stainless steel on stainless steel is a recipe for galling usually

a little bit of anti seize will help fix that

(slap to the forehead) I wish I had known that :P and I have a bottle of anti seize, too... Thank you for the tip!

Well, I got the engine in this weekend. Cool

To do that I tied down the front brake line along the crossmember, assembled the flywheel/ clutch/ throwout bearing and bolted & torqued the trans to the engine, then learned that I should measure the throwout bearing so it came back apart. Seems I'm within spec (barely) and shouldn't need a shim for the throwout bearing. Since I was on a roll I set the engine in the car on Sat night. I did gouge a few areas and scrape some paint. Oh well, I plan to drive the car, not trailer it to shows. I also mocked up the fuel line and installed the fuel pressure regulator and cut the hole for the shifter. I have the original bracket from the old trans tunnel that I'll weld back in for support. I have a few more parts on order and hope to get a little more done over the holiday weekend.

good idea to paint the ls green pontiac.
I had the same idea for mine, but im not at the same point in my built

Big step Brendon. Congrats! :cheers:

Congrats Brandon; That's some great progress. It looks good in there.

Thanks, guys! Ron- you'll be glad to know I put that alum flywheel to good use. It's in there...

Congratulations that is a big step forward.:thumbsup:

:cheers:

Nice progress, looks great!

Ditto!!