April 22

With a friends help, I tore the rear apart. It was just what Lance, the previous owner told me......will need to be rebuilt. The ring gear had a lot of wear on the teeth. It looked like brown mud on the inside of the Halibrand section. The next step will be get it all cleaned up and rebuilt.I will order a new ring gear and pinon from Speedway on Monday. Then reassemble it, paint the bells, backing plates and hubs. I will also take 5 leaves out of the rear spring to give it a little better ride.
I did reprime and sand the frame. I still hope to get it painted in the next few days. I needed to do a little project at our daughters on Friday and will finish that project on Monday. That was much more important than building a hotrod.