Firewall forward: 6.3 hours

Installed second engine to firewall ground. Continued with preliminary EFII wire routing.

Sanded snorkel fiberglass and added micro. Started sanding cowl to fuselage fit for proper gap.

Engine wiring: 4.7 hours

Installed firewall mount engine ground lug. Installed alternator field plug. Ran EFII wire harness and vacuum lines.

Firewall forward: 5.9 hours

Deburred exhaust pipe EGT holes then scuffed pipes to a satin finish.

Polished intake tubes.

Cut snorkel relief hole for alternator bracket clearance and glassed hole.

Engine: 2.6 hours

Installed oil quick drain valve and sniffle valve.

Having issues not getting full throttle throw at the throttle body by 1/4 inch. Had to drill another hole in the throttle arm to compensate and dropped the arm 1/8 inch so rod end bolt clears idle set screw block. Cut off and primed unused side of throttle arm.

Fuel PSI sensor wiring: 2.1 hours

Removed the original fat 16 ga wires from the fuel PSI sensor connector and installed new terminals and ran ship wiring all the way to the connector.

Firewall forward: 4.8 hours

Installed starter solenoid, start warning, and shunt wiring. Ran fuel PSI regulator wiring into position. Drilled exhaust for EGT probes.

Firewall forward: 5.0 hours

Reclocked and installed throttle body adapter. MAP fittings now on right side. Installed throttle body.

Installed engine breather, return fuel line clamps, baggage door forward block, oil cooler elbows, and right mag spacer.

Measured for case to oil cooler oil line.

Firewall forward: 3.2 hours

Added second bead of fire barrier sealant. Installed remaining firewall passthroughs and fuel pressure regulator.

Firewall forward: 6.1 hours

Installed 10 micron fuel filter. Added fire barrier sealant to firewall. Installed wire harness passthroughs. Installed stainless foil rivets and snorkel nutplates.

There is one spot on the snorkel that is touching the alternator bracket. I know I marked it, must have gotten sanded off. So I get to cut another hole in what I thought was a finished part, yaaaa.

Firewall forward: 4.8 hours

Finally found a replacement element for my Flow Ezy filter. They no longer support their motorsports line, left the ones in the field high and dry, totally weak, but who isn’t these days. Luckily I found a drop in replacement from Performance Fuel Systems saving me from needing to buy a new filter and fabricating new fuel lines! New 10 micron element installed required for System32 EFII.

Final sanded and and painted snorkel and throttle bracket.

Sanded oil filler access door.