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The motor is finally in and ready to be wired up! Time, patience and some frustration, but it all ended quite well as we gently guided it into the engine bay.
There were a couple of questions regarding wiring off the transmission wiring harness, but I'll post in Electrical.
The headers actually fit better than expected- and we have more than enough room for the starter and other stuff we thought would be a pain in the ass to get to. Now, the goal is to fire her up the day after Thanksgiving.
ps: I got the bolts cleaned on the fuel pump ,guys!

Well done Chuck, that whole project is coming together very nice

Looking good

Thanks!

Spent the past weekend doing the little things- getting the peripherals into the engine bay and beginning to hook up some hoses. If all checks out, we'll be firing her up this week.
Decided to install a larger aluminum radiator and will be going with a Sanden compressor rather than the 200 pound VG2 unit.
Here's some of the progress..

Nice................theres some shinyness going on there

What did you paint the trans with? It looks like Eastwood Detail Gray.(cast blast) Looks good.

Yes, it was Eastwood's Detail Grey.
Thanks!
I will post the video of the fire-up...stay tuned! (no pun intended)

You've got a lot to be proud of