Loren wrote: Not gonna quit my day job.

I'm glad to hear that.

Looks like the plan is coming together nicely.

Nice work!

Loren wrote:I just have to keep reminding myself that I have no car payment, I only paid $5700 for the car, and insurance is like $25/mo. I can afford to spend a couple hundred bucks on it every now and then.

Right on. Show me a hobby that doesn't cost money.

Jamie wrote:Steve -- I'm waiting for him to chuck the carb into the bin and put in a Megasquirt setup....

Lol.

Loren wrote:which means I have to weld in a bung for the O2 sensor. I wonder if I have the skills to pull that off?

Well? Do ya?? The bung should be plenty thick, but how thick is the pipe tubing? That's the issue, yes?

...back in my day, we didn't have data logs...

Those are some sharp wheels. What a great find!

Loren wrote: I need to sift through my to-do list, re-prioritize it, and try to start getting some things done.

I lol'd.

Oh, and seatbelts are good.

Old car. Old house. Old anything... Any "simple" project won't be. Nope.
Great you got it back together, for sure!

That's great!
Must be something about the shift hesitation thing, though - unless they're all like that?

Nice!

Looks good, thumbprint and all. Much work, but hopefully a lot of fun, too.

I rejoice in the fact that it isn't modern - I can still fix it. And if I don't touch it, it is reasonably trouble-free.
But, at 30 years, it is now officially "antique." ...and "eventually" stronger.

Car's back together and on the ground. If it's not raining at some point tomorrow I'll take it for a test drive and see if I get that 5 HP that new main seal is supposed to make. And make sure nothing falls off.

I lost 3 hours messing with the old, old studs and nuts on the stock exhaust manifold ...

Kitchen table???
A/C FTW !!

... eventually...

I'm getting closer. I did the shifter, the back calipers, figured out the gas smell, the main seal, and upon reassembly will have taken care of the header. With your upcoming participation I'll fix the gas smell, and tweak the tune (which actually won't take long). Next is the ...

Welp, got the main seal changed out and the transmission reinstalled 10/11ths. One of the bolts didn't want to torque right, I ended up overdoing it and twisting it mid-shaft. Made quite the noise. With much good luck, the entire bolt came out. Gotta get a new bolt. No, I have no idea how I managed ...

Sure thing. Once the car is back together and runs, let's set something up!