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Got a little more done today. I pulled out what was left of the speedometer gear. It looks like its a 35 tooth, I'll start perusing around ebay for a new one. I got my huge tach installed today too, I scored it on facebook market place a few months back for only $45.

Wouldn't be the first f%#@! up I've had with this car. :rolleyes:

Or I ground all the teeth off....

****! I just remembered that I didn't clock the speedometer gear when I plugged it into the tailshaft.

To be fair, I no longer have the proper equipment to reach those last two studs. :D

Literally :lol:

Finally got the car down off the jackstands and drove it around just a little. The clutch is making a horrendous sound from where it got weathered some but all in all it runs and drives nicely. For some reason I lost my speedometer mid-drive so I'll have to figure that out. Also, I'd like...

I just noticed the last thing I said before it started was "Let's hope this thing doesn't spit fire in my face" :rofl:

IT RUNS!!! So just to recap, this engine has sat under cover for 2 years in an open carport since I bought it from Rick, and its been 5 months since I started the 4 speed and engine swap, needless to say I'm quite pleased it started and ran as easily and as well as it did. I was also not too...

Finally some progress again! Got the oil changed and new spark plugs in. Last weekend kayleigh and I pulled the transmission back out since everything is mocked up now and we installed the flywheel and clutch and got the chance to teach kayleigh to use a torque wrech. I bolted a spare...

I wonder if I could use that method to make a patch of passable quality for the wheel opening on my quarter panel. Hmmm....

So Haven't made any progress on the car, I got distracted and built a new front deck on the house. I still haven't fixed that dang lawnmower yet..... But in car related news, I did score something fun on Facebook Marketplace for $100. It's nice and tight and the bearings turn freely. I'm...

Cool project Rani! I look forward to watching this unfold. I'm a big fan of slant sixes with 4 speeds.

It looks like you might have room for two small puller fabs mounted diagonally in the upper left hand corner and bottom right corner. If you leave the pusher then the 3 fans should cut it. Noce car! Looks alot like the xv motorsports car.

The mailman brought another goodie for me today. This will also go into storage for down the road.

I put Kayleigh in charge of painting the shifter ball inset and went ahead and bolted the freshly painted handle back in and screwed the ball down. Hopefully this weekend I can get back to some real progress. I need to go to harbor freight and get my replacement stands so I can put the car...

Correct! It's not for this motor though. Its gonna get stored till I'm ready to build my supercharger motor.

The mailman brought me some goodies today. I threw them on my "paintstand" for a quick shot of primer.

Small update. I got the correct bracket for the z bar from a member here and got the clutch stuff almost squared away. Im waiting on a longer clutch fork from brewer's. Once I get that here and confirm everything fits right, I'll pull the tranny back and install the flywheel and clutch...

Just a quick update. Progress has completely stalled. I went to mock up everything for the clutch and realized that the bellhousing ballstud bracket does not work with my bellhousing. Also my clutch fork is about 1" too short, which upon thinking about it, makes sense since this engine and...

Looking good!

Gosh I wish you could still buy 340 4 speed parts cars for $50! Yeah it's an 833od box and the shifter and linkages was from a regular 833. All I had to do was flip the 3-4 shift lever upside down and fabricate the new linkage to make things work. You are correct in that the reverse rod goes...

Just a small update, I finished fabricating the 3-4 shift linkage today after doing some yardwork. I've had to slow down some over the last week. Exhaustion has been catching up to me.

Last weekend Dad (who doesnt like his picture online) and and my brother took on the task of removing some broken studs out of my exhaust manifold while I worked on pulling the steering column and switching out the pedals. Yesterday I got the steering column back in and started fabricating the...

Got a little more done today and even taught kayleigh how to use the cut wheel. I went ahead and bolted the shifter on the tail house and set the hump over it just to kinda help visualize things. After I got the hole cut out I was able to install the transmission mount and bracket which...

Hell yeah that's really cool! You gonna start a thread when you start tying up loose ends and cruising it? I know some others here got a soft spot for Falcons too. Funny enough, that '65 is what spurred my love for old music. We drove that thing everywhere back in the day and it still has...

We had a great weekend all in all Jackie and it was a fun way to kinda reconnect together. This is the first big project shes ever been a part of without any outside help from anyone else. She did freaking awesome! We lucked out on the house. It's a 4 bd 2 ba doublewide, about 2,200 sq ft on...

I forgot to mention the for speed is kinda in. Its bolted to block but I wasnt able to get the mount bolted in. I left the adapter plate for the shifter on the tail housing thinking that it would clear the tunnel but surprise, it didnt. I'll have to drop the back of the tranny down some and...

Engine going in Engine in place Got the old motor up on the stand

Just dropping a couple extra pics while we break for lunch