I think what Gary S and Twisted Metal were suggesting is what you should try first before you go through anything else. if you haven't done this yet, locate both flashers. Put the one from your blinkers into the 4 way socket. Put the one from the 4 way socket into the blinker socket. Switch...
We had a 402 ElCamino here that sat for a couple years. Wasn't drawing fuel to the pump. After checking the lines, kid kept dumping gas in the carb to make it run till the pump got primed. It was dry, that's all that was wrong. That was a couple years ago and it still starts and runs to this day.
These cars didn't fit together well when they were new. I worked at a Chevy dealer when they came out. Funny, people didn't notice how bad they fit till they were hit. When they came out of the body shop, they better be perfect, or close to it. I remember fixing one hit in the rear (not hard at...
Tom, is this the one you saw? Looked pretty nice to me too.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0522-515882/1978-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
Saw the results for these. None of them sold as far as I know.
https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0522-501906/1970-chevrolet-camaro-z28/...
I still think combination is crucial. If it all works together, that is key. If I were to do another build and to go FI, that would be instrumental in components used. For me, that will never change, especially compression, camshaft, valve train, ring gap, heads and clearances to be compatible...
I have raced at Beech Bend many times. One of my favorite tracks. They have an amusement park, water park, nice camp ground and an asphalt circle track all on the grounds. Very nostalgic. Trailer your car there and get some passes Chuck, before you start changing things just to get a baseline...
I used one of these:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/huu-2480003
Just ran a key hot to it and grounded it.
It goes on the trans where the reverse linkage rod is. The micro-switch trips the power to the reverse lights when it is contacted bu the linkage. You still have to find the positive...