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Do a search on flair bird site for on carb or Holley and a lot of suggestions come up. There is one titled replacement carb that may be of use to you.

65blubird. Are these 64/65 door panels or 66? If 66, don't bother as I see they are different.

Does Jagman have the panels? Not sure what shade parchment is. If sort of off white I can use them. Can you send pictures?

How is the project going? Better or worse than you thought?

Try using search tool on the site...headlights, gauges, etc..A lot of good stuff on the site. These cars do keep you busy.

Some strange electrical thing can happen with these cars when battery is underpowered. Next place to check is the relay in the trunk. Do you have the original or have you switched to electronic?

Beautiful car. I am sure the running condition is great. I don't think we will be hearing from you for awhile with repair advice.

also mark rotor position on distributor

mark the distributor and block when you remove it. Maybe before doing that , check your cylinder compression. All the sludge and burnt oil could mean the rings or cylinders are shot or valves no longer seating correctly. If so, may think of pulling and getting rebuilt. Some guys on this site...

Also, you need to get a shop manual or repair manual if you don't already have one.

I sent you a private message with my number.

From what you have written it sounds like quite a mess. It will be hard to clean without making your engine bay and engine parts a mess. Once you get into the job with the engine in place you will see what we are talking about. If uncomfortable removing engine, do the best you can and take...

You may be at the point of pulling the engine to clean this mess up.

When I got my 65 the door locks did not work but when I toogled the switch I did hear a noise. I needed to drop the compartment in the dash to replace the speaker anyway. I had any easy fix on the door locks as all I needed to do was connect the hoses to the actuator.

it is pretty straight forward and one of the easier thins to remove. The secret is in replacing and torqing bolts evenly. Do not over tighten, this includes valve covers. Make sure pan and covers are straight. Gaskets should be available at local store.

Thanks for the update. He has a lot of knowledge on Tbirds. Hope to see him back posting soon.

Thanks for the reply. I tried loosening it on the bench with a large size channel lock pliers I have but it was on pretty tight. I believe I have the strap type in a drawer in garage somewhere. Good news is I shouldn't have to mess with it for a while.

New fuel pump has the filter on the bottom of it. Currently have the plastic fuel filter up by the carburetor. Any damage in leaving it there? Also is there any particular size spanner wrench for the fuel filter or should I just get adjustable?

I don't know if you want to run the car too much more until you pull the pan, pop off the covers, and follow boater bob's suggestion. Definitely have some sort of oil problem. If you already ran it for 45 mins you dont want to push your luck.

After hours of trying to get this in...I put the gasket on the pump rather than the block. This helped to hold the bolts in place so that I could get them started. Used a socket with extension under the car to get stared. Finished from the top with 9/16 swivel socket and ratchet