Get used to seeing such a thing. As the years go on you will experience the same thing you did with this terminator. My dream cars are the old cars, the ones that are regularly found rotting away. And now, when you find one that is rotting away as this terminator has, it is considered a "rare find" because it at least is a complete car with all the important parts. It is a shame that this is the fate for the majority of our beloved cars. Let's face it, at least half of the cars currently owned by the folks who have already responded will one day end up in a salvage yard, a barn covered and cluttered with stuck valves and bad gas, or in a field with a tree growing though the floor board almost always without the correct trans, heads, intake, whatever set that engine apart. I was lucky to inherit the Boss 302 that I am currently working on, but when I first got it home I instantly realized that the cherished Holley Model 4150 780cfm carb was missing! I searched for WEEKS for the original carb knowing that without that carb, my dream car was only half of what it should be. I damn neared cried when I finally found the original 4150!
So get used to seeing our treasures destroyed, hell I read a while back that some jerk-o turned in his Grand National during the Cash for Clunkers bit, the car got crushed. But take note that as we see the terminators, the GT500s, Grand Nationals, Bosses and whatever, rot away, it makes finding that pristine barn find that much more glorious and all the more faith restoring in why we love this hobby so much.
Wow, that turned into a lot more than I meant for it to, but these barn finds are what keep me going sometimes, hahah.
Makes me sad.
there know was terrible knocking comming from the valve cover, no coolant and burnt oil........
