I got the oil filter adapter installed. Oil pressure and oil temp gauges appear to be working.
Problem is, the way the oil cooler is mounted, the oil filter cannot be installed with the sandwich plate adaptor. There isn’t enough clearance to thread the filter with the hot side pipe installed. So now, in order to do an oil change, the hot side pipe must be removed.
Good news, though, is that the reservoir for the coolant is installed, the PCV system is almost complete, and antifreeze and oil are in the engine. All the wiring is complete, and MegaSquirt is all wired in and good to go. I still need a little more hose to run the catch can to the intake manifold. The radiator has coolant, but it needs some distilled water. The boost controller needs to be installed. And I need to put the axles in and fill the transmission. Then I can try to start the car. I turned it by hand a little and then actually let the starter turn the motor a little bit. So far, so good.
- PS belt
- Distilled water for cooling system
- Get hose for PCV system
- Install boost controller
- Torque down O2 sensor
- Install axles
- Fill transaxle
- Try to start engine
- Re-install front end