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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Freefallin" data-source="post: 1389998" data-attributes="member: 21535">Gents, we have success.  Thanks for everyone's help up to this point, I couldn't have done this without your guys!  Now the fun stuff begins!  Never ripped an engine apart, but it can't be that hard, can it?  I will start to de-assemble the top end tonight if I have time.  I am really hoping to find some aftermarket valve springs to go along with those Comp Stage 1 blower cams.  Started with the chains a bit too long<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3595_zpsf476f2tk.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3595_zpsf476f2tk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>So I shortened them up which proved to be better <a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3596_zpszfygakhb.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3596_zpszfygakhb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>With some help spotting and advice, my 74 year old bad ass 1 gen Italian neighbor Tony and I got it out!  The trans was getting stuck in the tunnel so I had to move the load leveler all the way to the front so the back end could drop a bit.  FINALLY!!<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3600_zpsxjr535tr.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3600_zpsxjr535tr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Wifey Sauce came in to give me a helping hand also!<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3598_zps13b4tkiu.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3598_zps13b4tkiu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Engines look much bigger out of the car!<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3599_zpscne6x6iw.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3599_zpscne6x6iw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Glamour shots...:tongue3:<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3601_zpskthidmre.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3601_zpskthidmre.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3602_zpsxnusquyr.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3602_zpsxnusquyr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>I really wanted to actually do this...<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3604_zpsigj6belo.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3604_zpsigj6belo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3605_zpsbmmqoq1g.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3605_zpsbmmqoq1g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Resting in it's temporary home<a href="http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/Freefallin2000/media/IMG_3610_zps0ijnss9e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r646/Freefallin2000/IMG_3610_zps0ijnss9e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Sean</blockquote>