- May 3, 2007
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There is a '68 Coupe for sale for $1500.
The body is in pretty decent shape, other than being various colors. There are a few rust spots that would need to be fixed, but nothing major. A little work and a nice paint job and it would look great.
It also has the old factory bench seat with the fold-down arm rest, which I've only heard of but never actually seen one before yesterday. It's pretty cool!
The engine started right up and it had some impressive get-up-and-go that I didn't expect from the little engine.
My concerns are these: It's a 6 cylinder, C4 automatic. No other options. No A/C, No power steering, manual drum brakes, 4 lugs. Basically no interior except the seats, which definitely need recovering and foam.
What does it take to convert everything to 5 lugs? I'm not sure what all the major differences are.
I basically know nothing about this engine. Were they any good in their time? Are parts still readily available? How much trouble is it to put power steering and an A/C compressor on this thing?
It's priced pretty low, but I wonder if it would be worth all the trouble, since I'm really unfamiliar with the 6 cylinder/4 lug cars, it would take probably $1000 to get the interior back in shape, not to mention the paint/bodywork, A/C is a must, etc.....
I wouldn't be building a show car. This would just be for fun.
All hints, tips, info and opinions will be appreciated!
Thanks,
Chris Sarine
The body is in pretty decent shape, other than being various colors. There are a few rust spots that would need to be fixed, but nothing major. A little work and a nice paint job and it would look great.
It also has the old factory bench seat with the fold-down arm rest, which I've only heard of but never actually seen one before yesterday. It's pretty cool!
The engine started right up and it had some impressive get-up-and-go that I didn't expect from the little engine.
My concerns are these: It's a 6 cylinder, C4 automatic. No other options. No A/C, No power steering, manual drum brakes, 4 lugs. Basically no interior except the seats, which definitely need recovering and foam.
What does it take to convert everything to 5 lugs? I'm not sure what all the major differences are.
I basically know nothing about this engine. Were they any good in their time? Are parts still readily available? How much trouble is it to put power steering and an A/C compressor on this thing?
It's priced pretty low, but I wonder if it would be worth all the trouble, since I'm really unfamiliar with the 6 cylinder/4 lug cars, it would take probably $1000 to get the interior back in shape, not to mention the paint/bodywork, A/C is a must, etc.....
I wouldn't be building a show car. This would just be for fun.
All hints, tips, info and opinions will be appreciated!
Thanks,
Chris Sarine