8.50 index build

Todd Geisler · 06-11-2022, 10:17 AM

For those wondering how the Rife sensor mount was gonna work, here it is mounted to the firewall/cowl panel.

Todd Geisler · 06-12-2022, 08:24 PM

Finally something worth sharing on the wiring. The main wiring panel and relay board are wired up. Not complete, but enough to power up and start testing some circuits.

Looks pretty decent for someone who doesn't wire cars for a living. lol Not perfect, but I'm pleased with the results. Have a couple small things I may tweak and try to improve.

Next I gotta do the engine grounds, then I'll start on the coil harness and then the EFI engine harness.

Todd Geisler · 06-14-2022, 08:15 AM

Sunday I was able to finally apply power and test a couple circuits. Was really nice to finally see the car showing some signs of life.

The dial boards have a neat feature where they dim when the parking lights are on so they aren't overly bright at night time.

Back to waiting for some supplies to come in this week.

Next it to finish the engine grounds, then start on the coil harnesses. After that it'll be time to start on the engine EFI harness.

Todd Geisler · 07-05-2022, 10:18 PM

Headers all bolted up.

As much as I procrastinated on building the headers, I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Just don't wanna do another set any time soon. lol

Todd Geisler · 07-05-2022, 10:24 PM

Oxygen sensors and bungs installed.

Throttle rod needed some tweaking to clear the fuel rail. Just a small offset is all that was needed.

Took some time to get the front brakes/calipers shimmed up and then packed the wheel bearings with grease to finish that up.

Todd Geisler · 07-05-2022, 10:32 PM

Time to get back on the wiring.

Starting on the coil harness.

This was the second attempt at the coil harness. The first one I stopped when I realized I chose too large of gauge wire which just wasn't going to work. This second attempt I did the splices just past the merge point Just under the tube at the firewall I had two Deutsch connectors at the firewall so space was limited to try and stagger the splices. The lump really bugged me so I had to come up with another plan to clean up the look...

Todd Geisler · 07-05-2022, 10:35 PM

Took a break to wire up the steering wheel.

Just need to install the Raychem shrink boot on the Deutsch connector.

davidhuff · 07-07-2022, 10:23 AM

Work Of Art!
Thanks for taking your time to post all those great pictures of your build.

Todd Geisler · 07-07-2022, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidhuff

Work Of Art!
Thanks for taking your time to post all those great pictures of your build.

Thank you. Lots more to come as there is plenty more work yet to be done.

Todd Geisler · 07-24-2022, 09:39 PM

With the coil harnesses done it was time to move on to the engine harness. So first up was to work on the harness from the ECU to the firewall mil-spec connector. Once the wires were run, I metered the wires end to end to verify the pin outs on both ends.

06-11-2022, 10:17 AM	#1
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build For those wondering how the Rife sensor mount was gonna work, here it is mounted to the firewall/cowl panel.

06-12-2022, 08:24 PM	#2
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Finally something worth sharing on the wiring. The main wiring panel and relay board are wired up. Not complete, but enough to power up and start testing some circuits. Looks pretty decent for someone who doesn't wire cars for a living. lol Not perfect, but I'm pleased with the results. Have a couple small things I may tweak and try to improve. Next I gotta do the engine grounds, then I'll start on the coil harness and then the EFI engine harness.

06-14-2022, 08:15 AM	#3
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Sunday I was able to finally apply power and test a couple circuits. Was really nice to finally see the car showing some signs of life. The dial boards have a neat feature where they dim when the parking lights are on so they aren't overly bright at night time. Back to waiting for some supplies to come in this week. Next it to finish the engine grounds, then start on the coil harnesses. After that it'll be time to start on the engine EFI harness.

07-05-2022, 10:18 PM	#4
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Headers all bolted up. As much as I procrastinated on building the headers, I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Just don't wanna do another set any time soon. lol

07-05-2022, 10:24 PM	#5
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Oxygen sensors and bungs installed. Throttle rod needed some tweaking to clear the fuel rail. Just a small offset is all that was needed. Took some time to get the front brakes/calipers shimmed up and then packed the wheel bearings with grease to finish that up.

07-05-2022, 10:32 PM	#6
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Time to get back on the wiring. Starting on the coil harness. This was the second attempt at the coil harness. The first one I stopped when I realized I chose too large of gauge wire which just wasn't going to work. This second attempt I did the splices just past the merge point Just under the tube at the firewall I had two Deutsch connectors at the firewall so space was limited to try and stagger the splices. The lump really bugged me so I had to come up with another plan to clean up the look...

07-05-2022, 10:35 PM	#7
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Took a break to wire up the steering wheel. Just need to install the Raychem shrink boot on the Deutsch connector.

07-07-2022, 10:23 AM	#8
davidhuff Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 928 Likes: 1 Liked 120 Times in 42 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build Work Of Art! Thanks for taking your time to post all those great pictures of your build.

07-24-2022, 09:39 PM	#10
Todd Geisler Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 328 Likes: 64 Liked 345 Times in 149 Posts	Re: 8.50 index build With the coil harnesses done it was time to move on to the engine harness. So first up was to work on the harness from the ECU to the firewall mil-spec connector. Once the wires were run, I metered the wires end to end to verify the pin outs on both ends.