Yard Sale

Sunday evening update.
I really felt that I'd dodged a bullet with the cam lobes being in great shape. Im sure the zinc additive and stock valvesprings had something to do with it. I thought it would be a good time to check cylinder pressures. I wasnt expecting much... the pistons were .090 in the hole, so even with a .040 overbore/thin head gaskets and a 60cc chamber (I measured it) the compression worked out to something still under 9 ( 8:8ish, i cant remember). With the engine up to temp we pulled all the plugs and got to it. Was half expecting to see a dead or weak cylinder.. ended up reading mid 130's across all 8. I wasnt surprised but just hate seeing numbers that low, guess thats what I get with a bucks down 318. Anyway, as I was feeling good about my plug wires going on so easy because I had loomed them up into pairs. I took a minute to verify each wire was going to the right place. Turns out I had 4 and 6 swapped!!!! My head must have been somewhere else when I did this. Humbled, I corrected it and fired it up. Guess what? No popping or slight shudder, idle vacuum has improved and its running strong! Man, what a bone headed mistake! Ive just been cruising around destroying the rear tire and loving the fact that it looks like a unloved Granny car.
My next move is to get my junkyard 8.8 under the car and get the pinon angle set. I have it narrowed up and the factory perches removed.. just need an open weekend to get it sorted. I'm hoping the 3:73's will really help this car get down the road, especially with the 26" drag radials!