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[iankarr]

Hi Guys,

The more time I spend with my "new" 74, the more original I realize it is. It runs amazingly well, but...

The fuel pump is from day 1 and still in the rear location. Plastic fuel lines. Original vacuum hoses, spark plug wires, points, etc. The engine compartment is a bit dusty, but it's a time machine.

I know I should replace the fuel lines to keep from becoming a fireball, but should I also relocate the pump to the front "while I'm at it?". Which of Tangerine's SS kits is best? And is it wise to depend on a 43 year old pump...or replace / rebuild it?

I have nothing against points, but I've always run pertronix in my classics, so I'll probably put an ignitor II in the dizzy and keep the points as a backup.

I know I've made a flurry of posts in the past few days, but this car is so surprisingly different from my 73 / 2056 carbed car. Lots to learn.

Ultimately, I realize that part of owning this car will be deciding how much to keep original. For example, there's no evidence of rust on the floor pans, but do I pull up the factory tar and remove that piece of "history"?

This will be an interesting process!

Here's a link to the engine and undercarriage pics. Thanks, as always for the help and opinions.

https://pix.sfly.com/cEddbQ

Ian

[mbseto]

Apropos of nothing, rock climbing is one of my main gigs, and as you might imagine they do obsessive amounts of research on nylon and how it ages and how its strength is affected by various environmental factors.

They are always very concerned about how nylon ropes are affected by gasoline, as climbers often sort their gear out in garages and parking lots. Yet it is used as fuel lines.

After a near-fatal accident a while back, a rope company did an extremely detailed post analysis on a severed rope. The fact that it was only NEAR fatal was critical, as the unfortunate climber was able to give some history of the rope before the accident occurred. They suspected gasoline. Spectography and correlation of the rope's owner pinned the crime on battery acid.

The most interesting part of this was the extremely small amount it took to compromise the rope. At the site of the break, it was only detectable in the lab.