May be in over my head?

Amen, brother.The days of just running these cars without going through fuel and brake systems are over. (have been since the 90's ) Sometimes you just wanna hear it run though when you first drag it home. When I do a car these days, I replace all the things that could leave me walking unless they are obviously new. The take offs make good spares if known to be good. Drove my Dart cross country and back, 8300 miles,no issues. Battery quit 6 months later. Was the only thing I didn't replace when I built the car. : D