Quote Originally Posted by Don Shillady
........................................................................................ I plan to replace that hose eventually but I want to get it together to maybe start the motor soon. I cut the holes in the firewall for the heater hoses and finally covered up the hole edges with some nice rubber grommets but I still have to figure out how to support the hoses on the side of the engine away from the hot headers. Next the The main challenge will be the wiring. I have made a bracket for the fuse box on the inside of the firewall but need to get a small battery charger to test the connections and there is still a lot of detail work under and on the hood. So far I really cannot see in my mind's eye how to route the wires but I thought if I install all the parts I can see where the wires need to go.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder
Don,
I'm calling my paint job a 20-20. At 20 mph and from 20 feet away, you will never see a flaw - and there are many. I suspect that yours is better then my amateur effort

I'm in the process of doing my final wiring and plumbing - so can agree with your frustrations. I have my wiring module behind the passenger seat and in a separate compartment that the upholsterer built for most of the electrical components except the battery. Some wires may be too short - so will be improving my soldering skills.

With my Ford engine, I ended up using a chrome plated copper Coolflex hose after trying several molded hoses to get around some of my brackets and adjusters. It looks OK, but I'm not in 'love' with it.

You can probably use a "Battery Tender" which is a very low amperage charger for your power source. I found one for about $20-25 on the internet, though Wally World has a version as well.

Now - off to my wires