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Tom
Feel your pain....did exactly the same these past couple of days but I am still mocking up before final fit & paint by the Pros..
Decided to wait till I get all the seals ( just ordered) and see if I can all to play nice together.
There are so many adjustments on the rear including the underbody mounts ...all adjustable .
Good luck with final assembly .
Frank
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Cool project and amazing attention to detail!
Cheers
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I've seen this car in person and its fantastic.
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Wow. What amazing work! We have the same car... well, mine is a total basket case, but it’s a Bahia Red coupe, built 2/70, #512, so 193 before yours. The only real difference is, as far as I can tell it was a Euro model. I'll be referring to this thread many times I'm sure.
Any updates?
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The project is nearing completion. I finished up the engine build and now all that remains is to mate the engine and transmission and install them in the car. The engine is a 2.5 long stroke using a 2.4/2.7 70.4 mm crank with 86 mm birals, 9.5 CR pistons and ModS cams. The MFI pump was redone to match the engine specs. Looks original but will pack a bigger punch.
One small setback was my discovery (thanks to the experts here) that the underside color for 1970 and 71 was not body color but a grey-beige color. I found an original section of floor pan in my stash and had my paint guy match it. I disassembled most of the suspension, fuel and brake lines and then repainted the floor pan. A pain in the neck going backwards but I wanted to make it right.
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Tom
Looks great !
Impressive that you disassembled to get things right .
Almost there ...
frank
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Since my last posting, working alone in Covid isolation, I have made a lot of progress and the car is almost ready for the first drive. First, I reassembled the underside front and rear of the car after repainting to floor in the correct color. I mated the gearbox and engine and installed the engine/gearbox in the car. Using my Harbor Freight lift table and floor jack made this a pretty easy one man job.
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I had to make a clearance cut in the engine seal for the MFI drive that lined up well once the engine was installed. I connected the throttle linkages following the factory manual and Ed Mayo's detailed instructions to make sure I had fully opened butterflies with the pedal to the stop. I also adjusted the clutch per the factory manual and connected the speedo. I also installed my rebuilt axle/CV assemblies and with my wife seated on the floor of the passenger compartment working the e-brake, I was able to torque all the CV bolts.
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Next I connected the fuel lines from the injection pump to the filter console and ran the fuel pump to check for fuel leaks. I fixed a few small drips up front at the pump to tank connections and one major geyser at the inlet to the injection pump. Next up I cranked the engine over with the plugs out and the coil wire disconnected to make sure I had oil pressure, checked for fuel leaks downstream of the injection pump and checked for any oil leaks. I had some one small leak in an injector line that needed tightening, good oil pressure and no visible oil leaks. Ready to start.