Engine Married to Chassis

Time in Garage: 1-1/2 hours

Yesterday I dropped the engine onto the chassis. The process was straight forward with a few challenges moving the engine out of the garage and in position. I had to stop half way through and re position the arm on the engine hoist in order to have enough "reach" to get the engine to sit on the engine mounts. The stance of the arms on the hoist also interfered with the wheel position-another challenge... A minor set back-but something that needed to be done. I didn't install the transmission mount so |I utilized a 2 x 4 to support the back of the transmission. I have noticed some interference with the bolts on the front pulley. I need to go back and look at the instructions for the rack and pinion installation to see what has been recommended to rectify the situation?

I also purchased some white board cleaner and new fine point dry erase markers to reconfigure the action list which is copied down on the whiteboard on the wall of the garage.

I had to inflate one of the front tires after I installed the engine. Now the engine is in place I can start working on the front shock installation etc. I really want to chop away at the misc activities related to preparing the drive train.

Today I plan to go out in the storage shed and try and retrieve the other master cylinder bracket in order to avoid having to reattach the reservoir bracket that I mistakenly removed on my misguided attempt to convert to TR4 master cylinders. I also plan to move the fenders, hood and trunk lids out of the shed into the garage. I am looking forward to getting back to some body work.

I checked out a 1983 Mazda RX7 for sale in my city. 58 k on a new rotory engine. The car looks too good to scrap but is the configuration I  considering for the '57 conversion. Trying to stay focused on the '59 as the #1 priority...