More minor setbacks:
Steering gear input shaft seal leaked. Dropped the gear out and replaced the seal, messy. New gear, but I guess 15 years of shelf life does things to new parts.
Waiting on the 4th steelie to mount. Seems like finding nice straight and true wheels is not easy. Had 5 wheels blasted and painted only to learn later that 2 of 5 were too wobbly or out of round to use. Got another one that works, just waiting for it to be painted.
Leaks, leaks and more leaks. The input shaft gasket on the Muncie is dripping. I started the engine about a month ago (for the first time in 10 years) and after running it a number of times , gear oil showed up on the floor. YEAH! I can't let that go, or it'll oil the clutch and then that's junk.
Of course the typical thermostat housing leak and the valley pan leak are present.
This is the crap that happens when you've been letting new parts sit for years...
Of course there's the boring stuff to install, like weatherstrip and door glass. Oh boy!
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