Engine side of the throttle cable that hooks up to the LS throttle body.

Fits right into the factory bracket and onto the throttle body.

Pedal side of the LS throttle cable.

The square hole on the bottom right is where I removed the factory ’71 cable from. All I did was take a step bit and drilled it out one step at a time until it was round and the throttle cable snapped into the firewall.

Had to cut a slit in the ’71 throttle pedal big enough for the cable to slide through , then the factory GM plastic retainer just clipped right in.

I was amazed at how stupid easy this was. I had my Dad stand at the front and watch the throttle body while I ran the pedal through the full range of motion. I ended up bending the pedal rod slightly just so I didn’t bottom out the throttle plate when full throttle.

Next, I went about mounting the LS engine computer. I wanted it in the engine bay, but not mounted to the wheel wells since I don’t want to have to move it every time I take the wheel well out.

After deciding where I wanted it , I cut a piece of cardboard approximately the same size as the computer.

Then bent up and tacked together a small bracket out of 1/8″ x 1″ steel. Should still have plenty of room for the headlight connector and wheel well.

I figured the computer would need some kind of vibration damping. So I bought some rubber weatherstrip to isolate the computer. Which actually ended up working pretty well.

now that I know the thickness of the rubber I could start bending and welding brackets (not an exact science).

Ta-da, easy bracket done and welded on.

Now, the more complicated bracket that I will be using to bolt the computer in. I used my vice and a hammer to make the bends, then drilled holes and welded nuts on for attachment.

Here you can see the design I came up with has two L shaped brackets at the bottom that cradle the computer. Then I have one strap with two bolts to hold the computer down and in the brackets.

The foam-rubber weatherstrip will give me something to snug the computer down against so it won’t come loose.

View from the backside.

Here it is welded to the core support.

Pic of the finished, painted mount with foam weatherstrip installed.

Computer in.

Perfect? definitely not, but it is simple and should work out pretty good.

Is that??

Yep.

Looks good. Will look really good after I build a tube bumper for the front that matches the rear.

This is the intake I pieced together on Amazon. All Spectre parts. 4″ all the way through, ended up costing about $80.

Here is the intake installed. It conflicts with the upper coolant hose outlet on the water pump. I will probably have to order another piece or two once I decide where I want my filter to be.