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Originally Posted by f1shman
Bringing a car back completely from a shell will be more of a drain on your wallet than starting with a complete car to begin with. A lot of the small items can really nickel and dime your budget to death. I am not sure how strict the automotive safety inspections are in Texas (or even if there is one), but from my state they really give the car a look over to make sure its in a safe, driveable condition before they let you pass.
Along with your list you are going to want to check all the items on the car that need regular service. That includes all the steering parts (inner and outer tie rods, idler arm, rag joint, ball joints, sway bar bushings and end links, wheel bearings and seals), suspension parts (shocks, leaf spring bushings, control arm bushings), brake parts (master cylinder, booster, tubing, flex lines, calipers, rotors, pads, shoes, drums, wheel cylinders, drum hardware, emergency brake cables), lights (headlight, tail lamp, marker and interior bulbs) ...and it just keeps going from there.  I am not saying that you'll have to replace everything on this list that you look over, just make sure that what is currently on the car is still in a safe operating condition.
Good luck with your project!  |
Thanks for the list. Once I get it running, it will only have a few mile journey each day to school. But by the time it is running it will probably be summer, and all I will have to do is go to work, which is 4 miles or something.. But eventually that will all be replaced.
I am really starting to considering hauling one of them home. We are going up there the weekend after this one and I am going to thoroughly look them over. I don't want another rotted piece of **** like my Lemans. Then I will just sand the engine bay, have it painted, then find a cheap engine and drop it in and try to get it street able.
I want to sand and paint it first, but to me it gives the car pride. Personally, original lime green with surface rust is just so much cooler than a freshly painted car. It shows it has been through hell and is still alive.
Also Skooli I will try and get some pics for you. The primer car is an I6 but it has all boss 302 suspension parts. The car has everything a 302 car would have aside from the engine.