Yesterday, with the help of R and his air tools, we took the last steps to free the motor and transmission from the frame and body.

Multiple steps to this, including dropping the driveshaft out, disconnecting speedo cable and clutch cable, dropping the parking brake cables, removing the ground strap from the motor and detaching the electric supply wire from the starter – something that I had missed until it became apparent mid-lift.

So, with engine and transmission hoisted, we pushed the shell of the car out of the garage and went to work separating the eng and trans. That was pretty quick, and today I got the engine stand mounted to the bell housing, and lowered to the floor and the hoist is out of the garage.

Now it’s just me and a bunch of parts. Sunny days – work on the body rust. Rainy – work on the motor.