Originally Posted by
rickshank
Drivetrain is in! Big thanks to my buddy and my dad stopping out to get it done.
It was mostly ready to go when they came out, but three people is the right number. You could do it with less if you've done it before, you'll just increase the amount of time. One on the engine lift, one up front for the engine mounts/damage control and someone laying on my dirty floor dealing with the transmission tail.
The drivetrain itself was just under an hour. Then we installed the headers loosely as I'm waiting for upgraded Stage8 locking fasteners that are in a UPS delivery delay.
Couple issues - the transmission mount just touches the casting of the transmission case. It's probably fine, but there isn't any adjustment in the location to make this any better. I will very likely pull that back out tonight/tomorrow, clearance it slightly, and reinstall.
Second issue - power steering reservoir inlet wants to occupy the same space as the steering shaft. 'm guessing this setup works fine in a MK4 car but we need to do something different for a MKV. I'll call Forte tomorrow.
Huge step and it's really looking like a car now. I need to grab a seat and steering wheel to make some vroom vroom noises.
302->347ci stroker, Tremec TKX 5 speed with forward shift conversion.