well, it is not really a restoration at the moment, but i wanted to post here, as i will be doing alot of things on the car over, and during the winter it will all be pulled apart for a complete resto.
little about the car........
i bought it less than a week ago for 4,700.00 off of a member here. he bought the car off of ebag 3 years ago. it was nothing like the pics and the guy from california had described it. so it has sat in his garage for three years now, and he had paid 10,000 grand for it. so i know he took a huge loos on it, but he just wanted to rid himself of the headache.has a few rust holes in the floors, that are the size of quarters. has a bad charging problem, bondo throughout the car, and a few other quircks that the guy had mentioned.
it is not a numbers matching car, but still has a 71 340 in it, so i was told by the seller. come to find out when i got it home, it has a 72 340 in it, and i was not happy about that at all. but after talking to the seller, we have come to an agreement.
so at the moment, the car runs and drives fantastic.of course i had to put my dual hood scoops on it the same day i got home.lol NOW I JUST NEED TO FIND A SET OF THE CHROME bezels FOR THEM
i have fixed the leak at the gas tank filler by putting a new seal on it, i completely redid the grill in it. have been working on the kinks in the over charging issue, and have put gas in it to cruise when i get done the wiring.lol
so the guy sold it to me for 4,700 because the car was not what he exspected when he bought it. yes, 10,000 is alot for a car, but i do not see restored 340 4 speed cars going for that cheap. so what do you get for ten grand? i think a driver quality car is about right. would i have paid 10 g's for this car after seeing it in person? no, not by a long shot. everything is decent for a driver, but the bodywork does not justify that price tag. i would say that 8,000 would be about right for the present condition. but as we all know, they are getting harder to find by the day.
now, as i look at the car, i see a diamond in the ruff., but i do plan on putting new quarters on it with a set of bondo free fenders and doors. i do not think it needs full quarters, but i want to do it right this time around, as i had to sell my last one recently to help out family.
so here is some car ****, and i will be updating as i go. thanks
little about the car........
i bought it less than a week ago for 4,700.00 off of a member here. he bought the car off of ebag 3 years ago. it was nothing like the pics and the guy from california had described it. so it has sat in his garage for three years now, and he had paid 10,000 grand for it. so i know he took a huge loos on it, but he just wanted to rid himself of the headache.has a few rust holes in the floors, that are the size of quarters. has a bad charging problem, bondo throughout the car, and a few other quircks that the guy had mentioned.
it is not a numbers matching car, but still has a 71 340 in it, so i was told by the seller. come to find out when i got it home, it has a 72 340 in it, and i was not happy about that at all. but after talking to the seller, we have come to an agreement.
so at the moment, the car runs and drives fantastic.of course i had to put my dual hood scoops on it the same day i got home.lol NOW I JUST NEED TO FIND A SET OF THE CHROME bezels FOR THEM
i have fixed the leak at the gas tank filler by putting a new seal on it, i completely redid the grill in it. have been working on the kinks in the over charging issue, and have put gas in it to cruise when i get done the wiring.lol
so the guy sold it to me for 4,700 because the car was not what he exspected when he bought it. yes, 10,000 is alot for a car, but i do not see restored 340 4 speed cars going for that cheap. so what do you get for ten grand? i think a driver quality car is about right. would i have paid 10 g's for this car after seeing it in person? no, not by a long shot. everything is decent for a driver, but the bodywork does not justify that price tag. i would say that 8,000 would be about right for the present condition. but as we all know, they are getting harder to find by the day.
now, as i look at the car, i see a diamond in the ruff., but i do plan on putting new quarters on it with a set of bondo free fenders and doors. i do not think it needs full quarters, but i want to do it right this time around, as i had to sell my last one recently to help out family.
so here is some car ****, and i will be updating as i go. thanks
