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I bought a lock-n-lube grease coupler the other day. It is awesome. If you use a grease gun much, do yourself a favor and get one of these.
https://locknlube.com/
I did something a little bit different with my C3 Wilton restoration.
One of the end cap pins was missing and the hole was enlarged. As y'all know the pins go through three pieces (static, end cap and the threaded tube). Seems like common wisdom says to tap the static to accept a socket set...
I picked up a "yard ornament" yesterday at a house I was working at. It was half buried in a flower bed. I offered $60 & the owner promptly accepted. 6" jaws. Rusty. All moving parts still move except for one of the swivel locks is froze.
Edit - Date stamped 5-79. After soaking in...
I bought a transmission jack that was on sale & was able to use a 25% off coupon. I placed the order online. Be easy enough to find out if it will work or not as an online order.