Thank you for the huge help and it looks a bit daunting to try to do but I am up to the challenge of Giving it my best . I am going to ask a friend who is a certified mechanic to help oversee my work and that way I can do it right and gain more confidence working on other issues as they pop up. Is this a 2-3 hour job assuming all goes well? I love the car so it is an indefinite keeper and heirloom. Thanks from a newbee to the forum members helping us all out.