Got 'er done!!!

efhughes3 · efhughes3's Garage

...pretty much.

With the gracious assistance of some fellow Pelicans Mark, Tom & Gary, I got the motor back in today and drove her around the block. All went pretty well, with the only "snag" trying to figure out if the "gap" above the transmission mounts is normal.

I need to bleed the brakes as the pedal was spooky soft following the replacement of the rear brake lines during my rehab project, so I didn't drive too far; I'll get that done tomorrow. The new clutch is so smooth, it is unreal.

No leaks seen as of yet, so hopefully my leak repairs were effective.

JonT · 04-23-2005, 03:57 PM

You've got to be totally stoked with the engine install a success! How does the new engine run? any perf upgrades? You have really done a lot to your car in the last year. Fabulous.

Steve87-911 · Steve87-911's Garage

Wow Looks great.
Also looks like your cruise control has the hots for your fender.

rcecale · rcecale's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by efhughes3
All went pretty well, with the only "snag" trying to figure out if the "gap" above the transmission mounts is normal.

Ahhhh, yes...i had this "issue" when I put mine back together.

Half-way down
this page you'll see how much of an issue it really can be.

Anyway, YOU DID IT!!! Way to go, Ed! I know that grin you must be wearing right now! It'll be there for a while!

Randy

efhughes3 · efhughes3's Garage

Yes, it felt great hearing her start right up! She ran really good, the only "performance upgrades" were the new plug wires, re-program of my Steve W chip for the headers, and the Sachs Power Clutch. Oh, and the air filter

I've got a little tidying up to do: cruise control cable and heater ducting.

Randy: Mark Wilson was here helping me, and while we were wondering about the tranny mounts, he did a quick search here, and it would appear that there are some threads indicatiing this to be normal (the gap). To further this, I didn't touch my tranny mounts during this process.. Also, I looked under Mark's car, and he appears to have the gaps. In looking at your thread, I guess the sleeve is contacting the body. It hust looks wierd, though.