Help for a New Guy.

hey dave first off welcome to FABO.

now to business, there are people here who know more than i do but i still know some things,

for the seats it depends on if you want them stock or custom coverings or what. i think that it is usually cheaper to get a new seat(s) then to pay to have covers made however if you wanna get some made and wanna wait so you can get the money saved up, if you have bucket seats then pep boys has covers for them till you get the seat recovered, bench seats not so much. as for where exactly to buy new seats not sure, i dont think year one goes back that far but you can check.

rust, check the rocker panels and the bottom of the quarters especially behind the rear wheels, around the drip rails and thats about all i can think of as far as normal places oh.. obviously the floor pans and the trunk floor.

to replace the wheel wells i find it is easiest to just cut out the rust, cut out patches from some scrap metal and then weld the patches in.

for bumpers i think they can be found easiest online or in junk yards you can check Wild Cat Auto Wrecking they have tons of bumpers, do a search for them on google and they should pop right up.

sorry not sure about the carb

for the gas get a good system cleaner and replace the filter then i would use regular gas cause then higher grade can cause some issues with an old engine unless its always been run on higher grade, if you rebuild the engine then step up to middle or high test.

oh also for the parts you need check the classified ads here on the forums there are always people selling parts so be sure to check in there but ask around before you buy from someone cause there unfortunately is always someone who is a rip off.

thats about the extent of my knowledge for what you asked

good luck
-marc