I bought this '76 about 8 months ago from an older gentleman in Sarasota. He had searched quite some time during vacation trips with his wife, throughout the east coast and mid-west regions before settling on this one. He had planned on a full restore but suffered a stroke and was unable to continue work on it. I promised him a ride once I finish it. It has 52K original miles - documented. The P/O had the 2F rebuilt prior to my purchasing it - even though it didn't need it. I almost would have preferred it not to have been touched but oh well. All mechanicals are sound.
My plans for it are this: I want to drive it when I'm finished with it - without being scared to scratch it - etc. That would be an utter waste IMHO - these vehicles were meant to be well travelled and I intend to do just that. That said, I'm not going to perform a frame-off at this point. I will replace any rusted metal with new, prime it and paint it - sounds simple, but the process will probably take me a while as I also have a full time job and am finishing up my degree. So bear with me as the updates may not be as prompt as I would like. Here goes nothing.
Here's what I started with:
My plans for it are this: I want to drive it when I'm finished with it - without being scared to scratch it - etc. That would be an utter waste IMHO - these vehicles were meant to be well travelled and I intend to do just that. That said, I'm not going to perform a frame-off at this point. I will replace any rusted metal with new, prime it and paint it - sounds simple, but the process will probably take me a while as I also have a full time job and am finishing up my degree. So bear with me as the updates may not be as prompt as I would like. Here goes nothing.
Here's what I started with:
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