Emerson was right on that point, Randy, but lighten up on the girl. We all have our own agenda, and if I didn't have my own way of restoring appearance (wire brush and rust paint) I might be interested in her sponsor.
Kelle, welcome. I think you will come to like that engine/trans combination, but you might as well start loking into a diff swap: Nova, Camaro, whatever. Lower numeric ratio is what it's all about when you think of keeping up with traffic, and you'd be losing the enclosed driveshaft at the same time. Don't know what's wrong with your tranny, but they are stone simple to rebuild. A rebuilt or reproduction carburetor, on the other hand, might be a good way to simplify your fuel issues.
