The brakes are here! Thanks again to the good folks at White Post. Tomorrow I'll try to install them if I have time. Must pick up some brake fluid, and reread the procedure on bleeding the brake lines. My goal for the next week is to get the car in a condition where it can back itself out of the garage and run itself back in - if you recall, it's too close to the garage wall on the passenger side to allow much access, so I'll settle for bleeding the driver's side until I can back it out.
We are, I think, very close to have a running engine. The fuel pump seems to be working fine - there's gas everywhere I disconnect the lines now, and when I looked at the carburetor fuel screen there was gas in the well there too. However, the motor still won't run without gas in the carburetor.
I got greasing today, as well, filled up the connecting rod and the lower control arm pivot shafts. Couldn't find the steering idler arm, perhaps tomorrow.
Today's two questions:
1) The brakes returned with a new fitting that attaches to the vacuum line. I'll try to use it (the old one is still in the line) - but what do I use to seal the connection? A hose clamp, or is there some sort of vacuum line sealant?
2) As mentioned above, I think everything's working in the fuel system now, at least from the tank to the carburetor, but for some reason, we're still not making that last jump. I'm hoping it's not a carburetor problem (it's probably a carburetor problem) but I don't know what else it could be. If it's not the carburetor, what is it? And if it is, what do I do about it?