Finally some progress! Took a half day off today since the weather was nice, and spent about 3 hours working on the BII
Started my afternoon like this
Tossed the motor in, this time the lawnmower was enlisted for help
Motor in, yanked the hoist out
Ahhhhh, that’s more like it
Plenty of clearance with stock EB oil pan
Firewall clearance (will be a little more once I level out the motor and get the trans mount made)
My temporary trans mount
Factory EB exhaust manifolds fit great
Bolted the starter in while sitting on the front tire
Bolted the core support on. I just happened to have a ton of small bolts, washers, and nyloc nuts that fit perfectly
Tossed some fenders on so it looks more like a truck, and less like a pile of parts
Sitting next to a stock BII
Approximate tire stickout (track bar needs adjustment)
Got some cutting to do, that piece of wood is where the shifter tower goes
Grabbed the first hood out of my spare parts pile and bolted it on
My stopping point for the day
Hopefully tonight I will be picking up my FW 44 and 9” combo