[Dan@SharkWerks]

Hood was repainted at some point and looks really bad compared to the rest of the paint...






Ugliest part of the whole car:


Surgery begins...


First order... new brakes and caliper rebuild kits



Last weekend I tried to drive it, but noticed the gas pedal was sticking. I spent a few hours removing this monstrosity:


Throttle arm was completely stuck.


I had to drill a hole between the bushings and inject penetrating spray. Then torched it for a bit and eventually freed it up. The gas pedal flopped around though because it's just a big rubber pad on these cars that pushes a rod, so I had to replace it.



Fuel pump was acting up so I threw in an electric for now.



This oil line was also leaking:


So I removed the distributor and replaced it:



Oil leak was fixed, but I noticed it's leaking a bit of gas, too. I ordered the rebuild kits for the Weber Redline carbs today. I should have it tomorrow but probably can't get to it until Monday.

Current state is that it runs excellent and drives fine except the gas leak that scares me enough to let it stay parked until I fix it... The wet interior's out and it's all dry, so the car smells a lot nicer now. I don't have much into it yet and won't go crazy with 100% resto (out of my personal budget), but I thought it'd be a fun car to kick around as I learn a bit about a classic.

I've got my black plates ready for July..