Re: [FWDLK] '57 Adventurer tranny update

[Tom Duross <6t4belvedere@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

God for you Ed.  Congratulations on a job well done.
Be proud.
Maybe there's a listmember near you that could come and take you for a spin.
I'd love to see that when you're done.
Carlisle?

Tom Duross
Boston

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward X. Petrus" <desoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 5:59 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] '57 Adventurer tranny update


> I took this past Friday off from work to extract the failing tranny from my
> '57 Adventurer project.  It came out without too much trouble.  The
> rebuilt
> unit arrived Friday evening, and I spent a little time yesterday cleaning
> it up and painting it, swapping the mount and the shift control from the
> old one to the new, and installing the emergency brake unit (separated for
> easy of shipping).  After returning from church this morning, I set about
> to get the new (rebuilt) transmission in.  It actually went pretty
> smoothly.  I don't have bumpers, a license, or insurance, so couldn't test
> drive her more than up and down the street in front of my house.  Forward
> and Reverse engage nicely, so I have no reason to doubt that the unit will
> shift up and down, but it didn't get a chance today.
>
> It has been a real learning experience for me.  I did all the work all by
> myself, in my driveway.  Thanks for all the encouragement along the way,
> folks!  Special thanks to Neil Vedder for originally finding the rebuilt
> tranny, John Paxos for locating the guy selling it after we lost his name,
> and to Philippe Courant for his web site and information on Torqueflites!
>
> Ed Petrus
>
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