Not a whole lot to report, but I figured that I would post a few pictures so nobody would think it has whooped my butt yet.
Engine and transmission has been in and out about a dozen times. Had to be done to get the fit right and do the necessary clearancing on the subframe. I'm dropping the engine down and back 2 to 3 inches from the original position.
engine mounting plate by
GySgtFrank, on Flickr
Fabricated a front mounting plate using 1/4" plate and spherical ball mounts. It will be mounted to tabs welded to the frame so I can adjust the position of the lower subframe without affecting the engine placement.
engine mounting joints by
GySgtFrank, on Flickr
These fit inside the tube portions on the ends of the mounting plate with the retaining rings keeping them from moving. The spherical mounts will effectively be solid mounts but still allow movement to drop the engine back to get at the transmission bolts, etc. Hopefully it will also keep anything from binding up and breaking.
The exhaust header fit, but required some clearancing (you can kind of see where I've done some grinding on the top picture where the header is closest to the subframe). I wanted to leave enough air gap so I don't melt the urethane bushings out of the inside lower control arm mounts.
Between working and all the fiddling necessary it doesn't seem to be making a lot of progress. I'll keep plugging away at it.
Countdown to DGRR.
