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| mabry123 |
 May 25 2007, 12:08 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 7-December 06 From: Hickory, NC Member No.: 7,331  |
I found this '76 sitting in the rear lot of a local garage. Owner disappeared, and the mechanic has filed a mechanic's lien against the title. I can get it for a couple hundred bucks.
The mechanic hasn't done anything to it other than try to start it about a year ago. It came there for exhaust work after it was painted in '05, and the owner abandoned it. The body looks solid. The doors close solidly, the rocker panels pass the screwdriver poke test, as does the driver's floorboard, trunk floor and floor under the front hood. The rust on the driver's floorboard appears to be surface -- I went at it hard with a screwdriver, and the metal was solid under the surface oxidation. The paint job is passable, and the interior is mostly just dirty. Well, fithly actually. New window seals and seat inserts needed, it would be passable without. I read through all the receipts in a box in the trunk, and it was all routine maintenance -- valves, oil, seal here and there, new clutch in '02. Are all '76 models 2.0? Which version of FI is typical on a '76 2.0? One of the more recent receipts says "Advised owner of engine oil leak and bad exhaust." But nothing earth-shattering from a quick read through the paperwork. What do you guys think? You've seen way more of these than I have. This one looks a lot better to start than some of the progress threads I've been following. Couple questions -- Can I tow it home with a dolly? Not sure the front dam will clear the dolly ramp, and the wheel bearings might be questionable. Moving it less than 10 miles. What could I expect to spend on a new exhaust system? I realize this is a loaded question, but where should I look first for the engine oil leak? I think I'm going to go for it. I have room in the garage and I'm sure you guys will be behind me all the way. Anybody close to Hickory, NC in case I get in a fix? I have pictures to add, but can't find the "Browse" button the FAQ said to use to add pictures. . Somebody tell me how and I'll put up some photos I took this mornng. |
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| So.Cal.914 |
May 30 2007, 02:02 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
Looks like you have some rust boiling up here, I'd check it real good for hidden rust.
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mabry123 Found a '76 2.0...take a look May 25 2007, 12:08 PM
sendjonathanmail Go for it! You can upload the pics to photobuc... May 25 2007, 12:14 PM Ferg Is the car still have it's license plates? Di... May 25 2007, 12:18 PM mabry123 I'll try Photobucket. I'm using Safari on ... May 25 2007, 12:20 PM mabry123 No tags on the car. Paperwork in the trunk identif... May 25 2007, 12:50 PM mabry123 http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa294/123mabry/... May 25 2007, 12:54 PM sendjonathanmail Doesn't look too bad. For a few hundred bucks ... May 25 2007, 12:58 PM Ferg From those pics, I see...
Someone has filled the ... May 25 2007, 01:02 PM zymurgist If it was in my neighborhood, I'd tell you to ... May 25 2007, 01:07 PM
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If it was in my neighborhood, I'd tell you to... May 25 2007, 01:30 PM RoninEclipse2G
Why would the cowl-fender seal be filled? Acciden... May 25 2007, 01:39 PM mabry123
[quote name='mabry123' post='904896' date='May 25... May 25 2007, 01:45 PM rhodyguy a 10 mile haul on a tilt bed tow truck shouldn... May 26 2007, 12:02 AM abbott295 Purple '60(?) F-100? I always did like an ugl... May 26 2007, 07:35 AM Jeff Bowlsby No, say it aint so...is that original houndstooth ... May 26 2007, 08:47 AM skline I like the trailer hitch on it, you could pull aro... May 26 2007, 09:09 AM mabry123
I like the trailer hitch on it, you could pull ar... May 26 2007, 09:25 AM mabry123 Here's the whole ugly truck!
http://i196.... May 26 2007, 09:29 AM skline That truck is not that ugly, it's a 59 to 61 F... May 26 2007, 10:25 AM abbott295 And it's a step side too! Actually that s... May 28 2007, 09:01 PM aircooledboy So where's Hickory relative to the Outer Banks... May 28 2007, 09:28 PM mabry123
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If that's a Hudson on the other side of the o... May 30 2007, 05:10 PM Ferg
If that's a Hudson on the other side of the o... May 30 2007, 05:16 PM mabry123
If that's a Hudson on the other side of the ... May 30 2007, 09:13 PM Vacca Rabite For a couple hundred, just go and get it. You wil... May 30 2007, 05:12 PM Travis Neff You can clean up those enkie wheels and paint htem... May 30 2007, 09:25 PM |
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