So, the journey begins.

I found the donor car via craigslist, and went to pick it up. The engine was already out of the car, as from what I can tell the previous owner needed the transmission. This made my life significantly easier, since all I needed to do is get the car home and strip the engine.

I must tell you, the job of removing components from an engine is much easier with the engine sitting on the floor of your basement. After a couple quick wrench turns, a couple of moments what the hell this gizmo was and whether it was needed, the engine is now sitting, stripped down to the block.

Next step, is going to be cleaning up the block. There is a layer of paint on the engine to prevent it from rusting, and most of it is peeling off of the rust. I want to paint it to go with the car, but first I have to get the old paint off, and clean up the rust.

After this, it is going to be a long list of major projects. The original intake manifold may or may not fit, but I may not even use it anyway. I would rather use something more custom. The exhaust is going to be an off-the-shelf/custom job. Then a complete replacement of the engine management system using a system from MegaSquirt.