1Bad454

Hey guys here is where I am at currently!

Nice car! Welcome aboard. Let's see under the hood. 😎

Nice!

Wow that is super clean! I am assuming that you tack welded the clip on the under carriage?

Hey guys I'm getting ready to install my o2 sensor for my Holley Sniper system and am trying to make it look clean. I'd like to install it on the passenger side header (see pic) and run the cable up the transmission but am not sure if there will be enough clearance since the body is off the car. I know that there will be a few inches considering the body mount bushings but am not 100%. American Racing Headers do tuck up higher than most. Thoughts?

Enjoy your weekend men!!

Thanks for the info. I ended up getting thicker valve cover gaskets and they seem to fit now.

Welcome Kade! Nice car. 😎

Welcome Tom! Lets see under the hood. 😎

Does anybody make 8.5mm spark plug wire holders that fit on the stock brackets?

Welcome Bert! Do you have any pictures of the car? P.S. I too am in the middle of a frame off on a 71 SS454.

Thank you all! It was the converter. I unbolted it and turned it a few times and it went all the way in. Now on to getting the driveshaft installed.......... TBC!

Just for reference here's a pic of the flywheel.

Check this out guys. The flywheel looks pretty tight. As an FYI my bell housing is an aftermarket unit.

Thanks Dennis I'll try that.

When I installed the converter I stood the transmission up and rotated the converter until it dropped in. I then lined up the tranny, bolted up the torque converter and tightened the bell housing bolts. I guess I'll pull it apart again and check things out.

The motor was turning fine. I turned it to install the torque converter bolts but now for some reason it's not turning. Maybe it's on a compression stroke. I'm just afraid to break off the crank bolt so I'm not getting too crazy with trying to turn it. I plan on hooking a starter up to it. I'm wondering if it might be in gear. In regards to the driveline I've pulled them out before and put them back in with no issues. However not with a fresh rebuilt transmission. I'm thinking that maybe the tolerances are too tight?

Congratulations! Nice car. 😎

It won't go into the transmission... I had to give up for the day. First I couldn't manually turn my motor to set it to TDC (turned fine to line up the torque converter the other day). But now that the transmission is bolted up it won't turn.. Story of my life..

Guys my drive shaft will not go in.. Any suggestions?

Yeah it was one customer service rep in particular that really helped me out. I am holding on to her contact info for future. LOL

Update. Ground up ended up crediting me back the shipping charges that I payed out of pocket and apologized for the mistake. I received the correct part today.

10-4. Thank you sir!

I totally understand. I am doing a minor resto-mod as my engine is not the original either. Will you be doing most of the work yourself?

Nice!