Just got home from the appt with Dr George... and I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. Structurally and body-wise it's great... BUT it has a whole list of mechanical issues. ( oh where to begin..)
Ok here goes: (remember, Im not mechanically inclined..)
Vacuum advance not hooked up -
no biggie
No pre heat system
not sure what that means, no preheater tube for manifold or is this part of the heating system?
#2 &4 cylinders have a "light response"
Not sure what that means, but engine does have 100k on it, does it have sufficient power? Does it blow blue smoke?
Has a small carb which is out of adjustment
No biggie
Shimmy is REALLY bad per George:
Track arm bushings bad
Steering dampers bad
Maybe balance front tires to fix? (or new tires & wheels)
I dont know what people charge for that, can be done by home mechanics, least I did mine.
Needs serious brake work
Master cylinder leaking all over the place
Same as above
Right sides have heavy drag
Those are the big things..there are some smaller ones like horn doesn't work, Convertible rail has small rust spot covered over, small top seals missing, head liner has very small tear, front seats not original, hood release screws missing/ bracket loose, and the caps for the holes for the top are missing. The other thing is the paint.
Cosmetic things I can live with... mechanical and brakes,not so much. They would need to be addressed immediately.
Sooooooooo... what do I do? I don't really feel like spending thousands in mechanical repairs when the guy has such a high reserve.
KV not a happy camper bawlin)0 Any words of wisdom?
Was the seller made aware of the above? He should def list these things in his ad, buyer would be pretty darn angry about these not being mentioned.
Hard to tell you what to do....