Been doing a little bit here and there. I've been attacking some rusty surfaces with wire attachments to my drill and it's been generally good. Cleaned up around some rusty areas of the trunk lid, hit the lock bolts with liquid wrench (be great to be able to close the trunk and open it without a screwdriver). Started de-rusting the driver's front wheelwell... not pretty obviously... and while I was at it, hit the frame rail some more. While I was under there, I decided it was time to drain the tranny fluid in prep for pulling the transmission. For the record, one of my least favorite vehicular maintenance tasks is draining transmission fluid... so many bolts, so messy. I think I got it all caught in my pan, though. While that was draining I started hitting the interior rust with the drill/brush. It's funny, I'd thought it was moderately non-filthy in there... now there's all kinds more dust/dirt flying around. Good times.
Had to come back and herd kids but still, good to get some stuff done.
I also finally acquired the correct bolts to pull the motor and bolt it up to the engine stand. I first went to O'Reilly with a sample bolt from the bell housing (which matches the bolt holes in the heads which is where I plan to attach the chain for pulling the motor) and according to the bolt/nut size display, said it was a metric bolt... which surprised me. I bought two (they didn't have any big enough for mounting on the engine stand), went home... they don't fit in the holes. Last week I was at Ace Hardware and did the same thing... Ace's display said it was a standard fit bolt. On faith, I got four long ones for the engine stand and two short for the engine lift... they fit perfectly. So... kudos to Ace. I still need a chain and the engine lift, obviously. Maybe in January.
Also hoping the welding kit I'm looking at stays on sale at Northern Tool into February when I should have money for it. Not holding my breath. ;-)
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