Unfortunately I have to pay for this Christmas...
This turned out to be a really busy weekend, I got quite a bit done on the truck!
A few more parts showed up. New pedal pads, pedal bushings, SM465 and NP205 gasket and seal kit, clutch fork boot, and tank pads!
New driver side battery tray, clamp, and mounting hardware, reverse switch for the transmission, a box of 1/4" rivets for the fuel tank straps, and a new input bearing retainer.
Billet valley plate, new valley gasket, exhaust manifold flanges, and new gaskets.
I started to installed the new bearing retainer on the transmission. I noticed the bolts originally had aluminum washers, which are one time use, but the bolt surface is a rough cast iron finish. I picked up some bonded washers to help with sealing that area a little bit better.
New bearing retainer installed!
I had to epoxy the magnet back into place, the glue had finally released after all these years.
Pretty damn clean on the inside!
Shift forks are in good shape as well.
All of the gaskets have been replaced, touched up the paint and also painted the bearing retainer to match.
Installed the reverse switch.
Assembled the throwout bearing and lines, test fitting how it will go together.
The new fork boot is installed.
Picked up some new bellhousing bolts and washers.
The bellhousing is installed and the transmission is finished!
