Seals and paint

The first thing that would need to be done, was engine oil seals. The engine was hemorrhaging oil from the front timing cover, and it seemed that part of the gasket was in fact missing. Rather than do them piece meal I bought valve cover, pushrod cover, timing cover, and oil pan gaskets. I also purchased a front crank seal, and speedy sleeve, as well as water pump and both radiator hoses. Doing the work was pretty straight forward, the main time consuming task was cleaning. Basically the entire engine and transmission were covered in greasy filth despite multiple trips to the car wash with degreaser in hand. Bolt heads needed to be dug out with a pick before sockets could turn them. Removing the oil pan was a particularly wretched task. On multiple occasions, the grease that had filled my socket had to be removed so that it could continue being used. The tools that I was using were so greasy that it was hard to maintain my grip on them. In order to get the pan out, the engine had to be raised to allow the pan to clear the oil pump pickup tube. It was awesome.
Once I had all the covers off, I gave them a thorough cleaning. I removed about a 1/2" of sludge from the bottom of the oil pan. As long as I was at it, I figured I may as well sand and paint them.