Hunter's 1978 GMC Build
I'm really excited to share this bit, it's been a long time coming since my truck had an engine in it. It's right at the one year anniversary of getting this big block, and the two year anniversary of taking the old motor out of my truck.
It was a pretty straight forward process. We got the engine suspended from my chain fall, lowered it down onto the engine cradle my dad had made out of an old bed frame, and bolted up the flywheel and pressure plate. We got the cradle out of the way and got the transmission bolted up, in she went. I recall us having trouble putting the bolts between the motor mounts and the clam during the bare block mock-up about a year ago.. they went in like butter this time. No adjustments needed, bolts just fell in.
PS. My dad doesn't have dandruff, it's from cutting the drywall in the ceiling for the new chainfall.
