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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>One of the last nice afternoons here and got home early this afternoon, and 4 hours later the engine and transmission are<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Out of Hothe! This is snowballing though, and I think you all know how that happens when you loosen a bolt on your car!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I didn’t find anything else wrong other than a broken bolt on the rear hanger where it bolts to the case, that will be fun to fish out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Looked at the maintenance records, its been 100Kmi since I relubed the CV’s, so that will get done, same with the rear wheel bearings, that should really get done too… always wanted to better attach the bus heater boxes to the tubes, ill have to noodle with that in the spring, wanted to mount the trailer buddy adapter, so that will get done now too, new air filter now that its out and easy to modify that mount… So I have my fair share of other things to do come spring before the new tranny goes back in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It will remain disemboweled in the garage till spring, but I we get some really warm days I can start getting some of this other stuff done.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>Topnotch Restorations</span><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com"><span style='color:blue'>topnotch@nycap.rr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="http://www.topnotchresto.com"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.topnotchresto.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>71 Squareback “Hothe”<br>65 Notchback “El Baja Rojo”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>93 RX7 “Redstur”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue;mso-ligatures:none'>13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>