Glad to hear you're hangin' in there.....those 1974's are sort of the last of what I call "the old fashioned cars".....you can run old points/condenser distributor, you can run any old carburetor you want, and you can run the exhaust in any way, form, or route you want - NO CATALYTIC !!!  The newer slogan..."K.I.S.S."...Keep It Simple Sam, really hits home for me cause I like to be able to work on as much of the car as I can with my limited tools and knowledge.  I bought my '74 just because it was one of those right time..right place..right price type of deals, but now that I've had it a few years (and gone through the same fix-fix-fix headaches as we all do), I realize the '74 with it's smooth clean styling and simple mechanicals makes it a great "hobby car."  The old Vette rear end can take a lot of punishment once it's set up right....and that Turbo 400 tranny, probably one of the best automatics ever made (so good that other car companies bought them from GM to use in their own cars!!!).  Hope everything starts looking up for the better and a few things fall together for you, cause it just ain't livin' without a good old car in the garage!!

hi   go get em    never give up  you never be happy   take some off    you well see    its like a gooding looking woman  you just got back  good luck   show us  when you are done   don't watch the money it will make you carzy   dwa175

Don't quit. I didn't and I'm so glad that I didn't. I worked on my 78 for six years before I drove a mile. I'm now down to eight things to fix. I'm getting myself seat covers for Christmas. Now I have a buddy with a 77. We fix stuff together. Take a break and recharge the batteries. It sounds like a worthy car.