Thanks.
Completely overhauled the entire fuel system and only just recently got the new wiring harness installed. Found I had to replace the throttle body as the one I got based on the recommendations of the last guy who worked on my car is not compatible with my engine electronics. Then found that the threaded brass inserts in the intake manifold that hold the throttle body in place had a couple of them pulled out of their mountings and I had to tap them back into place yesterday. So I'm now waiting on a new throttle body seal so I can put that back together.
Oh yeah, I had to replace all of the fuel injectors because they got trashed by the junk in the fuel, and no fuel filter in place to catch the junk before the fuel got to the injectors.
Let's see, found that turbo wastegates had their vent ports plugged up, which is a no-no, and found the rubber o-ring seal in the blow off valve was broken. All of the bolts holding the intake manifold to the heads were at least a full turn (some two full turns) loose. A brake line was laying against one of the half shaft axle boots and ripped it open, so I wound up replacing both shafts. Also replaced the entire brake system while I was at it. Heck, I can't remember all the stuff I found that I had to fix or do over again.
The fact that I drove it 55 miles home from the last shop it was in without it bursting into flames or major components just falling off of it is a darn miracle.
But it should be getting close to being done. If it starts up and runs OK after all the stuff I did to it recently, I think I'll be ready to get the tuning started on it by next week. Still need to do some vacuum line plumbing before that takes place, though. Going with a 2 bar MAP tune, and I've got to relocate that MAP sensor from behind the intake manifold to the front. Make the fuel pressure regulator vacuum/boost regulated with a vacuum line and relocate the vacuum line going to the blow off valve to a vacuum manifold block I installed.
But planning on starting it up this weekend if there are no fuel leaks in the fuel lines when I run up the fuel pressure. Hopefully that will go well.
Took some time along the way putting reflective insulating covers on nearly all of the electrical lines, vacuum lines, and coolant hoses. Kind of gaudy looking, but this was the only stuff I could find that would stand up to the high temperatures I expected. Regular black convoluted tubing is only really rated at a bit over 200 degrees, and those headers will melt any of it nearby to them. Ask me how I know that.....
And, of course, this gives me an opportunity to clean up all the crud and junk accumulated over the last 2.5 years while the car lanquished in those two shops that "worked" on it.
As Connie said to me, the car looks pretty just sitting on the lift in the garage, so worse comes to worse, it will just become a nicknack there.