Getting so close...Cutting the passenger side rear bin, to allow enough room for an Optima Yellow Top battery.
Cleaned up the plastic burrs. I was covered in black plastic bits.
Billet aluminum battery tray (from ebay) in rear bin. I like this one becuase their isn't metal near the terminals on top. It holds the battery from the base. It's an awfully pretty piece that will never be seen inside the bin, but I'll know it's there.
Finally got the battery, ground cable, and 200A circuit breaker. My alternator is 150A. I hope I made the right choice in amperage on the circuit breaker. The wire from the circuit breaker to the "starter>alternator>fuse box" is only 4 gauge which I know is a bit undersized for 200A. Ground and Battery>circuit breaker is 2 gauge. The 2ga is cutoffs from work used in telecom wiring (48v DC). Very stiff and hard to work with, but it was free.
Anyone else remember the moment of truth when you connected the battery (and closed the breaker) and ran around the car and made sure nothing was smoldering or on fire?
Finished my fuel lines while sitting on the couch watching the Packers stomp Denver Broncos. Fuel Pressure Regulator to a "T" -6AN connector. Finished the vacuum line from back on the intake (1/2") to the brake booster (3/8"). I got a plastic 1/2" barb to 3/8" barb reducer from the hardware store. It was sort of a bitch to find.
Rear crossover fuel line. (-6AN)
Clearance shots (lack there of) of rear fuel line.
Shortened the front fuel crossover line (-8AN) so it didn't arch so high. I got a lot better of estimating where to cut. Not to mention assembling these lines quickly. I got it down to a science now.
Progress shot of the engine bay (Oct 3, 2011)
