Tha’sawrap

As far as pulling donor parts (for now).

4:30 when I loaded Da’s truck with parts, tools, jack, etc. Came onto the porch for the wind-down beer, and it immediately started raining. Nuttin’ serious, typical late spring shower: enough to get things dampened down, knock the pollen count down a touch, and absolutely tick off Grizzykat.(he was napping on the side porch in the open. Came around the house fast, mewing about how RUDE mama-nature is. ) And about enough to be glad I had wrapped up already. Don’t like me tools getting wet; too many to dry off and they dont get used as often as they did, so don’t always have that fine protective coating of old car muck to keep ’em rust free. (The ones used today sure do,,,)

Tomorrow begins the finer, more meticulous R&R on Buffalo. I had the luxury of “thats not gonna hold up, cut it free”, and I do have some spare pieces (nuts, bolts, shackle bolts) that I can trust if things get ‘too tight’ on Buff, but if things get tough tomorrow, its gonna cost. Focus is the Diff, but I also have the factory Reese Hitch that I would like to swap over. Don’t like bumper pulls: gotta have that hitch. She has been too long without one.

Best I can tell, this diff is limited slip, where Buffs is posi. That in mind, Buffs’ current diff is worth rebuilding, for reinstalling later, when finances are more available. Till then, she needs functional, and a limited slip is no handicap (until you’re in the mud n muck,,,,) I am puling the covers on both tomorrow and checking ratios (not that I have much choice but I wanna know) and will see for certian the differences in diffs,,, gah, that sounds lame,,,,

Been a long day,,,,