Engine Install

X 2 on the long bolts, when you work by yourself you need all the help you can ! Cut the heads off, grind a taper, cut a slot for a screwdriver for easy removal. Jet engine mechanics install protectors over the mounting bolts and then unscrew them.
 
If you have taps and dies, get some solid rod at your local hardware store or metal supplier and thread about 1/2" of one end, then slot the other end with a cutoff wheel or hacksaw blade. Handy for mounting that 60 lb flywheel as well.
 
I shortened my engine leveler, and made the frame spreader. I had some threaded rod that I cut and ground for the alignment dowels. Splines are marked for visual aid to align transmission shaft.

If all goes well, I will be reinstalling the engine this weekend. Thank you everyone who has helped me get to this point.
 

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Smokedtires said:
I shortened my engine leveler, and made the frame spreader. I had some threaded rod that I cut and ground for the alignment dowels. Splines are marked for visual aid to align transmission shaft.
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I'm so proud, I think this is the first time someone has reproduced something I designed.

katy said:
How long is the "shortened" engine leveler?
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FWIW I used this leveler and did not need to shorten it.
 
In the first picture you have a fumaze. Hope you used it while the engine was being stored and not operated. Remove before starting the engine.
 
JayJay said:
Put one rear wheel (only one) on a jack stand, and put your transmission in third gear. That way once you get the transmission close you (or your helper) can rotate the tire which will rotate the driveshaft to "clunk" the splines on the transmission input shaft into the clutch disk. Don't forget to lightly grease the transmission input shaft and the nose that fits into the pilot bearing.
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Rotating the wheel works but I find it much easier to just put the transmission in neutral.
 
31 Woody said:
+1 on the long bolts/dowels. My son and I figured that one out after fighting the engine to transmission mating process. Once we did really long bolts it slid right together. The first time we tried without the long bolts my son learned a few new words from my vocabulary that aren’t used very often.
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Whats that, "shudda bought a chevie"?
 
I’ve done it alone, but have found that an assistant is a big help.
 
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Synchro909 said:
If you are going to end up installing the engine with the gearbox attached, be VERY careful when you align the spline on the drive shaft with the universal joint. When the alignment is just right, they can come together very quickly. DON'T have your fingers in there. Use long nosed pliers or screw drivers, anything but fingers.
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Excellent advice ! This is especially true when you have enthusiastic helpers trying to push things together. It’s easy to have your fingers in the wrong place when things suddenly align and slide together !
 
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