Mike,
I am on my first project also. My motor was seized. It was really a challenge but if you need to know what I did I will be the first to tell you everyone here has been great I posted a bunch of questions and if you need to know the steps I did just ask away. Good Luck it can be done even a beginner like me did it
"As I lay rubber down the street, I pray for traction I can keep, but if I spin and begin to slide, please dear God protect my sweet ride." -Amen
56 Chevy 3100