Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Coated headers are done

The headers came back from the coating shop and they look great. The surface texture is slightly rough -- about the same as 240 grit sandpaper. Hopefully, they will be easy to keep clean. The headers and 2 intermediate pipes are coated.





Sunday, January 15, 2017

Closing up the drive side

 Adapter plate, clutch, bell housing and drop gears are installed. We decided to use the flywheel as-is since I had it resurfaced in 2009, but did decide to replace the friction disk and pressure plate.








Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Engine and transmission mated again

 After many months, engine and transmission are reconnected.






Wednesday, January 4, 2017

New motor mounts

 I had always suspected that my motor mounts were worn. By looking at the exhaust pipe clearances, it always seemed like the engine sat just a little too low in the car. These new mounts should fix that,