Restoration (2) White 1972 1600 XL [26]

Today, I took the car for a short run around the block near to home. It seems to be going OK but is not kicking down into first gear on the down shift & my attempt to drive up a fairly steep hill indicated some adjustments need to be made. It sounds pretty good but some fine tuning is necessary. I also refitted the headlight surrounds, fixed a very minor fuel hose leak & stuck on my new 1600 GT sticker on the rocker cover. Time to attach the vacuum gauge & it indicated that the timing was a bit off so I advanced it & the motor seemed to run much better. I would like to advance it a fraction more but I could not & the engine surrounds were too hot to work on it. The next run was much better & we drove up the steep hill but it is still not quite right so back for another look, maybe after Christmas. It also seems to be running a bit hot so a few little things still needs work.
I also need to add up all the receipts & see how much this little exercise cost but all that might have to wait a few days.