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Tail Light Housings
These are the original
tail light housings with a new rubber seal to keep the water
out. Originally the light would have grounded to the housing,
but I decided to run a separate wire through to the main body
for a more secure ground connection.
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Making it look Nice.
This is where the
tail light wires come into the engine compartment. I have them
strapped down nice and tight so they won't find their way into
the engine works and cause trouble. The aluminum insulation was
put into the engine compartment mostly for sound deadening.
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Under the Bonnet
All the under-bonnet
wiring is complete with the exception of a few relays that I
have to order soon. Also, the brake fluid reservoir and wiper
fluid bottle have been installed at the very front of the car.
Both were re-used and seem to be in great shape.
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Test Fitting the Bumper
The next step in the
operation is to install the engine. Before doing this, I test
fitted the bumper brackets and bumper to make sure they would
fit later. It would be very difficult to re-align the bumper
brackets once the engine was installed.
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Getting Ready
I had to prepare the
transmission before the engine could go on. I installed a new
seal, new throw bearing and fresh gear oil.
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Up in the air.
The engine is sitting
on a rolling cart at the moment. I had to jack the rear end of
the car up 30 inches to allow the engine to roll underneath it.
Notice I have both concrete blocks and the jack stands in place
for added safety.
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Rolled into Place
The engine rolled
under easily and the car was then lowered down over it. I then
put the jack under the engine and raised it up into place and
pushed it onto the transmission. I should say that the whole
process took about three hours, which I thought was pretty reasonable.
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All Hooked Up
There are only two
wires to connect to the generator and one to the starter that
needed to be connected. The gas line, accelerator cable and clutch
cable hooked up easily and the car started with the ignition
key almost immediately.
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For Comfort
With the clutch and
gas pedals in place I can now drive the car in and out out of
the garage. I have a few concrete blocks strategically located
to stop the car since the brakes haven't been hooked up. I also
put the drivers seat in place to make moving it a bit easier.
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