Work, family and numerous miscellaneous things have kept me busy. Busy not always doing what I want. So first up I helped the Number 1, and only, son install the railing he built for his mother. Great part is that the railing is up and everybody is happy. Mom got her railing, son completed a long term project and I got the railing out of the garage.
Sort of hard to see without a back drop to give some contrast between the railing and the house. But the railing has several Montana
Next up is Kiotee my 62 Rover. I needed to replace the rear axle seals and do a general clean up on the rear since I had done the same on the front. However getting the proper seals proved a pain and then when all was completed and a test drive was in order my karma ran amuck. Going from 4th into Overdrive revealed that the synchro clips in the overdrive gave up the ghost. So I walked home alerted my son and we drug Kiotee home.
Got the overdrive out of the truck and started cleaning up and ready to install the new clips. Seemed to be a pretty straight forward operation until I gave it a go. No matter what I have done and no matter what tools I use I can’t get those damm clips in. So far I have busted two clips and bruised the hell out of my hand. So sitting on my bench is a very nice lump that is totally useless unless I can get those clips in. To suggest that the mood in Kiotee Garage is poor would be an understatement.
In and effort to actually get something done I turned to more work on the JAP SV. After Version 1 of the rear brake pedal failed I am now working on Version 2. Getting closer and I think this version actually might work and not turn out to be too dangerous. We will see. With my recent level of success in the garage, I’m not putting bets on any of this.
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