After getting it to run on all 8, I gave her a tune-up (typical plugs, wires, cap, rotor, etc).
Spent some time cleaning and figuring out just how deep of a hole I got myself into. The more I look the more I see that I need to fix. It's almost overwhelming...but I keep reminding myself that Rome wasn't built in a day.
My original truck was a Chevy and this one is a GMC that was mostly dressed up like a Chevy. I decided that I want to make it as "Chevy" as possible. I got lucky and found a hood that I ended up scoring for free!
Before & After:
I ended up selling my GMC hood to a local guy that just so happens to have a 65 Chevy that is dressed like a GMC. I got a good chuckle out of the fact that we were both taking our trucks in opposite directions but that between us, we could build two correct trucks.