So, on Saturday my Dad and brother came over and we were going to install the engine and transmission. During mock up, I installed the engine by itself and then installed the transmission from under the car because the clutch was not on it and I did not need to line anything up except the dowel pins on the transmission. No problem during mock up LOL.
However, during the assembly process I felt because of the clutch and hydraulic throwout bearing it would be easier to assemble everything as a unit.
Boy was I WRONG! We fought for 2 hours trying to get the engine and transmission in as a unit.
I apologize, but since I was fighting with this thing I did not take too many pictures of the installation process. I was stressing out trying to get this engine and transmissions in "while" keeping it from scratching my engine bay. More so the firewall than anything else.
I tried to get everything set up before my Dad and brother arrived so we could just focus on the install.
My Dad and brother arrived around 9 AM and we went to work. I explained to them what the plan was and we tried to execute it. Once we got everything in the engine bay we could "NOT" get the oil pan behind the cross member mounts due to it being a rear sump oil pan and having kick outs for more oil. My Dad suggested we take the oil pan off and then place the oil pan on the cross member and then lower the engine on to it. However, we could not get the engine far enough back and high enough to fit the oil pan in it's location. So, after fighting with it for 2 hours I told them we have to install them separately as that's how I installed it during mock up.
Now, once the engine and transmission were separated the engine itself dropped right into place. I was thinking the transmission was going to be a major headache. So, we loaded the transmission on to my floor jack and put it in place. I was on the driver's side, my brother on the passenger side and my Dad was working the jack. My brother was watching the input shaft alignment and I was watching the dowel pin/bellhousing alignment. As my Dad raised the transmission I seen that everything appeared to be lined up. So, I told my brother to push the transmission while I also pushed. The damn thing went right in with "NO" problems.
My Dad was asking me why we didn't do it this way in the first place. Said we wasted 2 hours trying to do it the other way. LMAO!!! All I could do was tell him I thought it would be more difficult doing it with the transmission and engine separate. However, it took us less than and hour to do them separately. And we were done with everything (to include cleanup by 12:30).
Now, I have to admit that trying to install the engine and transmission as a unit I put one very small nick on the firewall behind the passenger side head. I touched it up and you can't even see it. The hoist attachment mounted to the head went through the cardboard and barely touched the paint. Damn it! Oh well, it's all good....
However, during the assembly process I felt because of the clutch and hydraulic throwout bearing it would be easier to assemble everything as a unit.
Boy was I WRONG! We fought for 2 hours trying to get the engine and transmission in as a unit.
I apologize, but since I was fighting with this thing I did not take too many pictures of the installation process. I was stressing out trying to get this engine and transmissions in "while" keeping it from scratching my engine bay. More so the firewall than anything else.
I tried to get everything set up before my Dad and brother arrived so we could just focus on the install.
My Dad and brother arrived around 9 AM and we went to work. I explained to them what the plan was and we tried to execute it. Once we got everything in the engine bay we could "NOT" get the oil pan behind the cross member mounts due to it being a rear sump oil pan and having kick outs for more oil. My Dad suggested we take the oil pan off and then place the oil pan on the cross member and then lower the engine on to it. However, we could not get the engine far enough back and high enough to fit the oil pan in it's location. So, after fighting with it for 2 hours I told them we have to install them separately as that's how I installed it during mock up.
Now, once the engine and transmission were separated the engine itself dropped right into place. I was thinking the transmission was going to be a major headache. So, we loaded the transmission on to my floor jack and put it in place. I was on the driver's side, my brother on the passenger side and my Dad was working the jack. My brother was watching the input shaft alignment and I was watching the dowel pin/bellhousing alignment. As my Dad raised the transmission I seen that everything appeared to be lined up. So, I told my brother to push the transmission while I also pushed. The damn thing went right in with "NO" problems.
My Dad was asking me why we didn't do it this way in the first place. Said we wasted 2 hours trying to do it the other way. LMAO!!! All I could do was tell him I thought it would be more difficult doing it with the transmission and engine separate. However, it took us less than and hour to do them separately. And we were done with everything (to include cleanup by 12:30).
Now, I have to admit that trying to install the engine and transmission as a unit I put one very small nick on the firewall behind the passenger side head. I touched it up and you can't even see it. The hoist attachment mounted to the head went through the cardboard and barely touched the paint. Damn it! Oh well, it's all good....
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