Well, it’s apart again after I screwed up.
Finally got enough parts to put the engine/transmission together and ready for installation.
The distributor came with the car but was apart with the cap hold down clips, missing. I robbed the clips from the 82- 302 I have and made my own brackets that are attached to the distributor, and got the wiring diagram for the Mallory from the internet. The 600 CFM Holley Unilite came with the car and the air cleaner is a 1970’s Weiand that I had saved for 40 years.
The engine was taken off the motor stand and a pair of travel stands put on. The new Seperator plate, fly wheel, pilot bearing, clutch & pressure plate installed. Then the bell housing, throwout arm & bearing and transmission.
I used an adjustable engine sling so the engine could be tilted enough to get it in the car with the transmission on it.
A set of after-market motor mounts came with the car that took time and modification to get them to fit but they worked out well. The new starter was also installed.
The engine went in ok after a lot pushing, pulling and jacking and the transmission shifter was lined up with the opening in the floor pan but it would not set down on the mounts.
I jacked up the car & put it on jackstands and found the engine was setting on the steering center steering link. I then tried using spacers on the motor mounts to clear the steering, that didn’t work as the engine angle was too great.
After some research I found that the 1992 302’s used a dual sump oil pan where the 68 engines used a single forward sump oil pan.
The dual sump pan and oil pick up tube were removed and the engine sat in the car just fine. So, if you’re going to put a newer engine in an older car be Sure to look for all the changes in the configuration of the installations over the years.
A new front sump oil pan, oil pickup tube and oil pump kit was ordered from Jeg’s Racing that should be by the end of the week. I was not Sure if the oil pump was different so a new on was ordered.
