1964 Dodge Dart 270 Slant Six Restoration

Talked to my mechanic today. My intake manifold is fine from what he recalls, it was where it and the exhaust crossed over under the carburetor that was the issue, it wasn't sealing right. That's excellent news. Hopefully it's a simple matter that involves installing those fancy remflex gaskets.

I went to a good local body shop that works on classics and talked to them about my paint. Im going to go to their paint supplier and see about getting my paint matched for some small touch up areas, but the larger areas (like the trunk lid) ill be sanding down the rusty areas and putting on a darker primer. We agreed that if i was going to get anything painted, especially with no idea about the paint code, it would make sense to strip and do body work on the entire car and get it painted, which will run around 10k. I've got other stuff to focus on before I can even think about saving to get it painted. I still need to repair wiring and replace my carpet and floor pans and put down sound deadener and insulation.