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ChuckDock said
Ok, good deal. Sounds a lot like my car except the front end, which I'm doing now with the off set bushings, and t-bars and all the rest of the front end parts.
Electrical...mine is still original and worries me a bit.
I know this isnt a purist thing, but I was thinking about replacing the alternator and distributor with GM type parts. Then no ballast resistor, no external regulator and a lot less wiring. All for the sake of simplicity and reliability.

The main thing is make it reliable and give yourself peace of mind. I am not familiar with the GM type conversion distributors, but have had plenty of GM vehicles over the years with the HEI system, relatively troublefree. This 1976 Pontiac Ventura has 38,000 original miles on it, bought it in 2011 with 27,325 miles.