gbrettin

To state the obvious... I loaded the engine and transmission into the chassis.

There's a few more things happening that are not as obvious at first glance, but have been mentioned leading up to this point such as fitment. A few notable items are the valve covers being more shallow so I can change the plugs, passenger mid mount alt (single accessory item) for weight distribution to passenger and ease of maintenance, black steel-it engine bay easily repainted due to scratches (touched up after putting in engine), air to water plenum removed weight off the nose of car, Motion Raceworks cold side charge tubes are independent and easily removable for maintenance (aluminum charge tubes will be added when the cage goes in). There's more things, but you get the idea... There's A LOT that goes into packaging because everything gets in the way of other stuff that was completed. I'm not out of the woods yet. The remote power steering reservoir and PS pump must be mounted yet. Both of the ideal mount locations still seem viable, specifically the under engine mount (see picture under car).

Getting the power plant loaded was quite the task because I did it myself. The lift cart was the thing that made it possible. The cart put the transmission at the same height as the dangling engine. I've got to say... dangling thousands of dollars off the ground was a bit unsettling now that I look back at it... but hey, how else will it get in there?

Bottom line... this was a big deal getting the engine in the car because it's about to get REALLY cold. I don't want the engine and transmission hanging out not in the car. The engine stand that I was using had a really bad gangster lean.

Last thoughts.... 4L80e is F'n heavy... Transmission is in and I can now re-measure the drive shaft and change the u-joint so that I can mate it to the Winters Quick Change.

Lemme know if you have any thoughts or questions. Thanks for reading! or maybe just picture viewing?