Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Coming Down, Part 2

After bringing down the rear, disaster struck in the form a a completely destroyed transmission. Upon opening it for a look, I found third gear was worn down almost completely smooth. I can't even imagine the incredible noise that would have made while it was happening, so I can't imagine how it got to this state. My only saving grace was the wreck I gutted last year. I thought its tranny was destroyed as water (!) poured out of it instead of oil when I opened it up, but after a look it's almost completely pristine! A few parts were rusted, but conveniently they were spared destruction in the original transmission, and after a bit of swapping, I have my transmission!








The secondary delay between the rear coming down and the front has been the appalling state of the garage. After numerous hours cleaning, it now just looks horrible, but more importantly, I can lower the car safely.




Riding high without the motor.

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