New starter and new wires from the battery to the relay, relay to starter, and block to ground, and she runs. I'm actually impressed that an engine with 5 year old gas and 5 year old oil fired up without even a full revolution on the starter. That 351 Cleveland is a tuff mofo!

Too bad she's offensively loud without a full exhaust manifold on the passenger side otherwise I'd take her down to the detail shop tomorrow. That didn't stop me from taking her down the block though. I'm so white trash.

I also took all the seats out and washed them with the hose. Tomorrow I'm gonna yank the carpet, shampoo it, and mop out the floorpans since they're undoubtedly filthy. Should have that car looking pretty good come the weekend and running as soon as I get a manifold! I'm excited!