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June 13, 2004: No pictures today, but I've been busy.
I retrieved the radiator from the welding shop and decided to modify it myself. That's almost done, and once a certain hose arrives on Tuesday I'll be able to hook it up. The CMC mounting bracket has been completely removed because it just wasn't suitable for this rad. The special hose? That's because I have 1.5" outlets on the rad and 1.25" outlets on the engine. NAPA makes a flexible hose with different sizes on each end and they're even affordable. It's going to make life easy. I've also mounted the seatbelts, using the Miata upper belt guide to fit the shoulder belts. It looks good and I'm happy with the outcome. Now I can fit the seats (temporarily) and determine the ideal placement of the gas pedal. I need the belts to do this because they pull me back into the seat and change the driving position somewhat.

I've also tried to start the engine. First, fill the fuel tank with a bit of fuel. No leaks in the system! I ran the pump for a while to pressurize the system, fitted plug wires and checked all the connections. Then hit the starter button. Lots of cranking, no fuel or spark. Nuts. Time for some quality time with the wiring diagrams. The cam angle sensor is reading, so that's not it.

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