This is supposed to be GM corporate blue. The original colour for this engine. A bit dark, but OK all the same.
Flex plate back on and tightened to 60’# in two stages.
Using the proper tool to put the harmonic dampener back on. I coated the inner seal surface with red engine assembly lube.
Crank bolt in place temporarily until the engine is in and they I can put the pulley’s in place.
Time to get the engine ready for the install.
Trans slipped on nicely once I got the engine in the right position. The trans is a TH250C and is rated for 275 ‘# of torque. This engine with flat top pistons and stage 1 cam should be about the same as a L82 which is rated at about 270’# torque at 3500 rpm. I’m thinking GM was conservative in their ratings for the trans so all should be good. I wouldn’t want to use it if I tended to spin the wheels or put the car on a drag strip.
I should have put the engine mounts and fuel pump on the car when it was on the engine stand – oh well! I like to put the fuel pump on early as it is a bear to get on with the engine in place. Only problem is the engine mount bolt has to come in from the back and spacers are needed to keep it from hitting the fuel pump – not a biggie.
Likewise for the filler tube and TV cable. The cable is also a real pain to install with the trans in place.
I hate the way the mufflers show under the back of the car. I’ve decided to give them a coat of black engine enamel so they don’t stand out so much.
Pipes and mufflers all painted with high temp and engine enamel. The mufflers didn’t come out as dark as I wanted. I mustn’t have shaken the can up enough when I did the two exhaust pipes and I used us most of the black pigment. I’ll leave them for 7-8 days ( paint has to sit that long to cure before painting over) and then give them a coat of semi-gloss black engine paint.
Next: getting the engine in.