Finally got the firewall painted, i screwed up the sealer(long sag line) so i wetsanded that out and sprayed black. Nothing is ever as simple as it should be....
also got my intake sprayed black....
ooh purdy motor
and trans!!
yes i know it sits low...thats ok though, better handling...right?
steering column might be tight...but this is the first time the motor went in, i since pulled it out and we had to weld nuts into the frame for out mounts to bolt into. I then decided that things were going way too smoothly so i spaced the nuts in the wrong spot(you would think drilling out holes wouldnt allow you to get off that far) and consequently had to 'honk out' the bracket to make it all fit. So anyway, got the motor in, all mounted up and tight. Offset 1-1/4" to the passenger side for steering column clearance. I will take more pics monday but i HOPE there is more clearance with the new mounting adjustment. Also i should have the trans crossmember done by monday. Then i get to get the POS exhaust studs out of the manifolds...oh joy.
more clearance would have been nice..... its not quite that close now though