9 hours is enough for one day

Not done yet, but oh so so close,,,

Except, no, not really.

Decided since I wasn’t in running order, Dot the T’s and Cross the I’s and DO IT RIGHT.

Gonna pull the new WP, timing cover and timing gears off the old swap out, and put them on this’un. AND,,, since all the plugs are already out,,, Do a BASE compression test and note everything I find. The plugs I pulled looked good, but that means little in the big picture.

So, no, at this stage, I don’t even know if she’s a runner or not, other than the short vid I was sent before purchase, and some signs of recent running (like fresh gas and decent oil even if dirty.)

And Burnout finally decided to show his self up today,,,, After I went to his house and used my sledgehammers on his door. Even then, it took him an hour and a half to actually show up. WHICH,,, by that time, Da and I already had the new engine IN, and on the motor mounts. As he was pulling up, I told Da ‘Watch and follow along. I’m gonna get his goat.’ So as Burnout was exiting his hicle, and I saw he was actually watching, I raised my voice with “Thanks Da” and handed Da some cash, which went straight in his pocket (I did get it back later, but wouldn’t have been offended had he held it.) The look on Burnouts face was perfect!!! (besides,,, the boy owes ME money from many other times in the past where I was helping him out. He can pay it back with some labor on occasion.)

He was handy still,,, The big hangup today was getting the Transmission in, and between the two of us, it still took 2 hours to get in properly. And oh boy,,, when that bellhousing ‘Ting!’ed as it sat home,,, what a fricken relief THAT was!!!

And that was the hard part,,, as I told Da; the rest is just details. Lots of little details, but details. And Burnout did help getting the hood back on with me. That was a huge help.

So, here is where she sits as of 6pm,,,,

note, the distro cap is just laying up top, not on the distro. Its there to remind me about all the little details YET to be done. Almost home, except for the Dotting of T’s and Crossing of I’s.

But I am whooped, and my shoulders are athrob from all the scootchin’ around on my back today

And its back to the J.O.B. tomorrow. If its a short day, I will wrap said day out at Da’s pushing to completion.

More laters,,, Love y’all.

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(don’t let that look fool you,, she is ready for war instantly,,,, THE Mama-kat!)