Here we are installing Laurens’s transmission and doing some work on his passenger door prior to re-installing it. These pics are from before the big parts update posted below, but we knew Laurens wanted those pics first.
December 23- Cathy’s Tranny Pull and Disassembly
2009_11_19 Ammar: Parts Painting
November 21- Biff’s Engine and Transmission Pull
Alright, we’re pulling the engine and transmission on Biff’s Shelby, and wrapping up Phase I of the restoration process. We’ll be tagging and bagging a bunch of stuff in the coming days, and preparing Biff’s baby for sand-blasting, the beginning of Phase II.
November 12- Phil’s Transmission Installation
Phil’s transmission’s going back in, with a brand-new clutch. It will drive great after this! We also replaced the rear mounting brackets so the tranny will sit properly, and while we were down there we replaced the universal joints as well. The transmission has also been serviced, which includes a complete fluid flush and replacement. We’ll be testing the new clutch out in the next few days to make sure its up to standards…
November 11- Phil’s Transmission Service
Here we are servicing Phil’s transmission, doing a fluid drain and installation of the new clutch. We also found that the rear mounts for the transmission were badly worn and were dropping the tranny lower than it should go, so we had to replace them as well. We also took the opportunity to get pictures of the engine and tranny serial numbers, which are usually very hard to get to!
September 25- Adnan’s Transmission Cleaning
We’re chemical treating and cleaning up Adnan’s transmission here, and getting all the grime and old fluids drained out. We’ll be replacing the tranny oil pan’s gaskets to stop the leak and replacing all the transmission fluids.
Here is a slideshow of Timbo and P-Dog getting to work cleaning up the transmission and oil pan. As you can see, there’s a lot of grime and the gaskets are bad, so we’ll be cleaning these up and using up a new transmission service kit we purchased for Adnan’s Mustang, which includes transmission and engine oil pan gaskets and a rear main seal, all of which need replacing.
We took Adnan’s Convertible to a nearby shop to pull the transmission and inspect the seals. The tranny’s pretty grimy and needs servicing, so we pulled it and will be servicing it soon, and the rear main seal needs replacing. We’ll be posting more pics or the servicing soon.
