Rod,
Here is my two cents. First off don't cut any more wires than you have to when pulling the setup. The less wires you cut during the removal the easier it is down the road.
1. The VSS is located where the speedo cable comes into the transmission. It's located between the speedo cable and the trans. Remove it and don't forget the O Rings.
2. The fuel pump is in the gas tank, and yes it's a job to remove it. The question that you have to ask youself is do you have an additional $165 bucks to by an external one after the fact. External or internal pumps run between $125 to $165. That's not including the fuel filter. The TPI filters are designed for the higher pressure the TPI's generate.
3. Don't forget the air duct plumbing if it's a Mass Air Flow system. The MAF sensor is located in this plumbing.
4. Make sure you get the O2 sensor off the exhuast manifold.
5. Make sure you get the ECM with all wires and hookups.
6. Make sure you get the throttle cable and the transmission kickdown cable if it's an automatic.
7. Make sure you get the flexible fuel lines that connect to the intake manifold. These are very expensive to replace.
8. Get the distributor and all the wires included with the distribuitor.
9. Don't forget any of the relays that are used with the harness especially the fuel pump relays.
10. If the donor car has elect fans take them as well and all the wires associated with them. The TPI's run hot as a norm.
11. If you are feeling real brave, get the cam out of the motor if you can, it's harder to do but since you are taking the manifold off, it's not that hard to steal the cam. If it's a speed density system, and the motor you are putting it on is not, then you will have to replace the cam in the new motor anyway. If you are going to take the complete motor and TPI setup, don't worry about it.
12. Make sure you take all of the EGR system hoses, these are always forgotton and they are molded hoses that are much more expensive than you would imagine. Take as many of the hoses you can possiblely without cutting them.
13. Make sure if you are only taking the TPI setup, you take the clamps off the block for the wiring harness. The harness is a real pain to keep in the right place when you do the retrofit.
14. Don't forget to bring metric tools for the removal. TPI's use metric and the also use Thorx wrenches to remove the intake manifold.
15. Bring some duct tape with a permanant marker for the wires you cut. Label everything, you will forget I promise you, and the wiring diagrams are a real pain to read through.
16. If the donor car has cruise control, take it, you may want to retrofit down the road. You may also consider the serpintine belt setup, it's pretty sweet. I regret not using the stock setup, I had the chance to take it and I didn't.
17. What every you do, try not to break any of the sensors, they are expensive to replace.
I hope this will help you with your project. I have retrofitted two TPI's now and each time I learn someting new. These tips should help ease the pain.
Good Luck and let me know how it turns out.
Robzilla
