Here are the results of my pre-ppi on the ebay coupe:
-He says he needs $8k for the car, though the current ebay bid is higher.
-Fair/poor repaint. It looks like the clear wasn't wetsanded and could clean up nicely if wetsanded.
-Left front fender was grafted together from 2 seperate fenders!?
-Right door lock post has pretty substantial rust at the inner top.
-Right dogleg near jack post has 1/2 rot hole.
-Car has full leather package - dash and rear deck have bad warpage.
-Windows barely go up and down - seems like track adjustment.
-Seats are shot though he has a nice pair available for $300.
-New Fuzion ZRi tires on 6x7x16 Fuchs. wheel centers have been repainted.
-Cat bypass pipe recently installed.
-Headliner is dead though he has a new headliner available.
-Says top end was done soon after buying but seller or mechanic couldn't show receipts. They do have receipts for a top end done on a '78 targa he sold.
-Classic transit is his mechanic. Seems like a cool shop. We put the car up on a lift there so I could examine the chassis. I asked the shop owner about the car and he said they did work on the engine top end. I asked about the chassis issues and he wasn't aware. He said their work was limited to the engine.
-Front brakes are dragging. Seems like the brake pedal is sticky.
-The car seems to drive down the road nicely. I saw a puff of black smoke under heavy acceleration onto the highway but driving around town no smoke. No smoke at WOT in 3rd.
-Air pump removed but lines to heads remain?
-Says he bought the car on evilbay from Oklahoma and the car was misrepresented. Paid $8500 + $600 delivery fee for the car. Then spent $3k on the top end.
-The bottom end was wet. I was somewhat surprised by this since he just had the engine sealed. Hmmm...
-New oil return tubes.
-Odometer is stuck at 118k. He says the shop forgot to hook it back up when they pulled the engine.
-There was some chassis funk behind the battery. It looks like a battery may have tried to weld itself to the car at one point.
-He's selling because he's dissapointed in the car being misrepresented to him and he needs his garage space for his Austin Healey that's coming home soon.
That's about it.
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