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oh ok. That makes sense. I guess I'm in the market for a shift lever. Thanks John!

My automatic floor shifter has an extremely short travel between gears. So short in fact, that travel is complete to 1st gear when the indicator is in drive. I have experimented with every adjustment I can find with no success. So I start looking at my linkage at the tranny. Below is a pic...

I was able to figure out that if I stuffed the timing light down beside and then below the alternator I could point it in a good direction while looking down from above through the very small window to make the adjustment. All good now. Thanks

I guess I should find TDC and that would tell me a lot. Seems appropriate to me.

Finally got the rust cleaned off the balancer so I can see the timing marks but found that actually seeing the pointer is almost impossible as it sits below and behind the alternator etc. 1. Am I using the square end of the pointer to time? I can view that end but just so. 2. If I'm looking...

Welcome from Texas! :bravo: Eric

Welcome from DFW! I went to HS in Moore Ok!! Go Sooners!

I'd just offer to haul it away for him and see what he says! haha If it was mine in the shop for years I'd be glad to let someone have it and just get rid of it. But that's me.

Welcome from Texas!

I love these kind of videos. Thanks so much. I hope to do this conversion on all four one day. Still intimidating at the moment.

Well son of a gun look at that. I DO have a hot wheels car! That's gotta be bonus points in the car shows right? Ha!

No kidding? I'll have to look for one of those. ha

Beautiful car. Blue piping, blue spark wires. Very nice. I wonder if it will sell for that.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Big thanks to Eric for fixing the pics for me. No idea why they were flipped and I couldn't rotate them from here. I know "her" car is a bit of a black sheep on this forum not being original etc. but I hope you still like what you see. I would have not...

For those that remember my previous introduction, I told a story about a little wedding present for my bride to be. Well, I'm married as of Saturday and decided it was time to unveil the new family member to her. She had NO idea and the look on her face was pure shock, disbelief and...

Welcome from Ft Worth Texas! I'm working on a 71 also! Eric

Welcome from Ft Worth Texas!

Welcome from Ft. Worth Texas!

Definitely a car guy here too. Mustangs and a Corvette. Great passion to have I think.

Welcome Sir! I spent a month travelling the south island a few years ago. I've always had a passion for New Zealand. Great to have you on board with us. Beautiful car in an awesome location. Like most of NZ everywhere you look is a postcard. Love that place.