79 Mercury Zephyr

[massacre]

That is a GREAT idea, thanks!

[friskyfrankie]

Why not - you did a GREAT job and hopefully others can benefit from your diligence and good work!

[massacre]

Thanks for the kind words.
I wouldn't say great lol. I did OK. I am very familiar with the early 4r70w trans connectors, and i knew i was going to have to wire in those (2) additional circuits for NSS and reverse lamps anyways.
When i went to wire in the reverse lamps, i noticed that their wires were already there. Not exactly Sherlock Holmes material but my hope is if i tell them about it, i might not have to wait on hold so long haahahaha

[massacre]

I still gotta mount some relays and remount a small fuse box. Drill a small hole through the firewall to run power wires through that will power those relays. Power comes from battery to a neat little fuse box that takes mega-fuses (hey it's what i had at the time) and then will run into the cabin to (3) relays. Also have (2) relays that will stay in the engine bay. Waiting on some parts but looking forward to getting this done. I actually really enjoy wiring.

[friskyfrankie]

Attention to detail + logical determination of problem + fixing the problem to produce correct result = GREAT job!

[massacre]

Made a bracket to mount (3) relays. Wired up the battery 12v sides, and the grounds. Tested them all with power probe, they all work!
Friday i hope to make some more progress. Getting close!

[sly]

mmm... like me some angry pixies.

[87gtVIC]

The built in fuses are neat.

[massacre]

The built in fuses are neat.

Yeah i thought so too.

[massacre]

Holley Term X Max is finally installed!
I initially had some starting issues, but that was fuel system related, not Holley related. Once the fuel issue was sussed out, the Holley is working nicely. I still have to finish the exhaust, mount the battery box, and fix the hole in the drivers side floor. Going today to get 4 new tires.

The amount of parameters that can be tuned with this system is incredible, and somewhat overwhelming until i get my laptop and familiarize myself with this system. But for the money, it really is worth it IMHO over the 1994 OBD-I system that i was previously using.
The wiring is pretty easy, if you are experienced with that kind of stuff. The directions are pretty thorough, even though they are more LS1 specific than Mod Motor specific. I added a Meziere electric water pump which seems to be working well so far. The wideband O2 that comes with the kit is also working nicely so far.

The car is not street legal yet but it drives pretty good around my driveway lol. I'll update this thread as things progress.
Thanks for reading!

[massacre]

I got the new tires on, put the fenders/hood/bumper/grille/lights back on it. Fired it up and took it for a short drive down the street. Drove great! Got a laptop as well, waiting for CAN/BUS splitter cable. Still need an SD card reader. Working with the RMV to get a title and registration.
Looking at exhaust systems now, and will need to modify my fuel pump hanger once the parts arrive.

[Tiggie]

Great work so far. Definitely a dream project of mine. It's worth it when you finally get to drive it.

[massacre]

I typed up a huge update to this thread, with explanations and pics but for some reason if i click to another tab it wouldn't save. Very frustrating.
I'm guessing it's a problem on my end but i have to wait until i have more time to post a compete update.

[GM_Guy]

Word limit maybe. I've run into that in the past (cant remember if it has happened here, may not apply). Fortuneatly nothing lost, just opened up the same thread in a new tab and copy/pasted into a couple extra replies.

[87gtVIC]

For long reply's I have learned to either write some and then copy and paste it into another document to have as a back up, or just type up the entire response in word or something similar. Ive been burned like you.