Another milestone! Engine installed

[Scott H]

Pluggin away on my project 36 pickup. Today I got the driveshaft/torque tube squared away and was able to bolt together the freshened up engine and the rebuilt transmission.

Major accomplishment was getting the assembly set in place on the frame,

Before and after pictures:

 

[maxparplus]

Looks GREAT!! Where did you get the chrome spark plug wire looms?

Thanks,
Max

 

[Henry/Kokomo]

Looks good, Scott.

 

[Scott H]

Looks GREAT!! Where did you get the chrome spark plug wire looms?

Thanks,
Max

I took my originals and stripped the rust off in an electrolyte bath and then took them to my favorite chrome plater, CMP (Courtesy Metal Polishing) in Villa Park, IL. For $80 he did those plus the oil dipstick and I got them back in about 2 weeks.

Waiting for my distributor to come back from Skip. Those are his waterpumps on there and Bill Wzorek's rebuilt shocks. Everything else I've done myself.

 

[Barry-ct]

Looking good!!

 

[Matt in Alameda]

Congrats, a major milestone, hope the rest goes even faster for you....Matt in Alameda

 

[39portlander]

It's alway's nice to get a little closer to turnin that key and gettiner down the road

The before and after pic's say so much. Need some polish on them boot's

 

[Vic Piano]

Man that's lookin' good! You're gonna love the ride with Bill Wzorek's shocks, they made a world of difference (major improvement) in the ride and handling of our '39 Zephyr.

 

[ken ct]

Looking good Scott,good luck with the rest of it. ken ct.

 

[Mike in AZ]

looking good....'bout ready for a lawn chair seat and a test drive......good luck...Mike

 

[Scott H]

Looking good Scott,good luck with the rest of it. ken ct.

Thanks Ken, I still gotta do up the carb with that nice kit you sent me.

 

[Scott H]

Need some polish on them boot's

If those boots could talk...vintage 1970's when Dad had them in Korea. I can't fit in 'em so I used them on a mannequin I've got sitting in the front seat

 

[biggeorge]

That looks great

 

[BILL WZOREK]

Good for you Scott ::

A lot of baby steps make one big step forward. Congrats

BILL W

 

[richnmels36]

Looking good Scott.
Who`s headers?
I`ll need some soon for my `36 pickup.
Richard.

 

[Lawson Cox]

Looking good. I do hope you install the bumper arms correctly when you get it a little further along. LOL

 

[Scott H]

Looking good Scott.
Who`s headers?
I`ll need some soon for my `36 pickup.
Richard.

Red's Headers, just got them last week. Fast turnaround. When I called they were out of stock, but they had them within two weeks and I got them 4 days later.

 

[Scott H]

Looking good. I do hope you install the bumper arms correctly when you get it a little further along. LOL

I got tired of cracking my knees on the bumper arms when they were pointed out in the right direction. I'm limited on shop space so I'm trying to store as many parts ON the vehicle as possible, plus that way I don't lose or misplace them.