Finished the pump, brackets, and pulley during the week. Installed my water pump and PS pump today. I also cleaned and painted most of the brackets and pulleys. I need to sand blast the crank pulley this week, it is a little crusty in a few spots. Not going to just paint over it and put it on the car like that. I also need to clean and paint the small bracket for the AC compressor that bolts to the exhaust manifold.
Got the carburetor dialed in on the Monte Carlo, required almost nothing in terms of adjustment. I literally took it out of the box and bolted it on. I raised the idle speed 50 rpm so it wouldn't try to stall with the AC on. It ran well before, but it really runs great now. I would recommend Ken @ Everyday Performance to anyone needing Quadrajet rebuild/recalibration work. He doesn't refinish them as exact as Cliff Ruggles, but his turn around time was about one week vs. several months. And the cost was about half. If you have a 1000 point resto - use Cliff. If you have a nice driver that you aren't concerned with points judging, use Ken.
I washed the car and took it home with me so I could take a shower and clean up. Had plans to swing by a local car show, I was denied by the rain - on my birthday of all days. All is well, I took the car for a ride in the rain after getting cleaned up and dropped it off at my folks house. I kind of don't want to sell it now, it runs and drives so good.
