A very pretty shiny piston!
The crank waits, still enrobed in cosmoline, for installation...
Because nothing is ever simple, other things besides the engine rebuild had to be done.
The work under the dash is proceeding, the wiring is nearly all done, the new ignition and locks are in, 2 of the 4 speakers are in, the turn indicator cam is installed.
And I have to say, visiting your car mid-engine-rebuild and seeing it SO apart is a little like watching a family member have major surgery--disconcerting and disturbing, but you know it has to be done and ya just gotta trust.
Think this speaker is Blaukaput? :D
The engine compartment sports a fresh coat of black paint to protect it until waaaay down the road when the bodywork/paint stage is reached.
The Black Hole Of Calcutta!
The water pump, however...
...is officially toast. J. installed this thing about a year and a half ago. The engine was going through water like a mad thing, so we ended up topping off the radiator with plain water more often than we should have.
Use coolant, every time, kids!. The car is rounding the turn and coming into the home stretch...which is good, because I miss my car.
