Engine Work

I Got the engine hoist all cleaned up (it sat in a rusty environment for years), after sanding and lubing up the hydraulic shaft, I put the entirety of my body weight on the crane to help break the rust free and got it pumping smoothly.   I went to Lowes to pick up a Heavy Duty chain for the hoist I decided to get the strongest one they had.  This chain can lift 3900# and I only paid ~$3/ft.  Then I had to find the Class 8 bolts to mount the chain to the engine block as the original bolts weren't long enough to get through the chain and securely fasten to the engine.  

 I Finally got the engine off of the frame after about 2 hours of crawling under the car, yelling, banging, more crawling, and a little bleeding (gashed my knee crawling out from under her).  There were many things hooked up that aren't easily visible, Shifting Linkage, grounding cable, transmission/driveshaft...

 Here she is hanging free and clear out in the driveway 

There's the big empty hole waiting for me to finish blasting the frame and firewall, within the next week or 2 I'm hoping to get this ready for prime and paint.

Here's Me and my brother getting the engine mounted on the stand.  (for the record that's my pink work shirt, I didn't want him to get his shirt all greasy) 

Here she is without the valve cover, oil pan, transmission & bellhousing.  My Engine expert/buddy Beau Tiffany was helping me take her apart and told me that a lot of the parts look fine/reusable and apparently this engine is all original with the factory copper head gasket still in place.  

 And here are my finished rims next to the finished Valve color, I think the colors look good together!