HasnoMopar
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Hi everyone, I'll get to my introduction thread later but I need some opinions from y'all if you'd be so kind! I have been keeping an eye open for a variety of Mopar projects for myself for quite some time. I've come into some good capital lately and have found a candidate, and it's local. And the seller is VERY motivated. I am pretty handy with vehicles, have good welding skills, have built off road wheeling rigs, even megasquirted my old '79 Ramcharger when I was 17 and still in high school (10 years ago). I'm not scared of any project but know that starting with a good foundation can avoid lots and lots of headaches down the road.
Anyways, found a 1966 Coronet 2 door 360/727/8.75 console shift car locally. Guy wants $3500 for it. Motor is clean but needs a tuneup and has less than $50K on the rebuild. Originally a 318 car. Trunk pan is solid, floor boards are solid, rear quarters need replaced due to rust as well as bad rust on each rear window corner. Plus it looks as though someone put in a patch panel centered below the rear window but did a crappy job. Has fiberglass hood, dual exhaust, and needs a headliner, door panels. Other than that, the car has 99% of the trim (needs rechromed) and is a running/driving/stopping project. Seller volunteered a price drop to $3K. I went and looked at it, expressed concern about the cancer, and he said firm on $3k.
Just got an email from him for $2600 cash today or tomorrow. I'm very tempted.
I don't want a highly optioned car, whatever project I get will end up with a lot of aftermarket and a MPFI'd Turbo'd small block in the end. I'd love to get into a Cuda or Challenger (have thought about a dart, but in the end, its still a dart) but my rear love is the '66-70 B bodies.
Is this car worth his asking price? Looks like patch panels from a donor car are going to be needed to fix rear window rust, and new rear quarter skins needed as well. As I said earlier, I'm not afraid of a project, but is this just too much work for starting out on a no options original 318 66 Satellite? Heres some pictures...
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Anyways, found a 1966 Coronet 2 door 360/727/8.75 console shift car locally. Guy wants $3500 for it. Motor is clean but needs a tuneup and has less than $50K on the rebuild. Originally a 318 car. Trunk pan is solid, floor boards are solid, rear quarters need replaced due to rust as well as bad rust on each rear window corner. Plus it looks as though someone put in a patch panel centered below the rear window but did a crappy job. Has fiberglass hood, dual exhaust, and needs a headliner, door panels. Other than that, the car has 99% of the trim (needs rechromed) and is a running/driving/stopping project. Seller volunteered a price drop to $3K. I went and looked at it, expressed concern about the cancer, and he said firm on $3k.
Just got an email from him for $2600 cash today or tomorrow. I'm very tempted.
I don't want a highly optioned car, whatever project I get will end up with a lot of aftermarket and a MPFI'd Turbo'd small block in the end. I'd love to get into a Cuda or Challenger (have thought about a dart, but in the end, its still a dart) but my rear love is the '66-70 B bodies.
Is this car worth his asking price? Looks like patch panels from a donor car are going to be needed to fix rear window rust, and new rear quarter skins needed as well. As I said earlier, I'm not afraid of a project, but is this just too much work for starting out on a no options original 318 66 Satellite? Heres some pictures...
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