Well, did I make it to Concorso?

Yes!

Still dealing with some small leaks, but the car got me there and back home again. The biggest problem was losing reverse gear while in the Monterey area – the transaxle just would not engage. I verified that the problem is internal to the transaxle, unfortunately. So that’s coming out soon for inspection/repair. Apparenly others have had the same problem with that transaxle.

I ordered a new radiator to replace the JB Welded one that dumped coolant the day I was planning to leave for Concorso. I have some diagnostic work still to do on the cooling system. The temperature stayed stable during all my driving including sitting in traffic, but testing here at home on a hot day the engine would get excessively hot when idling despite my high CFM cooling fans.

Aside from installing the trim (missing door seals make for a noisy ride) and fixing a few leaks, I need to make some mods to the intake system. At full throttle the intake noise is a bit overwhelming.

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