I'm doing everything I can at home while I wait to pick it up. I feel like an expectant parent getting a baby room ready. I cleaned out the garage. A very small garage. I'll have to turn the car around depending on which end I want to work on. Tools organized, new welder purchased, and motorcycle and parts crammed into the back corners for space. Looks like the bicycles and lawn mower are going under tarps this winter. I may even have to sell the beer fridge to make more room. Luckily it has a loft storage area at the back to store parts!
Also my vintage 1972 Kansas tag arrived today!
Anyone have suggestions for modern headlights? I'm sure I'll be driving the highways at night on the way home at times. I found these:
https://tinyurl.com/y9njdqd4
Anyone have experience with these?
When my dad found out I bought this car he volunteered to drive me there and follow me back. Which is nice because he is part of the reason I don't still have my 70 Swinger :poke:
So I'm making a realistic parts list that I feel comfortable with. Safety and reliability are my main concerns. We'll be doing the repairs in an O'reilly's parking lot because the seller is going racing and I can't use his shop. I've narrowed down the list of things I plan on doing before taking off 500 miles towards home.
The fist thing I'm going to do is drive it to see what I bought!
Then:
Complete brake job, drums, shoes, wheel cylinders, and a master cylinder. Hoping if I need lines the local O'reilly's can help me there.
At least a new muffler and tailpipe. I don't want to be noisy and huff fumes all the way home.
New fuel tank sending unit, fuel filter and new stock 2bbl carb (checking gas tank for filth)
Transmission filter kit.
Spark plugs, wires, coil, distributor cap, and a Pertronix ignitor
Battery & possibly alternator & voltage regulator
Belts & Hoses & thermostat.
Oil and filter change
Shocks
Change all exterior lights and lamps
I would think if the engine is in otherwise good shape, this "tune up" will make it road worthy to say the least.
A question on the Pertonix 1381A. Is it really as easy to wire up as removing the ballast from the equation and hooking up the red wire from the ignitor to the positive terminal on the coil and hooking up the black to the negative coil terminal?
Anyone have a windshield washer reservoir? Will this have a foot pump like my 70 Swinger had?
What kind of fuel mileage can I expect?
I hope the radio works.
This is going to be the longest 2 weeks of my life :D
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