did i ever show you how i supported the tranny while i was messing with everything else? just a strap and a 2x4.

i swear he's five years old going right on to fourteen. my little man modeling a captain underpants t-shirt, and a 1985 vanagon engine.

about to get medieval...but thank jah, my neighbor saw what i was doing and loaned my his awesome cherrypicker. thanks justin!

wish me luck!

i'm gonna put this thing back together today.

new clutch installed.

thank you very much.

maybe i can get the engine back in this weekend...

happy fourth of july. please celebrate responsibly.

awesome pic if i do say so. it's a crappy cell phone pic, but check out the light shining through the red loctite dripping off the bolt.

books and websites reccommend (how the hell do you spell reccomend?!)  to use a thread lock compund. i had this so i used it. the books also reccoemnd using new hardware...do they know how much nuts and bolts cost theae days!?> i chose to stick with stock...vintage...original bolts.

book reccomends 44 foot torque. i just torqued what felt like 40 lbs then gave it an extra push. book reccomends 40 or 44 (i don't remember) ft lbs and a 1/4 turn after. i guestimated. but am depending on the red loctite. i have faith.