Every now and then, a momentous occasion happens in one's life that marks a change in direction or starts a new chapter in their life. A moment such as that happened last night when we finally installed Old Biddy’s motor into her engine bay!
After last week’s mishap, I decided that it would be easier to install the sub-frame into the body without the motor attached. This way we would only have to worry about getting the sub-frame and suspension assembly lined up and it would be much lighter. So we attached the crane, hoisted the car body up and slid the sub-frame underneath.
That operation went rather fast and smooth. After everything was secured, we removed the angle iron lifting bracket as it was no longer needed.
Then the motor was hoisted up and placed into the engine bay.
We had a hard time getting the motor to align. After a couple hours of trying, we started to get tired and grouchy. John went home and I went in the house to watch the Super Bowl. (Good game, not so good outcome, just like our effort.)
John came back Monday evening. With fresh minds and smiles, we gave it another try. The motor was installed in about an hour and a half.
After moving Old Biddy back to her parking space, I could not help but smile to see the suspension parts in the driver’s side (left front) wheel well!
Next, I have to spend a couple uninterrupted hours putting washers on and then torqueing in all of the thirty two sub-frame and motor mount bolts. Then, finally, I can get to work putting the rest of the motor together. Time for an Old Speckled Hen to celebrate!!
Thanks for visiting.
Toddy
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