TI, thanx for the help, I will fill you in on the particulars. I got the TA from a friend who had to leave the island and had no time to finish the project, or barely even start it. He said it if i came to get it I could have it for free, so I did. All he had done was remove the radiator, Carb, dist, Valve covers, and Manifold. He gave me all these parts separately except the Carb, and he also gave me the 350 that he had intended on putting in it, complete with the torker II intake, and an HEI dist. Now when I came along, this eyesore had already been sitting for a little more than a year baking in the Hawaiian sun. What once was red was now a nice pink. After a few hours of elbow grease and rubbing compound, I got it looking ten times better, all except for the rust/fire hole in the hood which can easily be replaced. Anyway, I am in the Military out here, and I have access to plenty of Fix it yourself auto garages and junkyards who always have plenty of 3rd gen firebird or camaro's. I am pretty handy, but I may not have the patience I thought I did. I tore down the 350 simply to learn how the basic engine works and what it looks like inside, and to determine the condition of all the components. Before that, the most technical work I had ever done was install a 3 inch lift on my cherokee.