Another update:
Finally got to hear my new engine on Saturday! Boy, if you haven't heard a TR with a Monza, it's something to behold. I'm really pleased with the way it sounds and runs. Only problem is Pacesetter welded one of the "muffler" brackets on about an inch out, so I've got to cut it off and reweld it to keep one pipe from sticking out further than the other. The engine hasn't even been timed yet and it doesn't shake at all, which is a BIG change from the way it was. I suspect that the distributor gear is 180 degrees out though, because we tried to time it, and you could move the distributor all over the place and it had very little effect. Easy fix. And the Webers... wow! What a difference. No one will ever convince me that Strombergs are better. Takes about half a second of cranking to get it going with those things, even when the engine is dead cold. Gotta love 'em.
I was planning to take it home on Saturday, but like everything with British cars, nothing works out the way it was planned. After trying to bleed the brakes, Joe discovered that the bleed valve on my right rear wheel cylinder had been broken off sometime in its life. Also, the brake hoses are original, 33 year old hoses, and the lever shocks are leaking all over the place. Rather than spending $342 on new levers that are just going to start leaking in 6 months again, I'm going with the conversion kit for $230. Better handling, more ride comfort, and easier to maintain; a no brainer.
I've still got a bit to do, like put the interior back together, get some dash instrument bulbs, and do all the brake work, and finish mounting the front bumper. The bumper support brackets are giving me trouble, especially the left one. My car was wrecked, and they stuck a '73+ bracket where it should have a '72. It came off, but for some reason it doesn't fit right going back on, and I don't have the right bolts for it either. I guess I've got to order some new bolts or a new bracket.
If all goes well (and it better!), it'll come home next Saturday, so I'd better break out the driving shoes!