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STATUS UPDATE...
The heart transplant is almost done.
After about 2 hours of careful persuasion, my nephew and a friend were able to get her in and bolted up on Thursday night. I was short on free time this weekend, but I did work from 9pm to 1pm last night to install the AC pump, drive belts, radiator fan, fuel system and supercharger.
A few take-aways from the recent progress to share with others.
1. 3 man team makes the job alot easier (more hands and eyes to mitigate pinch points)
2. the front cradle needs to drop around 3-4" to fit. these bolts can be re-used but i did use blue locktite.
3. we also had to jack up the trans until it touched the top of the firewall tunnel.
4. if i did it again, i would have installed the valve covers, water-pump and pulleys after the motor was in.
5. had to rotate the engine slightly to get the clutch splines and output shaft to mesh.
6. After that little dance the rest went smooth... i LOVE my BMR motor mounts.!
7. Get a hand setting in the SC. I did it myself but dont recommend.
Im outta town most of this week, but wil jump back on the project by Friday night, and hope to be starting her up by Sunday!
A few progress photos below...
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