05/26/2025
We gonna file this one under beginners luck.. last engine I got back with from ZSR was installed fired up and driving in less than 24 hours after I got back home with it. this time I had to install motor plates ... Which means you tube videos breaking out the welder, tape measure, and thinking cap. My head hurts....I almost just pulled motor plate off front of engine and put er down in there but m&m said this engine would just blow through the converter from last year so looks like it might be couple days before I burn any gas with this one... So far I got ,8 hours in the install and am ready to drill the holes for mid-mount do a rough trim job on front plate and lower the engine down in car for final trimming of the front mount... Gonna have to call on one of my friends to make me at least 1different header primary for number 8 cylinder... Rick Bommarito ..who made the awesome set of custom headers for previous engine offered his assistance said make a wire template and come see him, so thats the plan unless one of my guys closer steps up.. the mid plate was nothing difficult just time consuming making templates and such ..I was assisted in that due to my lack of artistic cardboard trimming skills by my better RaneaBrian Moss .. nice job on template thanks hunny.. thanks to everybody that offered assistance but needed a heart to heart one on one with this old mare.. cya'll soon on the street and strip