1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto

Well I got the shell back today around 3pm. By 430pm it was sitting in my garage with a new thumping heart and new gills. I had not planned on installing the engine today but my painter (Douglas) could not wait to see the motor in the engine bay. I had prepared earlier in the day with the parts car. This setup raised the front end over 4ft. I used the old bumper brackets mounted to the front frame rails (no need for a welded bar/frame to clear the radiator support). Then, I used some carabiners to link some heavy chain between the lowest points on the brackets. Worked like a charm with plenty of clearance for the motor to slide right under as you will see in the upcoming photos below. Lots of pics coming. Car **** is good :bootysha:




Now for the actual homecoming 8)



Ready for the new heart and lungs SAY AHHH

Yep that's me manning the hoist



Steady :clock:




Of course it decided to rain on my parade as you can see. :thebirdm:

SWEET SUCCESS. I love it when a good plan works






And some crude video action. Camera battery died halfway through the install. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmeUHC5VL8 The rain didn't help but made us move fast. :cheers:

More to come later. The body still needs to be color sanded and buffed. I'm sure I will put a couple scratches on it and find flaws. Those will be fixed though :)

Still a long road ahead but now I'm as happy as pig in shitt

Dave