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memike said

I am doing great, spent a day with Treva and then came home to company, my nephew donated a 54 inch smart tv to the shop, today I mate the trans and 366, or should I put the 360 in by it's self?? it's a 904

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I like to bolt the engine to the trans before dropping it in the car... I have one of those engine harness/levelers that I use on my engine hoist when installing engines so I can tilt the engine up and down to guide the transmission down and into the trans tunnel... Then level it back up as you drop the engine on its k-frame mounts...

The leveler that tilts makes engine pulling and installing much easier... Being able to tilt the trans downward to get it in the trans tunnel as you get the engine in makes it much easier....

Fit the headers to the engine just before you set the engine completely down... Then drop it onto the k-frame mounts.... Have them both loose in the engine compartment before you drop the engine in... Tie them up with some string or wire coat hanger to hold them until you get the engine in enough to install them on the engine...