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Old 06-21-2004, 12:21 AM   #1
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Weekend Progress

Made some weekend progress, mounted the engine in the frame. BTW Duplicolor High Temp Rattle Can engine enamel is highly recommended, I can't believe how well the engine paint turned out.

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Old 06-21-2004, 10:34 AM   #2
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Looking great bud!! Yeah I hear Duplicolor goes on pretty sweet!! That sure is one purty engine. Keep up the great work
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Old 06-21-2004, 10:38 AM   #3
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looks good
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Old 06-21-2004, 12:31 PM   #4
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I've been waiting a while to put that baby in, last night it was about 5:30pm and I decided to finally drop it in. After alot of horsing around and curses directed at the motor mounts I got it in.

Just a piece of advice, (maybe this is obvious) I'd bolt the towers to the motor mounts while it is out of the frame next-time, instead of feeling around and looking at and trying to align the bolt holes with a dental mirror.

I only hope that the engine runs as well as it looks, it's my first try at rebuilding an engine. There are definately things I'd do differently next time.

BTW the engine is actually chevy orange, it looks pretty red in the pictures.

Next step, clean up the tranny, paint it and drop it in.

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Old 06-21-2004, 08:20 PM   #5
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Ron, looks great man! Always love to see your progress!
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Old 06-22-2004, 06:54 PM   #6
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Looks good, mine will look like that soon, just got to finish the frame paint and get the 250 cleaned up and painted.
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Old 06-22-2004, 08:21 PM   #7
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Looking good.... Congrat's on the install.
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Old 06-22-2004, 11:31 PM   #8
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Thanks guys, I mounted the tranny on the stand yesterday and drained the oil today. I'm going to try and get it cleaned and painted by the weekend.

Still trying to decide if I should replace the clutch.

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Looks good (a he!! of a lot better than mine).
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Old 06-23-2004, 12:22 AM   #10
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Looking great! So does the country your living in!

.... Just a piece of advice, (maybe this is obvious) I'd bolt the towers to the motor mounts while it is out of the frame next-time, instead of feeling around and looking at and trying to align the bolt holes with a dental mirror. ....

Was not obvious to me... thanks for the heads up! Martin
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