1968 Jeep M-715 Evil Truck Engine Swap Extras

Evil Truck Engine Swap Extras!

Check out all of the extra photos that we couldn't fit into the magazine!

Engine buttoned up and broken in	Priming fuel system with vacuum pump	Setting timing after initial break in
Weiand dual plane plenum	Marking distributor for #1 plug wire location	Rotor location for TDC on #1 plug wire
Ready to swing 'er home	Oil pump drive shaft - engages off distributor shaft	Oil pump priming "tool"
Use Vise Grips to keep engine from moving on chain when hoisting	Hot Rod Magazine's '73 Camaro cylinder chambers. Carboned and wasted	Oil deposits coked on #6 piston. Whole engine was pretty hashed. Lifters completely mushroomed
Reusing '73 harmonic balancer. Cleaning 34 years of oil and crud from balancer so it spins true.	The old engine before yanking. Looks good, runs bad.	Novak Adapters M-715 T-98-specific pilot bushing for Chevy V8
Nice new 180-degree thermostat	Heat riser port. Blocked off with Fel Pro Gasket to keep unwanted heat soak out of manifold	Preparing to remove the hood and yank the old engine.
Most of the parts used for the swap. The Holley valve covers will go on someday.