Got my two strong-arm sons to set the bellhousing/tranny assembly back into the '26 tonight. The transmission is fine, so it wasn't contributing to the driveline noise- which may be totally due to the loose hub-to-wood-spokes bolts of the left rear wheel (still waiting for custom threads to be machined in the wheel puller I built). Taking the tranny out wasn't wasted effort, as the clutch disk was worn down to the rivets, so I had it refaced. The clutch itself was fine- until I broke it! The flywheel has three dowel pins that engage with slots in the pressure plate- except if you misalign it and start tightening the bolts, as I did. No clutch to be found, so I had the cast pressure plate welded, which warped the heck out of it- needing considerable machining to correct. But the clutch cover (also an iron casting) could not be corrected if warped that badly. So I had the broken pieces just tacked in place while clamped to a flat plate. Then made 1/4" steel strap pieces to go under mount bolts and cover the broken areas. All I can do now is cross my fingers that it might survive....
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Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons?
... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac?
... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967)
... or has a Pontiac born the same year as Jim Wangers? (1926} 
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