Hey guys, I have some information for you about a car I'm thinking about purchasing...
It's an 85' hatchback LX (4 cylinder converted to a v8) however currently the car doesn't run. The owner has the wiring harness and computer to get everything running but I want to avoid Speed Density. It's too bad its not a mass-air car... anyhow therefore I think I'll just go with a carb setup.
For $1,300 I know the car is deffinetly worth it just in parts...
- 302 (he says its bored to a 306 but its hard to verify, doesnt look like the engine has been appart)
- T5 transmission (when asked he said the input shaft was tight but no trans work has been done)
- 3" Cowl Fiberglass hood
- Clean body, not so good paint... but thats not very important - minimal dents
- Currently a 6-pt roll-cage (and he says he can get the other bars to make it a 10-pt
- Fuel Cell
- 8.8 rear end
- Steeda Shocks
- Flowmasters and H-Pipe
- He says steeda headers (but they're pinched off like the stocks???)
- interior is stripped othan than 2 stock seats, the dash, and a shifter
- tires are all pretty new, and he'll give me his other 2 rims (intended for slicks)
However, this car would require plenty of work to be a street/strip car... (and I'm trying to get an idea of the time and money that would be involved).
Here is some of the repairs/things that would need to be re-added to the car...
- verify all the lights work
- needs battery
- needs windshield wipers etc.
- not sure if the tach etc. will work
- need heatercore (probably)
- will need paint
- missing hatch locking mechanism
- need power steering
- unsure if the other locks in the car will work etc.
- need new weather stripping
Like I said its work, but the parts above deffinetly would make the car worth it for the money. I'm eventually wanting a 351 in this car (and my initial goal would be to just get this 302 running -- carb'ed would probably be the easiest). My old man's buddy also offered some parts from a 460 for free if I was interested (but i'd still need the crank and all sorts of other things).
Well, that's my situation. I need to make a decision here by tomorrow and I'm hoping you guys can help me out! I'm going to attach some pictures below... it's a pretty nice car.
- Jim
It's an 85' hatchback LX (4 cylinder converted to a v8) however currently the car doesn't run. The owner has the wiring harness and computer to get everything running but I want to avoid Speed Density. It's too bad its not a mass-air car... anyhow therefore I think I'll just go with a carb setup.
For $1,300 I know the car is deffinetly worth it just in parts...
- 302 (he says its bored to a 306 but its hard to verify, doesnt look like the engine has been appart)
- T5 transmission (when asked he said the input shaft was tight but no trans work has been done)
- 3" Cowl Fiberglass hood
- Clean body, not so good paint... but thats not very important - minimal dents
- Currently a 6-pt roll-cage (and he says he can get the other bars to make it a 10-pt
- Fuel Cell
- 8.8 rear end
- Steeda Shocks
- Flowmasters and H-Pipe
- He says steeda headers (but they're pinched off like the stocks???)
- interior is stripped othan than 2 stock seats, the dash, and a shifter
- tires are all pretty new, and he'll give me his other 2 rims (intended for slicks)
However, this car would require plenty of work to be a street/strip car... (and I'm trying to get an idea of the time and money that would be involved).
Here is some of the repairs/things that would need to be re-added to the car...
- verify all the lights work
- needs battery
- needs windshield wipers etc.
- not sure if the tach etc. will work
- need heatercore (probably)
- will need paint
- missing hatch locking mechanism
- need power steering
- unsure if the other locks in the car will work etc.
- need new weather stripping
Like I said its work, but the parts above deffinetly would make the car worth it for the money. I'm eventually wanting a 351 in this car (and my initial goal would be to just get this 302 running -- carb'ed would probably be the easiest). My old man's buddy also offered some parts from a 460 for free if I was interested (but i'd still need the crank and all sorts of other things).
Well, that's my situation. I need to make a decision here by tomorrow and I'm hoping you guys can help me out! I'm going to attach some pictures below... it's a pretty nice car.
- Jim