by Jeff Corton » Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:47 am
Good:
Exhaust looks well done
Subframe is substantial material, solid
Roll cage is well done, save driver's side crossbar being cut out
Beefy half shafts
Cooling system looks sufficient (hard tellin' not knowin', though)
Bad:
-Rust behind front wheels
-Rust in front of rear wheel, right side
-Surface rust in front trunk area
-Electrics tired (high beam right side, dim headlight left, right rear tail lights inop)
-Interior is ... not. Headliner shot, carpets need replaced, etc.
-Small aluminum(?) patch panel in driver's side floor pan
Unknowns:
-Engine is stated to have a stuck float valve in the carb
-Weak battery, wouldn't turn over the engine
Other notes:
4 wheel drum brakes
Kennedy conversion
Roll cage crossmember on driver's side cut for easier access
Metal cuts aren't overly clean; looks like it might've been done with a welder versus grinder
It's ratty. The subframe, roll cage, and driveline look substantial, so core materials had some consideration and it might've been competent when initially complete. The rest looks like it's just there to support the running gear. Definitely a secondary priority in the build, or left to receive attention later on (which hasn't come yet).
Definitely has needs. Novice opinion: on the brink of not being restorable; at a minimum, a very serious project .
Seller is -not- set on $5,500.
Jeff C.
New Hampshire