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VOILA!! '63 Midget Engine's In

tony barnhill

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My friend Rik Holman came over right after lunch & we spent the afternoon hooking up all the final small items & then stuffing the engine in.....it went real easy, about 2 hours for the actual installation.

After we called Jack & he explained the motor mount trick, things went even more smoothly (attach the diver-side mount to the engine with the mount bracket in the car...take the passenger mount bracket out of the car & attach the motor mount to it....install the transmission mount to the body using the long bolts before messing with the engine mounts...then, drop the driver-side motor mount in its mount bracket & start the nut...then install the passenger mount/bracket assembly...BINGO!)

....& one of the best tips I've gotten off this site is the water pipe foam insulation tip (cover the edge of the battery shelf with a piece, put a piece over the edge of the slam panel & the 2 small radiator panels on either side of it)

We didn't scratch a thing!! & the driveshaft slid right in!!

Rik's the Midget Man!!

Now, I start hooking things up & install all the hang-on's!! WOO HOO!!
 

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Really looking great. wow.
 
Fantastic, Tony (and Rik)! You're going to have a good time with that little car once it's all done. We'll make you a Spridgeteer yet. :smile:
 
<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Hazzah!!</span></span>

Excellent job and good news! can't wait to see more pix.

Man, the engine compartment of a restored Midget is so pretty. Everything is so easy to see, what little of it there is.
 
58Custom said:
...what little of it there is.
hehehehe....wait'll I install the generator & carbs & radiator!
 
The most telling (and I'm sure, satisfying!) part is NO scratches :thumbsup: !!! Nicely done!!! :cheers: Looks SWEET!! :laugh:
 
Stunning, Tee!!! Very impressive. :thumbsup:

And if any a' youse-guys are interested: those long floaty thingies called "pool noodles" work as well or better than pipe insulation for edge protection. :wink:
 
tosoutherncars said:
tony barnhill said:
hehehehe....wait'll I install the generator & carbs & radiator!

Generator, Tony? You're really going concours on this one?
Yep, generator - its rebuilt & ready to install!
 
Great, Rik - thanks for doing that for me.
 
Hey-hey....did you get my email...I owe you dinner tonight at Scruffy's Fish House...Cajun cooking, my friend!
 
Oh, I'm on my way. That was great stuff.
 
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