Hey all!
I haven't posted or read in quite awhile. Finances forced me to park my '76 a few years ago. I'm glad I parked it and didn't sell it, but it's now in horrible shape.
While the finances are what I want them to be (they never are!), I am hoping to at least start here and there.
The car ran wonderfully for years, and was a daily driver, then one day just quit as I was parking it for the winter. It became the "I'll take a look at it tomorrow" thing, and thus, never did look at it.
So everything is there, but I know I will have to replace/rebuild many parts. What parts, etc., have you found to be the most difficult obstacles? Meaning, is there a part that is impossible to find? Is it better to rebuild something as opposed to replacing? Are there mods that are better/easier than using(finding) original parts?
The body is pretty decent. No major rust that I can see. I have the fiberglass bumpers and those look pretty good too. I'm more concerned with mechanical and interior.
Thanks in advance for any help. I hope I can start working little by little to get it back to where it once was, perhaps even better. It will help me plan things out quite a bit.
-Christopher
I haven't posted or read in quite awhile. Finances forced me to park my '76 a few years ago. I'm glad I parked it and didn't sell it, but it's now in horrible shape.
While the finances are what I want them to be (they never are!), I am hoping to at least start here and there.
The car ran wonderfully for years, and was a daily driver, then one day just quit as I was parking it for the winter. It became the "I'll take a look at it tomorrow" thing, and thus, never did look at it.
So everything is there, but I know I will have to replace/rebuild many parts. What parts, etc., have you found to be the most difficult obstacles? Meaning, is there a part that is impossible to find? Is it better to rebuild something as opposed to replacing? Are there mods that are better/easier than using(finding) original parts?
The body is pretty decent. No major rust that I can see. I have the fiberglass bumpers and those look pretty good too. I'm more concerned with mechanical and interior.
Thanks in advance for any help. I hope I can start working little by little to get it back to where it once was, perhaps even better. It will help me plan things out quite a bit.
-Christopher