LloydDobler
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My co-worker welded together the trans mount last night. The welding went good, so the trans is now hanging on its own mount!
That allowed me to do the grinding I needed to do, and tonight I had him tack the motor mounts together.
The holes line up right this time!
Plenty of room to lift the engine up if I need to.
Although the mounts are narrower overall than the holes, but only by like 1/4 inch.
I have enough meat that I can oval out the bracket holes if needed, but I think it's sitting right where I want it. So with that, the next step is to put these on the engine and make sure the intake and exhaust clearances are still correct. I have to re-borrow the engine hoist from a friend of mine to do that though. I'll see if he's available this weekend. Once I check that, it's just a matter of pulling all 3 mounts back out, and final welding everything.
I finally feel like I'm back on track with this project. Tons of motivation, even though I'm only spending like an hour a night on it due to the heat. I need to go out late when it's cooler and work then.
That allowed me to do the grinding I needed to do, and tonight I had him tack the motor mounts together.
The holes line up right this time!
Plenty of room to lift the engine up if I need to.
Although the mounts are narrower overall than the holes, but only by like 1/4 inch.
I have enough meat that I can oval out the bracket holes if needed, but I think it's sitting right where I want it. So with that, the next step is to put these on the engine and make sure the intake and exhaust clearances are still correct. I have to re-borrow the engine hoist from a friend of mine to do that though. I'll see if he's available this weekend. Once I check that, it's just a matter of pulling all 3 mounts back out, and final welding everything.
I finally feel like I'm back on track with this project. Tons of motivation, even though I'm only spending like an hour a night on it due to the heat. I need to go out late when it's cooler and work then.
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