Faults:
Transmission
Turbo-Hydra-Matic Metric-200.
Transmission doesn't like to go into reverse unless it's really warmed up. Transmission acts like its slipping & when it does grab revers it "slams" into reverse-squealing the tires at times. Also, the car will not shift into 3rd gear untill I reach a speed of at least 55mph. Which is nice for racing, but gets a little expensive at the gas pumps.
Gauges/Printed Circuit Board
Unable to locate replacement Printed Circuit Board for the gauges, the old one (made out of plastic) fell apart and none of the contact circuitry was intact. Tried to find a new one and was told that they no longer made them for my model. Well I couldn't go around driving with no gauges or gauge lights so I ended up going to a junk yard and getting another set of gauges-they wouldn't sell me just the circuit board, and that circuit board was also in pretty bad shape. Luckily I was able to "RIG" 1 good circuit board by cutting up both bad ones and taping them together. A little super glue and some rear window de-fogger line repair and now I have lights and blinkers and...