Another very belated update, but I finally got this thing running. It took me a good while to route all the wires etc in a manner than I liked. I also played around with the positioning and routing of the fuel lines. Ultimately I kept the return, tying into it with 5/16 fuel line right near the bulkhead. I ran entirely new hose for the supply.
Once I checked everything twice, I verified that the fuel pump powered up and cycled it 2-3 times - at this stage I was very happy with my choice to use the transparent pre-filter to verify fuel was being sucked. I installed an external fuel pressure regulator at Rob Davis’ suggestion - this provided a convenient place to mount a fuel pressure gauge. During initial checks I was able to to verify that fuel pressure was bang-on the required 60psi.
I didn’t use the “clamp-on” O2 sensor bung included with the kit, so I pulled the down pipe, broke all the studs, had the bung welded on and reassembled it all several weeks later.
After all was said and done I went through the initial start up procedures for the sniper system, which was very easy. However in typical Rover V8 fashion, the engine would not start until I swapped out the distributor cap and installed a red rotor. After refilling the coolant and checking for leaks i ran the temperature up and adjusted the idle screw To a nice 750 rpm idle.
This thing runs and drives great now. My buddy just needs to register and insure it.
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