Progress Thread Hoopty v2.0 - It All Snowballed

Well this ended up being a pretty creative scam on FB. Something felt off, did some googling and a address came up with a different phone number. Called it and the guy said "yeah we get a few calls. Its a scam." The phone number being associated with Amarillo but the ad was in the North East US somewhere was what tipped me off.

The days of buying used parts online are dead.

Part of me wants to mess with the scammer and see how far I can drag it. What should I do?
Bummer. Can't trust anyone anymore.
 
Well this ended up being a pretty creative scam on FB. Something felt off, did some googling and a address came up with a different phone number. Called it and the guy said "yeah we get a few calls. Its a scam." The phone number being associated with Amarillo but the ad was in the North East US somewhere was what tipped me off.

The days of buying used parts online are dead.

Part of me wants to mess with the scammer and see how far I can drag it. What should I do?
It's not close, and $200 more than the fake TKX, but it's a T56 Magnum you could upgrade to?

 
It's not close, and $200 more than the fake TKX, but it's a T56 Magnum you could upgrade to?

Says it sold but truth be told I didn’t have the cash for the scam either, lol.
I’m just going to rebuild the 3550 when funds allow which should be soon ish.
 
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Here's what I spent about 20 hours on this weekend, about 40 hours total. I'm sincerely hoping that the guy who commissioned it doesn't have an absolute heart attack at the labor bill but it should cover any and all parts needed to finish the car and probably the bronco too, while we're at it. Also, I have a bar to build next that might be a transmission yet. While all this is great news, it prevents me from working on the car so its a double edged sword.

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Here's what I spent about 20 hours on this weekend, about 40 hours total. I'm sincerely hoping that the guy who commissioned it doesn't have an absolute heart attack at the labor bill but it should cover any and all parts needed to finish the car and probably the bronco too, while we're at it. Also, I have a bar to build next that might be a transmission yet. While all this is great news, it prevents me from working on the car so its a double edged sword.

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Damn man that is beautiful!