MakoShark72

Today was the day!! I singlehandedly dropped my ZZ4 and 2004R into the '72!!! From the time I picked up the hoist to dropping it back off at the rental place...3 1/2 hours!!! Could have used some help, but the leveler was worth 10X what I paid for it!!!

Start of the day...



Lining things up...used the floor jack to position the trans.



Used a couple of long "guide bolts" to hold relative position...



Finally mated together...



Up and over..



But not so fast...Seems that when I bolted the engine and tranny together, the torque converter had slipped out a bit, and I couldnt get the TC bolted to the flexplate..so I had to separate the tranny and reposition the TC...then start all over again! Also I realized that I had forgotten to install the motor mounts...

This time all was good and I started to slip it into the bay...









I padded the frame mounts, the firewall, and the steering cylinder to keep from scratching up my "purdy" new paint!!



Almost there!!



Had to use some "help" to get it to slide the last few inches to the rear..a 4' wooden closet rod as a pry bar!!



Motor mount holes lined up perfectly!!



Finally!!







New home!!!



Now the FUN begins!!!

speedreed8

great job! looks good, who did you get your engine and trans from.?? thanks

MakoShark72

Engine.. from a guy in Oke City who was getting out of the Army. He had purchased it new for a Blazer project but got sent to Afghanistan twice, and decided to get out of the Army. I bought it still crated and wrapped for $2500. It is out of warranty but I didnt care about that!!

The 2004R I had built locally here in Tacoma.

Michel B

Very nice !! but why would you drop the engine inside a car you are about to paint ???

MakoShark72

Painting's a ways off, and the engine and trans were done, and in the way!!! There'll be lots of masking!!

Goobzilla

Welcome home to the engine and transmission. Always nice to get past a major milestone on a project.

worship79

Nice!! Have fun out there

mlub

Hecho en Mexico?!!?! Are all ZZ4 blocks made in Mexico?

redwingvette

sweeeeeet!

Rottenrob

Nice! Looks like you have another fun car to keep you happy until your project is running again as well. Good on you. Those valve covers though, I'm just not feeling them.

The3

I remember dropping my ZZ4 in my vette last year all by myself. It was a good time.

kdf1986

You did all that by yourself...and still managed to take photos along the way. Pretty nice.

Good job on getting your project going. Seeing things like this make me want to go home and spend more time on my projects.

Good luck with the remainder of the Vette.

kdf

CheezMoe

Very Nice. I'm saving these pic's. My similar project will be starting soon. I'll most likely try and round up some help. I bet things could get a little dicey with the trans tail shaft inches from the windshield!

Excellent work doing this by yourself

MakoShark72

Nope...not really...that's the beauty of the leveler. First get it like this..


Then crank down the tranny end..


Lower the whole thing with the hoist, as you go..


Once the tranny end slips into the tunnel, lower and level until its sitting basically level in place..


Would be a heck of a lot easier with 2 people though!!!

MakoShark72

No idea...but maybe it'll run good on low octane gas!!!

MakoShark72

Yea, recent 911SC purchase

I know what you mean about the valve covers...may look at changing them out someday.

CheezMoe

As far as I have heard all GMPP crate blocks are now "Hecho en Mexico"

rudolph schenker

Great work!! Looks good!!