Transmission

This afternoon I was able to spend a little more time in the shop. I got the CV joints repacked and the new boots installed. I painted the axles yesterday so they were good and dry. I also got the bolts that hold everything together cleaned and painted. The throw out bearing is on order so the only thing left is to detail and install the engine.

Transmission

I got the call from Hook today letting me know my transmission was finished. I picked it up on my way home and installed it after work. Hook used all brand new German parts so I made sure to use a fully synthetic gear oil. This is not your typical $300 rebuild so I figured it was worth the extra $30 to get a good quality lube for it. I still need to clean and repack the CV joints so I can mount the axles.

Front Apron

Today it was time to finally get the front apron pounded back into shape. Because the bottom of the apron was creased it was going to take a fair amount of work which was going to be difficult at best with the apron on the car. So I decided to cut the damaged section out, do the metal work and weld the patch back in. It worked quite well.

The other thing I got done was to replace the section where the hood meets the car. This patch came from a 65 that I just put a new front and rear clip on. Luckily this section of the old clip on the 65 was not damaged.