Bonehead is back to work

[Bonehead]

Making some moves again. Roof off pics

 

[Bonehead]

Shoe horning in a 472

 

[hillbillie hotrods]

Looking really good , i love the veiw you have going on at you place man i would die for that and the roadster pu in the first pic is priceless , should fly with that power plant [P can't wait for more

Hillbillie

 

[hotrod preacher]

beautiful pics...

awesome build...

terrific view...

now get back to work[

 

[sgtpontiac]

Looks killer.......

nice work as always......[P

 

[Bonehead]

Thanks, guys.

I started putting in the engine.

First, I blocked up the engine and used my trusty angle finder to set the engine tilted up in the front, between 3-5 degrees. This will help my rear driveshaft angle, and should fit up to my rear pinion angle which is down 3 degrees.

 

[Bonehead]

My shop floor slopes toward the door, so I had to figure that in by checking the angle of the top frame rail.

 

[Bonehead]

Then center the engine in the frame, front and rear.

 

[Bonehead]

Check level from side to side.

 

[Bonehead]

I am using a poly tranny mount. And Poly bushings for motor mounts.

 

[Bonehead]

I used my Iron Worker to shear some plate, and punch some holes.

 

[Bonehead]

Locating the engine on the chassis, is a matter of rolling the frame forward or back to make adjustments. I marked where my firewall will sit on the frame, and put the engine slightly ahead of the fire wall. In my case, 1 inch worked well.

 

[DJ3100]

Lookin good. Everyone needs and Ironworker or Two.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Are you going to have enough room between the motor and front axle to wedge in a radiator? Might have to place it in back. [ddd

 

[Rigrag07]

looking very good keep the pics coming

 

[Studebaker]

Motor mounts

I have been lookin for that very setup to mount my engine in,- if u dont mind, were u get that stuff?[S

 

[Bonehead]

I picked those up at a yard sale. But they were replacement spring bushings from a Toyota Pickup.

 

[maverickmk]

Nice work, looks like you may have done some work like this before

 

[Bonehead]

I have been around. (At the swap meet the other day I guy asked if I could put a NHRA legal bar in his 9 second car. I told him the first one I did was a Mustang back in 1983.)

Anyway, hope you guys are ready for some more pictures. I stayed on this truck all weekend.
1st is the almost finished motor mounts. All the grade 5 hardware will be replaced grade 8.

 

[Bonehead]

and the transmission cross member