It's not dead!

IT STARTED TODAY!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

I'm so freakin' happy!

We had some flooding problems (rust in the carb even after we cleaned it) and replaced the float seats and needles and it worked like a charm, powered by a funnel with a piece of fuel line running to the carb from it. We added about 4 cups of fuel mixed with four tablespoons of 10w-40 to the funnel which we clamped to a ladder and she started right up. No hesitation whatsoever, she's also got brand-new Nippon-Densos in her and I also got some new plug wires. Man, I'm sorry I forgot my camera because I really would like to post some video of this! Well, we're that much closer to making this happen. Tuesday I'm going to run it some more, bring it up to temperature and add some more oil to the engine, also I have to straighten the rod that controls how much oil goes into the carb- dad dropped the carb inside the engine compartment while it was attatched to that rod and bent it all to hell. But its ok. I'll fix it ^_^.

I don't know how this tank is going to happen, I'm more and more tempted every day to get the one I found that's been on a shelf for the last 20 years... or just get one new from the dealership ($1450).... eh, Nah... ^^;;;

The whole car isn't even worth $1450!!!!

In other news I also got a Holley fuel pressure regulator from Summit, which I'm looking forward to mounting. This should be fun... haha. I can't find a place to mount it in the engine compartment! There are some wierd places but.... eh I dunno! I kinda just wanna run the line straight up out of the bottom of the car, into the regulator, and to the carb. You know? Minimum bending = better for everyone. But I'm not sure I really get it.... I feel I'm missing something. Oh and the baking pan? Yeah, I gave up on that. I'm hoping that the little pump I got will work upside down/at an angle, or I'll make a backwards-L-shaped pan that will fit right up against the underside of the backseat, and I'll just bolt it in.

Alright. Update you later. I'll try to tape me starting it and revving a bit next time... like everyone else... I know, so lame! So what?! ^_^ It's the ladder-funnel contraption I know you all wanna see anyway... hehe.

PS I got my driving permit a couple weeks ago so now I can drive legally, finially, I'm 20 for cryin out loud...