Have not had good enough weather for painting yet, so I have set all of that aside for the moment and moved on to other things.
First is the transmission. It is out. I threw every bolt and piece that would come off into a bucket of vinegar for a week. Chiseled, scraped, wire wheeled, and pressure washed until it was...... sill not clean. Tried everything in the book, and the best thing was oven cleaner. It softened the super hard layers so the PW could blow it away. Needed to do this a few times. All sealed, up, primed and painted. Two coats of primer,, two coats of paint. If the rest of the truck comes out this good I will be very happy.
