Showing posts with label 327. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 327. Show all posts

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Engine Out!

All the while we have been prepping the LS, I have kept the Chev driveable and registered.

Now that the LS has been tested, cleaned and painted, I have finally run out of excuses and the time to pull the original 327 + Powerglide has come.

Lift-off...

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BIG TIP: For anyone trying this at home (especially with the engine and box connected), I cannot speak highly enough of the effectiveness of an adjustable, load-levelling, spreader. It made the job sooo easy.

Touchdown...

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Though the front suspension and steering components are still relatively clean from the 2011 rebuild, the areas shrouded by the engine + trans aren't looking so flash (e.g. cross member)...

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Now the focus is to clean 50-years worth of grime off the engine bay, prep and paint before we can test-fit the LS.

J