31 December 2016 - General

installed all cooling system hoses
installed pcv valve and hose, also valve cover breather
installed oil pressure line
installed installed water temp sensor
installed radiator fan shroud
installed water pump cooling fan
installed installed V belt and tightened
installed carb to fuel pump line with fuel filter
installed carb
installed carb return spring assembly
installed vacuum modulator rubber hose to intake manifold
installed power booster vacuum hose
set ignition timing
installed distributor and ignition wire
installed vauum hose from carb to distributor
installed export brace
installed carb throttle linkage to accellerator pedal


TODO:

install fuel line hose from fuel pump to fuel tank hard line
re-check all connections and fittings
install wiper/washer foot pedal assembly
install vacuum hoses for headlight vacuum system
install wiper/washer hoses
install windshield wiper nozzles/hoses
re-check electrical connections for gauge cluster


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28 December 2016 - General

• installed pipe "T" for mechanical and electrical oil pressure sensors
• installed mechanical and electrical oil pressure sensors
• installed intake manifold vacuum accessory manifold 
• installed mechanical engine coolant temperature sensor to intake manifold
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TODO:

• install radiator and connect upper and lower radiator hoses
• connect transmission cooler lines to lower radiator
• check vacuum modulator hard line for proper fit, connect rubber hose from vacuum modulator hard line to intake manifold
• install power brake booster vacuum hard line to intake manifold
• install windshield wiper manual pump pedal and hoses
• check transmission cooler hard lines for interference...
• install water pump pulley
• install v-belt for water pump-crank shaft-alternator...

  

27 December 2016 -General

• Connected alternator wiring to starter soleniod
• connected ignition, battery + wiring to starter solenoid
• connected battery ground cable to engine block
• installed ignition coil and connected + and - terminals
• installed heater hose to water pump
• installed thermostat housing bypass hose
• installed MSD 6A ignition module and wiring 
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ToDo:

• install radiator and connect upper and lower radiator hoses
• connect transmission cooler lines to lower radiator
• install electric oil pressure sensor and mechanical oil pressure fittings
• connect wiring to electric oil pressure sensor
• check vacuum modulator hard line for proper fit, connect rubber hose from vacuum modulator hard line to intake manifold
• install intake manifold vacuum accessory manifold
• install power brake booster vacuum hard line to intake manifold
• install windshield wiper manual pump pedal and hoses
• install mechanical engine coolant temperature sensor to intake manifold 
• check transmission cooler hard lines for interference...
• install water pump pulley
• install v-belt for water pump-crank shaft-alternator...
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26 December 2016 - General

• Installed headers
• Installed exhaust system
• installed transmission kickdown
• installed alternator
• installed battery tray
• installed thermostat and housing
• installed timing pointer 

TODO:

• install engine ground cable
• install wiper washer foot pedal
• install hoses from wiper washer foot pedal to washser reservior
• install starter solenoid and wiring(may need to buy replacement starter solenoid)
• install alternator wiring/ground
• install vacuum hose for transmission vacuum modulator hard line
• install radiator and connect transmission hard lines to lower radiator
• might need to buy a temperature gauge and oil pressure gauge
• install electric oil pressure sensor and fitting for mechanical oil pressure sensor 
• and a few other things... 

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25 December 2016 - General

• installed alternator brackets
• installed transmission hardlines, transmission to lower radiator cooler
• installed starter motor
• installed oil dipstick
• installed engine to chassis ground strap
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 TODO:

• connect transmission kickdown linkage to throttle linkage
• install headers and connect rear exhaust
• install alternator and wiring
• install radiator and connect transmission hard lines to lower radiator
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24 Dec 2016 - Driveline and stuff

• installed the driveshaft
• installed the starter motor
• installed cranshaft pulley
• installed transmission dipstick  

23 December 2016 - transmission

• Installed the transmission vacuum hard line to the transmission and connected the small rubber hose to the vacuum modulator.  The other end of the hard line will be connected with a vacuum hose to the junction block on the intake manifold later.
• Installed the transmission shifter linkage
• cleaned up the transmission dipstick tube
• installed the speedometer cable pickup into transmission.
• prepped the driveshaft for installation 

21 December 2016 - general stuff

After I installed the u-joints, I noticed there was very littel free play in the joint rotation of each of the u-joints.  I thought maybe I had not properly installed the hardware so I took the driveshaft to a local transmission shop.  The owner showed me that although the u-joints were properly installed, the bearing cups were not completely seated and that was causing the apparent binding.  To properly seat the u-joint bearing cups the mechanic used a hammer to tap the u-joint collars at each end of the driveshaft.  Doing that released the tension the bearing cups were under and properly seated the bearing cups allowing the u-joints significantly improved movement.

• Tightened/torqued the sway bar mounting brackets and end links
• torqued the lower control arms to 85 ft-lbs
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TODO for tomorrow:

• install transmission vacuum hard line and rubber hose to vacuum modulator
• install shifter linkage
• install driveshaft and torque to specs   

 

20 Dec 2016 - driveshaft

Installed the front and rear u-joints into the driveshaft.  The u-joints installed pretty easily.  But the movement at each end is tight, much more tight than the old ones.

Installed the sway bar end links, did not torque yet.  Still need to torque lower control arms then need to torque end links then the sway bar mounts to the frame.

I am considering taking the driveshaft assembly to the local transmission shop and have them take a quick look to make sure I properly installed the u-joints and to check the free play of the u-joints.

19 Decemeber 2016 - TODO

Engine/Transmission TODO:

• install vacuum modulator hard line and rubber line - transmission to engine
• Install speedometer gear into transmission - properly route speedometer cable
• install transmission dipstick tube
• install transmission shifter linkage
• plug in neutral safety switch to engine bay wiring harness
• install throttle kickdown linkage
• install engine oil filter
•  install headers
• bolt rear exhaust to headers
• install starter motor(need to buy one first...)
• install alternator brackets
• install crankshaft pulleys
• install/connect heater core hoses to intake manifold/water pump
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Driveshaft TODO:

• remove old u-joints, install new u-joints
• possibly clean driveshaft body with krudd kutter rust converter
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Suspension TODO:

• torque front suspension lower control arms to 75-95 ft-lbs 
• install sway bar properly and install end links
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front end/body front bumper  TODO:

• install driver and passenger side fenders
• install head light buckets
• install front bumper 
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18 December 2016 - Engine/Transmission

 17 December, 2016

  Continued with getting ready for mounting transmission to engine.

I have the transmission cradle setup and ready.

Also bought three plugs to plug the transmission dipstick port, speedometer port and a third one that I can't remember what it was for...

The transmission rear mount did not come with lock washers/nuts, so I had to track those down.

The transmission crossmember that mounts to the body of the car, somewhere along the line, I lost track of the nuts and washers, so I had to find replacements.


Filled the torque converter with a quart or so of fluid.  Pretty much have things ready.

18 December, 2016

Today started with re-organizing the garage so that I can install the engine into the car.

Put the engine on the engine hoist so that I could install the insulator brackets to the engine.

On the passenger side of the engine, the headers make contact with the engine to transmission spacer.  The headers already had a spot that was massaged so the spacer would not make contact.  I got out the dremel and ground off just a little bit of material from the spacer and that took care of that problem. 

The engine/transmission has been installed into the car, and the motor mounts, transmission mounts/crossmembers have been torqued.