well, I charged the battery, got it fired up, went to back it out and the brake pedal felt a little soft. so I just let it run and warmed up the engine. I'll pull it out w/o the brakes but being my Rambler is kind of tight to get the chevy out ( it's right on the edge of the doorway ) and w/o brakes, I don't want to play bumper cars.. and I cant move the rambler until I get the new carb on soo...