There’s a few wrong answers here. Those holes are for the standard non rally cluster. The rally cluster has the lights hidden behind that cover, if it were a standard non rally cluster the light sockets would be accessible through those three holes. First picture rally dash, second picture non...
These are now potentially six figure cars when finished and there's more prospective buyers with deep pockets than there are of these cars, the seller won't have a problem getting his asking price. Just need to market it in places other than fakebook where you get hammered by the have-nots about...
Glad you got through it. One thing not mentioned here that I’ve experienced is excessively worn cam bearings which would result in good oil pressure when you start the engine but oil pressure at the top goes away as the oil warms up.
I'm putting a TCI 904 behind my 408, they claim to be good up to 700 HP. I tore up a few stock ones behind a 318 as a kid but I also killed a few 727s. If you're running a stock transmission the 727 is far more up to the task than the 904 but if you're no hotrodding it a lot the 904 should suffice.
R/T is a # matching 383 automatic. The Convertible is back with its 318 as the 340 that was in it suffered a catastrophic failure. It was an automatic but I converted it to a 4 speed several years ago. I have a fresh 340 to go back into the vert. Thanks for asking
This is the body side molding with a rubber insert. I have 3 sets but I don't have a decent one for the left fender. 1970 is about 60" long, 71 and newer are shorter. I have a nice pair of 71s I'd be willing to trade. Somewhere someone is throwing them away to make an R/T clone with longitudal...