The engine is now in the car, but there is still work to be done to connect everything back up. Here I’m working on the rad/AC condenser frame. It and all it’s associated screws and clips need to be cleaned, sanded, cleaned again and then painted.
Hung up to paint in the garage upper floor – my default painting room:-) It’s in flat black here and will need a final coat of semi-gloss. The nice thing about all this work is that I won’t need to do it again when I re-install the original motor/trans.
The original rad cushions were toast after so many years. I decided to try and make my own.
I used some closed cell foam to make new cushions. They are a tad thinner, but I hope they will work and I can put the $70-$90 cost of a new set to other uses.
I tried to install the driveshaft only to realize I forgot that I had to install the yoke first and then slip the driveshaft in. A tight fit. I had earlier coated the universal strap holder bolts with blue locktight. They were stiff to screw out which is good.
Driveshaft in place with the yoke re-attached and the back of the driveshaft to the differential flange.
The clip on the left is the factory style clip to hold the parking brake cable to the frame bracket. It may work OK if the bracket is perfect, but mine have been damaged over the years and the clip isn’t holding securely. I ordered some C clips from Amazon. They have a 12.5 mm opening and 8mm arms.
They fit nicely over the parking brake cable holding it to the bracket. One side was tight, but the other was a bit floppy so I squeezed the arms in a bit and it fit OK. I would have preferred to have an opening of 11-12 mm, but I couldn’t find any.
Next: more reassembly prep work.