BUILD THREAD Tomeal's Elky Build

Not sure how good Tri Star is but they do transmissions there on 22.
Id be worried about employee turnover with them being a dealer.

I'll make Jats Transmissions in Johnstown learn who I am if need be.
 
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Everything's fine! Don't worry!
 
Got a second opinion on cause of death for the transmission. Tried to run it the other week and it wouldnt start. I may or may not have been distracted and ran the fuel pump to long when low on fuel.

Oh well, lesson learned. F' it, got the new fuel pump already installed. Starts and runs fine. Needless to say the tank will get filled before I make that mistake again.

I don't feel like dragging gas cans.

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Trailer ride to the gas station it is.

Spent the day re-arranging so it could be out the way for a bit. For now it's got reverse and first. Gonna put it in the small garage till I re-coup the funds to deal with the trans. Should only be a month or so. Don't want to get too political, but I feel a recession coming. Don't want to get caught spending to much.

Anyways, guess I'll update when it goes into small garage for a bit
 
Got a second opinion on cause of death for the transmission. Tried to run it the other week and it wouldnt start. I may or may not have been distracted and ran the fuel pump to long when low on fuel.

Oh well, lesson learned. F' it, got the new fuel pump already installed. Starts and runs fine. Needless to say the tank will get filled before I make that mistake again.

I don't feel like dragging gas cans.

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Trailer ride to the gas station it is.

Spent the day re-arranging so it could be out the way for a bit. For now it's got reverse and first. Gonna put it in the small garage till I re-coup the funds to deal with the trans. Should only be a month or so. Don't want to get too political, but I feel a recession coming. Don't want to get caught spending to much.

Anyways, guess I'll update when it goes into small garage for a bit
Good planning as everyone should, with the Waltons Bezos and Zuck dumping billions of dollars in stock you know something is going to

 
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Good planning as everyone should, with the Waltons Bezos, and Zuck dumping billions of dollars in stock you know something is going to

11billion is chump change for that crew. About the only thing I have learned in 37 years of the market is that you cannot time it. Might be tomorrow or 2 years from now.
 
Oooof!

Five months! Longer than i hoped, but progress continues.

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Make Drain Plugs Standard Again !

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She's a big girl! Stunned me a little on just how heavy it was!

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Loaded up and ready to go and get re-built!
 
While im waiting for my trans to be done i worked on little things.

Sanded and painted a set of roller wheels for the fronts.

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Sanded the wheels done. Wanted to try rust reformer and high build primer.

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Have to say that i wish i would have tried high build sooner.

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Put the final color on top. Will put a second coat after it flashes off. Looks pretty good so far.
 

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Second coat wet...

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Show quality.....no!

Can you tell when i drive past you....no!

I know they dont match......they are rollers for now!
 

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