[Jethro]

Don't know how to post pics on here but I've been busy with the truck.
Figgered out the "original" engine wasn't. Turned out to be a 250. Was supposed to be a 230. The 250 had a few issues including very low compression on #6 and a quart of oil disappearing every 30 miles. Picked up a 230 out of a 66 Malibu and swapped it in. While I was in there I also installed a new clutch.
The alternator had been modified by a PO to the point that it was impossible to adjust belt tension. They had ground the pivot mount to @45 degrees??? So it got upgraded to an internal regulator style.
Carb was puking fuel so it got "rebuilt" by me (no carb genius). Still leaked so I replaced it with a rebuilt one from Uremco. Haven't yet tuned it but it runs better now. Had to tighten one of the top screws down and use my old fuel filter housing to stop the leaks on that carb.
Today she's getting a HEI distributor. Then I'll tune her up a bit and I can move on to other things like a split brake system and suspension repairs.