You’re welcome, a great piece of insurance for the timing chain guide.

 

10-4 to that. I've probably got almost as much into this swap as I originally spent on the car, so taking extra precautions to make sure everything goes well. Even went as far as to replace every line and component that flows fluids as not to contaminate the new engine. Just about everything is new besides the fuel tank.

 

My sediments exactly, a lot of cash spent , don’t go cheap! I replaced the V8 in my old pickup and all the other systems along with it. Fuel lines , in tank fuel pump, throttle body and injectors. It was well worth the expense.
However that’s just me.

 

I know my memory is bad. I don't remember the engine mount adapter bracket being tilted like that. I won't be able to look at mine until tomorrow night.

 

That looks normal.

 

If you're talking about the pic that blue reposted, it may look more crooked than normal because the belt isn't on yet there and the tensioner is tilted down. In the post before blue's, the last pic shows the engine in the cradle with the belt on and tensioner more horizontal.

 

Not the tensioner.

 

I know not the tensioner. You're referring to the mount above it? Was just saying it may look more crooked because of the angle of the tensioner without the belt on it.

 

Ok. You are just looking at it wrong. The engine when in the car will tilt back towards the firewall. Thus, the valve cover tilts to the back. And the engine mount bracket looks to tilt just a little bit towards the front (again, when in the car)
Add together one tilting back, the other forward and it will look worse than it is.

 

Well put☝️, thanks George