Some minor things:
1. Dropped transmission off at Transmission Professionals in Walnut Creek. I had called a lot of transmission shops in the area. While TP didn't have the lowest estimate they were knowledgeable about the C4 over the phone. The other option was Mostly Mustangs in Oakland, but they were busy for the next week.
2. Warrantied the torque converter. Autozone refunded the old and shipped me a new one. The benefit of a box parts store is that returns are generally easy. I didn't dig too deep into the old one to see if it had caused the oil pump bushing issue, so I can't say if Autozone would've foot some of the transmission rebuild.
3. Benefit of removing transmission is that I get to clean up the bell housing and transaxle.
Received a ported vacuum switch. Came with a guide for port vacuum switch colors!! Geez, can't express my annoyance enough of not knowing which PVS to get...they all say "fit your car" regardless of color. The guide has a date of 10/87...the switch itself looked that old.
Started cleaning up gauge wiring. For break in/temp running I installed secondary oil/water/voltage gauges along with a tach. Once I feel comfortable with the stock gauges I'll remove the add ons.
I'm really looking forward to cosmetic work, but will have to wait until more mechanical is in place.