Thanks to all of you who have helped me understand this beautiful machine. I thought I would share a couple of pictures of the latest progress and an update on my second refit. I had rebuilt much of the car: rear end, brakes cooling system, electrical, you name it I messed with it. But I used a fuel line probably not designed for fuel, but for hydraulic fluid, and it failed after a month, starting a fire. So I let it sit and planned to do it all over. This time even better. Fortunately the fire was relatively small but wires were burned and hoses were damaged and a lot of smoke damage. The biggest mess came from the hood insulation melting and dripping everywhere. That was a time consuming cleanup.Thank God I had a Halon extinguisher that was quite effective. Don't leave home without one.
I replaced all the wiring and injector harnesses, new silicone vacuum lines, brake fluid reservoir ( Mitsubishi truck with sealed cap and magnetic level switch, new throttle cable, Hall effect sensor for the TPI, stainless piping for the water rails and cross pipe, new radiator ( gentleman had one sitting in storage and didn't know what to do with it, so sold it to me for $40. I just got the valve covers back from powder coating-really nice way to go. Lots of new gaskets and right now I'm going through the AC system. New everything except the condenser and evap. Found a new compressor from an 89 XJ-S that had 0 time on it sat for more than 10 years, so I'm going through that today with new seals and O rings.
Thanks again for keeping the spirit alive.
Brent

 

Excellent work there. I like the loom tidied up in tubing.

Can I make a suggestion as you putting this much work in, pull the exhaust heatshields and add some of that new aluminium reflective stickon to them as you have the loom tube close to the shields.

Something like this

Motorcycle Heat Shield Sheet to Protect Your Fairing, Fuel Tank or Seat

 

Looking good.

Fire clean up is a bummer, and hard work, no matter how small the fire.

 

Heat shielding is a good idea Warren, I'll see what I can find, would look cleaner too.
Brent

 

Beautiful job. Engine bay is next on my list....

 

You can get heat reflective wire tubing to, expensive but flexible like the plastic accordion stuff.





Also where'd you get all your vac line stuff? I really need to do mine they're melting into a spongey substance.

 

Buy solid silicone vac tubing. It will last for ever. Google Viper Performance to see what you need.