quote:since then. So as far as “suggestions”,
The distributor is on the wrong end of the engine!

Anyway - good luck with the car - I agree, it's a time capsule. Aesthetically, though, maybe you want to get rid of the "plumber's tape" (the metal bracing with the regular holes), and see if there is a way to fab up more eye-pleasing bracketry to hold things in place?
Is it a dry sump motor?
Have fun with it.
Rocky