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| Vaseline trick - coated the rivets/bolts/rubber components prior to paint in engine compartment |
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| Just wiped it off after paint. Voila! |
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| Remember the damaged clutch fork? I panic'd and ordered one from one of the Corvette Supply houses... |
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| And a day later, one shows up on CraigsList. 3 miles from my house! Got it for $35! Original beats Repro any day. |
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| Getting closer... |
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| Exhaust manifolds sand blasted & dressed! |
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| Freshly turned flywheel |
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| Rented a Pilot Bearing puller from O'Reilly Auto |
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| Attached to a slide hammer |
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| Pilot bearing out! Old vs. New - ouch. |
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| New Flywheel on |
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| Luk Clutch kit installed |
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| Curveball: my clutch fork tooth was broken on the clutch fork spring |
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| Had to put the motor on hold |
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| Looking' good though! |
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| Onto the wheelwells - using 3M undercoat product |
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| Cleaned up the firewall - ready to tape |
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| Taping complete - ready to spray |
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| Krylon satin black going on... |
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| Engine bay complete! |
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| Had a leak in windshield washer pump |
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| I was going to replace the entire unit, but decided to just do the rubber gasket |
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| The "bright white" updated unit just didn't look correct. Decided to just replace the internals, and stick with the 'yellowed' original one. |
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| Done! |
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| Carter AFB after clean-up |
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| Before |
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| Primed parts in the paint booth - my garage ; ) |
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| Wire brushing the suspension components |
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| Cleaning up nice... |
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| Scraping the grime off the wheelwells |
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| Original transmission tunnel clips |
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| '69 Hugger Orange Camaro - what's not to love? |
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| Very classy C2 Restomod |
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| An amazing '63 survivor example |
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| And, of course, a '63 SWC "Fuelie" |
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| Jerry & I re-assembling the motor |
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| Got rid of the spin-on style oil filter...back to old school |
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| I love the smell of Chevy Orange in the morning! |
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| A pair of SWC's looking on... |
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| Let the assembly begin! |
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| New Intake Manifold gaskets |
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| Jerry w/his torque wrench (25-30 ft. lbs.) |
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| Rotated the motor to get at the oil pan gasket |
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| Oil Pump serial number tag |
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| Needed to remove the Wiper motor. Removed the glovebox door and glove compartment. |
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| Removed the clip from the wiper transmission |
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| Even with the clip removed, the transmission rods didn't wanna come apart! |
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| Unplugged the electrical connections at the firewall |
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| Out came the wiper motor! |
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| All original! |
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| This'll make it easier to paint the firewall |
