Such a great story. So glad your dad got to have his wish come true with that one last burnout. I'm sure it brought back a lot of memories for him. He's trusting you to take good care of his baby and I know you'll do him proud. Sweet looking car. Best wishes to all in your family.
Right Stuff for me. Bought some cork/rubber Fel-Pro gasket sheets in different thicknesses, traced out the gaskets with the thickness I needed and layed them down with some Right Stuff. No leaks. I hate oil leaks and so far this has worked the best for me.
I had a similar issue a few years back with a set of Eddie smb heads. Called the high up the ladder Tech guy and when it was all said and done, I shipped my heads back to Edelbrock and a new set of heads were shipped to me free of charge. I too over the years have learned that screaming and...
The Carter on my Dart that I kept from way back in the day, also has a "narrowed" section for added clearance to the timing chain. I bought a new M6866 way back before the slants took over everything that use to be Made in the USA. Lots of "imposters" posing as "Genuine" nowadays. Buyer Beware...
He rebuilt my 4 sp and all was good. But that was 15 years ago, so things with him must have changed as I had both good service and no problems after the work was done. But things do change as we all know.
Man o man, if I lived anywhere close to you, I'd be hanging out at your place helping any way I could just to lay hands on that rare beast! Good luck to you!