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So folks, that pretty well brings us up to the current state of the project. I've replaced the min tunnel, front trunk and lighting harnesses with new harnesses from Restoration Design.
The execution on the harnesses is very nice, however there isn't any labeling like Timmy does on his or instructions like Kroon. It's nice to support a Canadian company, but a more user friendly approach would have been nice.
Dennis, who is an absolute pillar of the Porsche community went out of his way to help me out with my wiring. Turns out the issue was simply pushing the wire through the wrong hole (that's what she said).
In what was a big achievement for me, I got the car to crank for the first time in 17 years. I wanted to make sure that the car would build oil pressure and that there weren't any preliminary leaks.
To ensure I wasn't relying on a 43 year old pressure sending unit, I installed an analog oil pressure gauge in its place.
Much Success! With the lower plugs pulled to allow the motor to spin over a bit faster, it took 4 seconds of cranking for the needle to start moving (less than that for the light to go out) and after 8 seconds of cranking the motor had just over 20psi of oil pressure.
It was a pretty good day.
Next is to finish the fuel system which is all stainless braided PTFE lines and AN fittings. My plan is to let it circulate bypassing the carbs so I can ensure no leaks and that any debris in the new tank is caught by the filters before it gets to the carbs. I'll clean the 2 reusable filters before hooking the carbs back up.
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