More (slow) progress, engine and trans are in and I test fired the engine with starting fluid to make sure I didn't need to do any troubleshooting before going any further. I had some struggles like having to rotate the starter housing to fit the 4spd linkage and RA manifolds, had a bad msd blaster 2 coil and did the obligatory 180 out on the distributor, but in the end it fired up for a few seconds and sounded good. Now I have to do a bunch of cleaning/painting of the accessories and brackets, go through the fuel system and carb, and try to remember how all of the accessories go back together. I'm not going to put the AIR pump back on, but kept all of the pieces (along with the th400 and all associated parts). Hopefully it'll be moving under its own power soon.
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