I've put about 5 miles on the car so far. I was elbow deep in house projects when the driver called me. He told me I'd have to meet him a few blocks away because he didn't think he'd make it down my street. I wanted to video the car being unloaded but decided against it since the unload wound up happening in the middle of a 4 lane state road with moderate traffic.
A few observations thus far:
It's still got the original Z-arm accelerator pedal system. I'd forgotten how much I loathe that system. I have a super nice, rebuilt pedal assembly that I'm planning to install once I figure out how to remove the rubber floor mat without damaging it. Step 1: Wait for warmer weather.
The rear bumper isn't mounted because the rear apron is bent up from engine removal and the now non-stock exhaust that makes the car sound like an angry lawnmower. I might try my hand at bending it back into shape knowing that my back up plan is to get the rear apron off of Icarus (also a Ruby Red car).
The car starts right up and doesn't diesel when shut off. It's running a little rich and the timing is a touch off of perfect but it's a strong engine. 2nd gear and I were not getting along, although the pedal assembly was such a distraction that it might have been me-not the transmission. I'll know once I swap out the pedals.
I'll take more photos and post up observations over the next few days/weeks. This car will be kept together/functional and I'll work on it while I drive it. Fortunately, I have enough parts to swap out large sections at a time - entire rear subframe and transmission/engine, if needed, or the front beam.
I ordered window seals as those on the car are dry rotten. I'm sure that'll just be the start of it.
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