![]() 05/17/2014 at 20:45 • Filed to: Craigslist, teen build, restoration | ![]() | ![]() |
Well, I had a post on here earlier about me wanting a project car. Time to put the foot to the floor and look at some deals. What about this wagon? All great except for front driver quarter, which I expect is shared with the more common sedan models. For 600 bucks, it seems like a steal, and a good true project. What do you think? CP, or NP?
http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/4437038108…
![]() 05/17/2014 at 20:21 |
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Your link got kinja'd
![]() 05/17/2014 at 20:53 |
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Yep. Fixed
![]() 05/17/2014 at 20:57 |
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Seems like a deal to me. He says obo too!
![]() 05/17/2014 at 21:07 |
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Speaking as someone who has owned one, and a couple things on similar chassis, here is some stuff to know/look out for.
-Poke at the roof just above the drip rails, if there is rot there , walk away. They all rot here, and by the time the rot comes through the roof skin the structure underneath is a mess.
-These are unibody cars, if there is significant rot in the rockers & floor, this can be a big deal to fix.
-All the stock drivetrains on these except the V8 are underpowered, & the automatics are terrible. If you want to be able to cruise on the highway assume you will have to make drivetrain changes.
-A *lot* of the drivetrain/suspension/brakes swaps with the early mustangs, so a lot of the parts are easy & cheaper to get.
-If the back window has been down/missing/broken for any length of time the cargo floor is almost certain to be rotted out.
If you can't start a project car, you have to assume the engine is shot & budget accordingly as you have no way to know.
-Same way, if you can't drive a project car, you have to assume that transmission, suspension & brakes are shot.
![]() 05/22/2014 at 15:13 |
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That's worth the money for sure.