Hey All,
I've been a long time lurker and now a first time poster. I've been reading ramva on and off since '98 and thought it about time to post and introduce myself. I live in Seattle and bought a '66 vert (yukon rust colored) that is in definite need of restoration. The reason I'm posting is to encourage anyone that is interested in dropping their engine, to do it. I would not call myself mechanical by any means, but armed with the Bug Me video, my new
17mm wrench, and my brother we were able to drop it yesterday without problems or any darwin awards. Total time was around 4 hours, but most of the time was spent looking at the engine and talking about drinking.I thought it worth mentioning that taking off the rear wheel(s) and pulling the engine out the side is the way to go. I'd also recommend investing in a heavy duty floor jack for engine removal. We used two small floor jacks thinking two small floor jacks would be almost as good as a heavy duty floor jack. Not so. Infact it sucked. Now that the engine is out, I'm definitely looking forward to the rebuild. I'm hoping people in the Seattle area have suggestions for the following:
- Machine shop? I've heard Northwest Connecting Rod is the place to go.
- Mig welding gas supplier?
Thanks All.
-Brennan