thanks everyone for the reply. tomorrow before class i will play with all those and see what happens. to fill everyone in, i have rebuilt everything, from the frame off to each bolt and nut on the car, including the carb and the distributer. and the the paint question, i get most of my new production- old parts from bobs automobilia in Atascadero Ca. most of there stuff is good and i like it, not to many problems, and since i like 15 min away, and its easy to drive there, if you bring cash they give you a discount and its usually no tax about about 10-15% off there price. cool people, talk to them all the time. there phone number (which is on speed dial on my cell) is : 805-434-2963 and there web site is : www.bobsautomobilia.com. check them out... thanks again everyone