Oh yea, my shifter arrived from Ebay, and in typical eBay fashion, it needs some work not mentioned in the ad lol. was missing the pivot bushing, so I got one ordered. I did get it lined up with a bolt enough to temporarily install it long enough to get the shifter linkages laid out and fitting proper. So, I now can get the motor and trans installed, and then when the pivot bushing arrives, if the motors in, I'll just get to spend some time on my back to install the shifter and get linkages on. I would have rather have it all together, but its Oregon...Monday and Tuesday are supposed to be sunny...we may not get sunny days for a while, and I don't want to drop the motor in the rain...so crossing fingers and toes...send the rain elsewhere as I don't want to wait to drop the motor in.
My 1978 Z28 Camaro (I Know Not A Firebird)
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Got her broken down, and new parts ordered to get her back to new, and got the body repainted.
Big day here, as my z28 finally got her motor and trans in.
Ended up having to pull the nose and bumper off to get the engine lift in far enough to set her down, which is disappointing as the nose is a pita to get on. But such is life.
Once I got the bumper off, we were able to get her back far enough to see that I would indeed also need to pull the headers off the engine to get it to slide in, which was pretty expected. After that was smooth sailing and got the big ol 454 motor installed with the Muncie m20 4 speed behind it. After she went in, got the trans crossmember in so everything is supported and where it needs to be. After that, I slid the headers in from the bottom and got them bolted in. I was very happy to see that the stock oil pan cleared the cross member, so I wont / didn't have to pull it all back out to swap oil pump, oil pickup tube, and oil pan. Also, the headers have great ground clearance, so shouldn't scrape. Big milestone to have the heart installed.
I also put the hood back on afterwards, just as the rain started back up.
Ended up having to pull the nose and bumper off to get the engine lift in far enough to set her down, which is disappointing as the nose is a pita to get on. But such is life.
Once I got the bumper off, we were able to get her back far enough to see that I would indeed also need to pull the headers off the engine to get it to slide in, which was pretty expected. After that was smooth sailing and got the big ol 454 motor installed with the Muncie m20 4 speed behind it. After she went in, got the trans crossmember in so everything is supported and where it needs to be. After that, I slid the headers in from the bottom and got them bolted in. I was very happy to see that the stock oil pan cleared the cross member, so I wont / didn't have to pull it all back out to swap oil pump, oil pickup tube, and oil pan. Also, the headers have great ground clearance, so shouldn't scrape. Big milestone to have the heart installed.
I also put the hood back on afterwards, just as the rain started back up.
