Driveshaft installed

Bits and pieces – new oil seal

Engine hoist from Bayfield Garage

Tie the driveshaft to keep it in place

mozzetto

Grease the splines

#9 on the hook – hoisting the engine to set it in place

Meant for a Chevrolet V8 I’d say

Right driveshaft assembled and ready to install, the motor is mounted to the frame

See – it’s in.

View from the rear, right driveshaft still to be installed

Clean the ends and mount the ground strap

Under the lights

Right driveshaft – wedge in the mozzetto to allow it to move up and down the shaft

You’ll need a small light to be able to see to line up the grooves in the crankcase where the driveshaft goes in

A flexible light for dark spaces

Return the hoist to the Bayfield Garage

Right driveshaft installed – a lot of groaning and grunting while you lie on your back

Cables and wires to be installed next

Sunshine in the door

Original cappuccio’s ( rubber bellows over the shifter cables)

Ready to fill with 900ml of SAE 30 oil

Reverse cable and clutch cable installed

Hook up the gear change linkage

Original distributor – new parts

New points .15-.18 gap and new condensor – use a screwdriver with a magnetic end

Insert a rod to set TDC – through the two holes and into a groove in the pulley

Install the coil and coil wires – the black is the negative

Install the distributor so the points are almost opening at TDC – final adjustment can be made with the slide

Main cable to the dynastarter had worn through the casing exposing a copper wire which would ground out if it touched metal – electricians tape fixes that

Coil to spark plug wire

Plastic sleeves over the wire clamps protect the wiring, clean them prior to installation

They’ll look like new

Wire holder sheaths installed to protect the wiring

Cable ends going to the dynastarter are dirty and corroded so file them clean before installation.

Nice and shiny and ready to install

Dynastarter wires installed and tucked into their protected holders