I'll start with the problems I have had since the last post. The clearcoat on the powdercoating on the F-panels started to peel off. According to another company the first guys must not have had the oven at the right temperature. I had to remove the panels, order new ones, match them to the originals (holes and trimming I did) and have them repowdercoated. To do this I had to disassemble the front upper control arms. This has delayed the whole front end.
Another problem was the steering rack. I removed the inner tierod ends, installed new ones and installed the outer tierod ends. Then, when I went to connect them to the spindles I discovered that I was not going to have enough thread engagement. I called Factory Five and discovered that they forgot to send me inner tierod extenders. So, they shipped them but, I had to pull the rack back out and remove the inner tierod ends to put the extenders on. I put it all back in, but I had to wait for the F-panels.....
When I installed the fuel tank I noticed that the filler neck was hitting part of the frame. This was something that others have found. The solution is to pull the neck out, heat it up and then hit it repeatedly with a BFH (Big @*^$%@ Hammer). The picture shows the neck after I dented it.
My other big hurdle is the fuel and brake lines. I'm not intalling the brake lines that came with the kit (too small for the engine) and I am not routing them the same way. The manual says to run them down the passenger side, but I am going with a mechanical fuel pump which is on the driver's side.
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