The first day
Inspecting the transmission, engine, and underneath
I opened the inspection plate on the transmission. Drums appeared to be sound. No obvious scoring or cracks. The bands appeared not to be thin. However, they did appear to be a little on the ragged side around the edges. The end of the band closest to the engine actually had a small piece missing. And it had a little sticking out from the other end further than it should have been compared to the others. This may be normal, but I have no knowledge nor experience with which to compare. I did find the missing piece of the band along with two small pieces of copper wire twisted together laying just to the left of the spring of the middle band.
Dropped the inspection pan under the engine. Although the glare in the picture makes it appear gunky, everything appeared to be clean. Bearings appeared to be good. No up and down play in the rods. Some side to side play in the rods. But I would think that is normal. While under there I noticed that the wishbone is broken and a pipe slipped over it. The wishbone will need to be replaced.
What is going on with the gap in the rear brake drum assembly? I included a couple of shots of the three cracked spokes in the two wheels. However, all spokes fit snuggly and appear to be overall sound wheels. I also included some shots of the car, steering column and firewall. The head gasket on the engine is leaking in a couple of spots. I assume that most of the gaskets will need replacing. Some kind of orange sealer was used to stop leaks around intake.
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