What do we have here?

Well, after splitting the tranny and engine apart in the wee hours of Sunday morning (Ally was kind enough to wake me at 4 am), all is not well. The torque converter is supposed to have two "tangs" on the backside that engage the pump in the tranny. One tang is not there at all, and the other looks like it's been welded back on...so...I know I'm on the lookout for a Borg-Warner type 35 torque converter at least. On the bright side, it helped having a multitude of manuals (thanks eBay) to figure out how to get the tranny separated. Also, nothing to concern me about the engine yet...

Now with pictures of OUR car...

Here are some shots of OUR vehicle, and, more importantly, our daughter with the vehicle she's responsible for! Ally apparently is at least OK with the car based on facial expressions... :-)

She's home!

On Monday, 1/16/06, Cheri, Allyson and I picked up our new "family car" from Vernon Brannon in Charlotte, NC, and towed it back to Raleigh with the trusty Durango. Pictures to follow once I take them, but on the left is the factory brochure.