The sense of urgency surrounding my B20 rebuild has escalated quite a bit.

I'm recently engaged. The 122 made a great backdrop for our engagement party invitations.


I've lobbied for, and been given permission, to use the Volvo to depart from our wedding reception (March 24th, 2012). The real kink is that my parents, who generously let me take over their garage and driveway to work on stuff like this, have decided to renovate. Part of the garage will be under construction, and the driveway will have a roll off dumpster. This means I won't have a place to install the engine over the winter. So, it needs to get done before thanksgiving.

The engine is getting pretty close to final assembly. Just waiting on lifters, gaskets, a carb rebuild, and a few odds and ends.




The next big hurdle is the transmission. More specifically, deciding how far to tear into it. The only think I know is that it'll shift through the gears, and the output shaft turns at about the right ratios. I guess the first big question is, what type of overdrive is this? It's not called out on the data plate, like I have normally seen. Secondly, is there an easy way to test the solenoid? Lastly, given my times constraints (and the fact I'm now paying for a honeymoon), should I even consider touching anything internal? My worry is that I'll get it apart, be in way over my head, and run out of time and money before I need to have the project wrapped up.