So, a little good news re: the engine/trans. Talked to the guy, it's out of the car & ready to go. I told him about my having to find a trailer to get back down there & he said that he could probably have his guy deliver it for maybe $50. Freakin' bargain for me, so of course I said yes. We agreed to $650 for the engine/trans (with the valve covers, because they weren't installed, and the air cleaner if he can find it) delivered up here.
In talking to WJC (the the other guy in my department - have I given him a nickname before? Well, now I have!) he helped me decide that, rather than having it delivered all the way up here now, it would be better to have it dropped at the machine shop . It needs to be rebuilt anyway, and I wouldn't have to arrange to take it back down there (and then pick it up again 2 weeks later) when I did decide to get it redone. I'm going to call the machine shop tomorrow & once I verify that I can drop it off on Sat, I'll call the guy & see if he'll deliver it there for $25 instead of $50, since it's less than half the distance (27 vs 67 miles). I may have to bring the trans back in my SUV but that shouldn't be an issue, as long as I can find some kind of tray/pan for the back so I don't get any oil/trans fluid on the carpeting.
If I go this route, I'll have a freshly rebuilt engine, ready to run & drop in the car, within the month. Not sure if I'll need to get the trans rebuilt yet, but that will be the next step. After that will be either dealing with the rear axle/drive shaft combo, or swapping the single reservoir master cylinder over to a dual, for safety purposes, and re-running all new brake lines. WJC seems to think it's feasible for me to get this car drivable by the end of the summer; I, on the other hand, am not so sure. Hell, I don't even have a place to work on it yet, I need to buy a different house first! For that matter, I don't have a title for it yet either! (Which reminds me, I have to do that soon...)
Anyway, looks like (so far) things might be turning out ok on this deal. Will know more by the weekend...
(Speaking of weekends, I might have a hook-up lined up for Friday(s?) - Viv is single again. Says she's "giving up" on relationships, and she'd be happy enough just having a fuck-buddy from now on. I told her I might be able to help her out with that! lol Truthfully, we'll have to see, I have a tendency to get weird about casual sex, so who knows if it will work out. Still a little physical affection will do me some good, I think.)
Oh, and I'm back to working out again. Back/neck is a bit better, so we'll see how that goes too...
7:27 p.m. - 2015-03-25
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