Well, I got the engine in. Now I wait for more parts. Next I need to put on the flywheel and clutch assembly, but first I need flywheel bolts and the spacer plate for my aluminum flywheel so the bolts don't chew it up. I have a whole list of things I need but I'm not going to write a novel so here it is.
-Axle seals
-A/C delete spacer for axle bracket
-TOB clip
-Axle carrier bolts (to back of block)
-Stake nuts for transmission (still haven't torqued them to spec)
-Pressure plate bolts
-OEM throw out bearing
-Radiator and heater core hoses
-Transmission mounting bolts (because the shell I started with had some hardware store bullshit with wrong length bolts and washers, etc holding the trans on)
Once I get the trans in, I can run the harness. If everything on the harness reaches and doesn't need any wires lengthened I can start putting the rest of the car together. I do need to re-do the nasty solder job on the 2g maf connector on this harness from the laser partout, other than that it's pretty decent.
The biggest thing that sucks about building a car from basically a bare shell is tracking down all the correct nuts and bolts for everything. It is time consuming and really adds up in the long run cost wise.
