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624 days since a post!!! Pffttt! Depressing... Any way the car is still out of the shop and covered up and the Goon is occupying premium space but I did tinker a little today. I pulled together about 20#'s of metal to go to the platers. It's an experiment. I did very little prep work other than degreasing. We'll see what I get back. I also worked on one of the Cv axle halfshafts for the CLSD rear end. It's been sitting on my bench for almost 2 years. I found these numbers on the hub. Might be useful or cross-referenceable

I need to find some parts... Defrost boots Also need fresh air vents Need the inner glove box too Thanks, C

I have the tranny all put together. Seems to bench shift ok. Hopefully in the next 6 months we will get to road test it. We'll see Thanks for everyone's help!!

Congrats!! All the images seem to have downloaded small. I can't enlarge them...

If a 4 speed case will work. I have several of those I believe

The tire calculators should be added on the tech page...

WooHoo!!! Go man, go! I've always felt bad for that car sitting over there all neglected...

There are specialty gauge shops that can probably repair it.

If the outside is loose and the inside pick up doesn't move then you may be pulling air instead of fuel

Both sides have been patched already. I would redo all of that. I suspect there is more concealed rust under those goober welded patches Fortunately all of that metal is now available. Depending on how deep it goes. Very common to see mesh or crumpled up newspaper behind repairs like this. The bondo needs something to help it fill the hole until it gets hard. PO's Got to love em...

He was growing a car guy!! A little danger is a necessary ingredient! 😉

I dont find it uncommon to see oversized main bearings. Does seem interesting they're that hard to source

I've been hurt for over a year. Was some better but recently regressed by about 6 months

I'm gonna miss seeing all of y'all... again! I couldn't make the trip even if I wanted too... Sitting on heating pad right now 😞

They will announce it at the end of the week banquet

Frame rails tend to rust from the inside out. So even though you can't punch through with a screw driver doesn't mean the rail is not corroded inside and no longer the correct thickness. I think at this point in my life, if I find a rail with rust holes, the whole rail will be replaced.

Yes, at some point, no more surprises

Unfortunately, that is exactly what I expected...

One of the vendors use to part out cars but I don't remember who...

I accomplished this in a similar way. Piece of steel bar into the case resting on the nut end. Hold the other end and hit as close a possible to the nut

Google works well to search the site

A soldering iron with a flattish tip will work. A small piece of stainless mesh can be embedded from the back side across the crack using heat. The metal strengthens the joint. There are hot staplers available that do a very similar thing. Hot wire staples would really beef up the repair. You might find it necessary to paint the whole thing when your done to fully conceal the joints and get an even finish. Be carefulful of using too much heat. You can distort the piece of lose the finished texture

You can probably plastic weld that from the backside and make it presentable. Several ways to do it if you're interested

True, but 9-10 yrs ago it was a much cheaper car!

Ooofffta!!!