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If the outside is loose and the inside pick up doesn't move then you may be pulling air instead of fuel

Both sides have been patched already. I would redo all of that. I suspect there is more concealed rust under those goober welded patches Fortunately all of that metal is now available. Depending on how deep it goes. Very common to see mesh or crumpled up newspaper behind repairs like this. The bondo needs something to help it fill the hole until it gets hard. PO's Got to love em...

He was growing a car guy!! A little danger is a necessary ingredient! 😉

I dont find it uncommon to see oversized main bearings. Does seem interesting they're that hard to source

I've been hurt for over a year. Was some better but recently regressed by about 6 months

I'm gonna miss seeing all of y'all... again! I couldn't make the trip even if I wanted too... Sitting on heating pad right now 😞

They will announce it at the end of the week banquet

Frame rails tend to rust from the inside out. So even though you can't punch through with a screw driver doesn't mean the rail is not corroded inside and no longer the correct thickness. I think at this point in my life, if I find a rail with rust holes, the whole rail will be replaced.

Yes, at some point, no more surprises

Unfortunately, that is exactly what I expected...

One of the vendors use to part out cars but I don't remember who...

I accomplished this in a similar way. Piece of steel bar into the case resting on the nut end. Hold the other end and hit as close a possible to the nut

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A soldering iron with a flattish tip will work. A small piece of stainless mesh can be embedded from the back side across the crack using heat. The metal strengthens the joint. There are hot staplers available that do a very similar thing. Hot wire staples would really beef up the repair. You might find it necessary to paint the whole thing when your done to fully conceal the joints and get an even finish. Be carefulful of using too much heat. You can distort the piece of lose the finished texture

You can probably plastic weld that from the backside and make it presentable. Several ways to do it if you're interested

True, but 9-10 yrs ago it was a much cheaper car!

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Also the two pads are at different heights

Vacuum looks good. I wonder if you can program it out?

I agree with GK get a grinder with a flap disc and a dust mask and work your way down. If I had to guess, I would say a previous owner used bondo or fiberglass to attach them to the car. Fiberglass holds pretty good and would make them feel firmly attached

Hysteria... 😉 😉 😉

What is manifold vacuum? How is the throttle slam (for lack of a better word) controlled. On the EFI Z's it's a dash pot. How is it handled on the KA? I suspect it's all programming, but my first suspect would be air leaks

I've bought a couple of lots of die grinders off industrial auctions for $25-$30 for 8 or 10 grinders. Normally most of them work. So I have a selection now 🙂

Thanks, guys We have a local carb shop. I spoke to them today. He said he could do it next week. We'll see what he says when he actually sees it. I have the original carb too. I think I will have him check it out too, as a spare

The problem with the S54 transplant is the harnesses probably don't match model to model. I saw an M roadster run the other day for $7,100. Although that might be a fluke. $10-12 is probably more like it. Just remember the M roadster hood is eye watering expensive!!