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practice on scrap metal then tear the weld apart to see if it was a good weld

you are never right get used to it today it was my fault she didn;t run the dishwasher because i washed the dishes this morning funny how their mind works but she always gets over it and makes me happy

i did mine 25 years ago you would want to drill holes in the trunk floor and plug weld them then grind and dress up the welds. use weld through primer on the bare metal

i have had luck with my street demon you got to take off the throttle plate and clean the junk out the factory left in there it has metering rods for primary seondary's you got to take the carb apart to change the jets a bit of a pain plastic fuel bowl helps keep fuel a little cooler and...

bought my 71 cuda 383 in 1984 for $1000 i call it the time machine when i get behind the wheel i feel 25 again

when i was 18 torquing a head bolt one broke i thought no big deal take of the head vice grip it out that worked like a charm didn;t know enough to get a new head gasket

all very good suggestions check for vacuum leaks and see if the choke opened all the way when warmed up that controls the high idle when cold which is adjustable i wouldn;t have thought of dist weights but check it out maybe a spring rusted and broke

btw my car is a 71 cuda probably the same

i just googled that part number and it showed 2 pieces from amazon years ago i made that short one later i bought all new fuel lines from inline tube and i never used the short one I;m in new jersey near philadelpha if you are close come over to look at it

on my cuda there is a short line from the valve cove breather to just under the firewall where a short piece of hose connects to a long one going back

I;m always leary of buying some thing when it;s been freshly painted leave it alone

smart not to start it you could jack it up and put it on those ramps

yea pics would be great

i have done some ut oh;s too so it;s in the oil pan or under timing cover you got to take off the oil pan before the timing cover so i would start with the oil pan unless you can fish it up with a magnet the ones with a flexable head on a long skinny rod

oh yea the easy way to do that is to use a dwell meter google how to do the tests it needs to be pretty steady at idle and blipping the throttle and check dist shaft for play

a lean condition would probably be a vacuum leak bret has a good idea with the dist cam check to make sure all the lobes on the dist cam open up the points the same amount

just looked at my 383 cuda it has a plug there even my chevy 350 has a plug under the fuel pump if you take that out the pin should slid out into your hands to install push pin all the way up i would use a ratchet extension then push in fuel pump before the rod has a chance to come down again

rattle can stuff shouldn't lift lacquer just do light coats it will lift enamel i bought my cuda 40 years ago and when i get behind the wheel i fell like i'm 25 again spring is coming can;t wait

you could clear coat it even with rattle can clear but why ? when they are 100 percent restored everybody doesn;t drive them to afraid of getting a chip in the paint .. drive it like it is and enjoy

the fuel pump push rod ? i didn;t think they could fall to the oil pan they just slide down you can push them up it;s hard because there are smooth and the oil is slippery usually there is a plug below the fuel pump you can take out and push it back up so you can install fuel pump.. i can look...