nerves like nylon, nerves like steel

I spent a couple of hours this evening cleaning the replacement gearbox.
After building a quick jig to hold the thing in place, the 30 years of accumulated
gunk and crud scraped off pretty well. The aluminum parts actually look a
nice silvery color now, instead of matching the black that the rest of
the gearbox was. This wasn’t critical to the gearbox operation, but it will make
a big difference when it comes time to wrestle it into the interior of the car.

Now I need to get off my keister and schedule a weekend with my Dad to put
the darn thing in… and send in the form to the state for the historic plates.. and
the form to American Collectors
Insurance… and.. and.. and..

There never are enough hours in the day, days in the week, etc.