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most of my dealings with the lower bal shaft were done from underneath the car. this position also proved to be my savior when i first installed the belt 1 tooth off. it just happens if you install the belt the way i did, not keeping it tense enuf when putting it around all the pulley gizmos. it started, but had a good vibration.

i re checked the bal shafts and was off 1 tooth between the crankshaft and the lower bal shaft. it says"do not use a prying tool to put the belt on" LOL!! IF I HAD NOT USED (GENTLY) A PRYING TOOL, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN READY FOR MY DENVER MAIDEN VOYAGE!!

its good that you are staring at all the diagrams and parts, as, as i always say, "chance favors the prepared mind" my mechanic friends were always saying "just slap it together, but they were not helpful at all on the project, since they never worked on a car like this before. you are the one responsible for the way this project turns out, so take your time. my friends were all surprised that i was willing to immediATELY take the car to denver at hi speed after such an undertaking, but when you do it right, you know it.

i used the haynes mannual, and the printouts from clarks when i did mine. i keep all that in a large ziploc in the car for future reference.

i really like driving the car.

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