Monroe Handler

[feeble]

I was told I need to post more stuff. Here is an update:


A couple dash shots:









The body is still on the rotisserie. I put the seats back in and am waiting for my free time and warmer weather to coincide so I can fit the harness and harness bar.


Otherwise, when the weather is warm enough but my time is short, I've been working on finishing some welding up, little pieces here and there, steering rack mounts, frame mounts, all in and welded.











Got a bunch of stuff back from the powder coaters so I started fitting the intake together, this is where most of my time and money has been spent the last couple months. I can work on it in the basement, 20 minutes here, and hour there, so that is a plus. Lines have to be bent (and re-bent), little brackets made, (and re-made), lots of putting together and taking back apart. This part has been a lot of fun though.














I'm working on the bellcrank pivot for the throttle body linkage now, ordered the material and bearings for that today. After I get that done, I get to start on finding a home for these, make mounting brackets and plumb them in.





The block on the left is IAC block and will let the computer adjust the idle as needed (when the electric fan kicks on for example). The small black manifold on the right is where the MAP sensor will get it's vacuum signal from the two throttle bodies and where I'll plumb in the sensor for the dash mounted vacuum gauge.


I needed to check a few clearances and get a few measurements, so I set the valve covers and intake on the mock up block and heads.


Everything looks OK for the cam position sensor to fuel pressure regulator clearance.







This is where my bellcrank pivot is going to be mounted under the fuel rail, I'm likely going to have to shorten this link a little bit.













A couple money shots for those that have gotten this far:















That's it for now, lots more to come!