Motor arrival

I think it was Sept 16th 2008 or so, when my motor showed up! I ordered it from Jim Husted in Redmond, OR. He's a pro at rebuilding them evidently. I think this was an old forklift motor. Eventually we'll see how it works! Here's a comparison shot of the two tire-screechin' ground-poundin' mills side-by-side.

Here's a shot of the motor being pulled out. He didn't want to give it up easy, but it finally came.

This is the hole in the trunk where the fuel tank used to reside. That muffler you see underneath is now gone too.







The radiator and some exhaust pipes were pulled too. I figure I lost 100, maybe 150 lbs pulling that stuff off. Well maybe not that much.

The beginning

My brother Scott donated some time to help me pull the car home from it's previous rusting place. He also donated his macho pickup to do the mule work of dragging it home.