TOPIC: which way?

so i figure out how to take it apart but forgot how to put the new impeller back which direction does it go,the engine is my 1958 johnson 35hp

Take your Evinrude apart and see. LOL. NO. Your motor rotates clockwise so put the impeller in like you show in the top photo.
I would put a new impeller in since you already have it apart.

Commander, you're in dire need of a new impeller there! The experts advise that if the blades don't almost straighten back out, (yours have taken a "set", remaining bent!) the rubber is toast! Also, there appears to be some tips missing from several of the impeller blades. If they weren't inside the water pump housing when you took it apart, you'll need to search the water tube and up into the powerhead to find them. If they aren't retrieved back out of the motor, they can block water flow and damage it by overheating.

for sure i got a new impeller to put it back in,i had a friend to help on Sunday but he could not finish it.before i put the leg back on what do i have to check for?thanks

Make sure you account for the tips of the broken blades!! If they've migrated up into the powerhead they can cause blockages and hot-spots.

As for the orientation - don't worry about it. The blades will self-right the first time you start the motor...

As the motor truns clockwise. When you put the impeller back in bend the blads back in the other drection. Put the impeller in the water pump housing first and slip over drive shaft. It makes it easier if you line up the keyway first before sliping over drive shaft.
Mike aka pathfinderz1

Thanks all guys,i got the new impeller in check for all broken pieces,grease on top of the shaft and install the lower unit on took about 2hrs but she is good now,I GOT WATER SHOTTING OUT OF THAT HOLE NOW.i don,t know when i am going to use it but now she is store away for the winter.

Very nice lookng motor. They made-um good back then
Glad to hear you got it back together OK.

Dam that motor look so clean. Is that orignal or has it been restored?
Glad she is pumping.
Mike aka pathfinderz1

she is all original,The story is it belong to this girls dad.He pass away and left her the house.when the house was sold she had to clean it out and had a garage sale of the stuff she don,t want.It was in the basement of the house since she was a child.