Thanks FordMan77. I'm hoping it will last too!
I agree that I should have swapped a low mile engine, and would do that if I could do it again. Unfortunately I was feeling ambitious and wanted to learn more about engine building.
Not to say the knowledge gained wasn't worth it, but might not have been the best time to do it.... I just wish I knew about the transmission problem before hand, but you know how the saying goes....
Sadly my wife is a bit less than enthusiastic with the project, so I might be on hold for a while... but I'm sure that's a common tale around here!
If anyone has any relatively cheap mods they could recommend, I'd definitely appreciate the input!
