nothing it was 9 degrees for a high temp everything is covered in snow and I have yet to find a heater big enough to warm my backyard since i don't have a garage unless you count the trees in which case the roof fell off my garage in oct
lol this reminds me of the time i was in advance a few years ago and this guy in a chevelle was trying to order parts for it the guy at the counter asked him what engine he had and the reply was 'rat motor" . the parts guy said i need the size guy says 396 rat motor . Im unfortunately right...
its a cool car but like some others have said a mopar engine would be better in it. Im not closed minded because I own other old cars besides mopar but i grew up mostly around mopars and just prefer them over others. i like a lot of the older cars from chevy ,ford and chrysler. mopar and ford...
a 318 is chryslers definition of light ?!!! id hate to see what the original A's weighed then because a bare 318 block weighs almost as much as a chebby 350 fully assembled does . i carried both up 2 flights of stairs in college so i know this one from hard earned experience
my daily driver is a 2010 jeep liberty but before that it was an 89 buick park ave i had some issues with the buick then hit bambi with it so it went to the junkyard . during the many breakdowns with the buick my 72 galaxie served as backup dd and did well as long as it wasn't snowing almost...
I'd rather be blowing peoples doors off in what looks like junk than pushing something that looks like a show car. That being said I would repair or replace floor pans and anything rusted on the underside or at the very least make sure I cleaned up the underside as far as rust removal goes...
from what I've seen klein went to china as well I was on the verge of buying some of their tools last week till i seen made in china on the screwdrivers and wrenches
make sure the a/c condenser isnt filled up with bugs and debris and the fins arent all smashed on it especially since its in front of the rad if it gets clogged up with stuff it will block air going to the rad
more than likely the gas smell in the oil is due to running to rich or a fuel pump starting to fail and dumping gas into the oil but could also be low compression because of worn rings . as for having to dump gas down the carb to get it running you probably have a leaking carb that is draining...