Pics of my firewall.

 

That white firewall paint job looks very nice.


George

 

Thank, I have the hood painted as well but stashed away for protection. I am going to try and get the engine and transmission installed by the end of the week. I still need to strip, prime and paint the grill, inner fenders and the fenders. I have the engine all built out. 94 heads (89 S15 4.3L) with roller rockers and 1.51 rocker ratio, Edelbrock Intake, Edelbrock Roller Timing Chain, Edelbrock Valve Covers.and Edelbrock OBD 1 Chip.

 

I finished a repair of the underside of my center console lid by welding in additional pieces of ABS plastic using acetone. This will be a very useful new technique for me to use elsewhere.

The details are at my build thread: https://blazerforum.com/forum/builds...e9/#post740515

But here are the before and after pics:


Before pics with the cracks highlighted in the lower one.



After picture. I also added a reinforcement at the center of the outer edges which is where the main cracks originated.

 

I was able to get my engine and transmission mated together in preparation for installation.

 

christine_208;740516]I finished a repair of the underside of my center console lid by welding in additional pieces of ABS plastic using acetone. This will be a very useful new technique for me to use elsewhere.

I have used a similar technique to repair the binding on a les paul guitar during a refret. You melt some scrap binding, build up the area and shape to match.

George

 

I was able to install my engine and transmission as a unit. I had installed the Y-Pipe and the starter. Both had to be removed to get the clearances needed. In addition I also had to remove the engine mounts. Once the engine was over the mounting pads for the engine mounts I was able to install the mounts and insert the mounting bolt. This was still easier than installing the engine and transmission individually. I did not have to deal with the upper bell housing bolts. This is on my 89 S15 4.3L, Auto, 2dr, 2wd.

 

Nothing special, just did oil change and replaced fuel filter.

 

Finally removed heater core and removed old interior carpet.

 

So it's been about 8 months since I drove this bad boy so I decided to go for a spin and bam dead battery. Autozone swap out and we are back in business. Forgot how much fun these guys are. Here is my build!