Things have progressed nicely since!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G6r...ature=youtu.be
Last weekend we did the rear brakes.....drums, shoes, hardware, wheel cylinders, e-brake cables, and the master cylinder as well. I want him to be safe in stopping this thing once we get it done, so that was a mandatory next step. We'll get to the fronts in a week or so, then bleed the whole system. Much to my shock and amazement, all of the lines were original and broke free without any issues
We've got the valve covers off, there was a leak (not a big surprise), so he's stripping them with aircraft stripper. We'll clean them up and paint them to make them look pretty as long as they're off.
It goes into reverse, but not in any of the forward gears. Since the transmission was totally rebuilt, I'm betting that a band or something broke or came loose. My theory is that gears 2 and 3 work fine, but first needs attention. We'll get there