Everything I do now seems so small and minor compared to putting the engine and transmission into the car. Today I first tried putting in the drive shaft. Unfortunately I am pretty sure the one I was sent is too short. I heard that it should go about 4 inches into the transmission and this one maybe gets on 1 inch but then slips off when the other end is bolted down to the center section. I will be calling about that tomorrow. So then I went back to the starter. (I had begun the other day with the starter but the bolts supplied looked too short and would barely catch into the bell housing where it mounts.) Sure enough, after calling the supplier, the company that makes the starter has increased the thickness of the bracket on the starter. I ran to the hardware store and as the man was locking the door because they close at 6:00 he let me buy 3 longer bolts. I was determined to get something done today! The shiny brass colored cylinders in the picture below are the big parts of the starter.
There were some other side successes lately like getting another sheet of hush mat on the driver's side footbox *after* the engine installation which made it *very* tight. I also replaced the rear liftgate struts, some interior body panel clips, and a side marker light on my SUV daily driver but that's not what this blog is about.
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