What are the drawbacks of an F Body?

318willrun said
I've owned Aspen/Volare's. Let me say, they are neat cars with a lot of potential. Here is why:
1). You can raise/lower the front end without getting a front end alignment, unlike A-bodies.
2). Both small AND Big blocks fit nicely in them.
3). 8 1/4 rear ends are very easy to find and cheaper than A bodies. AND, the 8 1/4 rear end is plenty tough enough for any 350 horsepower small block.
4). All have disc brakes.
5). All have the Large bolt pattern.
6). Factory window louvers and trunk fins were options, along with 360 4bbls, and bucket seats with consoles, and T-tops
7). A lot of these with slants were super six's. Just the intake, carb, and linkage will sell for enough $$ to buy a 200 dollar LA 360 off of CL.

A few reasons not to like them are....
- Hard to get the dual exhaust out the back because of the gas tank. Easier to exit before the back tires.
- All have emissions. Depends on where you live it that's a real concern
- Sure they rust, but so does every car made in the 70's, and rust bad.
Not mine but a nice example ....

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Had a bunch of F's...right now a 76 Aspen wagon.
I agree with the positives quoted above.
Also they are real good driving cars, especially for the era.
Loads of interchangeability with M bodies.
Console was auto trans only.
Schumacher mounts are the same ones used by 73+ A's.
78-80 you can move the gas tank over to the right enough to run true duals.
Most of them only had a cat...plus the other little bits on the engine. I believe the air pump was mostly cali. Only had an air pump on a couple.
They do have their rust-prone spots, like any cars. Lower rear 1/4's, corner of 1/4 under the taillight, ds front floor pan above frame rail, front rail where it turns to go under floor pan...
Not really any aftermarket for reproduction body parts but there are a fair amount of NOS parts still out there and some items like flares, wings, etc. are being reproduced.

They were the next evolution of the A body. Too bad they only lasted for 5 years.