what is the best way to line the tourqe converter bolts to the fly wheel.im doing this today ,would love some info

 

I assume you are mounting the engine to the transmission(that is already in the vehicle?) I have the transmission pan blocked, and jacked up as high as it will go. I get the engine to trans mounting surface parallel with the trans, and use a long bolt thru the lower bellhousing holes to align everything perfectly. I scooche things together as close as I can without binding up the torque converter, and rotate it around till the studs will go thru the holes. I push the motor further back (or trans, whichever is the loose one) so that the studs are all the way through, and rotate the engine over till all 4 nuts are tightened. Once that is done, I install the belhousing bolts, (or as many as I can reach) then try to lower the engine onto the mounts.

 

i like to get a drill bit just about the size of the centering pins (in the bell houseing) and drill the bellhouseing out just a hair. this will make lineing it up alot easier.

 

hey thanks for the help guys .it fits and runs great front coil springs and ball joints are on the menu for next weekend .the ball jionts should be pressed out i think i might try a big socket and and and good hammer .