Hey buddy, just because I haven't had time to work on my own cars doesn't mean that I haven't been trying to keep an eye on your progress. Did you get the valve body situation sorted out?
Sorry, I haven't been on much lately. My brother and his wife bought a bank reposed house built in the 40's and I've been helping him Rewire, plumb and repair all the rot.
And to answer your question, yes I did get it sorted out. However, the transmission ate it's self and Now I'm looking for a Usable case. The old one had hidden micro fractures in it that I seemed to have overlooked. Now I'm back to square one with it. I'm a lot deterred at the moment and out of money.
It's now on the back burner.