[Oregoon]

I finished my side-work (drywall, paint, trim), got paid, and picked my truck up from a mechanic-buddy.

While I would liked to do the work myself, I have family in town, kid's birthday, 2500 miles to drive (three 20-ton loads of freight to move over The Cascades), and I'm in the midst of a refinance, so aside from my moonlight construction work, I'm getting my house in shape for the appraisal.

So, I farmed out some work out to a buddy last week, and my truck now has an HEI and a rebuilt carb, new radiator, hoses, and a degreaseing, and we ditched the spark-control crap, as well as the a.i.r. pump and related junk.

A few days ago, I found time to install black and silver finned Autowerks sidecovers and gaskets, new valve cover gasket (still waiting on a the matching aftermarket valve cover), do a brake-fluid change and bleed, clutch adjustment, fix my temp gauge, and chase down some squeaks under my dash.

Going to take her to the tire shop this week, and probably do calipers, pads and rotors in a few weeks.

The guy who did my carb is a master of tuning and the truck runs beautifully. That HEI makes a world of difference.