I may not call it restoration but.........

Well, today was a good day, got the Dart running and out for it's maiden voyage. First stop was the gas station around the corner from my house, I pulled in and my buddy and his wife were there, he immediately got his phone and snapped a few pictures. Put in $50 of 91 octane, gauge shows a bit over half. Went for a bit of a ride, still not happy with the way it runs but at least it runs. Trans works great, shifts are really firm, seems to be a manual valve body, chirps on the 1-2 shift under moderate throttle, temperature never got over 190, oil pressure is 45 in gear idling, over 60 as soon as I hit the throttle. After a few miles I even broke down and gave the old clunker a bath, first one in at least 10 years if not 15 or 20. Took another short run before I put it back in the garage. Was planning to do more today but I think I will take the rest of the day off.
:)