This project is about to kill me but here goes. Took my newfound torrus cover down to trans shop and they rejected it for worn seal surface on the snout. Said front seal would be short lived. Also pointed out a sealing ring that looks like a snap ring inside the smae area that had worn groove in cover he said shouldn't be there. Pickups use a smaller 18 bolt version of the torrus cover. Considering the age and availabilty of parts for this trans, what are my options. Is there a sleeve such as is available for crankshaft dampers? Is there a parts source I am missing? This project has already killed budget for this year.Ideas? Thoughts? Comments? Thanks G.H.