Yesterday, I made the 1100+ mile round trip to Lake Havasu City, AZ to pick up my rebuilt transmission from California Motorsports (CMS).
It is a long drive, but I find the section through the Mojave National Preserve (from Barstow to the Colorado River along I-40) to be majestic.
Excellent spirit recharge.
I also took the opportunity to stop in at Ollie's Engineering to see how the engine case, crankshaft,... work is progressing - Tim says he is on track to complete the engine work by mid June.
Rebuilt Transmission:
CMS gives you all of the replaced parts:
Some clearly worn parts:
I had the original open differential replaced with a Wavetrac locking differential - here is the old unit:
I also had the differential side cover replaced with CMS's billet aluminum unit. Roger at CMS has seen many of the original magnesium side covers crack over time.
My cover is not cracked, but I had it replaced just to be safe.
