There's a reason I'm not a mechanic.

[Brent Mills]

Ok, I spent something near 13 hrs today farting around with getting the engine in the car. There's the first problem...It's not in the car yet. I literally spent 8 hrs trying to mate the friggin toploader to the friggin engine. Problem one....I had the stupid clutch disc turned around backwards so there was about a 1/4 inch that I couldn't close up. I spent so much time jockying the damn thing around trying to get it in there (I did use an alignment tool, so that wasn't the problem), thoroughly exhausting myself (I'm hating life right now; sore!). So dreadfully I pulled the thing back out (didn't want to because it took me so much energy and time to get it to the point I did that I figured I would just setting myself back. Anyway, separted the two, checked the alignment again, all good...Hmmmm....Measured the spline, then measured from the crank to the outer edge of the spline on the disc, and whalla, 1/4 inch too far out. CRAP!!! Got it sorted and proceeded to futz with getting the damn thing mated (sucked not having a tranny jack (had to balance on a floor jack=not fun). Finally got it and the day was over.

I really hope tomorrow goes more smoothly.....I have little doubt that it won't.

Thanks for listening.