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1964 - New purchase got any ideas?

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Howdy! I just picked up a 1964 T-bird and here's the good and bad

Interior looks amazing, floor seems to be solid, car overall other then the trunk seems to be pretty solid.

Runs and drives fantastic


The bad
Interior vacuum stuff doesn't work (disconnected & ancient)
Theorized vapor-lock (won't idle if it's turned off for a short amount of time, has to drive a while before it'll be able to idle again
Radio doesn't work ( would like to replace with a Bluetooth one that looks the part where the original is)
Trunk pan rusted decently
A/c was removed - how hard is this going to be to put back in or should I upgrade it?

The throttle also keeps falling off this bearing looking thing.

And the gauges aren't accurate or aren't working. Speedo died on my way back from the purchase, oil doesn't move, voltage actually looks right and fuel doesn't go over half


Any help, suggestions or upgrade ideas very much appreciated this will likely be a resto-mod daily driver able vehicle so I'm not opposed to modernizing things.

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With a list like that, I'd start with getting it idling and running right. Eliminate vacuum leaks and if it still won't idle, rebuild or replace the carb. And fix that "bearing looking thing", send a pic and maybe we can help. The other priority ought to be making sure the brakes (drum brakes on a '64, emergency brake, booster, master cylinder, brake lines and wheel cylinders) are in good condition and adjusted before you drive it much.
 
these Birds notorious for gas boiling in carburetor. do a search here, and You Tube. What I did was replace stock air cleaner housing and filter with aftermarket 14" open element housing with 2" tall K & N style air filter. Installed aftermarket 90 degree elbow under base of new housing to run breather tube from valve cover. Also, installed split round heat resistant shielding on fuel line from carburetor to fuel pump. No carburetor problem since then. But, no idea what other carburetor problem you mention without a couple of pictures of your carburetor with air filter hosing off posted here.
 
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