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Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 10 2013, 09:43 PM
My neighbor stopped me a while ago and told me his old neighbor has one of those cars he wants to get rid of!!! 
I went by and looked at it and asked "how much"! He said $500 and I said sold! So I went and got a trailer and started to load it up and I noticed the last two digits of the serial number on the title are reversed and the car is a Salvaged title. Well I couldn't buy it with the wrong vin# so I told him if he fixed it I would purchase it. He called me today and said he got the title fixed and if I can get it out of his driveway today he will sell it to me for way less!
Well now it is in my garage with new title and all! 
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Posted by: ben*james Oct 10 2013, 09:46 PM
R u fricken kidding me.... That's a steal. You should be ashamed!
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 10 2013, 09:48 PM
He just wanted it out of the driveway and he set the price....what could I say 
!
Posted by: r_towle Oct 10 2013, 09:49 PM
You suck.
Take the rockers off and post a pic so we can all weep
Posted by: jsconst Oct 10 2013, 09:55 PM
Nice score! 
Any plan for it yet.
Jeff
Posted by: Krieger Oct 10 2013, 09:55 PM
Posted by: kg6dxn Oct 10 2013, 09:57 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: Chris H. Oct 10 2013, 09:58 PM
'73? You're money ahead just with the Fuchs. Nice score.
What's that square thing where the radio should be?
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 10 2013, 10:02 PM
'73? You're money ahead just with the Fuchs. Nice score.
What's that square thing where the radio should be?
It is a '70 but they put late bumpers on the front......??????!
The square thing is an alarm control display with motion sensor!
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 10 2013, 10:05 PM
Nice score!
Any plan for it yet. Jeff
No plan yet, there is a guy that expressed interest in the WTB classifieds so when I repair the front right rotor and get it running I will decide if I want to flip it or do another conversion!
Posted by: cwpeden Oct 10 2013, 11:22 PM
a '70 with adjustable seat and late belts and console.....?
Interior says late. Doors and dash say early? 
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 10 2013, 11:53 PM
a '70 with adjustable seat and late belts and console.....?
Interior says late. Doors and dash say early?
Yep!
I have not gotten into everything they did when they recovered the salvage but it looks like they added the passenger seat adjustability, late front bumpers and over all late model update. The hell hole looks very solid but the front bumper conversion is a bit of a hack! I will spend some time next week going through it to figure out what exactly happened. It looks like just the front was hit but they took alot of time converting it to late stuff while they were at repairing the front!
Posted by: JawjaPorsche Oct 11 2013, 04:36 AM
What a score! You need to buy some lottery tickets! You are a lucky man!
Posted by: reharvey Oct 11 2013, 05:36 AM
Another one saved!
Posted by: ben*james Oct 11 2013, 06:49 AM
Another one saved!Yeah, what a charitable act. Probably deserves a Purple Heart for such a rescue
Nice score!
Posted by: jmalone Oct 11 2013, 08:35 AM
Nice ! Keep it Jeff that's a lucky car.
Posted by: Jgilliam914 Oct 11 2013, 08:44 AM
Nice Score!! 
Last year my neighbor had a 1985 Buick Regal GS she wanted to get rid of. Asked if she should call a junk yard. It looked good so I told her I would buy it for $500. She accepted and I felt guilty at first and asked her to tell the family before I took it off her hands. She did and after I gave her the $ I saw it had only 45 000 miles on it. I flipped it 3 days later for 2800$ then took her out to dinner 
Posted by: cpavlenko Oct 11 2013, 08:56 AM
unbelievable
Posted by: boogie_man Oct 11 2013, 09:09 AM
Nice catch, is it a original silver car ? Congrats......
Posted by: boxsterfan Oct 11 2013, 09:38 AM
What color is that?
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 11 2013, 10:21 AM
What color is that?
The car has been painted and was originaly L80E Light Ivory!
Posted by: 76-914 Oct 11 2013, 11:18 AM
Good score, Jeff. I had a similar experience, once. He might have got it running had he ever used that Hayne's manual. Looks like it has never been opened. 
L80E 
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 11 2013, 11:29 AM
Good score, Jeff. I had a similar experience, once.
He might have got it running had he ever used that Hayne's manual. Looks like it has never been opened. L80E He said it ran when his son bought it but the battery won't take a charge so I have to deal with that first!
Posted by: jbyron Oct 11 2013, 11:35 AM
You lucky SOB!
Posted by: green914 Oct 11 2013, 12:33 PM
Nice score.
Posted by: Philip W. Oct 11 2013, 12:59 PM
What color is that?
The car has been painted and was originaly L80E Light Ivory!
looks like it might me copper metalic?(a '75 special order color)
Posted by: 76-914 Oct 11 2013, 02:12 PM
Good score, Jeff. I had a similar experience, once.
He might have got it running had he ever used that Hayne's manual. Looks like it has never been opened. L80E He.said it ran when his son bought it but the battery won't take a charge so I have to deal with that first!
You have my most heartfelt condolences. 
Posted by: TargaToy Oct 12 2013, 05:59 PM
You suck! 
Congrats and good luck!
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 6 2013, 04:13 PM
Update:
So I have been working on replacing the front suspension and am almost ready to take it out for a spin!
The PO said the car had started a few months ago and I had been trying to start it with no luck getting the starter to engage. Last week I was at the local hardware store and low and behold the PO works there! I tell him I am not able to get the starter to engage......he laughs and says "I forgot to tell you there is a hidden button under the dash"! So today I had a few minutes, after charging the battery again, I put some new gas in and reached into the window and turned the key. The fuel pump starts to go, I reach under the dash and press the button and she fires up and runs great on the first click. I didn't even have to get in the car and pump the gas!!
So now I have to decide what I am going to do with it! The guy that wanted to buy it said he bought a motor cycle so he didn't need it any more! He is going to be cold this winter!!
Anyway, it is a good day when everything clicks and the car starts as advertised!
Posted by: jfort Nov 6 2013, 04:23 PM
great story. congrats
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 6 2013, 05:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMS0-GJFZo&feature=youtu.be
Posted by: Mike Bellis Nov 6 2013, 06:56 PM
Update:
So I have been working on replacing the front suspension and am almost ready to take it out for a spin!
The PO said the car had started a few months ago and I had been trying to start it with no luck getting the starter to engage. Last week I was at the local hardware store and low and behold the PO works there! I tell him I am not able to get the starter to engage......he laughs and says "I forgot to tell you there is a hidden button under the dash"! So today I had a few minutes, after charging the battery again, I put some new gas in and reached into the window and turned the key. The fuel pump starts to go, I reach under the dash and press the button and she fires up and runs great on the first click. I didn't even have to get in the car and pump the gas!!
So now I have to decide what I am going to do with it! The guy that wanted to buy it said he bought a motor cycle so he didn't need it any more!
He is going to be cold this winter!! Anyway, it is a good day when everything clicks and the car starts as advertised!
I might need a new project...
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 6 2013, 07:29 PM
Mike
Are you still planning on comming out this weekend?
If so you can look at it then!
Posted by: lonewolfe Nov 6 2013, 07:50 PM
Want to make a cook $100? I'll give you $600 for the car! 
Posted by: Mike Bellis Nov 6 2013, 07:54 PM
Mike
Are you still planning on comming out this weekend?
If so you can look at it then!
Yep, See you Saturday AM...
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 6 2013, 09:22 PM
Mike
Are you still planning on comming out this weekend?
If so you can look at it then!
Yep, See you Saturday AM...
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 6 2013, 09:23 PM
Want to make a cook $100? I'll give you $600 for the car!
I have about that into it with the update front suspension and trailer rental!
Posted by: computers4kids Nov 6 2013, 11:05 PM
I had a 75 that was copper once...great find. Are you sure its not a front clip off a 75?
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Nov 7 2013, 12:43 AM
I had a 75 that was copper once...great find. Are you sure its not a front clip off a 75?
Yep, it was hit in front and is a late front section with late bumpers and interior update done! It looks like it was just the very front part not the whole clip!
I purchased early bumpers yesterday and I may put it back to early if I don't sell it!
Posted by: '70PVW914 Nov 7 2013, 01:09 AM
What! Dang what a steal You're a lucky dude, man!
Posted by: euro911 Nov 7 2013, 03:08 AM
Awesome score
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Dec 20 2013, 06:58 PM
Here is a video of it starting and running! I also put the 75 front suspension on and bled the brakes! Still havn't washed it yet! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqbK8sTgQGA&feature=youtu.be
Posted by: Mike Bellis Dec 20 2013, 10:26 PM
I've seen this car and it is pretty solid. No major rust issues. Just a few small spots to fix.
If it were in my budget, it would already be sitting in my garage!
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Dec 21 2013, 01:42 AM
Hey Mike, I have spent some time on it since you saw it and the price is going up......are you sure you don't need another project????????? 
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