Failed..........motor install attempt
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2000
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From: DFW TX
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St. Jude Donor '07
Failed..........motor install attempt
Tonight was not meant to happen. Tried to reinstall the motor, first hang up was additional flywheel holes decided to strip. So much for installing the helicoil, that was the only one that worked. Went and found a flywheel. Next f-up was the bellhousing wouldn't work with a 11" clutch and flywheel. That pretty much ended the night and it was time to drink beer.
"Big Thanks" to the local forum guys that came by to help. Sorry I wasn't prepared.
"Big Thanks" to the local forum guys that came by to help. Sorry I wasn't prepared.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Chetwynd B.C.
I feel for ya Buddy. I just re-installed my big block after putting new heads on em and the bolts on the new heads were slightly different than the old ones and it took us 2 hours
to figure out we had to grind down the headers before they would fit on. 
Just couldn't figure out why the holes wouldn't line up. Of course the drivers side was such a tight fit I thought we would have to undo the motor mounts to get the header in/out but alas we didn't 
(after a few scraped knuckles).
Keep at it and it WILL all get done.
shmoky
for ya Buddy. I just re-installed my big block after putting new heads on em and the bolts on the new heads were slightly different than the old ones and it took us 2 hours to figure out we had to grind down the headers before they would fit on. Just couldn't figure out why the holes wouldn't line up. Of course the drivers side was such a tight fit I thought we would have to undo the motor mounts to get the header in/out but alas we didn't (after a few scraped knuckles). Keep at it and it WILL all get done.
shmoky
