So here's the current residence for the car:
Ray and I focused initially on getting the car in running order. We put in the radiator and heater so we'd have a cooling system. We installed the master cylinder and it's connecting lines, then bled the hydraulics. Despite having previously blown out the metal lines we got some nasty looking black stuff out when bleeding. Clutch side bled just fine, brake side still tends to "pump up". This could be entrapped air, or problems getting drum brakes adjusted correctly, or problems with the master cylinder (which had been new several years ago). We've got enough brakes to drive it anyway.
We also installed the new pertonix electronic ignition. The engine rungs very well, good oil pressure and temps look good. Had some leaks to battle, but they are being addressed.
Here's Vince taking the car for it's first drive off the lift:
Then here's Ray driving the car around the parking lot aka "race track" behind the shop:
There are more tasks we think we can get done before taking the car back to Darrell - most notable being installing wiring and all the components in the dashboard. Ray and I both are gone a lot starting the end of this month, so hopefully we can get the car back to Darrell while we are gone.
