In the next few weeks I'll be dropping the motor back into my car and I was wondering if anyone could come up with some pointers for things to have on hand during the process. Some of it's obvious, like oil, coolant, tranny fluid, etc., but I want to make sure I cover all the bases so it goes as smoothly as possible. Here's what I have thought of so far:

-dino oil for break in - 5qts
-Dexron III ATF for T56 - 4qts
-coolant/water
-tube of "The Right Stuff" for intake manifold etc.
-plenty of oil dry for any spills
-dielectric grease for plugwires
-tube of thread sealant
-tube of antisieze

 

*bump* for any other ideas

 

Sounds like you got it covered. Add a bag of rags, some gojo, and maybe a buddy to help, and you should be good to go.

 

I am in the middle of putting my long block together and fine tuning etc. You might wanna grab a box of medical gloves also. They are good for when you need to have clean hands.

 

Gloves, Gojo, whatever happened to brake cleaner and gasoline? Just kidding, looks like you have everything covered. I agree with the above, an extra set of hands would be of good benefit, especially when dropping the motor back into the bay.