Gaskets are removed and cases cleaned up. Touched up little scratches and chips in the paint. Also attempted to fill a few little knicks in the gasket mating surface with JB Weld high heat epoxy. The left side crank seal mating surface had a tiny scratch along with some little holes caused by the corrosion and rust that afflicted the crankshaft. I filled these with JB and sanded them flush. I intend to put a little ultra grey around the crank seal as well, hopefully it will hold.
From here I will replace all the seals, install the new crank bearings and crankshaft, then reassemble the transmission and close her back up.
