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Posted by Jonathan T. on February 04, 2001 at 21:15:07:

In Reply to: Disappointment or Adventure posted by scott on February 04, 2001 at 20:00:38:

You will have a guide as to how to go about repairs. If you want to RESTORE it you will spend many thousands of dollars. If you just want to get it running (safely) you might get by with a couple of hundred here and there. Sheetmatal can be cut and patched easily but quality body restoration is a whole different world. Like they say round here; good luck and have fun

Jonathan T.
So, i was new to this site last week and I was excited about my '76 inka orange '02 with 67k miles.

Well, i finally got the title and the car has 167k miles. And i got the car in the shop (looked at it in the dark previously) and have found the floor pans rusted out, most body panels have decent amount of rust and the spare tire well is rusted through. the shock towers are okay, but i will need new shocks, springs, brakes, tires, clutch....

oh -
and it also dripping oil like crazy (gaskets?), misfires, has a weber carb. without an air cleaner (which means a bunch hoses i don't have disconnected) and i think the fuel system is clogged....

i got the car for free and have a shop where i can work on it and some free time,

BUT-

does this car sound too far gone to be brought back ???




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