Mudrat -- LOL!!-- the 5 gal gas can strapped to the front got me back / forth from the pole barn to the heated garage for 15 months (first task - get it runin!!). only had to 'fillup 1 time in 15 months (only clocked 1 1/2 miles tho). I confess - I did drive it 'round the property for fun a few times - like a go-kart.
Jack - The DUI is awesome! I advanced the base ignition from 6 BTC to 9 BTC without any ping, and got a noticeable boost in pep. Also got rid of lots of wiring & stock ign. clutter. Hedders are fun, more pep, too - but cut economy from 16+ mpg to 14+ mpg on mix of hiway / town drivin. If I had to do over again, would look at injection - if anyone makes one for it.
I have uglier pics of the "pre-restoration" era and what was attempted by the previous owner - kinda scary. Also want to say that when I got this '77 'turd-in-the-rough' back in 1997 -- it had only 12256 miles on it -- confirmed original. 42k miles now, still like new (yeah, right!). Bought it from the guy who totaled it back in 1978 - he & his son started restoration but gave up at some point (was delivered to me as a carcase on a flatbed trlr. with 13 boxes of parts). I made LOTS of misc body brackets out of a refrigerator casing - Tappan , the world's leader in Kitchen appliances since 1882.
and just what were they thinkin with this ??? Looks real Da** weak / dangerous! (I did new wheel house, panel, floorboard, and corner panel.)
thanks for the comments! would like to see pics of y'all's rigs!! :mrgreen:
regards
df.
