Ok, got back to the yard. The car has some issues, no surprise there.
You'll see the passenger door is damaged and is split by the mirror. The right fender rotted a little under that damn bra. The rear bumper is dry rotted and splitting. That's not good, right? Well, the guy will give me a good door, fender and rear bumper off another car for nothing!
The deck lid has a small spot of rust by the ford tag. The driver's side floor under the seat has a surprisingly small rot spot, my '86 needed to have the whole rear floor replaced.
Rats have made a nest square on top of the engine, the shock towers are great with no rust.
He hooked up a battery to open the trunk with the glove compartment button (keys are gone). It popped open real strongly. The trunk looks fantastic, no rust and clean, has the original t-top bags.
Just for kicks, he turned the engine over, spun nicely and the starter sounded strong.
He said that the engine ran pretty rough when he brought it to the yard. I need to look into these engines a bit. It has aluminum heads from the factory and I heard the head gaskets are prone to blow.
@madmike1157 you have some experience with these v6's don't you? What're the common issues with this motor?
Front bumper will need to be replaced. Looking at the pictures I noticed little screws along the grille area, then I noticed the split. Oh well, I'm sure the yard owner will set me up with a good one.
Other than the right fender and door, it is pretty straight, a few small dents here and there.
Notice the heater core with the hose, gee, what might that mean?
Anyhow, pictures:
Ok, here's the big rub.....I need a place that I could do the basic work it'll need to be a driver. It seems all my friends that have enough room live 30 or more miles away. If I didn't live in my uppity neighborhood that my wife had to live in, I would take care of it in my driveway.
Nothing's easy....
Dancing banana seemed appropriate.
