1965 Dodge Dart 270 Wagon

Thanks for the tip. I'll do some reading and figure out which route I want to take.

Alright, so I pulled the thermostat and it seems to be functioning just fine. Hooray! I made a mess in my driveway and wasted the bit of free time I had last night! Oh well. I scraped the old gasket and installed the new thermostat and gasket since I already had it open and made the mess.

I didn't drain the gas yet because I need to stop by the hardware store and pick up a few buckets. Hopefully I can do that on Saturday. I'm pretty sure something is gumming up the pickup sock because when I give it a good burst from the throttle when the engine is under load the engine immediately stalls out. I'll measure what I need and buy some bulk fuel hose and new clamps for this weekend as well. I've never cleaned a tank before, but all the videos make it look like a few hours of work to clean and then a few more hours to get the thing cleaned right, then a few days to get it etched, sealed, and dried. It sounds like I will want to eventually go all out with sealing and everything, but do I really need to worry about it for now?

Hopefully I will pickup some 14" wheels tonight or tomorrow and drop them by a tire shop for rubber so I can get them on the car either Sunday or next week.

I called around and found a local shop that will do the seats for $800 including foam. If I can fit it into the schedule with everything else I'm going to try and swing by to see some samples of the work they've done. I should probably decide on the interior colors so that I can get the ball rolling. Black would be easiest because I won't have any trouble matching the headliner and carpet, but I think that a creme colored interior would look really good with the factory light blue that I am planning for the exterior.