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Thanks Phak1. I admit I'm struggling a little to transition from body work to mechanical. The mechanical took so much more time & research, especially working out the roller cam & valve train upgrades but have so little (none, really) photo documentation. But, I'll keep posting & if anyone has a question about anything they can just ask .

I was thinking over the previous post where I outlined how all the original '66 bellhousing, clutch & rear motor mounts plus a '92 one ton stock replacement flywheel all came together perfectly, but forgot to mention one other important part. The '66 starter has a 3 bolt mount that bolts directly to the bell housing. The '92 454 starter is much heavier duty but bolts, via 2 long bolts, directly to the block. I'd read that by doing some grinding & matching that the 2 bolt starter would work with the 66 bellhousing. But I had also read that some guys were having trouble with the starter drive gear not properly engaging the ring gear on the flywheel. We overcame this by installing the nose cone & bendix drive from the '66 starter with the '92 454 starter. Bolted up like a stock '66 & worked perfectly. Sorry, no photos of starter as modified.

Once all fitment issues had been resolved, engine was painted, had intake & distributor installed then installed in truck for (hopefully) the final time. Engine & transmission were installed as one unit. Then 750 Edlebrock & stock 8 mm plug wires, along with the original '92 RV plug wire holders. I was even able to reuse the original '92 sparkplug shields which I believe are visible in the photo below. Anything to save a buck, if possible.