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Sleeper's Engine Swap Operation

The motor in the Sleeper had server well for the past 20 years of all kinds of fun driving. During the last summer, the engine started showing signs of wearing out. And after the brand new CF DF II clutch started to vibrate, we knew it was a case of bad rear main seal. We took the engine out, noticed the bellhousing was covered in oil from the inside and so was the cluctch and the assembly.

The engine was bust too, piston rings in all cylinders had seen better days, head casket was blown. We just wanted to get this back on the road ASAP and we weren't prepared to wait the whole summer for new parts to arrive. Luckily a friend of mine happened to have a just rebuilt 350ci 4-bolt complete engine just waiting to be put in action. We made a deal and it took three days to complete the engine swap with new clutch and now the car is back on the road!

Here's some pics from day 1. More pics to follow....

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