The Pup in the title of this thread showed up today, tomorrow I'll get the green engine out of the stand and the cream one in, then get started putting this motor in. My brief is only to bolt it in and tighten down all the front subframe, axles and brake assemblies. The car doesn't have an interior, wiring harness or much else at this point.....the owner wanted a project he could make his own. It does have completely rebuilt subframes, brakes and suspension already so the rest will be up to him. I don't know how quickly it can get loaded out to the northeast, right now the plan is to load it up in the trailer on the 6th, but I'm hopeful it can go sooner than that to free up the rack. I have my green Mini's engine to swap out and another one to get started on yet this year.
I wasn't sure it was going to fit, especially from the top - the factory puts them in from the bottom.... But after some creative maneuvering, it's in da hole! I still have some odds and ends to button up, but it should be ready to go home this weekend - unfortunately unless something happens the truck won't be leaving till the 6th of November......
Motor all buttoned up, re-arranged everything in the bed for the trip. All I have left is to install the axles and tighten everything in the front end up. Clancy will be picking it up fri or sat next. I had to do a major cleanup and rearranging of the other side of the garage so I could get the green Mini inside, we had big rainstorms coming thru and I wanted it inside - plus my insurer insists that it be garaged.
It's coming along, but he still has a mammoth project ahead, it needs paint and body work, a full wiring harness, lights, trim, interior, dash, instruments and so on. The last big thing I need to do is install the axles and tighten everything up in the front end - Dan left everything loose at my request as I knew I would just have to take it apart to get the axles in place. So, Dan brought me two of the wire retaining clips - but it takes 4 - luckily I had a pair also. I installed the right axle in the outer CV first as I thought that would be the easier way - ummmm.......well, it sounded good anyway. Before I was done I wound up getting out my cone compressor and winding the cone up so I could get the axle lined up straight, then everything went together just fine. I think the short side (left) won't present the same issues. So, right side is in and buttoned up, still need to put the Mister Kotter pin in and then once I can put weight on it I can install the little rubber droop bumper. Once that's done and the left side axle is installed and buttoned up it's ready to head out of town.
Final chapter on this build - at least for me......today we loaded it into the trailer for the trip to Boston. My friend Clancy will leave next week for the coast, with several stops along the way to pick up another car and deliver it and meet up with some of his vendors and such. He also plans a stop at the Vietnam vets memorial in DC along the way home. He was a Medivac tech during the war.......