Nov 14 2003 - Engine arrives! It is from Aerosport Power in Kamloops, BC. I rented a U-Haul trailer for $16 instead of getting home delivery. The trailer was low enough that I could drop the first end down onto a moving dolly and then use a floor jack to support the rear. After moving the trailer forward, I just lowered the box onto a second moving dolly.

If you are wondering about size, the crate is 40.25 inches wide, 48 inches deep, and 30.5 inches tall. The shipping form indicated 400lbs.

All wrapped up as it arrives. The boxes contain the Airflow Performance Servo assembly, the Lightspeed ignition box, wires, and plugs along with some other miscellaneous items. The mag harness is missing, though. It is in the mail.

Front left view. The wire harness is for the Lightspeed crank sensor.

The back end. Unlike some others have reported, mine did not come with the Airflow Performance filter or pump assembly as I was hoping for. Oh well, what's another $550.00 at this point? I verified that this was indeed an option, I just made the bad assumption that it would come with the injection.

Nov 15 2003 - The engine on its mount. It took me and another 8 builder a little over an hour and we learned some things that should make his installation even smoother. It is now time to figure out where everything goes on the firewall.

There was not too much weight on the tail, so I anchored it down with a strap and bracket screwed into a wall stud. I don't worry about the sawhorse now that there is so little weight, but the stool is a backup in case it were to fail.

Nov 30 2003 - I have the exhaust temporarily mounted, and the heat box, muff, and starter relay are going together.

I started assembly of the fuel pump and filter assembly. I'm using the bracket kit from Todd Rudberg to make life easier.

The ACS2002 manual instructs putting the fuel flow sensor between the electric pump and the engine pump. I'll go ahead and give it a try, but all reports are that this results in an errant reading with the pump on. I'm mounting the sensor below the pump base and with it here I can get the required 5" straight tube before and after the sensor. This will require me to mount the base higher with some new brackets.

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