Advise: Going to look at a scamp
Hey guys, I thought I would just provide an update. I ended up making the guy an offer on the car. He told me no, but he would think about it. In the meantime, I looked at a couple other cars, they were more expensive and not quite as nice. I also had the opportunity to buy my 71 duster back, which I heavily considered, considering it was restored by my dad, uncle, and myself, and I only sold it to put a down payment on my house a few years ago.
The guy that had the scamp called me back and accepted my offer, I told him I would come down and check it out again the following weekend. I drove the car, checked it out again, and decided to go ahead and take it on as a running driving project.
Since I've bought the car, I've put the correct seats back in the car. it came with an almost perfect front bench seat, I've put a new 650 CFM carburetor on it, fellow member Kegan B hooked me up with some nice driver quality bumpers that I got installed tonight. I've purchased a new cam and lifter set, she goes into the exhaust shop tomorrow morning to get 2 1/2" exhaust ran out back. I have a set of 15" cop wheels with plymouth centers that I'm going to have powder coated gloss black and run on it.
All in all I think it will be a cool car. The guy loved his spray chrome and zip ties. But mechanically it seems pretty solid. Plus it gives me something to work on after work at night. Here's a few updated pictures. I think it definitely looks better than it did.
The guy that had the scamp called me back and accepted my offer, I told him I would come down and check it out again the following weekend. I drove the car, checked it out again, and decided to go ahead and take it on as a running driving project.
Since I've bought the car, I've put the correct seats back in the car. it came with an almost perfect front bench seat, I've put a new 650 CFM carburetor on it, fellow member Kegan B hooked me up with some nice driver quality bumpers that I got installed tonight. I've purchased a new cam and lifter set, she goes into the exhaust shop tomorrow morning to get 2 1/2" exhaust ran out back. I have a set of 15" cop wheels with plymouth centers that I'm going to have powder coated gloss black and run on it.
All in all I think it will be a cool car. The guy loved his spray chrome and zip ties. But mechanically it seems pretty solid. Plus it gives me something to work on after work at night. Here's a few updated pictures. I think it definitely looks better than it did.
