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Like the engine bay, very clean and the gloss black cover is a neat touch... Charles

Bart, There are six or seven spot welds around the intake cover. Drill those out and the cover will come out in one piece. You still won't have great access to the area between the vent stack and the firewall but with a good light you can see most of it. I did this on a restoration so I could seal all that up and epoxy prime those areas. Charles

The limited slip can be checked in a gentler manner. With both rear wheels off the ground spin one tire forward. If the opposite tire spins in the opposite direction it is an open diff, if it spins in the same direction it is a limited slip... Charles

I was hoping you had a picture of the hot UPS delivery lady... now I'm disappointed. The drums are pretty cool though. What makes them superior to standard aluminum drums? C

I was hoping you had a source. All I have seen is poly replacements. I haven't seen any rubber steering couplers for sale. NIX240z can you mold these in the correct material? Charles

That's wheel is just plain silly. The dude in the blue coat has some serious hair going on... C

Fresh water floods aren't so bad; salt water floods not so good. If everything dries out good you may get out ok... Charles

I did a lot of research looking for a high solids floor epoxy. It is very chemically resistant but if you slide something heavy like a tranny it will scratch it right off the concrete. I etched my concrete before the first coat. If you want to grind your floor Sunbelt rentals here in the US have floor grinders for rent. They offer the stones in carbide and diamond you have to buy the stones. The latter being way more expensive and faster. C

Where did you source a rubber steering coupler? C

I agree. I hate the way the new Google works and their new algorithms are playing havoc with website search results. I also despise having to click twice to get to maps, finance or news versus the one click before. That is not progress. I agree with Bart that it could be the NSA... C

I love Japanese tools especially their hand saws. They make a special saw for every cut imaginable... C

I used an epoxy floor finish in my floor ("color chips" I believe...). It will chip if abused but almost no chemicals will touch it. It looks a lot like the rustoleum kits but higher solids... Lots of outlets is good. I like the alternative energy approach where it makes financial sense... Charles

I hate it, but I'm too far away sounds like fun...

I don't know needle numerology so what is the stock needle. What kind of step in needle size relatively did you make? Charles

That's great stuff and it helps to have the right tools and experience... C

The offers always open... Charles

Very nice. It is much easier when working with OEM panels and parts. Looks great and sealed better than factory... Charles

We are not real close, but if I can help let me know. You might could drive it up and we could tighten things up... C

Actually I think you have done really well for the amount of work you have completed. If you have any kind of life at all 6 months is not bad. I only get one or two weekends a month to work on my project cars so it takes a lot of time to make any progress. I have done about the same amount of work on 2 different cars but the difference is it has taken me years not months C

If cash is tight, a good running motor with good compression is cheaper than the machine work and parts it will take to rebuild what you have. Also it will be quicker than waiting on a machine shop...FWIW Charles

Is that a NOS door skin? How did you roll the edge? Where did you find all the NOS parts? Front upper frame support, possibly outer wheel wells, etc.. Pretty work Charles

I agree that is a lot of welding and grinding. You did a good job fabbing the rocker areas. Many people just buy the replacement rockers and cut out the patches they need. How long was it from going on the rotisserie to the last pictures? Charles

Thanks, I will look into that... C

E-tek, the way I heard it was you "there is good, fast and cheap, you can have any two..." or "...you can only have two of the three..." Charles

That sounds like a good nights work, congrats Charles