilling out a snapped-off bolt Tom’s Tire World left me after installing the lift kit back in ’96. Toward the end of the afternoon, Dave installed the spark plugs and the passenger side header along with getting its pipe drilled for the O2 sensor. The worm gear clamps for the FAST O2 sensor ‘Strap-On Bunghole’ ran out of slots, so we had to make a run for some more clamps and a few more nit-noids. Hopefully tomorrow, get the other header and exhaust pipe in, reinstall the skid plate/transmission mount, and finish up the fuel system and wiring, along with hoses. Then brake pedal assembly and steering column and hoping to hear it run sometime on Friday with any luck.

Everything except the coil wires and Mass Air Temp sensor are plugged in – I’ll re-route them to make it pretty after I hear it run.
Installed the oil fill neck and breather cap, along with a bracket for the coil I made for the top of the air compressor.
Wow – those headers look awesome! Still need to get the heater hoses plumbed and finish up the A/C hoses (after the new valve cover goes on).