So after 3 months of frustration, I am again frustrated. First it was getting the pistons, got those, then the harmonic balancer needed to be replaced, found a different one, then the piston rings were wrong (factory screwed up) then it was a missing bottom waterpump stud, found temporary solution. Got the engine in the car, went to hook up the transmission crossmember only to have 3 bolts strip out on me. Re-tapped the threads an got new bolts. I thought it was ready to go...... Hooked up the wireing, installed the radiator, filled everything up, and..... no spark from the distributor

. Fiddled and futzed with that, got spark and it ran for about 30 seconds until the replacement harmonic balancer selfdistructed.

Will it ever end? I just want my car back. The summer is gone, and I havent had it for a single day of it.
Will
Sorry, I find modern engine swaps revolting. Keep your G, R, or U series in your Roadster!