zappy zappy ouch that electrical hurts
Originally, I didn’t plan on having a backup camera. I found some examples on the forums. I figured the touchscreen Alpine deck has provisions to add a front/rear camera. So, I thought, why not? I initially bought a license plate frame with a camera attached. But, I realized that the camera’s placement blocked the license…
Installing a stereo with speakers and subwoofer into a Factory Five Cobra is one of those things that many owners scuffle over. Can you hear it? Is it worth it? Why do it? It’s not original… etc. I couldn’t build my roadster without one, why? I’m just used to having one, plus I wanted a…
Modifying the dashboard has been one of the most satisfying parts of the build. Creating a custom dashboard does add it’s challenges, and any modifications behind the dash also create opportunities to innovate, or in other words, a pain in the butt process (LOL). There were some items that needed modification to finish the dashboard setup: First,…
The completion of the engine bay tasks is a demanding endeavor that must be accomplished prior to painting. Among these tasks is the installation of the heater valve and hoses. As a temporary measure to initiate the engine’s operation, a bypass hose was connected between the Coyote heads. This configuration is commonly employed by builders…
One of the steps to prepare the wiring for the coyote is to modify the O2 sensor wires. The control pack wiring comes with a less than optimal setup – the wires are bundled much too close together to stretch across the massive wingspan of the coyote and equal length headers! Here’s a before and…
My son and I have been going bonkers on wiring, trying all different connectors, heat shrink, etc. I think we finally bottomed out on a few great options to have a solid, nearly indestructible solution. This is nothing new for the veterans out there, but this has/is the biggest wiring project I’ve ever experienced. So…
This weekend was a great time for my son and myself to get some of the crazy wiring completed in the car. Honestly, when we step back you don’t see much different, but holy cow 15 hours of wiring? You’ll see below, the schematic for our new fuse panel, and the location of that panel…
Put about 7 hours in yesterday, and still feels like we’re miles away! I reached out to the forums to get some answers around the coyote wiring. Thanks guys! Steps below. In the directions, I already cut the wire for the fuel pump between the fuse and the relay. We’ll re-use the EFI/COIL orange wire…
Getting a bit closer to the engine installation timeframe. Had a few more items to cleanup in the bay and we’re getting closer! We ran a lot of the wiring in the engine bay around the perimeters and came upon the O2 sensor wiring. In the FFR directions, we need to split the O2 harness…
Life has been busy (seems like I’m on repeat a lot) – but making some small changes and updates to the build as time permits. Still working away on wiring, which seems like it will never end. Before we drop in the engine, I really want to get the wiring as buttoned up as possible….