Thanks again barnbird for all the helpful advice. I recently got it running but with a high idle. I first found the hei was bad so I replaced that and thought it was my old black carb so I put on a new carb and now I just need to figure out the vacuum lines and timing I think. I'm handy but no mechanic. I'd really like to drive it but the body guy said he wouldn't drive it because of the holes in the floor. My goal is to have a driver while collecting the bits to make it my vision. It wouldn't move at first so I put in atf and now it moves hesitantly. I can totally agree with you about the original look. Nothing better than that good ole original beauty. Oh and thanks for noticing our little paradise. I've got 3 boys that are forced to spend most of their time outside. lol. Here is a pic of our sledding/dirtbike hill. Hey any chance you could tell me what I'm missing in this other pic, under my distributor is a hole with silicone/seal around it.