Just got home and took a long shower after sticking the 302 /tranny in the stang tonite. Lots of work pulling the 302 from the junked donor car and getting it ready for the install. A little over a month of work culminated in the engine sitting in the bay of the little 65 coupe. First time its had a running engine in it in who knows how long.
My brother and the brother in law helped with the install and I couldn't have done it without them. The cherry picker worked great! I was worried the motor mounts for a 68 mustang and the 68 tranny x-member might present problems, but everything fit perfectly!
Started in today at about 10am and put in about a 12 hour day getting the engine ready, then installed. Now I can nit pick away and get the rest of the stuff put on in preparation for getting the engine started.
Wow! This was a significant milestone for me and kind of reminds me of looking looking at a freshly finished paint job. Lots of hours of prep work then the final install, which took a little over 2 hours. It was hard to go home and not just stand there and stare at the newly installed engine...
My brother and the brother in law helped with the install and I couldn't have done it without them. The cherry picker worked great! I was worried the motor mounts for a 68 mustang and the 68 tranny x-member might present problems, but everything fit perfectly!
Wow! This was a significant milestone for me and kind of reminds me of looking looking at a freshly finished paint job. Lots of hours of prep work then the final install, which took a little over 2 hours. It was hard to go home and not just stand there and stare at the newly installed engine...