So here it is, I had bought this car while I was in Afghanistan. We were getting ready to head home and they let us use the computer. So naturally it was craigslist hunting time. I forced my wife to go down and pick this up so I had a gift when I got home. I had just sold my '76 before I deployed because of the amount of effort / time / money it would have cost me. I don't have any of those.
Some of the problems:
Jacked up wiring. Horrible. I acquired the help of my buddy at work who is good at wiring and he is redoing the entire harness for me.
Suspension needs freshening.
Door doesn't lock.
Primer / white mixed paint job.
Crappy seats / door panels
Good:
Ran and drove. Ran very smoothly, shifted nicely etc.
Came with an extra harness (Turned out to be just as bad as the first one)
Minimal rust.
Fresh tires
The idea of this car is just to have fun, I'm no restorer. I'm not even very mechanical. I have yet to work on this car sober, it's more of just a gathering for my friends to come over and drink and hangout.
This transformation happened in about 1 night, for a few hours until the liquor started coming out.
When I first got it.
Little damage.
Okay PO rollpan job, could have been alot better.
Interior
Going for the "I dont give a S**T" look
The color I went with is just the whole military theme. I have some 7.62 rounds that will be used on the car somewhere.
So thats all she wrote, currently getting rewired.
Next project: Wheels & coilovers.
I put about maybe 50$ into it and had a good time. So the runs in the paint, missed paint spots, broken crap was all good because we had a good time!!
Until next time!