for the crusher,that was about a year ago or so.It sat for a while then Stephanie
began prep for removal of the baked 6.I helped her here & there & supervised
but she wanted to do most of the work that she can handle on her own.
She seperated the trans from the 6,then pulled the 6 out & mated it to a rolling
engine stand.Thats about how far it has progressed.Her schedule lately has been
hectic therefore not permitting much time to move foreward with the van.
The 8 in my van still required removal (to be placed into the RS) & Steph moaned
& groaned about it, "I gotta get the engine out....I gotta get the engine out".
So while she was at work on her birthday (oct /09) I pulled the engine out of my van
as a small gifty & to take the edge off of her mind.She arrived home & there it was,
her engine that she wanted for her RS,installed on a KMS tools roller cart I bought
for it.So the engine sat again for a bit wrapped up under a tarp in a dry area until
the beginning of Jan/2010.The goal was to get the engine in the workshop to
clean up/Paint,etc.So one quick call to Kidhauler & he shows up 1 hour later
& were moving the engine into the shop down a flight of stairs using a ramp I
made & some chains & a comealong & a garden tractor.That went smooth
as butter & now it's in the shop.To say the least by doing that it sent a boost
to Steph to work on it.So far she's removed the waterpump,accessory brackets,
Intake manifold,Dizzy,Crank serp pulley.She has now degreased most of it off
& will be sanding/scuffing,prepping for paint.I'll post up pics she/we go along,
although be forewarned she's taking her time to learn & pick away at it as time
permits.There's a pic of me thrown in there port matching a edelbrock 3704.
