September 20 08

The engine bay

OK, so here's how it looked before I began

Filthy and with an untrustworthy 2 litre Pinto motor set way too far back. I believe that the autobox is about 6 inches longer than the manual so I'm hoping that this will solve a problem or two. Since the motor needs to move forward anyway, I'm thinking that the longer auto, used with the propshaft that is already there will move the motor forward for me. Some new or repositioned mounts and that will be that.

So, the old motor has been removed and sold on and the cleanup began today. I tried the POR15 Marine Clean for cleaning and degreasing and it worked pretty well. I have also removed the old shock absorbers (I have nice shiny new ones to go in) and the springs while I was at it.

So, here's what I have after today's efforts.

Hopefully I'll be able to get some more done tomorrow. (Bearing in mind that the car is about 3 feet too long to fit in the garage and so I'm working outside!)

EDIT: Hmmm, can't seem to add pictures to the blog, so will put them into the gallery