Well, there has been a change of plans:

The transmission is at the house from Terry

So, I will be going to AutoZone this weekend and getting two new half-axles (GCK) since one had a split boot as noted earlier in this thread and the other will no doubt break on me with my luck

So, I will finish up the long block buildup (still need to clean the UIM, attach the DPFE to the head, etc.) ... all small stuff. I will then mate up the tranny to the block and get started on the reinstall into the Contour. It has been TOO long since I have driven the car and I would rather get it back on the road and break in the clutch/engine while fabbing up the turbo system vs. having the car down during fab and then have to break in later and then fit the turbo even later.

All I'm waiting on now is the custom fabed 304SS headers (16 ga 1.625" primaries collected into 2" collector at stock location) ... she's coming along mechanically and I hope to have her running by March 15th

Last edited by fastcougar; 02/24/06 10:20 PM.
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