| Finally found a car for the woman!! |
Subject: Finally found a car for the woman!! by rklessdriver on 2011/6/21 3:41:17 I know you guys have been wondering if I'd ever find a car but we did and just got home with it. I'm making this a place holder thread for pics. It's not everything I wanted but it is a good solid car. Runs good, drives good, and looks good. No rust frame, solid body mounts and bird cage. 1979, L48 auto. New Van Steel calipers, pads, lines, master cyl kit. New 3.55 rear end from Fast Vette in TX. New Ujoints though out. Adjustable rear strut rods. New KYB shocks. Fiberglass 340# rear spring. 2 rebuilt rear trailing arms. New Wilcox T Top weatherstrip/seals. New dark green pearl paint. What it needs: Interior work completed. Kind of a half ass job of converting green to black interior that the PO started. There are some really cheap seat covers that got to go and surprisingly the orginal seats look OK underneath. The seat bucket shells need to be rehabbed. The door panels were dyed black and look like crap. All new black carpet.... I'm gonna take a few days and hash out what it's gonna cost to go all black (the right way) v/s back all green. The blower motor only runs on one speed and the AC while all there does not work. Wheels need to be polished out. The car has the optional alum wheels and they are not pitted or curbed... They just look dull and need new center caps. Anybody know if they are bare alum or clear coated?? Engine leaks oil and it looks like the f'n rear main.... I need to get under it and see how bad it really is. Engine has Edlebrock 2101 Performer intake, aftermarket cheap chrome rocker covers and air cleaner.... the intake I don't mind too much (at least it still has the Q Jet on it). Since it has been mess with already I would like to put L82 rocker covers and the stock factory dual snorkel air cleaner assy on it. Of course it's missing the plastic cold air parts over the fan shroud as well. That stuff ought to be fun (and expensive) to find. And that's it. Still has the single cat exhaust (Dynomax super turbo rear section). The car runs great has surpising power - espc compared to my 76... Must be the 3.55 gears. I'll take some pics and post them tomorrow after work. Will |
