As my welcome wagon thread says, I'm back at it after a big hiatus.
I rebuilt the carb, a 750 Holley:
Pulled a valve cover to take a peek:
Squirted MMO into the cylinders, fresh spark plugs, temporary lawn mower fuel tank and she ran!
She's a bit rusty:
Lots of evidence of electrical issues:
Trunk was still wet under the spare after being indoors for about a year:
Bumpers were painted years ago:
She was bottomed out hard at least a few times:
Took the driver's side fender off:
Inside of fender, rotted through:
Swung by Firm Feel in Vancouver to pick up my front end rebuild kit:
Things can get cooking when I get my front end rebuild tool set from Mancini next week.
Project goals
I'm not interested in a show quality car. I want something I can drive daily, have a respectable 1/4 mile and be able to handle well enough to not be embarrassing. To that end, my first steps are to rebuild the front suspension, get new tires and maybe a carb with a choke. After that, I'll be learning some body work, cutting the rust off the quarter panels and trying my hand at welding in replacement metal.