65 dart rising from the dead!???

I epoxyed and urothane primed the trunk lid, fenders, doors, hood, other day. yesterday, I took rest down to bare metal and primed rest today, ( sat), I spent quite a while yesterday taking off the roof and top of qyr trim. ( not fun). this past spring i cut out the rust at rear qtrs and fabed patch panels for those. I piddles with the mechanicals on it last winter, got it runnin but NO reverse. ( people laugh at me when I have to push it to get it headed forward again) wonder why!??? LOL dainged people shouldn't ever park in front of me!?????????? right!!????