The Pigeon Forge Project

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As some of you now know, Pigeon Forge was a sort of religous experience for me. While there I vowed to have my car done by the next event. To show how serious I am I thought it would be fun to do a little progress thread as I chase after my goal. As it stands now I feel I'm about 60% finished with the car. I'm not sure what the dates are for next years event so I'll just use September 1st until I get the real ones. In going over my budget, I had to make some hard decisions. There are things I REALLY want for my car but I figure they could always come later as getting the car done and running is more important. Instead of sending out my tank to Rock Valley, I am going to opt for an external Walpro pump instead. Another big ticket item I really want for this car is a Twist Machine paddle shifter and Pro-Torq convertor. It appears that those will have to be shelved for the time being too. And speaking of the convertor, since I want to ultimately run a Pro-Torq convertor, it makes no sense to buy another pricey one like a TCI or Yank or a cheapo off of eBay. So I'm thinking of running the stock convertor for now hoping that I'm not going to hate life too much with it. I'll probably go with the Summit seats in my car (my cousin has them and they're not bad) and other amenities like a battery in the trunk, Marquez lights, DS&E selectaspeed wiper motor, etc. will have to come at a later date.

Hey man...it's all in the name of getting the car done, and that can't be a bad thing. Priorities man....priorities.

And it looks like the fun has already begun. Today I recieved my AutoKraft LS1 conversion oil pan and my Classic Update Wiring Kit from the good folks at American Autowire. Let the games begin.

341 days till RTH4