"absent minded professor" edition update..

like the title states, total randomness. i started and stopped this update too many times too count, and have just given in, and am going to just throw it together. these first shots, are of the damage that i had done to my 5 speed trans over the last summer

one of the reasons it didnt get driven to as many events as i would have liked last year. that there is what we call bearing failure. not sure what happened, if something got in there, or if some shifting occurred due to the torque loads :)



and then onward to the new transmission. O2M six speed, from a donor 24v gti. once the parts were back from cryo treatment, it was reassembly, and hopefully back into the housing, along with the new Quaiffe soon..


and you think you know how many bearings, seals, etc go into one of these? you dont want to know, and if you do, you fully understand why building a car to hold power and work reliably isnt cheap. ever.

and the pile of parts that had to be replaced...
and last, but not least. and a little more up to current time. tire sidewall shaving/ smoothing. always wanted to try it, and found a way to experiment by accident. cannot wait to see what they look like on the car, esp after giving them a little extra touch that you will have to wait to see...

over and out. for the moment at least....