After chasing down a few problems (rotor wouldn't fit, bought the wrong points, etc.), I saw the mark on the distributor that normally denotes where No. 1 fires was 90 degrees off from where it should be. Now I've got to pop the valve cover off, check that both valves are closed on the No. 1 cylinder, everything is at top dead center, and see where the rotor is pointing to find the No. 1 firing position. Not a big deal if you know that up front, but I had been trying to get the thing to fire based on "normal" settings.
But even with the time wasted on problems like that, it's still okay if you are having fun doing it. It's like that old fisherman's saying: The worst day of fishing is still better than the best day at the office. It's all of the little things that you overcome while building a car that gives you the satisfaction you have when you finally get to take down your street for the first time. Hey! If it were easy, everybody would be doing it, right?
Also, here are some updates on some of the larger shows this year:Detroit AutoRama:Detroit's Cobo Hall on March 4-6Bug-In 32: Returns after 20-year absence, Fontana, CA, April 10Fun Under the Sun: 26th AHA Knott's Berry Farm show, April 23-24Carlisle Kit/Import Nationals:In Carlisle, PA, May 20-22 Monterey Historic Races: At California's Laguna Seca racetrack, August 12KIT CAR's Run & Gun: at Gateway Raceway outside St. Louis, August 25-27, with the rain date on the 28