Installing my 273

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Tadams

Tadams

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Hope to install my 273 Commando in a week or so. How should I proceed? I am going to run the new brake lines but should I install the front engine/light harness first or wait till the engine is in place?
 
Definately do the brake lines first. That way, you can get in the engine bay and sit on the k member, and have room to work. You might wait on the harness if it all plugs in. Early A engine bays are tight, so you don't want to take a chance on smishing any of the wiring. Glad it's coming together....did you get the paint done?
 
JDMopar said:
Definately do the brake lines first. That way, you can get in the engine bay and sit on the k member, and have room to work. You might wait on the harness if it all plugs in. Early A engine bays are tight, so you don't want to take a chance on smishing any of the wiring. Glad it's coming together....did you get the paint done?
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Not yet. Just about finished stripping the paint.
Too humid to paint the last few days.
I work Monday thru Wednesday next week.
Hope Thursday is good. That's my plan.
 
When I installed the engine in CUDAVRT, I mounted the engine on the K-member, bolted on the clutch and transmission, then lowered the car over it. Fastest install I've ever done.
 
StrokerMcG said:
When I installed the engine in CUDAVRT, I mounted the engine on the K-member, bolted on the clutch and transmission, then lowered the car over it. Fastest install I've ever done.
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I will be installing mine from the top. Transmission is in place. Installing from the bottom does seem like a better idea. But a small garage makes installation from the top a Little easier for me.
 
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