So with the gearbox done, and all of the necessary parts in hand, the time had come to cart the chassis up to Eric's shop in Annapolis. Of course 8:00 this morning greated me with the coldest morning of the year. The old Dodge diesel truck was not happy about the cold either it moaned and groaned a bit (like the owner) as I warmed it up...
Thankfully with the crush structure removed, the chassis fit (tightly) in the rear bed. Once foam rubber mat at back and one at front wedged it in nicely. The motor, strapped down to the original HPD shipping pallet fit exactly into the right hand side of the chassis, and the gearbox took up most of the rest of the space. A few of the Techno wheels and tires were added in to take up the extra space.
All packed up and it was off to eastern Maryland.
Many thanks again to my buddy Jeff for helping pack up in the extreme cold and riding shotgun for the delivery.
Eric's new shop was easy to find, and shortly after noon we were all unloaded. That's me sitting in the chassis on Eric's surface plate. (we were checking out foot clearance for the possibility to adding a couple of reinforcement tubes above the footbox).
I was back at home in time for dinner. The garage is looking a little lonely tonight... But this will be a good opportunity to straighten up a bit while Eric does his magic.
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