Holy smokes, IT RUNS! Put on the new starter last night and got it running this morning. Puffed a little smoke out then ran clean.
Exhaust is shot, needs all new exhaust. Will go with a single straight pipe factory size all the way back. Have the muffler shop tuck it up as close to the body as possible for my future belly pans clearance.
Need to redo the whole rear brakes. Got new pistons, drum pads and hardware kit. Will have to cut a section of the brake line to find out what size it is. Will use couplings, custom bend a new line and connect where the old tube is still usable.
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