I fixed the charging issue this morning. Sometimes I just need to use my brain and realize that if I'm not getting power to the instrument cluster, then the alternator exciter wire is probably not getting power either. Somewhere in my mad frenzy of underdash wiring I made an error and didn't ensure power was going to the instrument cluster. A quick jumper wire from terminal 13 on the fuse box and everything is working again, including my dash lights, gas gauge and engine temp gauge.
So with the car running at 14 volts this morning I took it for a test drive around the block. Couldn't resist any longer, so gave it some gas in second gear and got into boost. Probably 2-3 psi was all, but enough to make my Tial BOV make some noise. The turbo whine is pretty sweet too. Now that I don't have to charge the battery every time I start the car I can get into some real tuning.
Finally, picked up a T5 out of an '89 Mustang 5.0 last night. Should be getting the driveshaft and shifter later this week. It's not pretty, but it wasn't expensive. Don't know if the T5 will happen this year, but as soon as I get the driveshaft all I need is an sdturbo/YoshiFab adaptor and I'll have everything to do the conversion.
So with the car running at 14 volts this morning I took it for a test drive around the block. Couldn't resist any longer, so gave it some gas in second gear and got into boost. Probably 2-3 psi was all, but enough to make my Tial BOV make some noise. The turbo whine is pretty sweet too. Now that I don't have to charge the battery every time I start the car I can get into some real tuning.
Finally, picked up a T5 out of an '89 Mustang 5.0 last night. Should be getting the driveshaft and shifter later this week. It's not pretty, but it wasn't expensive. Don't know if the T5 will happen this year, but as soon as I get the driveshaft all I need is an sdturbo/YoshiFab adaptor and I'll have everything to do the conversion.