[Halon]

Tranny is out.

That axle was definitely busted, and the piece is still inside the tranny. I was curious how 'stuck' it was so I poked it with my finger and it slid in 1/2" extremely easily. So I'm assuming it'll come out fairly easily also. Maybe if I can find a big magnet, I can suck it right on out? I think I'm going to pick up a replacement from Checker/O'Reilly right up the street from me. They want $49, and comes with a lifetime warrantee, can't complain about that.

So tranny is out. Where that axle went in, there is grease everywhere, but the tranny seems to be fine. I didn't see any big dings or cracks in the case anywhere. TOB seemed to still be in great condition.

Got the clutch off. All the PP mounting bolts were still nice and tight. It still looks to be in excellent condition, especially considering the abuse it saw at the track on Saturday. Flywheel still looked good. Pulled out the torque wrench and set it for 100lbs/ft, and none of the bolts moved one bit. So they are all still on there nice and tight. The clunking I heard on the way home I'm guessing was just the busted axle moving around.

I removed all the ARP studs, and the old headgasket. Went and grabbed a small taliban razor and started cleaning off the top of the block. I got about 1/4 of the way done scraping the block, and decided to call it a night.

Tomorrow the head is going to my uncle. I also plan to finish scraping the top of the block off, then dropping the oil pan and removing the rods/pistons, and checking the rod bearings. That's my goal for tomorrow.

Here's some pics. Last pic is of one of my front brake rotors. These little babies aren't liking slowing down after those 130+mph passes...