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I was able to squeeze in a little time today and build a brace to hold my carb and intake up. Heim joints and all thread.

I got in a little bit of time on the EFI project today. re-ran my water meth lines....the way I had them was problematic.....kept trying to pinch the lines. Also figured out how to run a brace from the engine to the carb intake. I have some heim joints and 3/8" all thread....will come off of one of the 10mm smog pump holes in the block and then up to the bolts in the back of the intake. Small steps.

Day 3 EFI install, almost done!

08-21-2025 Day 2 progress pics. Fuel system fully installed and wired up in the rear. Same for engine compartment. One pic you can see I abandoned in place the old fuel lines up in the trans tunnel. You can see the T fitting I installed where the nitrous line can be installed at a future date when I'm ready to melt my engine down. The temp sensor that comes with the Sniper 2 is too large, ONE other company makes one, and it's a very small one, smaller than the size I need to screw in. If I screwed it into a bushing there wouldn't be enough of the probe sticking into the stream of antifreeze to work right, so what I had to do was cut a bushing down on both sides. I tried to thread it on, but it wouldn't budge, so I ground down the threads on the smaller probe and got the bushing (which was now basically a sleeve) to fit over it. I JB Welded it together, and by tomorrow it should be ready to install. Wiring awaits me and some other little do-dad's, and the finish line is within sight. I had to change my air cleaner, as the round one was too high and hitting the hood. No one makes a thin air filter for it.......So I went with the tried and true Edelbrock foam one, and it clears. Here are some pics:

Well, thanks! I appreciate it. it's a build in progress, from SU's on a stroker, to a Crown turbo kit in pieces..... that I customized the majority of for a DIY setup using a motorcycle Mikuni HSR 45 with a flat slide, to now EFI. I am just improving the system I have had, 1 step at a time. The Nitrous is just for looks. If I were to use Nitrous with the turbo, I am not sure the engine would survive......its fully forged, but throwing 2 power adders at it at the same time?.........Eh

Day 1 of installation. almost a 12 hour day and made some good headway. see below pics. click on pic.

Day 1 of installation. almost 12 hour day and got a lot knocked out. Pics below:

08-15-2025. Again, more parts arriving and I got a piece of 16 ga. steel painted up and then assembled my fuel pump and filters and laid it out and marked for drilling.

More parts came in today. Sniper 2 arrived, laid it all out, took some pics, and went ahead and used some thread sealant and put the pressure regulator together, and tried to take a pic of where it will be mounted. Psi gauge still in the mail. It will be "fun" making room for this HUGE sniper. There is a "hole" there, just have to get a couple cuts just right so everything fits. Took a few pics, first one is the "Master Kit" which is the fuel system, and it came with some NOS fittings.......then the entire deal and held it up on top of the intake and air cleaner....looks like I will be getting a thinner air filter to go in it, to clear the hood.

parts are pouring in.

ordered a 9" air cleaner and I decided I didn't want it chromed AND the sniper to be polished, so I took it to a local guy and had it blasted and powder coated gloss black to set off the sniper a bit. the bottom ring is only powdered where it can be seen, as it won't fit on the mouth of the sniper if the powder is on there...too thick. I think it will look ready good and contrast the polished stuff.

extra parts for the EFI conversion:

I took a BIG leap today:

08-09-2025. Polished out the top of the aluminum radiator and the trim in front of it today: