71 Dart 410 stroker ..

Day 2 or Thursday....head out to track after hitting mickey d drive thru...ok...we decide to try to adjust band and run the car without the brake...foot braking...and no reverse...
Trying to get 3/4 socket on jam nut....shield is in way even though i had cut some of it away last time to be able to adjust front bad.....need something to break off small piece of shield stopping from letting socket engage....we head to the swap meet as neither one of my screw drivers will do the job even with BFH.....we fine a tool with a point on one end and chisel on the other...about 18 inches long....12 dollars....after about 10 minutes of banging on the shield....Tonya with her small hands get the socket on and breaks the jam nut lose...I adjust the band from the inside of the pan...not my 1st rodeo...not even count the turns...just eyei hall the lever and how far is it from the plunger...I hold the adjuster from the inside and she tighten the jam nut back up....
Clean up valvebody...install it...clean filter and pan and get it installed...adjust shifter...bingo...we now have a 3 speed again....

We missed the only time trial this morning.....so around 3 pm...there is a call for a clean up pass.....for anyone who has not gotten a pass....we have the back tires off the car doing some cleaning ....tires go back on...Harbor Freight electric impact wrench does it job....tires on...down it comes off the jacks..we push it out of the pits....off she goes to the staging lanes...2nd gear burn out...ok...she launches....car looks slow....rings up a 11.27 at 116......Ok...we lost a full second...she said car was cold...and she did not have it floored....ok....Tomorrow is another day