Thanks for the input. I'll try to get it on the freeway and put some miles on it and see how she runs. I've got lots of bodywork to do, including rust repair on the floor pan, plus some suspension work i want to do before the motor. I'll put in a new motor before getting final paint. Is it worth the HEI distributor, just to stop messing with points? Cheap HEI from Summit, plus plug wires, is about $150. I guess I could use the HEI on the next motor I build (it will be a pretty mild build). Would some "gunk stop smokin" or similar oil thickening product help or harm things?

Shine - by "running fat" do you mean the carb is to rich? What effect will that have? It's smelled rich when running for along time, but that could just be the oil burning. I'm planning on spending some time tuning the edelbrock to make sure I'm not running rich.


Thanks!