First off, this is my first post on a forum. Hopefully I'm posting this correctly.
So here's the story. I have a 1979 Trans Am that I bought when I was in 8th grade hoping to restore it by the time I turned 16 with my Dad. The car was literally in boxes from the firewall forward and neither my Dad nor I knew much about cars. Long story short, we were finally able to get it together ,with help from lots of random people, by the last few months of my senior year. Granted, it was FAR from being completed but at least I was able to drive it after sitting in the garage for so many years!
After that, I left the car at my parents house while I went to college. I finished college and decided to go on a road trip with another vehicle I own. That trip I ended up covering 17,000 miles over a 5 month period. During that time, my Dad thought he would surprise me and have it painted. (Which I knew nothing about until I got back)
So when I get back from my trip I find that the guy my Dad had painting the car ended up pulling the motor out and stripping a ton of parts, and not just off the motor. He stole my carburetor, the starter, the hood, the rear tail light piece, and a bunch of other little parts.
After that, I had the car towed to my garage and it's been sitting here ever since (About 4 years now).
Now, I'm ready to get it going again but am totally overwhelmed and not sure even where to begin. Currently I feel I only have basic knowledge of this kind of thing but am willing to learn!
My first thought was to pull the motor again (I have headers that BARELY fit in and was a TOTAL headache) but like I said, I'm not totally adept at this kind of thing and have no idea what that guy messed up..
Is there anything anyone could recommend? I'll figure out how to attach pictures (mine are too large?) and any help I could get would be GREATLY appreciated!