Cranking oil pressure..
25-30 psi just cranking it with the starter. I decided against using the " Contraption" to pressurize the oil system had me worried that I might blow some contaminated piece of fungoo into some small passage, and doom this engine to failure. So....I cranked it.
Annndd the starter stayed engaged.
So I got that going for me.....which is nice.
It took all day to mock the engine up The problem with freakin I6’s is that they’re long. They can only go so far back. couple that to the fact that I got that external pick up tube hanging out there threatening to jam or break off from engine weight, and you have to be real careful.
But it’s in there. ( for today)
Despite the fact that’s it’s centered, it looks wrong. Despite the fact that it’s centered,...it can’t stay that way.
sht don’t fit.
the brake lines have to be reworked,...the transmission is probably gonna hit the driver side of the tunnel...and when you start putting stuff on the car...it looks off center. Too much sht goin on on the driver side, not enough goin on on the passenger side.
I fully intended to put the trans in with the engine, but decided against that until I tried the fit of the engine by itself..If I had put the trans in there, it’d probably have stopped me from making the mounts with the engine centered.. ( because it wouldn't fit that way)
But because I like to do sht over...
and over,...
and over... I made the mounts.
Now that I plan to move the engine over, the driver side mount just need the appropriate spacers....the passenger side...
will be a do over...or at the very least, a cut and paste.
But it is what it is,...Im probably gonna move the thing 1/2” . That should give me clearance for the trans, and balance the engine compartment. I figure that since I’m sitting on that side, a little offset to the right should help to balance the car weight-wise...but more importantly for me, it’ll put things right in my head.
Not pictured is the engine valley cover...not finished painting that just yet..besides, not ready for it anyway.