Project Thunderbolt LS Miata, Part 8: Reassembly Begins!

So many connector plugs! I did my best to label everything before I took it all part, which was a big help.

With the chassis wiring harness woven throughout the car and the carpet spread out in the interior, I decided to take a well-deserved nap.

I chose the Hurst Billet Plus High Performance Shifter (HUU-3915060) for gear-rowing duties. It features a billet aluminum base and stop collar, high ratio pivot mechanism for shorter throws, adjustable bias springs for tailoring stick tension and adjustable gear stops. It looks cool too…I’m pretty sure that’s a feature.

Here’s our complete fuel tank-to-engine fuel system that will supply more than enough juice to the insatiable Chevrolet Performance LS376/525.

The star player of the fuel system is the DeatschWerks DW300 electric fuel pump. The pump has a free-flow rating of 340 liters per hour.

Converting our stock Miata’s fuel sending unit lines to -AN fittings was a snap with these screw-on Russell adapters.

Here it is the huge Corvette ZO6 air intake all bolted up and ready to go. Still plenty of fitment work to do, especially if we want the hood to close. I’ve been told that’s important.

You ever just lie on a creeper and stare at the underside of your car? That’s precisely what I was doing here. Great progress was made, but the to-do list is still a mile long.