| Friday Chat 02.12.16 |
Subject: Friday Chat 02.12.16 by Matatk on 2016/2/12 13:31:53 Good Morning CGs! Good news, the motor is in  Dropped the kids off at school yesterday and then screwed around a bit before going into the garage. I think it was around 11:00 when I started. Went to put the flexplate on, and no locking star washers. Seriously? So a trip to the hardware store ate up 1/2 an hour. But I got them, and got the bolts on and torqued down. There was a good 30 minutes of head scratching as to where some clamps and brackets for the wiring harness went that attach to the bellhousing, but I got that figured out. Block went in pretty quickly, but the bolts didn't. When the trans is in, you can't leave the motor mounts on the engine and drop it in, you have to put them on the car first. Then it's a pain to bolt those on to the block. But I got the motor lined up with the bellhousing dowel pins and dropped on. Then there are 6 bellhousing bolts. 4 are a PIA due to clearance. So I got 3 bellhousing bolts and 4 motor mount bolts in before it was time to clean up and get the kids. Once I had time in the evening, I got the remaining bolts in. I did drop a total of 3 motor mount bolts into the frame, so that was pretty cool. Luckily I had extra bolts that fit, but still not much fun and a lot of cursing. Today I might attach the torque converter and a few ground straps, wiring pieces, etc. Maybe not. Depends on my mood. I think I can work 1-2 hours here and there at targeted parts of the install and have the car done by the end of the month. If it goes into March, no big deal. The nice part will be getting rid of the engine stand and engine hoist that have been consuming my garage all winter! Those things take up a lot of space. Hope everyone has a great day! Matthew |
