Engine install video

Time lapse video of me installing the engine, shifter and parking brake handle.

Test fit for the engine and transmission

I dropped in the engine to check the fit. The passenger side header touches one of the brake lines so I am going to have to tweak that. I also marked the transmission tunnel where I need to cut for the new shifter and parking brake handle.

Finished the brake lines

I finished bending and flaring the brake lines tonight. The old brake setup was a single master cylinder so there was only one brake line coming out of it. The new proportioning valve has separate outputs for each of the front calipers and one for the rear brakes. I think it turned out pretty good. Now I need to put some fluid in, bleed the lines and see if anything leaks.

Mason helping out

Mason helping me unbolt the engine from the crate.

Bed is back on

Running brake lines to front of the truck

Assembling the wood bed

I made a time lapse video of me assembling the wood bed on my truck. One tip I have to make the assembly easier is to use blue painters tape to hold down the carriage bolts while you thread on the nut from the bottom.



Here is the finished bed.