The Old Skylark

The story of my 1977 built up skylark

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Finally found a new tail light lens, along with a ton of work; Fuel Pump Water Pump Sealed Power Lifters Melling Timing Gears, & Chain Melling Performance Camshaft 400 SBC 4 BBL Intake manifold MSD Ignition distributor

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Finally, after nearly 8 months of searching, I have two mostly complete tail lights on my skylark again.. busy weekend coming up, doing; intake manifold, carburetor, lifters, timing gears, timing chain, water pump, mild cam, and just about everything in between.

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throwback to almost a year ago when I first picked up my beloved skylark.. sun damage and rust everywhere

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Recent updates from the warm weather. New door handles, dipped rims, blacked out turn signals, new decals.

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New Edelbrock 4443 Valve covers, and MSD ignition spark wires.

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did my oil pan gasket and then my starter went bad from how awfully it was leaking before.. oh the joys of buying an unkept car.

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meh- stock 2 barrel

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dipped my headlight bezels and front trim matte black.

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Installed a backlit 2" Bosch Tachometer

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Fuel filter replace- and fixed my seized butterfly valve on the stock GM carb

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trunk & roof dipped matte black. DC Sport 3" exhaust tips.

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installed a new shift knob, and bought a tint kit

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painted my grill and front bumper filler today