Step 39 - Engine

Hooked it up and dropped it in.  Took three of us - one manning the hoist and one on each side to guide the headers (thanks Bob and Tom).  RMP motor mounts made alignment easy.  Bolted on the flywheel and called it a night.

Step 38 - Prep for Engine Install

Finished prepping the engine bay - installed battery hold-down strap and battery wires, caulked around AC and heater hoses, adjusted steering lockout arm, plugged all firewall and body holes and detailed everything. 

Cleaned up the Cleveland and installed Ron Morris motor mounts.  This is the original block - its been updated with the following (back in April '10): bored .030 over, new pistons (KB Hypereutectic 177), roller hydraulic cam (Crane HR-224/339-2S-12), roller lifters (Crane 36532), roller rockers (Comp Cams 1130), stock rods, stock crank, Trick Flow heads, Air Gap intake, Holley 670, aluminum water pump, blue-printed Melling oil pump (not high volume), MSD distributor (8577) - all that good stuff dyno tuned to 445 HP back in May '10.

Step 37 - Windshield Washer Reservoir

Installed new reservoir and washer pump.  Originals crusty - replaced with reproductions.

Step 36 - Trunk Weatherstrip

Still trying to find a dash pad that fits - even drove up to NPD in Ocala and checked the four they had in stock - no joy - so instead of moving ahead with the dash - we installed he trunk's weatherstrip.

Step 35 - Gauge Cluster

Installed the original Gauge Cluster.  Spent some time plastic polishing all of the lenses and repainting the housing.  Swapped out all the original 194 bulbs with LEDs (no burnt diffusers) and replaced the voltage regulator.  Replaced the original speedometer cable with a new one from Virginia Mustang (for some reason the cable in this car was a 4-speed cable vs. the correct FMX cable). The obvious next step would be to finish up with the dash installation - but I had to send the dash pad back to Dashes Direct since it had some quality issues...
Parts:  original cluster, new LEDs, new voltage regulator, new speedometer cable and clamps, cluster hardware from AMK.

Step 34 - Front Speaker

Don't buy a cool dual-voice coil front speaker if you're retro-fitting AC...you won't be able to attach the duct...oops, bad Plan A.

Plan B:  Buy a pair of good 3.5 inch speakers that can handle a peak of 50 watts.  Next you'll need a mount - do not buy the plastic one...once you put a little torque on those screws the 'not made in USA' plastic will shatter - not crack - but shatter.  Higher quality coaxial speakers will weigh more than cheaper less power-capable ones - this mount is not up to the task.

Plan C:  Break out big tools and fabricate.  I used 1/4 inch aluminum - plenty of room for the duct and it should last a long long time.

Step 33 - Trunk Carpet

Driver's side trunk carpet

Passenger side trunk carpet

Carpet detail

Here's what the 'Carpet Wizard' is capable of (he's also called - Wayne - he installed the headliner too). Perfect fit.

Step 32 - Wiper Transmission

Installed the wiper transmission.  I ordered a couple of pivot shaft seals for a 67-70, they did not fit - not even close.  

Had some cut to fit (from closed cell foam) - note the size difference. 

Parts:  original arms and pivots, custom cut seals, bolts from AMK.