I think I found someone that wants to buy my tired old 289....long story short a guy is doing a father / son project rebuilding a '67 and he wants something to walk his son through a rebuild.
Checked with the wife and I am going to shoot for pulling the 289 out of my car on Memorial day weekend. Sometime shortly before or after pulling the motor I'll get old Herb started on building me a 302 with the GT40's, Weiand intake, Holley carb, etc that I already have.
It has been a while since I have helped pull an engine but I think I remember the basics....mark the hinges with a sharpie and remove the hood, pull the radiator, remove all hoses / wires, etc from the motor. I just ordered a lift plate so I would remove the carb and attach the lift plate. Going to have to borrow or rent a hoist. But at any rate after all hoses / wires are removed from the block I unbolt the motor mounts then disconnect the motor from the transmission....seems like there is a dust cover that comes off under there to expose the bolts on the fly wheel....planning on putting a floor jack under the transmission while the motor is out to keep it from dropping.....does that sound about right or am I forgetting anything?
While the motor is out I am going to strip the engine bay and repaint it. Also going to weld in my new fender apron and radiator support.
My thinking is this is going to be a pita but a lot cheaper (and more rewarding I suppose :rofl ) to do it myself.
Checked with the wife and I am going to shoot for pulling the 289 out of my car on Memorial day weekend. Sometime shortly before or after pulling the motor I'll get old Herb started on building me a 302 with the GT40's, Weiand intake, Holley carb, etc that I already have.
It has been a while since I have helped pull an engine but I think I remember the basics....mark the hinges with a sharpie and remove the hood, pull the radiator, remove all hoses / wires, etc from the motor. I just ordered a lift plate so I would remove the carb and attach the lift plate. Going to have to borrow or rent a hoist. But at any rate after all hoses / wires are removed from the block I unbolt the motor mounts then disconnect the motor from the transmission....seems like there is a dust cover that comes off under there to expose the bolts on the fly wheel....planning on putting a floor jack under the transmission while the motor is out to keep it from dropping.....does that sound about right or am I forgetting anything?
While the motor is out I am going to strip the engine bay and repaint it. Also going to weld in my new fender apron and radiator support.
My thinking is this is going to be a pita but a lot cheaper (and more rewarding I suppose :rofl ) to do it myself.