At the beginning of last week we were getting ready to put the motor in the car after firing it up for the first time. With no leaks and all gauges looking good it was time for installation:
Things don’t always go as planned when working with cars. Especially ones that have been through a lot in their lives, like ours. But there’s nothing a little hammer time, zip ties, or duct tape can’t fix. Check out this video:
As soon as the engine was back in the car, which took about 3 hours to get it just right, we had some work to do on the underside. Here’s my dad, Lee Wilmot , battling with our crazy headers we have on the car:
A quick inspection of the driveshaft determined that the debris we hit last year at Road Atlanta, had bent the aluminum shaft and required it to be retubed. That afternoon the driveshaft was already fixed by our friends at Driveline Services in Norcross and was ready to go back in the car the next morning. Here’s a picture of it right after putting it back in:
Final underside shot:
-Patrick Wilmot
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