It's a roller again! Got the front & rear suspension mounted; coupled the engine and tranny and got them mounted; then added the fuel pump, carburetor and pressure gauge.
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Today was the exhaust and it fought me tooth & nail! It's almost like tubes shrink sitting on the floor, but it's in, clamps tight, ready to go!
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Put on the high zoot valve covers that the PO bought, and I've got a question! One side has a hole with a grommet that's just under 3/4" which I assume is for a PCV, plus the oil fill port with a sexy Chevy bowtie logo. The other side has a hole with a grommet that's just under 1" ID. Can anyone tell me what this larger hole is for? It's internally baffled just like the PCV.
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I ordered a transmission dipstick from AMAZON, and it arrived in a plain box with the only printing "MADE IN CHINA". Looking at it the appearance was OK, but it was 1) Too long, putting the handle high on the firewall; and 2) Too restrictive for adding fluid, with nominal 3/16" holes in the top and bottom billet ends.

I wasn't happy with it, but when I looked the only thing I found that was shorter was a LOKAR "Shorty" Dipstick at 16" with a price tag of $101 plus plus! So I can buy a 28" unit for $25, but if I want half the length the price is 4X? I decided that I wasn't going to spend $$ sending the Chinese junk back, so I took it apart, but first carefully measured the dipstick extension at 1.650". First was to drill out the billet ends to 3/8", which is 4X the flow area; then shorten the tube by a foot; then cut the dipstick wire in several cuts, cheating in on getting it to match the original extension.
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Since it came from China, the plan is to add the design volume of fluid to the tranny, then warm it up and check the level, adjusting the wire to read right.
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