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Phantaz: If you check, I believe that that is the rate that they ship it at. My Type 3 definitely did not weigh 150, much less 50. Mine fit so poorly when I first got it that I called up Sal (when he was at MSA) and he credited me $50. It took alot more than that in hours at the body shop to make it fit.

Good points....whatever water does get to the valence area will be indirect. I test fitted the ECU there with the valence cover in place and the computer is completely covered. The ECU itself is mounted at an angle so that any water will drain away from the computer itself. Also, I raised the ECU by 1/2" by using nylon spacers hard mounted to the bottom of the factory mounting bracket, so the ecu is off of the metal, with plenty of space for water run off. Of course, that's all theroy, as the car hasn't moved under its own power in around uh....26 years. The car will be driven, but not as a DD - hopefully not when I know that rain will be in forecasted as well. As I get farther along in the wiring process, I'll take more pics. Thanks for the input. Bryan

Thanks for the input that you guys gave regarding potentially cutting the LT1 harness. I didn't end up needing to cut the harness and instead was able to feed it through the backside out into the engine bay. Here are a few pics of the way that I ran the harness for the lighting, horns etc and then also the way that the LT1 ECU is mounted: Wiper Valence area with airbox removed: Wires feed through the firewall here (harness on left goes to the LT1 harness, harness on right is lighting, etc) Lighting wires lead into the air vent tubes and then out a grommet towards the front of the car. From there they go into the side of the base of the radiator support and out the other side: In the middle, the wires for the cooling fan and horns come out nicely (since the pic, they have been grommetted and covered: Here are pics of the ECU mounted (the ECU is mounted using part of the factory mount and several spacers to lift it up off the metal: Currently, the wiring is being cleaned up where the harness exits the firewall. Due to moving the harness closer, I now have a good foot of extra harness that's taking up a lot of space. There is just enough space for all of the relays, etc. to fit and be covered up! Nice and clean. Thoughts? Bryan

Well, I'm pleased to report that I didn't have to cut or make the hole bigger at all. I ended up testing the various connectors on the harness to see which would fit and found that all would fit (just barely). I fed the entire harness through the wiper side of the box into the engine bay and connected it to the computer. I'll get some pics up here in a little bit. Thanks for the input....I think I'm about 2 weeks away from sliding the motor and tranny in! Bryan

Guys: I'm moving all of the electronics into the wiper box area so that all of the wiring will come out the hole where the wiper wiring used to come out. Problem is obviously that the wiring connectors for the computer and the various relays are too big to fit through that hole. What I would like to do is to clip the harness to fit all of the connectors in and then use a weatherpak connector that would connect everything just inside of the engine bay. Moving the harness here will also allow me to shorten it up and get rid of some of the excess length. Will cutting and then creating a connection like I've described comprimise the strength of the signal? Any thoughts or concerns? Bryan

Thanks again. Progress is coming, but man - it's slow! I got the brakes finished and bled (first time - they still need some more bleeding), fuel lines are run, Honda wiper motor is being finished up, engine bay wiring is being laid out, TTT adjustable TC rods are installed....the list keeps on going and going and...... Loving every minute of it! Bryan

My favorite was the directors cut of the Chaperone clip....listen for the gunshot sound at the end... Priceless! Still chuckling about that one. Bryan

Gotta give credit to one of the guys over on classic z. Take a look at the trunk monkey! Enjoy!!!!! Bryan

Guys: This is somewhat of a side question that Bart got me wondering about. I'm needing to make a decision on where to mount the PCM for my LT1. When the body guys were at work, they removed the fresh air vent in the wiper box, so I have space on the passenger side of the car. It would still be slightly exposed, but I don't believe that water would get to it directly. Have any of you guys mounted yours up top like that? Any thoughts? Bryan

Bart: Honestly, I haven't decided on where to locate the PCM. I'm not certain about its ability to be exposed to the elements without issue. I'd love to mount it up in the wiper box, on the passenger side of things where there is more covering. I am running heat/air (Hot Rod Air system) and am going to have wipers. My thought was to seperate the wires that will be heading to the front of the car (horn, lights, fog lamps, turns, etc) and run them hidden while the rest of the harness - power, alt, etc and engine harness run hidden up high. What are your thoughts about the PCM being "slightly" exposed up in the wiper box? Bryan