I've been called a lot of things in my life, but never Monty Hall.
Just for the record, the bondo/botch job was not my doing, I bought this car back in September.
Scott also forgot to list the Dedenbear Electric Water Pump pictured in the front trunk. These are normally $300 new, and this one works amazingly to cool the car. I never had a problem with this car overheating.
When I say this car is fast, its outright scary.
The 305TPI puts out about 215-220hp and about 275ft/lb of tq. You'll be running down Mustang Cobras and BMW M3s all day.
This is one of those motors that I'll likely track down in the future if I were to build another V8 car.
The transmission shifts great, but Scott and I have come to the conclusion that the linkage is the issue after the accident. Something shifted with the drivetrain and it simply needs to be re-aligned to shift properly.