Oh my, it's hot!

The heat has beaten me down.
I got a flurry of work done before I left on vacation on June 22. Namely, got the underside of the trunk lid sandblasted and primed, knowing that it might sit for a few weeks before I could get back on it. I was right.
Since I've returned, we've had an unbearable heat wave here in central Florida. By the time I get some free time every day, the sun has come across and is blasting right into my shop, making it like a furnace. It's pretty much impossible to do any metal work or painting when one is dripping sweat everywhere.
In the meantime, I've continued to search for a decent turbo 350 transmission for the car. They seem to pop up in batches on Craigslist, but for the last couple of months there have been no good selections.

All clean and ready to install

Two weekends ago, I went to look at one about 40 miles from my house. A bit of a drive, but worth it if it was a good find. It turned out that the seller even had paperwork showing that it had been rebuilt, but it had also been siting in his garage for many, many years, so I was leery of it. It was also missing some external components. I made him an offer that I felt was within my risk tolerance, which he declined.

Adapter mounts from Danchuk

The same weekend, another tranny popped up in the same town, so three days later I drove back to almost the same neighborhood to look at it. It turned out that the guy had pulled it from an Impala, fairly recently, but didn't know anything about the history. An outer inspection showed that the vacuum modulator was fairly new, the seals looked like replacements, and the torque converter was also newer. The pump also looked like it had been replaced. I can't say for sure why, but I felt better about taking a gamble on this one, so a deal was made for $250 and I brought it home.
I spent last weekend washing it off, replacing the front and rear seals, filter and pan gasket. The fluid in the pan looked really good, and there was a minimal amount of gunk in the bottom of the pan. I'm a gambling man by heart, so I'm gonna hook it up and hope for the best. Unfortunately, I won't know what I really have until that day in the future when I finally pull the shifter into drive.

Bolted in and ready for the future

Praying for cooler weather!