Picked up a few more parts today. Found a hole plug that worked to fill the large hole in the firewall where I removed the key-to-coil armored cable grommet. Also picked up a right angle fitting to complete the parts needed for the addition of a pcv system. The old "road tube" crankcase ventilation system was kinda ugly and I've read of guys creating their own pcv systems so I decided to do the same. The Holley carb has a 3/8" vacuum line at the rear providing a perfect place to connect a pcv line. Here's pictures of the system installed. The open end of the T connector will be used to connect the windshield wipers.
I used a 1 1/4" soft plug to fill the road tube hole and drilled a 3/4" hole in the plug prior to installation. A rubber grommet then goes in the hole and a Ford 90 degree pcv valve pushes tightly in the grommet. I had an aluminum clip/hanger in my parts bin that I used to support the 3/8" line at the rear of the side cover. A right angle connector directs the hose across the back of the cylinder head and an adjustable T fitting allows the 3/8 tube to connect to the back of the carb and a 5/16 connector will connect to the wipers.
Also replaced a couple of Welch plugs in the front and rear of the motor today and touched up all the scratches in the paint. Moved the engine off the engine stand and set it in the cradle to allow installation of the bell housing and clutch assembly. Everything lined up perfectly.
I test fitted the transmission to the bell housing and checked the clearance of the throw out bearing. Only issue I see is the bolt heads on the transmission bolts interfere a bit with the transmission case. May have to switch from hex head bolts to socket head to solve this problem. At this point, the plan is for Mitch to stop tomorrow, Wednesday, after work and help install the engine in the car.
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