Project: Cheerio..Yum Yum by joezeeuw

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Sorry it's been so long since I updated the thread. I've been plugging away here and there, sourcing odds and ends. I got the Quaife back fully rebuilt. Then I set out to get the trans assembled. Big thanks to my boss Dan'l for helping me out with questions. I had the case powder coated. It was supposed to be a wrinkle finish but ended up just sort of textured. I was a little bummed about that but I think it turned out pretty good. 

All new bearings and synchro rings

All assembled with a few extra touches to set it apart from the run of the mill silver spray paint.

The brown was matched to the color of my interior in case you were wondering.

And here's the engine. it's pretty much as it was in the previous pictures. Just a little paint, powder, and polish.

There is still quite a bit of work to be done in the bay before it can all be dropped in. Ed "booger_4kq" came over and helped get through a lot of it. We got the air box mounted, accelerator pedal modified and installed, and we got the brake setup finalized.

Here is the finished product (less paint). I made a little spacer to bring the master cylinder away from the pivot point of the actuator rod. Then we fabbed a new, longer pushrod, and got the brake light switch fitted. 

The rolling stock will be receiving some changes. This is version 3.0 for the RS's. New stuff this year includes .5" wider lips, chromed bolts, and polished center caps. I still have to polish the other three caps but this one keeps me motivated through the tedious work.

And here are the gauges I'll be running (VDO of course). I made the little bezel which fits into the center vent hole so I can still have my 8-track player ;D

Thanks to everyone who has helped thus far and your questions and comments are encouraged.

Till next time....