New Owner, Humbly Looking for Guidance

Thanks 72dart - My buddy, he's the smartest guy I ever met. He was my mentor at my first engineering job. He's got to be in his low 80's and he's still 100% in mind and body. But his wife is not, and he's caring for her full time. So, he has no time for the car any longer, but took great care of it. Thanks for the book, I read through some pertinent sections.

I really like the black rally wheels, for the furthest flanges are scratched up from the hub caps that were put on it. I strongly dislike the looks of those hub caps and pulled them off on day 2. I'm not sure if / when I'll apply beauty rings, or just paint or powder coat them or what. But the car looks much tougher without the hub caps.

An update for the group: The heater core leaks. And the car has A/C. I'm going to start the disassembly of the heater core, maybe from this evening if I get done with other plans before nightfall. I've read some FABO threads, and learned a couple good tricks. Rather than draining the radiator, I think I'll disconnect the lines to the heater core and blow compressed air through one side at a time to empty it as much as possible before attempting to remove it. But with the A/C lines and evaporator to deal with, it may not be so easy. But I'll getter done either way.