2010 and what have I done!

Wow, so it's been a few months and I would assume that most of you think I'm almost finished the car. Not quite. Lets take a look at the last couple of months:
It was time to bolt the tranny to the engine. What did this involve? Installing the flex plate first. This wasn't too difficult once I figure out which way the plate faces :) Unfortunately I didn't snap any shots of that part of the install. Also I neglected to photograph the stall converter install. This wasn't too difficult. I followed the manufacturers
recommendation which is filling the converter part way and then carefully
installing it ensuring that it "drops" twice during the install in order to seat itself
properly. A critical stage of tranny install.


With the cover plate missing (need to
order it) I was able to spin the flexplate using the flywheel giving myself access to
the 4 converter bolts. A few drops of anti seize and torquing to 30-35 ft lbs
ensures that this won't come lose.

Here is a pic of the tranny mounted to the motor.
Looks sweet eh?

I figured that since I have clear access
to the starter I might as well mount it onto the engine. I picked up a high output
"mini" starter from Jegs. Nice unit. It has allowances for turning the starter to
allow for custom install..i.e. if the headers are too tight you can turn it closer to
the block to prevent interference.