Project 77 said:
Thanks to everyone who replied to my questions. I just don't think it's in my best interest to even get into such a headache...I passed on the car. I called this moring and told the owner i wasn't interested and why and he got rather pi$$ed, ranting about how he knows how to build a motor and that i'm wrong he put it together right....And so the search continues LOL
Thanks guys
You can write pissed.
It can be debated if the kid knows how to "build a SBF" but there is no question he doesn't know what's needed to be stuck on the front and back to go with what's inside to make it all work.
Fact , he probably want's to sell the car because he can't figure out what he did to screw it up.
A little friendly advice: If the frame/ unitbody is solid and not twisted, if there is no rot or rust, no pin holes in the floor or AC rot in the passenger foot well it would probably be a good idea to buy this car. When you buy a II body condition is much more important than drive train. Engines, transmissions and rear ends are everywhere and redily available, or at least improvements on the componants are available. I wish I could say that ablout fenders, hoods, floor pans, spoilers, ......
I don't think you'll have much success finding a turn key II, a car with no problems. Least not for a realistic price. And even the Encyclopedia II I (may still) know of would take work to make it a car that can be driven anywhere without worry.
I'll take a solid chassis with no engine over a pretty car with body problems. You just need to make your choice of which problems you wish to handle. I would rather replace bearings than do body work. Hell, I would rather pull the engine apart and have the crank fluxed than do body work. Double Hell, I would
almost rather have my nuts nailed to a board than do body work ....
Anyhow, dropping the pan and replacing the mains isn't that hard, it's more a PITA.
I would use the vibration to get the guy to drop the price lower, no one is going to want the car withh that type of vibration even though it's not that hard to fix.