And So It begins
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Le Mans Master
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And So It begins
Last weekend I helped pull the big block out a friends Nova. It went flawlessly and so this comeing weekend is my turn.
Friday:
>Roll car out of bay 2
>Disconnect, mark and catalogue everything attached to engine
>disconnet driveshaft yoke
>remove motor mount bolts and tranny mount bolts
>remove exhaust system
>remove hood
>push back into bay 2
Saturday:
>laze about like a toad drinking beer and tinkering with the new engine.
Sunday:
>roll car out of bay 2
>up early
>pull engine and tranny as unit
>Attach engine and tranny to engine cradle - wheel into Bay 1
>disconnect, mark and catalog vacuum lines to headlights
>disconnect wiring harness from firewall bulkhead - hand from hook in clg.
>remove all componants for engine bay in preparation for detailing and paint.
Anyway, thats the schedule, following weekends will find me;
>shooting the engine bay in body color
>replumbing all vacuum lines
>running each wire in harness by hand looking for brittle wire cracks and damaged insulation exposing wire
>reassembly of all accessories
etc..etc..etc..
Then Install this
Friday:
>Roll car out of bay 2
>Disconnect, mark and catalogue everything attached to engine
>disconnet driveshaft yoke
>remove motor mount bolts and tranny mount bolts
>remove exhaust system
>remove hood
>push back into bay 2
Saturday:
>laze about like a toad drinking beer and tinkering with the new engine.
Sunday:
>roll car out of bay 2
>up early
>pull engine and tranny as unit
>Attach engine and tranny to engine cradle - wheel into Bay 1
>disconnect, mark and catalog vacuum lines to headlights
>disconnect wiring harness from firewall bulkhead - hand from hook in clg.
>remove all componants for engine bay in preparation for detailing and paint.
Anyway, thats the schedule, following weekends will find me;
>shooting the engine bay in body color
>replumbing all vacuum lines
>running each wire in harness by hand looking for brittle wire cracks and damaged insulation exposing wire
>reassembly of all accessories
etc..etc..etc..
Then Install this
Le Mans Master
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Re: And So It begins (fauxrs)
That looks really nice and it sound like you have a plan.
With all the work you'll be doing in the engine bay, when do you hope to fire her up?
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
With all the work you'll be doing in the engine bay, when do you hope to fire her up?
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Re: And So It begins (74-Roadster)
Sounds like a good plan. Keep us posted with pics. Hopefully I'll be doing the same in a couple months. :thumbs:
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Re: And So It begins (Vesa)
The new motor looks sweet. Sounds like a pretty ambitious weekend. :thumbs:
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Le Mans Master
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From: San Diego CA
Re: And So It begins (74-Roadster)
That looks really nice and it sound like you have a plan.
With all the work you'll be doing in the engine bay, when do you hope to fire her up?
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
With all the work you'll be doing in the engine bay, when do you hope to fire her up?
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
And its not every weekend I have to work on it, so we shall see.
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Re: And So It begins (fauxrs)
In all honesty, its taken me wayyy too long already, the only reason I am doing this now is to force my hand so to speak...anyway, I suspect that the car will be down for at least a month or two because I have only weekends to work on it.
And its not every weekend I have to work on it, so we shall see.
And its not every weekend I have to work on it, so we shall see.
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Re: And So It begins (fauxrs)
Last weekend I helped pull the big block out a friends Nova. It went flawlessly and so this comeing weekend is my turn.
Friday:
>Roll car out of bay 2
>Disconnect, mark and catalogue everything attached to engine
>disconnet driveshaft yoke
>remove motor mount bolts and tranny mount bolts
>remove exhaust system
>remove hood
>push back into bay 2
Saturday:
>laze about like a toad drinking beer and tinkering with the new engine.
Sunday:
>roll car out of bay 2
>up early
>pull engine and tranny as unit
>Attach engine and tranny to engine cradle - wheel into Bay 1
>disconnect, mark and catalog vacuum lines to headlights
>disconnect wiring harness from firewall bulkhead - hand from hook in clg.
>remove all componants for engine bay in preparation for detailing and paint.
Anyway, thats the schedule, following weekends will find me;
>shooting the engine bay in body color
>replumbing all vacuum lines
>running each wire in harness by hand looking for brittle wire cracks and damaged insulation exposing wire
>reassembly of all accessories
etc..etc..etc..
Then Install this
Friday:
>Roll car out of bay 2
>Disconnect, mark and catalogue everything attached to engine
>disconnet driveshaft yoke
>remove motor mount bolts and tranny mount bolts
>remove exhaust system
>remove hood
>push back into bay 2
Saturday:
>laze about like a toad drinking beer and tinkering with the new engine.
Sunday:
>roll car out of bay 2
>up early
>pull engine and tranny as unit
>Attach engine and tranny to engine cradle - wheel into Bay 1
>disconnect, mark and catalog vacuum lines to headlights
>disconnect wiring harness from firewall bulkhead - hand from hook in clg.
>remove all componants for engine bay in preparation for detailing and paint.
Anyway, thats the schedule, following weekends will find me;
>shooting the engine bay in body color
>replumbing all vacuum lines
>running each wire in harness by hand looking for brittle wire cracks and damaged insulation exposing wire
>reassembly of all accessories
etc..etc..etc..
Then Install this
:jester
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Re: And So It begins (Cali,68,L-79)
Ok Engine is out.......
With Dave (Cali68)'s help on Friday, everything was disconnected and left for Sundays pulling job. took all of 45 minutes to assemble the cherry picker, hook it to the engine, drop teh crossemember and pull engine and tranny as a unit from the car.
I will post a few picts once I figure Daves Camera out... he showed it to me, but classic me - in one ear - out the other. Its charging now, and i need to take a pict of the engine/tranny combo on the rolliong engine trolley.
Next weekend is stripping and delousing, removal of all accessories. I've ordered the majority of my remaining parts...so soon I will be painting the engine bay and redoing all the vacuum and electrical lines.
Stay tuned...
Thanks to Cali, for his help on Friday.
[Modified by fauxrs, 10:59 PM 4/18/2004]
With Dave (Cali68)'s help on Friday, everything was disconnected and left for Sundays pulling job. took all of 45 minutes to assemble the cherry picker, hook it to the engine, drop teh crossemember and pull engine and tranny as a unit from the car.
I will post a few picts once I figure Daves Camera out... he showed it to me, but classic me - in one ear - out the other. Its charging now, and i need to take a pict of the engine/tranny combo on the rolliong engine trolley.
Next weekend is stripping and delousing, removal of all accessories. I've ordered the majority of my remaining parts...so soon I will be painting the engine bay and redoing all the vacuum and electrical lines.
Stay tuned...
Thanks to Cali, for his help on Friday.
[Modified by fauxrs, 10:59 PM 4/18/2004]
Drifting
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From: Phoenix Arizona
Re: And So It begins (fauxrs)
Eric,
Motor looks great! Good luck with your engine swap. Looks like you have your time tied up for a while!!!
I finally got the 3.70's in my '74... I hope to have a new battery for it and on the road in the next couple weeks!
Bob :cheers:
Motor looks great! Good luck with your engine swap. Looks like you have your time tied up for a while!!!
I finally got the 3.70's in my '74... I hope to have a new battery for it and on the road in the next couple weeks!
Bob :cheers:
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Re: And So It begins (Bob Turner)
sounds like you're coming along pretty well as well Bob....glad to hear it....OK, Dave's camera figured out so here is a pair of images for you....
First - for all of those who wondered how I ran sidepipes with full length headers, I intruduce the patented - Calliope exhaust!!!!!
The running joke at the muffler shop was what sort of industrial strength water pipe was i making.... :lol:
Here is the engine and Trans out of the car and on the trolley.....
Next weekend is delousing the engine bay - i.e. complete degreasing and dissassembly of accessories in preparation for paint....
Stay tuned.
First - for all of those who wondered how I ran sidepipes with full length headers, I intruduce the patented - Calliope exhaust!!!!!
The running joke at the muffler shop was what sort of industrial strength water pipe was i making.... :lol:
Here is the engine and Trans out of the car and on the trolley.....
Next weekend is delousing the engine bay - i.e. complete degreasing and dissassembly of accessories in preparation for paint....
Stay tuned.
