68 valiant signet

today has been quite productive for a change. this morning i rehung the headers, refitted the engine mounts and bolted the centre link back in place. now i was back to where i was before deciding to swap to manual steering :BangHead:
this afternoon i fitted the flywheel and clutch, sorted through my box of bolts and bolted the bellhousing onto the block. next was gearbox bolts, i didn't have any. so after another dig in the bolt stash i came up with 4 small block chevy head bolts which were too long but the right size. so out with the tap and die set and ran the thread almost all of the way down then cut them to length. same again for the starter bolts and i made up a stepped sleeve for the top one to centralise the starter bolt hole over the bolt. i think i remember there being a special stud/bolt to do that job but i don't have it so.....
the starter is now in place and i called it a day.
next job, fit the gearbox, shifter etc etc.
neil.
edit, i forgot i made a quick n dirty clutch alignment tool too. i turned the end or a length of tube to fit the spigot bush and wrapped a section with electrical tape to fit the clutch plate. much easier than eye balling the alignment.