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Yeah, that's part of a different kit. Not sure about that part.

Going through my stuff in my garage, I found this vintage set of Thexton timing pointers for my engine. It's in the original box with all the instructions. Should I put these in so I can the timing on my engine or is it a waste of time?

I don't want a Stromberg. I'll tinker with the 94 on it and see what I come up with.

Accelerator pump is working fine, plenty of fuel down the throat. The carb is still apart because I needed a new gasket and now I'm out of town until Wednesday. I want to get it back together with the new valve, and new gaskets and see where I'm at. I also want to check the rod position for the...

Spending the money isn't the issue at all. And I certainly want to do the RIGHT thing. I don't want to take any shortcuts believe me. I'll look and see if the case is original to the car, because I suppose that'll help me decide exactly what to do. But, the car isn't 100% original. Like I said...

Oh, I'm not gonna jump on anything immediately. But I know myself, if I have to swap parts into the existing case, it'll end up taking forever to get it back together. It'd be easier to get it all nice and pretty and functional and just swap it in. My add kills me sometimes.

So I just need to find a decent case to swap newer style guts into.

Well, I don't want the car down that long. Mechanical speaking, I'm pretty handy. Though I've never messed with these before, I built my first car, a 1970 Mustang, myself when I was 15. If I were to change styles of transmissions, it would need to look correct and require no permanent modifications.

Okay, there's only one row of synchros when I look through the fill plug. The fluid level seems ok, but there are metal shavings in it and the brass ring looked a little worn. What's my next step? Just baby it and drive it until it gives out? Should I source another case and start putting...

Well, the car hasn't suffered any abuse, I know who did the engine swap, and he owned the car for 50+ years, but it did a lot of miles, so I'll check for signs of wear when I check the fluid level. Thanks for the input. If I get any parts to freshen it up, it'll only be from Van Pelt, per this...

Thanks man, sometimes there's too much info! I start with the simple stuff.

Ok, like I said, I'll pick the book up. Sorry for being a newb.

Thanks! That's super local to me. I love this forum.

Thanks guys! Looks like I have some reading to do.

I'll try and look when I get home tonight.

How do I know which case I have? Can I take pictures and put them up here? What should I be looking for?

Those all sound great. It already has a 59AB with a Merc crank in it, so it has the power to keep up with modern traffic. Does anybody have a definitive answer if the later years fit in the early case? Who is this Van Pelt? Is he a member here?

Well, if it were at least synchro going 1-2 and 2-3, that would help a lot. I'm not as worried about down shifting. I live in the High Desert, Victorville area. I don't think there's really anybody really local that knows about these things. I'm expecting to have to travel a little bit.

It's not ugly, it has character!

It doesn'tl feel like it at all. I can't just shift from first to second or second to third without rev matching and really easing it into gear. I've never driven another car that needs to be shifted like that. If I don't, it grinds.