Well as most know, Barney is in need of a heart transplant.
Unfortunately done the big end.
So after a little hunting around, I found a donor car.
Was right on my doorstep pretty much.
From a high school mate who lives up the road, a 78 Falcon 500(see below).
Exactly the same mechanically, excepting its a floor shift, mine a column shift.
I'll be making mine into a floor shift anyway, no more column
And i ended up selling the body off on ebay, almost for what i bought it for.
Ending up with this, almost a free engine and box.
The donor motor is ready for a clean, then paint.
Went down today, pulled off all the stuff i wont need, spark leads, hoses an stuff.
Easier to replace it all with new.
Turns out ill need a new water pump and thermostat housing as they have a bit of corrosion, all easily replaced.
More pics to come once clean and ready for paint.