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After:
Lessons learned:
1) No matter how many places the documentation says there is no oil in the crankcase(at least 7) always check the drain plug first! Thank god for kitty litter!
2) Minor modifications to existing cover may be necessary. -Means you need to own a friggin machine shop to get your existing part to fit.
3) Always check the Internet sites when your local store says "That part has to be specially made by the manufacturer... It'll take at least 10 buisness days to get it here" - The custom part was ordered at 7:30 that night... recieved the UPS Ground shipment at 10:30 the next morning from Summit Racing.
4) Local speed shops aren't intelligent enough to stay open on Sundays. -When the hell do you think people are doing the work on the cars?
5) Ford doesn't cover all modifications necessary to the engine when the documentation says "Modifications required for pre '73 Mustang installations" -In fact, I don't think they even bothered to look at a pre '73 when they wrote up the document!
In all it was a pretty easy install. In fact my wife helped mate up the engine to the tranny! I hope to have it started this Saturday.
