Engine Swap

[rbbailey]

So the flywheel housing has the studs coming out of it to the rear. Do I use those studs and the nuts from the bell housing?

[ArlowCT]

I think I pulled some of those studs out and ran long bolts through the arms on the stand into those holes. Used stacks of washers to make the bolts the right length. You can also remove the flywheel and bell housing adaptor from the block and blot right to the block.

[rbbailey]

Thanks for the help on this.

OK, so I've got some time to work on it this weekend, taking the good parts off the old engine and putting them on the "new" engine, cleaning it up, sealing to try to keep the oil from escaping, and maybe painting bits.

I'm out there pulling a distributor and I'm thinking it would be good to get both engines to TDC on #1 -- how? I think I remember doing it on the old engine while looking up underneath and actually seeing the piston at TDC. But how do you do this with an engine on the stand? Do you have to pull the cover? Oil pan? etc...