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Need Transmission Back!

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 Transmission has been out for for over 3 weeks.  Was easy to get out: Transmission guy says the overdrive had lots of dirt in it.  He dismantled it, no apparent worn or broken pieces, hopefully a good cleaning will get it working.  Will also replace 4 gaskets and 2 oil seals.  The transmission itself looks very good too, so not further dismantle planned there. Steering wheel is almost done by guy in NY.  He had difficulty getting threads re-established for set screws for control head.   Speaking of control head ie. trafficator, we elected to purchase a rebuilt one instead of an aftermarket replacement.  This guy Dave does an excellent job: We also removed the stator tube (long tube that goes through middle of steering column for trafficator and horn wiring) and confirmed it's in great shape: So looking forward to steering wheel so we can install the trafficator! Got the rear bumpers installed: Front bumpers arrived from Vietnam, had to buy n...