Gollum Posted October 3, 2024 Author Share Posted October 3, 2024 Not the most impressive thing. But officially marks being further along than I was with the Ford. Somehow that marker makes this feel far more "real" of a swap now. Like, I can get any engine and just put it into the engine bay. But actually having a mount made? That's something. Also, I'll be posted progress as I go on Youtube. Not trying to make some huge successful channel, just attempting to catalog what I'm doing and share some of the info and kinds of info I wished I could find more easily in the past. Sections of the swap and work on the car will be broken down into sections with their own playlist and grouping of episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manimal Posted October 3, 2024 Share Posted October 3, 2024 Progress, that's what matters most! I'd strongly recommend adding more to that engine plate. It looks like 1/8" and with the way the tube is attached it will flex and eventually crack. I'd do at least another 1/8" which could be added to the back side all around, except for where the hole without the standoff is. Drill a few holes in the backing plate and plug weld it too. If you used 1/8" on the drivers side I'd do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted October 4, 2024 Author Share Posted October 4, 2024 (edited) The plan is to gusset the 1.5" tube on multiple planes so that the plate isn't supporting the weight just around the diameter of the tube. Depending on how I feel about it I might do more to reinforce it, even maybe boxing sections in. Edited October 4, 2024 by Gollum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted October 31, 2024 Author Share Posted October 31, 2024 In case anyone's not paying attention, I'm up to Episode 5 published now. And in the backlog to be released weekly, the engine mounts are done, and I'm working on the transmission mount. I've got my digital whiteboard forming and will transfer to a common cardboard punch list soon. Definitely making progress! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted Thursday at 04:08 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 04:08 PM No doubt it will fit, but feels like a huge milestone. Still posting on youtube weekly and hope to get to installing this driveshaft asap. I was very concerned about the cost of a shaft with a splined mid section, but came out to a very reasonable $647.02. Granted, I guess when you only paid $800 for the engine and $800 for the transmission, that seems like a lot. But this is also one of the main custom pieces not off the shelf available nor that I can make, so I'm happy it wasn't more than $1k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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