Yeah, that's an idea. Darned jig weighs like 300 lbs, so we just stand it on end and lash it to my '39 Dodge so it won't fall over. It stands pretty well that way, but it would make it more convenient to be able to wheel it to where you are working,l rather than drag it like we do now. Thanks for the suggestion.


BTW, got my transmission painted today, it won't win any trophies, but it is at least painted. Jackson Racing Transmissions uses this goofy silver paint on all their transmissions, so I had to remove it all down to bare aluminum before I could prime and paint it. Took me about 6 hours with a wire wheel, sander, die grinder, those rice cake sanding pads we were just discussing, and finally some 80 grit and 100 grit sandpaper.

I wasn't looking for show quality because only about two inches show of the bellhousing at the firewall, but I didn't want it to be silver either. So now it is the same orange as the engine. I would call it a 20 footer, but what the hey, it's a transmission.

The tunnel mold is drying pretty well. Some cracking in it, but I expected that because of the thickness of the drywall compound in some places, but nothing I can't touch up when it is all dry and I do the final smoothing.

Forgot my camera today, but nothing interesting to shoot anyway.

Don