Well, finally the new engine is all in and wired up. Fluids have been added and everything looks good, until I try to start the car Ran into multiple problems right off the bat. My fuel filter was leaking, so I had to replace that, and I still have a very very small leak on my fuel feed line that I made from SS fuel line and Earls fittings. I will get to that later as it only leaks sometimes. Next problem was my starter was not cranking the engine. The problem was my chassis/engine grounds were not good, I had to wire wheel off some paint at the grounding points to get a good ground connection. Once I did that the starter worked and turned over the car. I thought I was home free at that point…nope. I had, and still have, a problem with all the spark plugs not sparking. I am only getting spark on my #4 spark plug for some reason. That is where I sit at this point, I will take another stab at it tomorrow and hopefully have a running engine soon. A few pictures of the finished engine bay, oh and the new 2000 model Civic front end I had painted.

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