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2019-01-22 08:52:58  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the arm of the hydraulic jack and moves it under the rear crossmember before
2019-01-22 08:53:13  ★ starting to pump the arm of the jack in order to raise the vehicle up.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 08:54:07  ★ Mariana Lopez takes two axle stands and places on under each side of the car's frame.
2019-01-22 08:54:25  ★ Mariana Lopez turns the arm of the jack counter clockwise to drop the vehicle on the jack stands.
2019-01-22 08:54:45  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the jack aside and reaches out for her tire iron as she heads to the right rear
2019-01-22 08:54:49  ★ side.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 08:55:03  ★ Mariana Lopez takes a knee and undoes the lug nuts on the rear right wheel.
2019-01-22 08:55:20  ★ Mariana Lopez saves the nuts aside and grasps onto the edges of the wheel, pulling it right out.
2019-01-22 08:56:08  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the wheel down and goes to the other side as she kneels down and starts loosening
2019-01-22 08:56:15  ★ the lug nuts on the left wheel.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 08:56:30  ★ Mariana Lopez pulls the wheel out and places it down along with the lug nuts.
2019-01-22 08:59:23  ★ Mariana Lopez takes a 14mm socket and fits it on a ratchet before getting down on the ground and
2019-01-22 08:59:33  ★ crawling under the rear side of the vehicle.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:09:28  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs an empty plastic container along, she'd place it below the axle housing and use
2019-01-22 09:09:39  ★ her wrench to loosen the drain bolt.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:09:59  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the bolt and puts it aside, allowing the oil in the axle housing to drain.
2019-01-22 09:11:34  ★ Mariana Lopez awaits for the oil to drain into the counter before pushing it away for more clearance.
2019-01-22 09:13:10  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the ratcheting wrench to undo the bolts that secure the diff cover to the differential
2019-01-22 09:13:12  ★ housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:16:01  ★ Mariana Lopez proceeds to loosen the 4 bolts that secure the end of the driveshaft to the stock
2019-01-22 09:16:04  ★ 3rd member.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:16:27  ★ Mariana Lopez takes a firm grip of the driveshaft and jiggles it a bit as she disconnects that end.
2019-01-22 09:16:55  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the front side of the vehicle and uses the wrench to undo all 4 bolts
2019-01-22 09:17:08  ★ that secure the other end of the driveshaft to the transmission.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:17:31  ★ Mariana Lopez quickly holds the driveshaft, slowly lowering it down on the ground and pushing it away
2019-01-22 09:17:37  ★ for more space.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:23:34  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the wrench to loosen the 4 bolts on the right backing plate which holds the axle
2019-01-22 09:23:43  ★ and backing plate to the axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:24:19  ★ Mariana Lopez takes an 8mm open end wrench from her tool box and uses it to loosen the small nut
2019-01-22 09:24:38  ★ that secures the brake line, disconnecting it afterwards.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:24:58  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls out from beneath the vehicle and takes a knee as she grasps onto the backing plate
2019-01-22 09:25:30  ★ and starts pulling on it until it comes right off along with the right axle.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:26:27  ★ Mariana Lopez puts them down on the ground and heads to the other side as she gets beneath the car
2019-01-22 09:26:48  ★ and uses her 14mm ratchet to undo the 4 bolts that hold the left backing plate and axle      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:26:53  ★ to the axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:27:22  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls out and grasps onto the left backing plate, wiggling as she pulls it right off.
2019-01-22 09:27:49  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the left backing plate and axle assembly down as she sighs.
2019-01-22 09:29:30  ★ Mariana Lopez heads to a shelf containing the new parts and grabs the new axles along with the 3rd
2019-01-22 09:29:32  ★ member.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:30:06  ★ Mariana Lopez places the new parts down and fits a 25mm socket on her ratchet before using it to
2019-01-22 09:30:31  ★ loosen the 25mm nut that secures the right axle to the right backing plate.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:31:38  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the new right axle and slides it into the hole in the center of the right backing
2019-01-22 09:31:52  ★ plate before tightening the nut that secures it to the backing plate.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:32:12  ★ Mariana Lopez reaches out for the left axle and backing plate assembly and uses the ratchet to loosen
2019-01-22 09:32:25  ★ the nut that binds them together, she'd then seperate the too parts and toss the old      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:32:28  ★ axle away.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:32:45  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the new axle and inserts it in place before fitting the nut and fastening it using
2019-01-22 09:32:48  ★ the ratchet.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:33:24  ★ Mariana Lopez fits the ratchet with a 15mm socket and crawls beneath the car as she undoes the bolts that
2019-01-22 09:33:31  ★ secure the 3rd member to the axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:33:46  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the ratchet aside and grasps onto the 3rd member with both hands as she starts
2019-01-22 09:34:00  ★ pulling it out with a jiggling motion.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:34:23  ★ Mariana Lopez would carefully lower it down and crawl out from underneath the car.
2019-01-22 09:34:53  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the old 3rd member aside and reaches out for the new one, she'd lower herself
2019-01-22 09:35:08  ★ on the ground and get back underneath the rear side of the vehicle, carefully and      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:35:32  ★ steadily raising the new 3rd member up and lining it up with the mounting studs.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:36:07  ★ Mariana Lopez leaves some space between the new 3rd member and the axle housing mounting surface
2019-01-22 09:36:39  ★ so that she can apply the new gasket.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:36:59  ★ Mariana Lopez reaches out for a tube of gasket maker she got in her garage, squeezing the tube as
2019-01-22 09:37:13  ★ she applies the product around the mounting surface between the 3rd member and the      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:37:16  ★ axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:37:40  ★ Mariana Lopez uses her fingers to evenly distribute the gasket maker around.
2019-01-22 09:38:12  ★ Mariana Lopez pushes the 3rd member against the axle housing and fits all the removed bolts before
2019-01-22 09:38:19  ★ starting to fasten them using the wrench.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:38:58  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls out and grabs the left backing plate and axle assembly, inserting them back in place.
2019-01-22 09:39:19  ★ Mariana Lopez heads to the other side of the vehicle and picks up the right backing plate and axle,
2019-01-22 09:39:28  ★ fitting them into the original position.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:39:41  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the car and reconnects the right side brake line as she uses the
2019-01-22 09:39:53  ★ open end wrench to secure the small nut that fixes it in place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:40:17  ★ Mariana Lopez would then use the ratchet to tighten the 4 bolts that secure the right backing plate and
2019-01-22 09:40:28  ★ axle to the axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:40:43  ★ Mariana Lopez moves to the other side and reconnects the left brake line to the appropriate port.
2019-01-22 09:40:58  ★ Mariana Lopez tightens the small nut using the open end wrench, securing the brake line in place.
2019-01-22 09:41:16  ★ Mariana Lopez would then put the wrench aside and use the ratchet to secure the 4 bolts that bind
2019-01-22 09:41:32  ★ the left backing plate and axle to the axle housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:42:30  ★ Mariana Lopez inserts the drain bolt back in the axle housing and secures it before loosening the
2019-01-22 09:42:53  ★ fill bolt.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:43:45  ★ Mariana Lopez heads to her workbench and grabs a bottle of gear fluid along with a funnel.
2019-01-22 09:44:14  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the rear side of the car and inserts the tight end of the funnel in
2019-01-22 09:44:20  ★ the fill hole.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:44:40  ★ Mariana Lopez undoes the cap on the bottle and supports the funnel with her left hand as she pours
2019-01-22 09:45:11  ★ oil inside through the funnel until oil starts coming out the fill hole, meaning that it's      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-22 09:45:13  ★ full.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:45:35  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the fill bolt back in place and tightens it as she applies the cap on the gear oil
2019-01-22 09:45:40  ★ bottle and puts it aside.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:47:41  ★ Mariana Lopez fits her ratchet with a 10mm socket and uses it to undo the two bolts from the
2019-01-22 09:47:51  ★ exhaust mid pipe hanger bracket.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:49:18  ★ Mariana Lopez undoes the rear hanger bracket that keeps the muffler in place.
2019-01-22 09:50:06  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the ratchet aside and takes a flathead screwdriver, using it to loosen the clamp
2019-01-22 09:50:19  ★ between the mid pipe and the exhaust manifold.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:50:43  ★ Mariana Lopez carefully eases the exhaust assembly down and pushes the old parts out from beneath the car.
2019-01-22 09:50:58  ★ Mariana Lopez collects the junk and places it in a corner of her garage as she makes space.
2019-01-22 09:51:26  ★ Mariana Lopez pulls the driver door open and squeezes the hood release handle.
2019-01-22 09:51:41  ★ Mariana Lopez heads to the front of the vehicle and pops the hood open as she applies
2019-01-22 09:51:47  ★ the hood prop to fix it in place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:52:06  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the arm of her hydraulic jack and takes it beneath the car before lining it up
2019-01-22 09:52:22  ★ under the cross member and raising the rear side of the car slightly above the level of      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:52:28  ★ the axle stands so that she could take them off.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:53:09  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the two axles stands and keeps the rear of the car jacked.
2019-01-22 09:53:32  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the edging o the right rear wheel, putting it in place and fitting the
2019-01-22 09:53:35  ★ lug nuts.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:53:57  ★ Mariana Lopez heads to the other side and picks up the left rear wheel, fitting it back and getting
2019-01-22 09:54:05  ★ the lug nuts started manually.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:54:58  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the tire iron and tightens the lug nuts on the rear wheels half way before turning the
2019-01-22 09:55:09  ★ arm of the hydraulic jack and lowering the car back on its wheels.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:55:43  ★ Mariana Lopez finishes tightening the lug nuts on the rear wheels after lowering the car, she'd put
2019-01-22 09:55:48  ★ the tire iron back in place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:56:23  ★ Mariana Lopez fits her ratchet with a 15mm socket and starts undoing the nuts that secure the
2019-01-22 09:56:32  ★ car hood to the hood brackets.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 09:57:02  ★ Mariana Lopez would be undoing the nuts using her right hand and supporting the hood using her left.
2019-01-22 09:57:24  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the wrench aside and grunts as she lifts the hood up and off the car.
2019-01-22 09:57:40  ★ Mariana Lopez carefully places it down as she tries not to scratch the paint.
2019-01-22 10:01:59  ★ Mariana Lopez takes a flathead screwdriver and unscrews both battery terminals.
2019-01-22 10:02:20  ★ Mariana Lopez disconnects the negative terminal before undoing the right one.
2019-01-22 10:02:26  Mariana Lopez: (( positive one* ))
2019-01-22 10:06:54  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the battery off and places it away.
2019-01-22 10:08:32  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs a 14mm socket and fits it on her ratchet before using it to undo the two bolts
2019-01-22 10:08:47  ★ that secure the mounting bracket on each side of the old radiator.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:09:23  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls under the front of the Bel Air and uses the ratchet to undo the lower radiator
2019-01-22 10:09:29  ★ bracket.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:10:03  ★ Mariana Lopez pushes herself up and takes a flathead screwdriver from her tool box, using it to
2019-01-22 10:10:53  ★ undo the hose clamps that secure the inlet radiator hose.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:11:14  ★ Mariana Lopez undoes the clamp that secures the outlet radiator hose before putting the screwdriver back
2019-01-22 10:11:19  ★ in the tool box.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:11:41  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the old radiator and fishes it right out of the engine bay, tossing it
2019-01-22 10:11:47  ★ away.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:12:46  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the hydraulic jack and slides it beneath the front crossmember, starting to
2019-01-22 10:12:59  ★ pump it in order to raise the front side of the vehicle upward.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:13:26  ★ Mariana Lopez takes two axle stands and puts on on each side of the car's frame in order to support it.
2019-01-22 10:13:45  ★ Mariana Lopez disengages the hydraulic jack as the front side of the car would be supported with
2019-01-22 10:13:50  ★ axle stands.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:15:15  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the car and uses the ratchet to undo the bolts that secure the
2019-01-22 10:15:23  ★ transmission crossmember bracket.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:15:52  ★ Mariana Lopez takes it off and tosses it aside before loosening the bolts on the transmission mounts.
2019-01-22 10:16:35  ★ Mariana Lopez fits an extension on her ratchet in order to reach and undo the bolts on the engine mounts.
2019-01-22 10:17:09  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls from beneath the car and takes off the extension from the ratchet.
2019-01-22 10:19:00  ★ Mariana Lopez fits it with a 14mm socket and uses it to loosen exhaust headers on each side of the
2019-01-22 10:19:11  ★ V8 engine.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:19:23  Mariana Lopez: (( manifolds* ))
2019-01-22 10:19:41  ★ Mariana Lopez wiggles the exhaust manifolds out of place and saves them aside.
2019-01-22 10:21:15  ★ Mariana Lopez takes an 8mm open end wrench and uses it to loosen the nut on each of the fuel return
2019-01-22 10:21:19  ★ and the fuel feed line.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:23:07  ★ Mariana Lopez disconnects the fuel lines from the carburator and moves them in the engine bay so that
2019-01-22 10:23:17  ★ they don't get damaged when the old engine is pulled out.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:23:40  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the Bel Air and disconnects the wire connected that is headed to the
2019-01-22 10:24:05  ★ starter on the transmission.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:24:29  ★ Mariana Lopez gets out and grabs the hydraulic jack, placing it under the crossmember and slowly raising
2019-01-22 10:24:40  ★ the car a bit above so that the axle stands are free.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:24:54  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the axle stands from beneath the car and disengages the hydraulic jack
2019-01-22 10:25:01  ★ to drop it back on its wheels.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:34:23  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the trolley engine cherry picker and gets it closer to the engine bay.
2019-01-22 10:35:31  ★ Mariana Lopez takes two iron hooks and 2 bolts that used to secure the exhaust manifold.
2019-01-22 10:36:41  ★ Mariana Lopez inserts a bolt in a mounting hole from the right side of the V8 engine and fits the hook on
2019-01-22 10:36:45  ★ it as she secures it.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:37:26  ★ Mariana Lopez inserts the other bolt and hook in one of the mounting holes of the exhaust manifold
2019-01-22 10:37:29  ★ on the other side.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:38:42  ★ Mariana Lopez secures it with the ratchet and takes the chain from the cherry picker, inserting it
2019-01-22 10:39:04  ★ through the hook in the right side and the hook on the left side before locking the end up o      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-22 10:39:09  ★ on the cherry picker.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:40:45  ★ Mariana Lopez eyes the engine bay as she makes sure she left nothing.
2019-01-22 10:41:22  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the handle of the cherry picker and starts pumping as she keeps her eyes
2019-01-22 10:41:58  ★ on the engine and the engine bay, watching the engine raise up from its bay.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:42:27  ★ Mariana Lopez stops for a second and glances around to ensure that there's enough clearance for
2019-01-22 10:42:30  ★ it to come out.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:43:04  ★ Mariana Lopez gets back to the cherry picker as she keeps pumping the handle until the engine is high up
2019-01-22 10:43:14  ★ and out of the car's bay along with the transmission.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:44:05  ★ Mariana Lopez pushes the engine crane away from the Bel Air before taking off the handle and using the tip
2019-01-22 10:44:23  ★ to turn the release screw, lowering the engine down on the ground.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-22 10:44:53  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the ratchet to undo the two bolts she used to secure the hooks in place.
2019-01-22 10:46:53  ★ Mariana Lopez takes off the hooks and moves the cherry picker near the new engine that would be
2019-01-22 10:48:26  ★ on a wooden pallet.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:01:27  ★ Mariana Lopez slips a pair of gloves on and takes the new torque converter out of the carton box.
2019-01-23 13:02:10  ★ Mariana Lopez takes a knee and lines it up with the mounting holes on the new transmission before
2019-01-23 13:02:26  ★ sitting it in place and hand tightening the mounting bolts to get them started.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:02:43  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the ratchet and fits it with a 15mm socket before fastening the torque converter
2019-01-23 13:03:00  ★ bolts in a criss cross pattern so that it's evenly secured to the bell housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:03:30  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the transmission bell housing and lifts it up as she grunts.
2019-01-23 13:05:37  ★ Mariana Lopez steadily approaches the engine and properly lines up the transmission bell housing
2019-01-23 13:05:44  ★ with the engine output shaft.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:06:11  ★ Mariana Lopez sits the transmission in place and supports it with her left hand as she uses her right
2019-01-23 13:06:38  ★ one to insert the mounting bolts in the mounting holes as she secures them using      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:06:42  ★ the ratchet.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:07:31  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the ratchet aside and takes a torque wrench as she fits it with the right size
2019-01-23 13:07:56  ★ socket and torquing the bolts that secure the transmission bell housing to the engine block      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-23 13:08:08  ★ to 25ft-lb.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:09:17  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the ratchet and heads to the old engine as she undoes the two bolts that secure
2019-01-23 13:09:29  ★ the stock starter to the transmission bell housing.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:09:53  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the old starter and transfers it to the new transmission as she uses the
2019-01-23 13:10:02  ★ ratchet to fasten the mounting bolts in order to secure it.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:10:59  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the chain from the cherry picker and inserts it through the lifting brackets from the
2019-01-23 13:11:18  ★ new engine, securing it by hanging it on the other end of the cherry picker.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:11:42  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the arm and starts pumping in steady strokes, raising the new engine and transmission
2019-01-23 13:11:47  ★ assembly up in the air.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:12:10  ★ Mariana Lopez stops when the assembly's level is higher than the engine bay.
2019-01-23 13:12:30  ★ Mariana Lopez slowly pushes the cherry picker to the front side of the vehicle as she lines up the
2019-01-23 13:12:39  ★ new engine assembly with the engine bay.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:13:59  ★ Mariana Lopez manually turns the adjusting nut on the engine leveler to tilt the engine and transmission
2019-01-23 13:14:24  ★ assembly so that the transmission is lower than the engine in order for it to fit in      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:14:27  ★ place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:14:58  ★ Mariana Lopez leaves the engine hanging and grabs the new engine mounts out of their package, fitting
2019-01-23 13:15:20  ★ them on the mounting point of the new engine and lightly tightening them with the ratchet.      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-23 13:15:49  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the new transmission mounts and fits them on the new transmission before
2019-01-23 13:16:07  ★ lightly tightening them so that she could adjust them later.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:16:27  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the ratchet aside and gets back to the cherry picker as she grabs the arm and
2019-01-23 13:16:43  ★ turns it counter clockwise in order to slowly lower the engine and transmission assembly      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:16:46  ★ into the engine bay.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:17:03  ★ Mariana Lopez keeps her eyes on the engine and transmission as she slowly lowers the assembly in place
2019-01-23 13:17:23  ★ as she would look out so that she doesn't damage anything on the way down.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:17:49  ★ Mariana Lopez leaves the cherry picker and adjusts the engine leveler after the transmission is in place
2019-01-23 13:18:05  ★ so that the engine also lines up with its place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:18:27  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the arm of the cherry picker and turns it clockwise as she slowly lowers
2019-01-23 13:18:36  ★ the engine in place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:19:01  ★ Mariana Lopez unhooks the end of the chain from the cherry picker and takes it off the engine as she no
2019-01-23 13:19:05  ★ longer needs it.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:19:18  ★ Mariana Lopez pushes the cherry picker aside for more clearance and space
2019-01-23 13:23:53  ★ Mariana Lopez fits the ratchet with the right sized socket prior to undoing the bolts that secure the
2019-01-23 13:24:17  ★ carburator that comes with the new engine.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 13:27:52  ★ Mariana Lopez takes off the carburetor and puts it aside as she no longer needs it.
2019-01-23 13:31:04  ★ Mariana Lopez then starts undoing the bolts that secure the air manifold to the engine heads.
2019-01-23 13:31:39  ★ Mariana Lopez takes it off along with the gaskets and saves it aside.
2019-01-23 18:16:26  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the air intake on the workbench before unpackaging the aftermarket throttle body
2019-01-23 18:16:53  ★ and properly lining up the mounting holes as she inserts the bolts.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:17:24  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the ratchet and fastens the bolts to bind the throttle body and the intake manifold
2019-01-23 18:17:26  ★ together.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:18:05  ★ Mariana Lopez carries the assembly and heads back to the engine bay as she properly intake manifold
2019-01-23 18:18:15  Mariana Lopez: (( properly places* ))
2019-01-23 18:18:28  ★ between the V8 engine heads.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:18:51  ★ Mariana Lopez hand tightens the bolts and gets her ratchet as she tightens them in a criss cross
2019-01-23 18:18:55  ★ pattern.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:19:12  ★ Mariana Lopez fits the right socket size on the ratchet and uses it to loosen the bolts that hold the
2019-01-23 18:19:30  ★ two head covers.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:19:54  ★ Mariana Lopez takes off the engine head covers and puts them down on the ground before disconnecting
2019-01-23 18:23:58  ★ the wire harness on each coil pack.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:24:51  ★ Mariana Lopez gently grasps onto each coil pack as she turns it counter clockwise to loosen it and take it
2019-01-23 18:24:53  ★ out.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:25:14  ★ Mariana Lopez would then take off the stock spark plugs that came with the new engine.
2019-01-23 18:25:41  ★ Mariana Lopez starts taking out the new spark plugs from their box, inserting them accordingly in
2019-01-23 18:25:47  ★ each coil pack.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:26:06  ★ Mariana Lopez inserts the coil packs in place and reconnects all the wire connectors to the
2019-01-23 18:26:16  ★ coil packs.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:28:10  ★ Mariana Lopez disconnects the wiring to the ignition coil and takes a philipshead screwdriver, using it
2019-01-23 18:28:21  ★ to unscrew it off the engine head.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:28:41  ★ Mariana Lopez puts it aside and takes the new ignition coil out of the carton box it came with, putting it
2019-01-23 18:28:58  ★ in place and reconnecting the wire connectors to it.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:30:29  ★ Mariana Lopez bends over and picks up the engine head covers as she puts them in place and inserts
2019-01-23 18:30:36  ★ the mounting bolts in the holes.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:30:50  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the ratchet and uses it to tighten these bolts in order to secure the engine heads.
2019-01-23 18:34:42  ★ Mariana Lopez tears the carton of the air intake kit as she starts taking out the parts.
2019-01-23 18:35:57  ★ Mariana Lopez slides a clamp around the intake hose and connects one end to the pod filter as she
2019-01-23 18:36:26  ★ uses a flathead screwdriver to compress the clamp and secure the hose to the      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:36:33  ★ pod filter.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:47:31  ★ Mariana Lopez connects the other end of the intake hose to the appropriate port of the throttle body as
2019-01-23 18:47:42  ★ she tightens the clamp to secure the hose.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:48:22  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the screwdriver back in the tool box and fetches for the clutch cable, connecting it
2019-01-23 18:49:49  ★ to the mechanism that opens the butterfly valve on the throttle body.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 18:50:07  ★ Mariana Lopez locks it in place and ensure it's tight enough.
2019-01-23 19:02:53  ★ Mariana Lopez takes out the fuel pressure regulator from its package and locating a spot for it on the
2019-01-23 19:03:16  ★ metal frame near the strut tower.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:03:47  ★ Mariana Lopez takes an electric drill and fits a bit on it before drilling two holes for the fuel pressure
2019-01-23 19:03:54  ★ regulator to be mounted.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:04:10  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the drill aside as she finishes, she'd position the fuel pressure regulator in
2019-01-23 19:04:32  ★ place and take the fuel feed line, connecting it to the fuel pressure regulator feed port.      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-23 19:04:48  ★ Mariana Lopez takes an open end 8mm wrench and tightens the nut that secures the line to the port.
2019-01-23 19:05:11  ★ Mariana Lopez connects the fuel return line to the fuel return port from the fuel pressure regulator and
2019-01-23 19:05:22  ★ tightens the nut that secures the line using the wrench.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:06:14  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the end of the vacuum hose and connects it to the vacuum port in the
2019-01-23 19:06:32  ★ fuel pressure regulator as she tightens the screw using a flathead screwdriver.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:06:53  ★ Mariana Lopez would compress the clamp that holds the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator
2019-01-23 19:06:58  ★ by doing so.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:07:46  ★ Mariana Lopez grabs the battery and walks to the engine bay as she slowly drops it in place, reconnecting
2019-01-23 19:08:06  ★ the negative and positive terminals as she secures them using a screwdriver.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:08:27  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the new radiator and grunts as she lifts it up, slowly and steadily lowering
2019-01-23 19:08:41  ★ it in place as she pays attention to the mounting holes on the brackets, lining them up      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:08:48  ★ with the mounting holes on the car frame.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:09:38  ★ Mariana Lopez inserts the new bolts that came with the radiator in place and uses the ratchet to
2019-01-23 19:09:43  ★ fasten all of them.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:10:54  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the upper radiator hose and slides two clamps around it before connecting one end
2019-01-23 19:11:05  ★ to the appropriate port in the radiator and the other end to the      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:11:13  ★ port on the water pump.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:11:27  ★ Mariana Lopez uses her flathead screwdriver to tighten the screws on the clamps in order to
2019-01-23 19:11:30  ★ compress them.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:13:30  ★ Mariana Lopez takes the lower radiator hose and slides two clamps on before plugging one end
2019-01-23 19:13:50  ★ into the radiator port and the other end to the port on the engine head.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:14:42  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the screwdriver to compress the clamps and secure the hoses in place.
2019-01-23 19:15:37  ★ Mariana Lopez grasps onto the arm of her hydraulic jack and slides it under the front suspension
2019-01-23 19:15:52  ★ crossmember, prior to pumping the handle in order to raise the front of the vehicle up.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:16:10  ★ Mariana Lopez takes two axle stands and puts one underneath each side of the car frame.
2019-01-23 19:16:31  ★ Mariana Lopez turns the arm of her hydraulic jack in order to slowly lower the front of the car on axle
2019-01-23 19:16:33  ★ stands.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:17:02  ★ Mariana Lopez slides the jack beneath the rear crossmember afterwards as she pumps up the arm
2019-01-23 19:17:10  ★ to raise the rear of the car in the air too.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:17:29  ★ Mariana Lopez takes two axle stands and puts one on each side of the vehicle's rear side of the frame.
2019-01-23 19:17:45  ★ The vehicle would be supported by four jack stands in the air.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:18:05  ★ Mariana Lopez fits her ratchet with the appropriate size socket and crawls beneath the car as she
2019-01-23 19:18:47  ★ starts tightening the bolts that secure the engine mounts in place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:19:01  ★ Mariana Lopez moves to the transmission mounts afterwards as she tightens them too.
2019-01-23 19:19:20  ★ Mariana Lopez reaches out for the transmission crossmember bracket and lines it up with the mounting
2019-01-23 19:19:31  ★ holes before inserting the bolts and firmly tightening them.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:19:52  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls out from beneath the car and grasps onto the end of the new driveshaft, dragging it
2019-01-23 19:21:01  ★ along as she crawls back under the car and lifts it up to lines up the slip yokel with the      ((Mariana opez))
2019-01-23 19:21:14  ★ transmission output shaft, inserting it in.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:21:27  ★ Mariana Lopez would then use the wrench to secure all four bolts that secure that end of the
2019-01-23 19:21:34  ★ drive shaft to the transmission.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:22:08  ★ Mariana Lopez raises the back side of the driveshaft and aligns the U-joint with the pignion yoke
2019-01-23 19:22:12  ★ from the 3rd member.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:22:26  ★ Mariana Lopez hand tightens the bolts to get them started before using her ratchet to completely
2019-01-23 19:22:41  ★ secure that end of the driveshaft to the 3rd member.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:23:17  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the transmission and reconnects the wire connector to the starter on
2019-01-23 19:23:21  ★ the transmission.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:28:10  ★ Mariana Lopez reaches out for the jack stands and drags it beneath the fuel tank as she pumps up
2019-01-23 19:28:25  ★ the handle to raise the jack's saddle high enough to support the fuel tank so that she could      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:28:29  ★ take it off safely.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:29:03  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the ratchet to undo the bolt on each side of the hanger straps from the fuel tank.
2019-01-23 19:29:22  ★ Mariana Lopez gets an open end wrench from the tool box and uses it to loosen the nut that secure
2019-01-23 19:29:25  Mariana Lopez: (( secures ))
2019-01-23 19:29:41  ★ the fuel feed line to the fuel tank.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:30:01  ★ Mariana Lopez loosens the nut that secures the fuel return line to the fuel tank before dropping the tank
2019-01-23 19:30:03  ★ down.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:30:44  ★ Mariana Lopez slowly turns the handle of the jack counter clockwise as she lowers the fuel tank on the g
2019-01-23 19:30:47  ★ ground.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:31:02  ★ Mariana Lopez fits the ratchet with the right socket before undoing the bolts that secure the
2019-01-23 19:31:09  ★ fuel pump assembly inside the fuel tank.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:31:26  ★ Mariana Lopez pulls out the fuel tank assembly and uses a flathead screwdriver to unscrew the plastic
2019-01-23 19:31:29  ★ lid.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:31:48  ★ Mariana Lopez takes off the lid and disconnects the wire harness to the old fuel pump.
2019-01-23 19:32:05  ★ Mariana Lopez fishes the old fuel pump out of the fuel pump assembly and drops in the new one as
2019-01-23 19:32:22  ★ she reconnects the wire harness and fits the plastic lid back on top of the      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:32:31  ★ fuel pump assembly.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:32:47  ★ Mariana Lopez secures the two screws of the plastic lid and takes her ratchet as she drops the
2019-01-23 19:33:07  ★ fuel pump assembly back into the fuel tank, using the ratchet to tighten all the bolts.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:33:24  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the ratchet aside and starts pumping up the jack's handle as she raises the fuel
2019-01-23 19:33:31  ★ tank up and back into place.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:33:45  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the ratchet to secure the bolts on the hanger straps of the fuel tank.
2019-01-23 19:34:04  ★ Mariana Lopez reconnects the fuel feed and return lines prior to securing them by tightening the
2019-01-23 19:34:17  ★ nuts using an open end wrench of the right size.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:34:39  ★ Mariana Lopez reconnects the wiring harness to the fuel tank before crawling out from underneath
2019-01-23 19:34:52  ★ the car to bring the new exhaust system parts.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:35:29  ★ Mariana Lopez places them next to the vehicle and picks up the exhaust manifolds as she heads
2019-01-23 19:35:44  ★ to the engine bay, dropping on on each side of the V8 engine.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:38:12  ★ Mariana Lopez uses the ratchet to fasten the bolts that secure each exhaust manifold to the block.
2019-01-23 19:38:24  ★ Mariana Lopez would do that in a criss cross pattern to avoid leaks.
2019-01-23 19:39:17  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls beneath the car and drags the X mid pipe, lining up the ends with the ends of the
2019-01-23 19:39:22  ★ exhaust manifolds.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:39:55  ★ Mariana Lopez slides clamps on each end and tightens it by fastening the screw in the clamp to compress it
2019-01-23 19:40:17  ★ Mariana Lopez would then take her ratchet and fasten the bolts that secure the exhaust mid pipe
2019-01-23 19:40:24  ★ hanger brackets to the car frame.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:41:30  ★ Mariana Lopez slides the rear pipe and lines up its end with the end of the mid pipe as she uses the screw
2019-01-23 19:41:41  ★ driver to tighten the clamp between them.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:42:11  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the screwdriver aside and uses the ratchet to tighten the bolts that secure the
2019-01-23 19:42:19  ★ rear pipe hanger bracket to the car's frame.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:42:36  ★ Mariana Lopez crawls from beneath the car and takes the jack stands as she slides it under the rear
2019-01-23 19:42:48  ★ crossmember, pumping up to raise it above the rear axle stands' level.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:42:59  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the rear axle stands before turning the arm of the jack in order to lower
2019-01-23 19:43:03  ★ the rear of the vehicle.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:43:15  ★ Mariana Lopez moves the jack beneath the front crossmember and pumps up the arm to raise the
2019-01-23 19:43:18  ★ front side.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:43:35  ★ Mariana Lopez removes the front axle standes from underneath the car, placing them aside as she
2019-01-23 19:43:42  ★ then lowers the car back on its four wheel.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:44:07  ★ Mariana Lopez puts the jack and the axle stands aside and connects the wire harness that goes
2019-01-23 19:44:23  ★ to the ignition distributor.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:44:42  ★ Mariana Lopez checks everything around the engine bay to make sure she haven't forgotten anything.
2019-01-23 19:45:03  ★ Mariana Lopez bends over and grunts a little as she grasps onto both side of the Bel Air's hood.
2019-01-23 19:45:26  ★ Mariana Lopez moves the car's hood in place and slowly lowers it down in place as she supports it with
2019-01-23 19:45:39  ★ her left hand while using her right one to tighten the bolts that secure the hood's      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:45:47  ★ mounting bracket's to the car's frame.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:46:15  ★ Mariana Lopez supports the hood with the hood prop before heading to a shelf in her shelf to grab
2019-01-23 19:46:34  ★ a bottle of engine oil, twisting off the cap and undoing the engine oil cover on the engine      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:46:41  ★ before pouring oil inside the engine.      ((Mariana Lopez))
2019-01-23 19:47:01  ★ Mariana Lopez secures the oil cover back on and applies the cap on the engine oil bottle.
2019-01-23 19:47:34  ★ Mariana Lopez puts it aside and takes the car out for a drive as she breaking in the new engine.