Dunno - is he MIA? Am I missing something?

On the homefront: This afternoon I finally beat the frijoles outta the firewall of the Ranger so that the drivers side head and valve cover would fit.

~I'M SERIOUS!!!

I WALED on that thing, because it made me pull the engine out again when I began to line up the tranny. There just wasn't any other way to do it....



I beat that metal back at least an inch, to an inch and a half
*ODDLY ENOUGH: It seemed a lot softer metal once I was "SUITABLY MOTIVATED"




I expect it will look a lot better once it is painted black...


*DAMAGE seems to sometimes be necessary. Funny about that