[Gator67]

Installed the Terminator X Max harness through the firewall (in a 2" hole behind the RH frame rail). Everything is fairly hidden and connectors landed where they're supposed to. We won't be using several of the connectors and was considering de-pinning them to further clean up the wiring (e.g., IAC, TPS) but will wait until we get it running first just in case.

The OEM door hardware was in great shape, so we just cleaned and lubricated everything. We used my last set of NOS glass channel weatherstrips and NOS outside door handles. Assembly and adjusting went smoothly. The Pilkington glass is super clear, not splotchy, and fits great...nice and tight against the Fairchild window seals. The doors open and close with a nice thunk, and with hardly any effort, so the Metro door seal & Fairchild window seal combo was a winner for us.

We also installed the inner fenders, mostly to get a sense of where the radiator and fan shroud would land. It looks like there's plenty of room.

I've only ever installed the fender and inner fender attached together. Wondering if it's a lot harder to install the fenders with the inner fenders attached to the car? This way I could continue to work on the wiring & A/C lines in the engine bay without worrying about messing up the painted fenders. Thoughts?



We bought a cold case 2nd gen LS swap radiator. The only odd thing is that the upper radiator hose fitting is 1.5" rather than the LS standard 1.25". There are adaptors available, so not a huge deal. The lower radiator hose will end up being close to the subframe but should be OK.

We also bought a Spal brushless fan & shroud set-up from Derale. Expensive, but very high airflow for 12" fans (4400cfm together) , and having PWM will be nice...and much easier wiring since there's no need for relays. We were planning to control them using the proprietary Spal temp sensor, but there isn't an ideal location for the 3/8 sensor on the hot side of the cooling system--at least not without adaptors--so we plan to control them through the Terminator X. Spent some time on the phone with Andrew (Dr. EFI) yesterday to talk about this strategy and wiring it up with the trinary switch. Andrew is super helpful and knowledgeable about this stuff.

Should not take much fabrication to make the shroud fit perfectly on the radiator. The pair also fit well in the car...was relieved to find no interference with the steering box. All for now...