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What are they doing for $2,200 - $2,800?

I had to ask because prices are all over the place so I wanted a reference for where this car fit in. Nice looking car w/ AC... I don't think it's a forum rule...

Did I miss the price?

Found out we can run vintage plates on any car 30 years or older. Started shopping for plates last night...

I suspected that but was unsure...

What year did the used quarter windows come out of?

Yes, he did but fortunately we didn't have to use them because they're in limited supply!

Very cool! Texas does the same thing and I sourced and restored some 37' plates for his 37 ford. The hard part was sourcing 2 like Grannyknot. Texas requires a front & rear matching set. Finding the 1937 plates was a treasure hunt. Lots of fun I need to check and see if South Carolina does this...

Can't really tell the picture won't enlarge...

Shipping from the US is probably the bigger expense. What sources are cheapest for you for importing parts?

I thought I would make a quick post. The 510 wasn't charging so I did a little research on Rockauto. The 240z uses the exact same part so I pirated one off one of the Z's and that fixed the charging issue. Plug N play

Well SteveJ came up today in the 260 and brought his little bag of magic tools. He was a big help. We narrowed down the headlight issue to a bad headlight relay. He had a replacement and all the vintage connections to make a plug n play fix. We still had an issue on the drivers side with glowing headlights we eliminated a backfeed issue and he narrowed the problem down to corrosion in the fuse box. So under his direction we pulled the fuse box and soaked the whole thing in a container of white vinegar for a couple of hours. After that a neutralization bath of water and baking soda. Blow it dry then use denatured alcohol to get all the water out. Blow it dry again. That brought the drivers side headlight leg up over 2 volts. Headlights are good now. We found 2 bad fuses in the fuse box, after that we had brakes lights and wipers. We got the horns working and I swapped a voltage regulator and got the alternator working. Then we had an erratic turn signal and I pulled the turn signal switch for cleaning... All in all a really productive day, I may have even forgotten something... Really big thanks to @SteveJ for coming up to help

I saw that car last night. It looked like a great solid car. I probably wouldn't even paint it. Buff it and get the mechanicals and interior right and drive it...

I agree! Not likeable...

He does at first. It's just some of us require more volume...

I feel your pain. Took this nail off between a 200# skidsteer wheel and the steel hub when I wasn't expecting that type of weight a month ago. Hit it at work 2 days ago between a clamp and the deck. That will make you say ugly things...

That is a good idea Zed has. Worth asking, I agree your mechanic should have a source for surfacing flywheels. It is a very basic machining operation...

I think you are rolling the dice on whether the 2+2 flywheel is still present. I would think if he gets into and doesn't have the right parts he could roll it off the lift by suspending the rear of the motor. Or you could order both parts from Rockauto and return what you don't need, I do this sometimes when I get into these situations. A little more freight but you are likely to have what you need either way...

Chatter could also be random oil contamination...

It cost to go fast and fast takes horsepower. That extra 100 HP probably tripled the cost of his engine! Only got him 0.55 seconds...

Zed is right, although they are rubber in the back, there are bearings there in the front I believe. Normally I just wash them and put a little grease back on them

The top is a steel hat with rubber inside of that. The studs on the steel hat bolt to the body of the car. I believe the steel washer the strut bolts to is encased in the rubber inside the hat

If they are prepped properly and scuffed well, add some "Bulldog" adhesion promoter. I think some reinforcement behind them is necessary to keep they from flexing to the road at speed...

The car has already run on Copart in a sealed bid. I saw it the other day. Hagerty evidently used that to help establish value. I don't know if they pad those numbers or not. I also don't know if it will run again or whether they will offer it to the highest sealed bid. With the car having a reasonably high fair market value I would expect it to bring 30-40% of that so if the car is a $25k car then $6-8k is possible. It will probably bring $4,500 some one will take a shot at fixing it, I would...

Sometimes you have to add them to the cart and order before you find out if they really have them or not...