After successfully mating the engine and transmission back together after several months apart and all the other prep work had been completed (frame cleanup, new motor mounts, restored transmission mounts, etc.), the time had arrived to put them back into the car.
The process to reinstall them was much more delicate, deliberate, and slow than taking them out of the car. It took a lot of adjusting with the load leveler to get the angles right, getting the transmission under the body of the car without having the engine hit the back of the frame.
In addition to using the engine hoist and load leveler, I also had a jack under the frame to raise and lower the car when necessary. This turned out to be very helpful to be able to adjust the height of the car in addition to height of the engine and transmission.
The last hurdle to cross is to get all of the mounts to line up correctly. I was able to get the transmission mounts close enough to be able to put the bolts through the mount holes which allowed me to then focus on getting the motor mounts to line up. It took a bit of wiggling of the motor, but eventually I was able to get it to fall into place into the mounts.
Next up will be to hook up the transmission linkages, electrical connections, fuel lines, cooling lines, and anything else required for the motor to run before firing it up again.
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