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Some day this will have a car wrapped around it until then it'll have it's own thread :P
So I bought a new engine stand because I did not trust the three wheeled one I own (on top of Squirrel's concerns too) and unloaded the engine into the carport after work today. The trick was to do it without having to haul the heavy engine hoist up from the basement.
Backed the trailer into the carport.
Some ratchet straps from the carport support beams ;D I wouldn't really trust the straps or beam with a 455, and the straps made me a tad nervous with this thing :-\ Lifted the engine hoist up and bolted it to the engine.
The intake/exhaust side.
The MIGHTY one barrel carb :P
A 1969 4.1L Code. The Date code says December 1968.
The accessory side.
What paint scheme to go with eventually?
The accessory block. Has the Distributor, Oil and Fuel Pumps.
You can see the slots where it bolts up, it's how the timing belt is tightened.
Oil's full, engine turns easily. I think I'll pull the distributor, get a drill and test the oil pressure.
Big Ol' Cam Sprocket.
The Accessory drive sprocket.
Two things stand out to me that make me wonder what I'll find inside. Squirrel had pointed out that there was a paint job done over the original paint (the blue is the wrong blue too) AND the Freeze Plugs are NOT painted, which I find real interesting because it means some care was taken at some point and not a simple rattle can rebuild.
So I bought a new engine stand because I did not trust the three wheeled one I own (on top of Squirrel's concerns too) and unloaded the engine into the carport after work today. The trick was to do it without having to haul the heavy engine hoist up from the basement.
Backed the trailer into the carport.
Some ratchet straps from the carport support beams ;D I wouldn't really trust the straps or beam with a 455, and the straps made me a tad nervous with this thing :-\ Lifted the engine hoist up and bolted it to the engine.
The intake/exhaust side.
The MIGHTY one barrel carb :P
A 1969 4.1L Code. The Date code says December 1968.
The accessory side.
What paint scheme to go with eventually?
The accessory block. Has the Distributor, Oil and Fuel Pumps.
You can see the slots where it bolts up, it's how the timing belt is tightened.
Oil's full, engine turns easily. I think I'll pull the distributor, get a drill and test the oil pressure.
Big Ol' Cam Sprocket.
The Accessory drive sprocket.
Two things stand out to me that make me wonder what I'll find inside. Squirrel had pointed out that there was a paint job done over the original paint (the blue is the wrong blue too) AND the Freeze Plugs are NOT painted, which I find real interesting because it means some care was taken at some point and not a simple rattle can rebuild.
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