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Sorry, don't have a photo as I was always missing the prop rod. However, I went to the wrecker and got an assortment of used (weakened) gas lift cylinders and mounting pins and brackets and then spent an afternoon fooling around - I now have a gas lift between the trunk hinge and floor so that once I unlock the trunk and lift the lid about 2", it opens the rest of the way by itself and then stays open. Very cool, if I say so myself. (I also have the spoiler, and was getting way tired of the trunk lid trying to amputate my hand.)

Sorry, don't have a photo as I was always missing the prop rod. However, I went to the wrecker and got an assortment of used (weakened) gas lift cylinders and mounting pins and brackets and then spent an afternoon fooling around - I now have a gas lift between the trunk hinge and floor so that once I unlock the trunk and lift the lid about 2", it opens the rest of the way by itself and then stays open. Very cool, if I say so myself. (I also have the spoiler, and was getting way tired of the trunk lid trying to amputate my hand.)

I'm just trying a photo upload here to see if it works

I'm just trying a photo upload here to see if it works

FF70, I'm using the latest 2.888 firmware already. I did pull the IAC out of the body to watch it - but I can't get it to move at all, and I tried two different ones. I must have a wiring problem, I think. Where did you mount the ECU and relay board? I sacrificed my glove box, and have mounted the Innovate 02 gauge right beside the other two gauges in my gauge pod on the console. Is there any easy way to add pictures into a thread? I could start a new thread and include some pics.

FF70, I'm using the latest 2.888 firmware already. I did pull the IAC out of the body to watch it - but I can't get it to move at all, and I tried two different ones. I must have a wiring problem, I think. Where did you mount the ECU and relay board? I sacrificed my glove box, and have mounted the Innovate 02 gauge right beside the other two gauges in my gauge pod on the console. Is there any easy way to add pictures into a thread? I could start a new thread and include some pics.

Hi ForceFed, Busy winter here too. Completed my Megasquirt install using GM TBI for now, got it running two weekends ago. Having problems with the IAC valve not working, need to diagnose that yet. And then tune it properly of course. Have the EDIS parts waiting, but want to have the fuel injection working properly before messing with ignition. MS has been quite a learning experience. And I noticed the other day that I have a rear axle seal leak which probably means a brake job on that side along with the axle seal.

Hi ForceFed, Busy winter here too. Completed my Megasquirt install using GM TBI for now, got it running two weekends ago. Having problems with the IAC valve not working, need to diagnose that yet. And then tune it properly of course. Have the EDIS parts waiting, but want to have the fuel injection working properly before messing with ignition. MS has been quite a learning experience. And I noticed the other day that I have a rear axle seal leak which probably means a brake job on that side along with the axle seal.

Very sweet, nice fab work!

That whirring sound means your starter is spinning but the starter drive is not engaging the ring gear/flexplate. Sounds like you need a new starter drive.

My 69 does not connect to the frame rail tabs either, not even close. I wonder if there was some sort of little bracket that originally went in there.

I had a 77 Ford Econoline motorhome that had a very similar problem - you could turn off the ignition and take the key out and it would keep running. Additionally, if you left the ignition "on", but with the engine not running, it would occasionally engage the starter itself. Scared the crap out of me. The problem was a melted electrical harness running to the neutral/park/starter interlock/reverse light switch in the transmission. It must have at one time laid against the exhaust manifold and was shorting out intermittently. I replaced the bad wires and that was the last of my ghost starts.

The Rimblow switch is just a flexible rubber strip that slides into a slot running around the wheel. The only difficulty I had was that the old rubber was deteriorated and had got sticky and gross, and would not slide out. I had to pry it out bit by bit with a small screwdriver. Once all the old rubber was cleaned out, the new one slid right in.

I went to pick-your-part and got a mirror with the nighttime-dimming feature from a Lincoln. It fits right on the same mounting boss.

I added a used clutch pedal which was easily added to the stock power brake pedal support. I had to cut off part of the wider power brake pedal to fit a standard brake pedal pad.