"Dragon' it home"

Sooooon

Meanwhile they are tucked away in the corner for now.

This showed up earlier today, less than 24 hours from when it was ordered.

Baby steps

we got the flywheel on

we measured to make sure the clutch bearing is at the right depth but we stopped  after finding the pilot bearing to be a little too tight for our liking

We started strong by putting the pilot bearing in, then went to put the clutch on and realized we needed more blue lock tight, Internal hex head bolts (the bolts we had couldn't be tightened near the alignment dowels on the clutch housing).

We also needed one more lock washer.

We verified depth of drive shaft peaking in the bell housing access hole with the clutch not yet installed.

Clutch on with smaller headed bolts, lock tight and lock washers.

Then the bell hosing with the slave cylinder (we used the spacer that came in the kit)

The weather is supposed to be nasty tomorrow so we will work with the garage door closed and fit up the radiator, the one we are suing is much bigger than the stock one.

Friday will try and get the engine in the car.  We will lift the car up and slide the engine in from underneath on a furniture dolly, then will use the cherry picker to lift the engine.  With the engine in the bay, we will lift it as high as we can and then replace the oil pan, it will be easier to do it with it out of the car, but we don't want to risk bashing up the modified pan.

Once with the new oil pan on, we will put the cross member in place and bolt up all the mounts.

Oh we also test fit the torque tube

EricM said:

Oh we also test fit the torque tube

In case you want to give Rustoleum more money they make a 'Glitter' metal flake topcoat.

Your torque tube should be all sparkly.

In reply to RandolphCarter :

lol awesome 

power steering rebuild kit showed up, golly that's a lot of O rings!

having pulled the engine out the top (known as the wrong way)  we new to come in from the bottom.

Max is a 20 year old power lifter so he just lifted the front and we furniture dollyed it in.

We will build it from the bottom up now.

WE moved the hood off the top of the car while we were man-handling it.  First time the Dragon as seen the sun in many, many months.