1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto

So. first few issues found. It rained pretty good the other day and I went out to check and the floor was wet. Very slight on the passenger side and a little more on the drivers side. I was worried I had a leak in my cowl area that I didn't find. Crawled under the dash with my scope and looked around. Everything in the vent area was dry.

Got my wife to spray the car while I sat in it and found both pretty quick. One was in the windshield gasket near the top drivers side and the other was a tiny one by the antennae grommet. Easy fixes fortunately. Added some sealant to the grommet and pulled out the lock strip and applied more setting compound and reinstalled the strip. Added more all along the top and down both sides just in case, even though every where else was dry.

Then I discovered I had no kick down. Adjusted it in a couple turns and now at full throttle it drops down nice. Also found my gas pedal grommet broke and the rod slid in past the grommet. I took it all apart and tack welded a stainless washer to the rod and reinstalled it with the sleeve and rubber grommet. (the washer was to replace the broken flat side of the original grommet). Actually seems firmer than it would have originally been due to reduced flex.

Once I get it on the road tomorrow and start driving it I can look for any other issues.

I also set the timing. It was at 10 degrees BTDC. The manual stated 2.5 degrees. I also read the slants like advance. I decided to set it at factory and see how it runs and go from there. Starts better and idles really smooth. so far so good.