The transmission is a th350. It had been rebuilt by previous owner, so my restoration approach has been leave the drivetrain intact, and wait till I break it, then tackle the innermost components. Im curious how you made the observation of the car having an overdrive tranny? I am a residential contractor most days, and am building this car myself with little to no training, so the little nuances of engine building are interesting to me. Please advise

The intake is indeed the rpm from edelbrock, with the enderoshine finish. A friend of mine says I wont like the way the holley dbl pmp runs the car, but I sure think it looks cool up there with the colored metering blocks. I have read the book by visards on the carb and excited to make an attempt at tuning. The local auto supply runs a small tuning lab out back. I understand they have a machine that sampels the exhaust and helps let you know whats going on in there.

The air cleaner I ordered through Spectre, and it came with a drop base. It is snug under there, but I was able to close the hood without any modifications. I sent the hood inserts out for plating..all the pictures of any first generation bird I have seen, not a single one has chrome hood inserts. I might be the first. It took the platers a few tries to get then right, so they are also the most expensive hood inserts..ever.

Thank you for your interest, and I appreciate your response to this, and previous posts of mine. Thank you usmcordy for your service to our country, and helping make this a place the land of the free, and the home of the brave.