Dallas CC: engine drop Wednesday pm!

[SSSammy]

Joe, you're welcome to come by whenever. Thanks very much for wrenching with us. I would be way deep in a hole without all the help you guys provided.

Tomorrows agenda includes header and side pipe install. The car is up on jacks for that. I'm trying to get the MSD mounted in a decent place, not under the hood ... then can put the dash back on as it is done. Need to finish engine hookup, wiring, dist, alt, radiator, fuel line, carb. None of it very difficult or time consuming.

The issue with the aluminum tranny housing we had Wed night returned. That one bolt we took out to connect the ground strap to is stripped. Sorry DKee, but I think it came stripped. When I filled the tranny with oil, it leaked from that bolt hole. I drained the oil, took the bolt out, chased it, cleaned the hole out, washed it with brake cleaner, dried it with canned air, and absolutely packed it with silicone gasket sealer. Drained the tranny again to get all the brake cleaner out, will fill it tomorrow. If it's sealed, fine, if it leaks I'll have to send the thing back to Kee .. maybe after a few miles and a few smiles.

Sam

[FST FOX]

Well tonight was an awesome night to cruise so get that thing together, we can all cruise together, might bring Jessica over for a little, she has not ridden in the car yet just the ole farm truck, so hopefully unlike most she won't know what a snake bit feels like just yet.

[SSSammy]

Kristen, you know that's why I'm hurrying .. but those guys just HATE it when someone drips greasy stuff on their track. So I'm not going unless this car is READY and tight and broken in, etc. etc. But crossing my fingers, yes!

SSSammy

[SSSammy]

Full day here Sat, John Ross came over and we covered a lot of ground, Patrick came by with Jessica .. what a sweetie But most of the day was spent flogging away at the clutch slave bracket issue. The part ERA overnighted came in, but did not solve the problem We tried every way we could think of, but it just moves the slave off axis in a different way. Looks like its cutting, drilling, grinding, welding, time this am ..

We got the Hurst 4 spd shifter installed on the toploader (it's not leaking oil!), quite a trip back to the 60's Also got the wiring finished, and the dash back in. Windshield wiper system installed. Today's agenda: solve the clutch slave bracket, install carb and engine gas line, install temp and oil press sensors, radiator hoses, distributor, headers and side pipes, gasoline, battery .. that's about all that remains to get to startup. May make it today, may not .. depends on the clutch thing.

Open house all day if anyone wants to stop by, beer is still here .. nobody drank any yesterday .. too busy!

SSSammy