I spent some time cleaning up the inside and put the subframe on it so that I can put the front wheels on and move it outside the garage. Interior and exterior are both perfect except for a few wear spots on the inside of the steering wheel and the driver side interior door handle where you open and close the door.

I'm thinking I might just find the time to put it all back together. I reached out to Eriksson Industries about having them rebuilt the transmission. They don't have any 5HP24 cores at the moment, but they do mine if I ship it to them. Normal cost is $2,895 plus freight ($450 from and to Virginia). They will knock off $250 since they already rebuilt my torque converter.

Before pulling the trigger, I'm going to re-assemble everything but the engine and transmission and then make a call if its worth dropping another 3 grand into this projects. Given all the work I did replacing everything on the engine, it probably would be worth it...

I certainly don't have unlimited means, and $3k is not chump change. Hiring a mobile mechanic is not in the budget unfortunately, but that an option I didn't consider. Maybe I can find someone that will buy it and I can let them use my shop to complete the project, if done within a reasonable timeframe. That's a long shot though.

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2018 Honda Accord Touring 2.0t - 44k
2015 Honda CR-V EX-L - 82k
2002 X5 4.6is - 133K
2002 Chevy 3500 4x4 LT CC LB - 110k
1998 Subaru Legacy GT 5 speed - 144k
2002 4 Runner Limited - Sold
2006 E60 M5 - Sold
2000 Corvette - Sold
1994 Infinity Q45t - Sold
1982 F150 4x4 - Sold