WE WANT TO CLEAN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO US MOUNTING IT INTO THE  PINTO.  THIS ENGINE HAS 22 YEARS OF DIRT AND OIL CAKED ON IT AND WE WANT TO PAINT THE ENGINE.


ALONG WITH THE ENGINE, WE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CLEAN.  WE USED SIMPLE GREEN AND A HIGH PRESSURE WASHER AT A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH.  BY THE END OF THE FIRST GO AROUND, THE ENGINE DOES GET CLEANER, BUT THERE WAS  UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECT.


DEGREASER + HIGH PRESSURE  WATER AT A 90DEGREE ANGLE TO THE SURFACE = ME COVERED IN OIL AND WATER HEAD TO TOE.  IT TOOK AN HOUR IN THE SHOWER TO CLEAN IT OFF ME.  UNFORTUNATELY, MY TRUCK ALSO RECEIVED  A LOT OF THE OIL.


NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS  ACUALY SILVER AFTER THE FIRST WASH.


ONCE WE WERE DONE AT THE CAR WASH, THE ENGINE IS CLEAN ENOUGH TO PAINT.   WHILE CHRIS WAS WORKING ON THE CAR,  I  REPLACED THE OIL FILTER BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE  FILTER HAD BEEN INSTALLED  WITH MULTIPLE GASKETS.  BECAUSE OF THIS, THE OLD FILTER HAD BEEN PUT ON BY AN 800 POUND GORILLA.  I HAD TO USE A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO GET IT OFF.  I THEN PLACED A CHEAP FILTER  TO PROTECT THE ENGINE WHILE WE  PLACE THE  ENGINE IN THE CAR.


THE MOUNTS  ARE SPOT WELDED IN PLACE  AT ABOUT 12 LOCATIONS.  THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS DRILL OUT THE WELD TO REMOVE IT.


ONCE THEY ARE DRILLED, WE HIT THE MOUNT WITH A HAMMER AND HAD IT MOVE AWAY FROM THE FRAME.


WHEN THE DRILLING DID NOT GET THE COMPLETE WELD, WE  USE A CHISEL TO BREAK THE REST OF THE WELD.


NOW THE ENGINE BAY IS CLEAR OF THE MOUNTS AND READY FOR US TO INSTALL  THE NEW ENGINE.  WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS TO DO TO THE ENGINE BEFORE WE CAN INSTALL THE ENGINE

WE NEED TO DRAIN THE ENGINE OF OIL AND  REPLACE THE OIL PAN OFF OF THE ONE FROM THE TBIRD ENGINE.  WITH THAT ONE IN PLACE, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SHOULD LINE UP AND WE COULD THEN  PUT THE NEW MOTOR MOUNTS IN PLACE.    WE ALSO NEED TO PAINT THE ENGINE BLOCK , INSTALL THE INTAKE  AND PURCHASE A FEW OTHER ITEMS TO GET THE ENGINE TO RUN WITH OUT A COMPUTER ON BOARD.

NEXT UPDATE, WE WILL MOST LIKELY STRIP THE MUSTANG FOR ALL IT IS WORTH  AND TAKE IT TO A WRECKING YARD SO WE CAN GET IT OUT OF MY FATHERS SIDE YARD.  

WISH US LUCK