A local Type 3 guy, Pete, came by yesterday so we could finally meet in person and he could have a look around to see if anything was of interest to him.
Fortunately for me, he was interested in the transmission - so after a couple hours of talking about various experiences, we set about taking the axles and nose cone off. The end gears and fulcrum plates look okay and I kept the nosecone just in case the rebuilt trans doesn't come with one. Pete is a cool dude with lots of great stories, lots of experience and what sounds like a pretty cool parts collection. I'm hoping to get this car back on tires so I can get together with Pete and Chadd to go for a little cruise in the Type 3s.
I'm still on the fence about whether or not I'll take the axle tubes apart - I may defer to the powder coat shop to tell me what they can do with them being together - if they cannot properly prep/coat them assembled, they'll get pulled apart. I should be able to find out some time this week.
It still feels like progress and that's motivating...
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