200R4 update

Today was the big day. I got stuck working the front counter so my friend Tom did most (all) of the work. I got back to help when I could which wasn't often. He pulled the motor and I took pictures for the most part. Everything came out pretty smoothly - no problems. We bolted the motor, adapter plate and 200R4 together on the floor as a test fit. Thus begins problem #1. One of the starter bolts that is pressed into the adapter plate interferes with the transmission and it would not mount flat to the adapter. It was close, but no dice. We didn't want to grind a bit off the stud and have less strength to mount the starter, so we ground off a bit of the bell housing. It wasn't much, it overlapped about 1/8 inch. The left bottom mounting hole does not line up with the hole in the block and will have to be drilled. There are two transmission mounting holes at the top that have no holes or studs to mount to the plate. Probably doesn't need them, but I'm going to drill them and bolt it on anyway. Can't hurt. We did mark the adapter plate so we can cut it more to shape. We wanted to try a first test fit, but the square, uncut adapter plate is 1 1/2 inches wider than the torsion bars, so it won't fit until we cut it. It is being cut tonight and hopefully the initial test fit will be tomorrow. Here are the pics so far.

Car on hoist, and my new dual snorkel roof scoop.
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Engine disassembly before removal.
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A close up of my Hooker Competition Skid Plates.
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Looking up into empty engine compartment, and Tom sleeping on the job.
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