progress

[the Death Twinkie]

well i finally just about have my squareback up and running

i have little before and after pictures to show you what i've done:


before:

after:


things added since i first acquired the car about a month and a half ago:

starter (rebuild from Clark's auto parts in Long Beach)
shifter (EMPI)
fuel line (5/16" to 1/4" T splitter also, Kragen auto parts)
fabricated carburetor linkage (rigid copper tubing, home depot)
fan housing (EMPI)
fabricated generator clamp (cut out of aluminum)
air cleaners (EMPI)
spark plugs (bosch super)
distributor cap & rotor (bosch)
electronic ignition (pertronix)
I cut my own gaskets for the carbs & manifolds
some miscellaneous EMPI hardware (studs, bolts, etc.)
battery (costco)

all i need to have it running now is to decipher the little puzzle the PO has created with the wiring by moving the regulator to the backseat instead of putting it on the generator

this has taken me a lot longer than i thought it would but it's looking like it was worth it.

[Editor]

Looks hopeful.
Keep an eye on the aluminium dynamo strap in case the belt tension gradually reshapes it and slackens the belt.

Make sure you have the ventilation hole on the dynamo over the hole in the fan-housing so it cools the dynamo. The original strap has a mark on the strap to line up with a mark on the dynamo.

Try to cover up the timing hole in the dynamo belt housing to keep the cooling air in.

Dave.