Ready to Receive

This was a big day.  The morning was spent putting in the brake lines from the master cylinder to the connections at the frame.  A cool front had apparently come through the night before 'cause the temperature was only 104 at 1:00, in the garage shaded by a tree.  Yesterday it hit 108.

About 2:30 Doug came over and we started disconnecting the donor trucks motor.  I was really concerned about how the engine perches were going to fit.  The previous owner had the motor sitting in kind of sideways and had drilled some holes that weren't factory.  The whole motor and tranny was torqued to the passenger side.  My guess was that they had done this for the headers to clear the bendix style power steering box on the drivers side. 

We pulled the front end off (thank goodness) and wrestled the 351w out of it's nest.  The engine perches were removed and installed in the '67.  The 351w not only slipped right in, it fit great and looks like a factory install.  Time from start to finish, 3 hours.

Getting the front end off was a big help.

Sharky keeping his eyes on invading squirrels 

Break time.  It was damn hot!

Yea, I picked that engine up and moved it.

Brake lines were the morning project.

The passenger side of the headers gets in to the frame.

Doesn't look like much clearance, but there is plenty of room.