engine and drivetrain '72 Baikal Tii: Big day...Motor is in the car!

[COOP]

Great week of progress, very exciting!  Thanks to JP & Delia who are killing it over at A1.  Transmission and wiring next week and then on to the endless odds & ends, including new horsehair pads in the seats, windshield coming out to tweak the headliner, bumpers coming off for some detail work, etc, etc...All of which will be displayed in separate posts, just for the sake of infuriating Marshall and Steve.

 

COOP

Edited March 7, 2015 by COOP

[bluedevils]

wow, very  nice

[COOP]

wow, very  nice

 

Water pump courtesy of Al who gave me a great deal on a "like-new" water pump and was really cool to deal with as well...Love this group!

 

COOP

[Conserv]

Grumble, grumble, grumble!

Steve

Edited March 7, 2015 by Conserv

[OriginalOwner]

FANTASTIC !!!!!

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

[Henning]

Very clean job, Coop!

Is there a certain reason why the red prop is installed the other way round? And is it an early tii or do you just prefer the plastic intake runners?

 

Hen

[AceAndrew]

Uhm, Hen ..... the fan is on the right way and 72 Tii's have plastic runners.

 

Looks good!

[PaulTWinterton]

Nice. Keep the pictures coming.

[Henning]

Uhm, Hen ..... the fan is on the right way and 72 Tii's have plastic runners.

 

Looks good!

Ah.

I thought that they switched to the alloy runners in April 72 with the switch to the E12 head. That's why I've been asking if it's an early 72.

And I remembered the sharp end of the middle flange to the engine like this, but the rounded shape of the wings show clockwise, too:

 

 

No worries. Sorry.

 

hen

[JohnS]

Excellent.  I bet that baby is going to sound so nice when you fire it up

[NickVyse]

looking great. I've been told the plastic runners make quite a different sound, but have never had mine on the road for a comparison.

Edited March 9, 2015 by NickVyse

[Mike Self]

Waaaay too clean!  Now you're not gonna want to drive it!

 

Looks great.

 

mike

[Delia]

Sooner or later it will have to run under its own power, Mike.  Of course, that will be *after* new 165R 13 tires on resprayed steelies.

 

The rest is details, details and more details.  Some are not particularly exciting - like the new windshield wiper rubber grommets and proper silver wiper blade holders, but it's important - you'll see those before the hood is open.  

[jgerock]

Love that triangular wood "prop" used to hold the engine in position (assume the transmission isn't in place yet).

 

Keep up the great posts - we'll find them.

 

Looks like the original aluminum spacers were re-installed in the front suspension.

Edited March 9, 2015 by jgerock

[Conserv]

Keep up the great posts - we'll find them.

...

And even I, COOP, will probably find your "Trail of Threads". (As they say, "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and again.") I'm just older and grumpier than Jim.

And I do love your car!

Best,

Steve

Edited March 9, 2015 by Conserv