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Sniper EFI is back on. I had some brain farts (wiring, etc) but eventually it fired up. At 60 years old, I am glad to find my way home from work. :-) Drove it around for the EFI to "learn". I am also researching EFI tuning so I can dial it in. But I figured in the meantime, let it learn...

Here are the pics of the assembly in the vehicle. Before the carpet, after the carpet and then with the seat in place. Still tight but not touching the seat now. Seat can move back and forth without rubbing. I also added a before/after pic of the ebrake to show how much space I saved...

FInished with the hand brake. Just need to figure out the leather or cloth cover piece. As you can see, I rebuilt the cable/link mechanism to remove about an 3/4 inch of wasted space. I also built it to be modular - meaning I can take it apart without removing the whole assembly. You know...

Thank you for your comment. It keeps me motivated to keep posting. :)

Here is the completed ebrake. Now with the seat in position, the space is tight. The ebrake is rubbing on the seat. To thin the ebrake, I plan to remove the self adjusting spring section between the gear and cable mount. Weld back on the gear and cable mount so it is one with the handle...

Always checking spacing to see where the ebrake sits compared to center console and seat. It is close. Also checking angle of ebrake handle to console so my hand will fit to grasp the handle. I then made a hole in the tunnel for the cable system. The cable system I had was too long so it will...

I also made mounting points on the tunnel reinforced with 16g steel underneath with bolts welded in place. One in front and the other in the rear. Then made a mounting point on the rear of the ebrake mount for the cable. The half moon shape if where the cable link slides in and is secured by a...

But, I decided to try. I did some research and decided to go with a 87-93 mustang ebrake. I like the handle and I thought it would fit nicely with the interior. I made a cardboard mount to figure out fitment, spacing, etc. I then got some 16 gauge steel to make the actual mount. Did some test...

As most of you know, the foot e-brake is useless for a manually driven car when stopped on a hill facing upwards. I searched for ideas online and the only example I found was putting the e-brake behind the stick shift without a center console. I want to keep the center console for storage and...

I am considering putting the Sniper back on. I really like the Summit carb though. Very responsive and no issues. But I am curious what the sniper will do since it is a larger throttle body then the carb. I also just finished making the CD player adapter from some sheet metal I had laying...

I am back to up my progress. Did drive the car a little. The engine feels pretty good. Very hard push when stepping in the gas. But I need to gentle to for now until I double check all bolts, etc. I could hear some clunking in the front end. I painted the dash to match the headliner. I...

During the Sniper repair, I put in an Summit Racing 600 cfm carb for 351W - model M08600VS. I had to put on the new mechanical fuel pump as I could not figure out the fuel pressure module to reduce the EFI fuel pump tp 7-8 PSI. I kept flooding the carb. So mechanical it is. I have to say...

Hmm. Bad news. The box I received from Holley has two brand new 450 series carbs in it for a tunnel ram setup. Obviously an error. I already notified them and they are sending a return shipping label, etc. So sad. I was looking forward to getting the EFI back on. But good news. I had the...

Great news! I was notified yesterday the SNIPER will be arriving tomorrow. :)

Never mind. I spoke with Holley tech. ECU is most likely damaged. Mailed the unit today. $250 to replace the ECU. The tech said it wasa 4-6 week turn around. Not bad, I guess. Live and learn. Now to get the old carb working. :-(

O boy. I think I fried my sniper ECU. I crushed the CAN cable located near the throttle body and when I tried to start the car, it shorted out (made a pop sound) and shut off the hand held computer. I tried fixing the cable but stil no power to the hand held or even the fuel pump. Engine...

Well. I think I screwed up. I wanted to see if anyone did this and how they addressed it. Last night while re-installing the sniper EFI throttle body to the intake, I did not see the CAN wire (the one that goes to the hand held computer) get between the throttle body and intake. I tightened...

The red circle is where the filler tube hits the cylinder head and the yellow circleis the stop built on the pump. There are 2 belts that I purchased. Gates 7450 and 7445. The7445 is sligthly too small because the filler tube hits the head and the 7445 is OK, I think but the pump is at the...

Things that I did since last post. AC is emplaced. Heat works great. Just need to button up the compressor lines, complete A/C wiring, and charge. Still cold out so no hurry. Sound proofed trunk to cab area. Also painted interior molding and panels. Added exterior window molding. Painted...

Ripper - If I understand the issue, I think I had the same problem. I had the center metal console for the hood latch but not anything that connected/reinforced the mach1 grill to the center metal consol. So I made one. :)