Alright y'all update

I can now drive a stick shift!!!

thats a nice truck

Nice

Float gears

> I can now drive a stick shift!!!
@cruzzzer
Fantastic!
I learned on one.
How do you like it?

> Got some chrome issues, y’all got any ideas on what I could do about it
@pelunskii wolf
Dish soap and warm water with a soft bristle brush (ex: toothbrush) works decently.
Considering how caked that is, you'll want to spray white vinegar on it first and let that sit on the chrome for 15 minutes.

10-15 minutes.

And instead of spraying the vinegar, you may want to rub it onto the chrome.

You may want to look into Krud Kutter too to get the primary crap cleaned off and then follow up with the soap and warm water.

@thecraftydragon I feel good now knowing that my brother can't pick on me for not driving stick anymore lol

@cruzzzer
Excellent.
Plus if you need to rent a car and the only available rentals are manual transmissions / sticks, you're not s.o.l.

Next up, unless you already know how, are motorcycles. 🏍️

🛵.

You can typically rebuild manual transmissions in your garage fairly easily if you have a press and some mechanical skills

Even the simplest of automatics can be a nightmare

Leaper Dreams; flying

@cruzzzer Welcome to the Standard Transmission Preservation Society!

@PaddlerCoach44 Wanna see mine that I just had rebuilt?

@ThatShadyVandal Trans or Jag? Sure!

Trans

Lay it on us

My M21 muncie 4 speed

Sweeet!

Years ago, 1980's when I was racing built up a couple of rock crushers. Easy to do with proper tools.

@ThatShadyVandal , what is the install?

What do you mean? What's it going in?

Yup

A 1969 corvette

I think I just wet myself....very nice!

Heh

@ThatShadyVandal congrats man!

You know, in another month, I'll have had this project for a year

Great project; good to take time, lots of pics, making sure everything is correct.

How's the engine? Numbers?

Oh, this thing is so far from original

Yeah?

Engine is a cobbled together 350 with a 1970 block, mid 60s heads, winters foundary manifold, headers, holley double pumper

The transmission is out of a 1970 car

Fenders have been flared

But that's okay, I'm going to build a hotrod out of it