To get the car running it needed a fuel pump as the front cover on the engine did not have a opening for a mechanical pump (it is a fuel injected block with a in-tank pump). I have converted it to a carburetor that requires a low-pressure pump. I bought a Carter electric pump as I have had good luck with them on past projects.
Next expensive item was a drive shaft that cost $350.00 from South West Speed Driveline in Arkansas.
The driveshaft was painted before it was installed. It came with a transmission slip yoke that did not fit the T5 and I had to order a different one to fit the u-joint and transmission. I did not read all the information that's on their website and could have avoided the extra cost but that's what happens when you assume you know what your doing.
When I tried to start the engine, it would not start using the key and did start using a handheld start switch on the starter solenoid, so I started tracing wires and found some misconnected wires from the wiring kit and the new gauges. Thus, take the dash apart again. I took the steering shaft apart to see why the turn signals didn't work in the right turn position and found that the assembly was broken.
another picture of the driveshaft once the yoke was replaced it fit perfect.
While waiting for parts I installed the insulation on the floor pans.
This is the old turn signal assembly, that is broken where the horn contact is hanging loose. The adaptor to the new wiring kit had to be made using splice sleeves (instead of a 10-pin connector).
Adapter before it was installed to the steering column.
Installation complete and it works.
The carpet kit that came with the car is apparently for a different year or model as it did not cover the area under the front seats.
A patch was cut from under the back seat to cover the center hump and I will take the same patch from the driver side to cover the door sill areas.
I decided to use the existing hood although it is in poor shape and welded up the holes where the phony hold-down pins were.
You can see the several layers of body filler where I ground it to bare metal.
The finished weld.
A little primer helped but still pretty rough looking.
Once the car was running, I tried to shift it into reverse, but it would not shift, only had first, second, third and fourth, no fifth or reverse.
The shifter was removed, and I watched a U-Tube video that showed a bushing or cup that was missing from the bottom of the shifter (bushing shown above).
Above is the top of the shifter hole where the bushing is supposed to be. After it was installed, the transmission would still not shift, now I only had third and fourth gear. So, it looks like the next part of this project is to remove the transmission and see what is wrong with it.
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