350 Installed

Finally, the new engine was in the car.  It has a carburetor, but no distributor (the original one disappeared, probably under the gravel in front of my trailer).  The 350 flexplate ended up about 1" too far from the Powerglide torque converter, so we got some long grade-8 bolts and enough washers to fill the gap on all of them.  This actually worked for over a year.  Note the employment-limiting beard and Boy Scout neckerchief worn as a sweatband.  By this time, the trailer-park manager was refusing to speak to me, though my neighbors enjoyed the project and helped out whenever they could.