The unwanted 1968 Signet.

I call the Signet the "Unwanted" because the two previous owners had a hand turning it into a car then couldn't drive that they didn't want any longer and they gave up on. That's where I come in. The car was running but it was totally undrivable. This past few weeks I've been determined on getting it at least drivable out of the garage so I can get the garden tractor out to cut the grass.

The story and some background on the car: The person I bought it from got the car in a trade of some sort from a "younger guy". The car started out from the factory in 1968 with a 225 leaning tower of power 6 cylinder. Somewhere along the progression of owners since 1968 the car got a 318 but it still had the slant 6 radiator. The 318 had a 2 barrel carburetor on it when I brought it home. The person I bought the car from put a rebuilt 727 in the car with a stock converter. It also had an 8-3/4 rear with 2.73 gears. I don't know who put the rear in the car or when it was done. It had been upgraded with manual disc brakes up front. The person I bought the car from put a new fuel tank in it and all new brake lines. I picked up the car (cheap) for a very reasonable price because I'm stupid enough to think I could figure out what was wrong with the car and I could fix it.

The story continues, the "younger guy" (the previous owner to the previous owner) did a cam swap in the 318. I have no idea when the cam was put in the 318 or when the engine was put in the car. I did not get a cam card with the car. I know nothing other then the cam is a hydraulic flat tappet and it is way to much cam for the car with the combination put together. One thing for sure is the cam is not the cam I would have chosen to put in the car if given a chose. It's not a HOT ROD. It appears the car was put together with no thought, with out a plan and all miss matched components. Why put such a big cam in an engine and leave the stock 2 barrel carburetor, heads, intake and exhaust manifolds? If you know the car has a big cam and you do a trans swap why put a stock converter in front of it? Perhaps it's a matter or two halves of one whole idiot. Well then I guess that makes me the 2nd idiot trying to figure out what the hell the other two halves of a whole idiot where up too or trying to accomplish. At least I'm now able to drive the car out of the garage and I'm making progress. I still have a ways to go with questions that I'll post elsewhere in a more appropriate thread to the current problem I'm facing.