Engine fully assembled and ready to go in.
The jack would not raise the engine high enough, so we used the engine hoist to lower the car. We go the two to meet somewhere in the middle.
When we dropped the engine, the steering column simply slid apart. Putting the engine back in, we align the stub from the steering rack with the hole in the firewall. Then we raised the engine up. The steering column did not complain, and we had plenty of other bits to worry about. Today I thought we ought to check, and surprise, surprise, the steering wheel spins merrily without turning anything. As you can see in the picture, the two telescoping sections of steering column completely ignored each other. Fortunately, with a little pushing and prodding we were able to wrestle the rear suspension cross member far enough to allow the two pieces to connect. We did have to loosen a dozen big bolts, but the engine stayed right where it was, which was very good. Here is how it is supposed to look.
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