shadango
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I know this is the a body forum....and I dont know how you guys feel about e-bodies...
But I came across this car and was wondering what you think...red flags, etc.....I also posted on the e body forum.....
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Well, I came across a 73 that keeps drawing me to it....although I think it may have more issues that I want to deal with..or maybe not?
It looks like the car has been repaired and maybe painted once before...quarters etc at least...and they need repaired again......the inner fenders need work as where the hood hinges mount, its basically air it looks like....Would that just mean pulling thefront fenders arnd repairing (if I didnt want to replace the whole innerfender for now I mean)?The body work it needs may not be a big deal....for this car I could deal with having primer spots till I could afford to get a paint job......LOL......but if the inner fenders have those holes? Wouldnt that seem to mean that there are other major issues lurking?
The guy sent me tons of photos so he isnt trying to hide anything.....
Here is the description he gave:
This Challenger was a daily driver til about 6 years ago. Have owned this car for the past 22 years. The original 318 runs great. Had a valve job, timing chain and gears shortly before it was taken off the road, however I believe it does need freeze plugs. The 904 transmission was replaced with a rebuilt 727 transmission, however the pressures need adjusting in the new transmission. The original 904 and driveshaft comes with this auction. I quit driving the car on the road due to the brake lines look very rusted, however the brakes do still work. The car does have plenty of rust in all the usual places, but not as bad as many that I have seen. The dash is in very good condition except for a tiny 1 -2 inch split near the screw hole for the speaker. Hard to see unless looking for it. I also hit a couple of deer so the fiberglass parts in the front are cracked, but I do have an extra fiberglass piece. Hood is a little tweaked. I will include an extra hood with the car.
Here is a link to the photos he sent me (I put them up on my own photobucket site).......you cant zoom in on the photos on photobucket I dont think....the ones he sent me are very high rez so I could zoom in etc.....
http://s349.photobucket.com/albums/q391/shadango_bucket/yellow%20challenger/?albumview=slideshow
What red flags do you guys see? He is asking $6k.....I would go look in person but its almost 5 hrs away, so trying to do some recognisance (sp?). He has been trying to sell since late december, and price has dropped since then to the current price....
Am I crazy for considering this one??
Do you think its worth the $6k? Or am I better off waiting for something better?
But I came across this car and was wondering what you think...red flags, etc.....I also posted on the e body forum.....
+++++++++++++++
Well, I came across a 73 that keeps drawing me to it....although I think it may have more issues that I want to deal with..or maybe not?
It looks like the car has been repaired and maybe painted once before...quarters etc at least...and they need repaired again......the inner fenders need work as where the hood hinges mount, its basically air it looks like....Would that just mean pulling thefront fenders arnd repairing (if I didnt want to replace the whole innerfender for now I mean)?The body work it needs may not be a big deal....for this car I could deal with having primer spots till I could afford to get a paint job......LOL......but if the inner fenders have those holes? Wouldnt that seem to mean that there are other major issues lurking?
The guy sent me tons of photos so he isnt trying to hide anything.....
Here is the description he gave:
This Challenger was a daily driver til about 6 years ago. Have owned this car for the past 22 years. The original 318 runs great. Had a valve job, timing chain and gears shortly before it was taken off the road, however I believe it does need freeze plugs. The 904 transmission was replaced with a rebuilt 727 transmission, however the pressures need adjusting in the new transmission. The original 904 and driveshaft comes with this auction. I quit driving the car on the road due to the brake lines look very rusted, however the brakes do still work. The car does have plenty of rust in all the usual places, but not as bad as many that I have seen. The dash is in very good condition except for a tiny 1 -2 inch split near the screw hole for the speaker. Hard to see unless looking for it. I also hit a couple of deer so the fiberglass parts in the front are cracked, but I do have an extra fiberglass piece. Hood is a little tweaked. I will include an extra hood with the car.
Here is a link to the photos he sent me (I put them up on my own photobucket site).......you cant zoom in on the photos on photobucket I dont think....the ones he sent me are very high rez so I could zoom in etc.....
http://s349.photobucket.com/albums/q391/shadango_bucket/yellow%20challenger/?albumview=slideshow
What red flags do you guys see? He is asking $6k.....I would go look in person but its almost 5 hrs away, so trying to do some recognisance (sp?). He has been trying to sell since late december, and price has dropped since then to the current price....
Am I crazy for considering this one??
Do you think its worth the $6k? Or am I better off waiting for something better?
