Well, some good work done today, but another set back and more money set on fire. MAF adapter arrived, I modified it, and it lined up nicely. The set back is it's made out of aluminum, so I can't weld it to my steel pipe. So I have a few choices. I can JBWeld everything together, or I can but another MAF adapter and a 3" to 2.5" silicone 90 coupler. The latter is probably the cleaner choice, but it'll cost me more $$. I'd rather not spend the time making my own adapter, mostly because it would be 2.5" pipe and that might screw up the air flow into the MAF.
1) Intake pipe built, waiting on 2.5" coupler to connect it to MAF
2) Intercooler bracket built and connected
3) Water reservoir bracket built, installed
4) Batter cable pushed through firewall, started soldering connectors