Dave R's 3/28 update

Hi Ann and Tower family and friends!

It's been a productive week now that the weather has finally calmed down.  Here is the latest:

The transmission has had the bad gears and main bearings replaced and is fully reassembled.  It is awaiting one more thorough cleaning of it's exterior, prior to painting.  

You can see the gears that were replaced to the left side of the picture.  We still need to verify the operation of the electrical parts of the overdrive system but that will occur once we begin getting the car rewired during assembly.

The rear axle and frame have been prepped and received several coats of chassis black!  You might not recognize them now but rest assured, these are the same parts the car started it's life with.

Take note of these images -

These show where the upper suspension arms and shocks mounted. 
There was several inches of dirt, rocks, grease and undercoating, such that these towers were all but buried.  

Nice to see them!

The axle will need some attention to the internals and seals but we will do that after it's back under the car.

My earlier concerns with the 
frame being bent were unfounded.

Perhaps it was due to misalignment of the front fenders and not the frame.  

The slight damage noted before  is nothing more than minor cosmetics. 

The frame measures square!

That's where we are at up through this morning!

Best regards
Dave and gang