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Originally Posted by cwd56
I have been shopping around for a good project car and come across a 65 delta 88 in decent shape body wise, the engine is locked down though owner says it's a 421. but there is only some very minor body damage on back left bumper and some rust but nothing is rusted through. He's asking $500 because he claims it's a hard car to find. 2 door hard top. no cracked or broken glass either. Interior is shot but that's not really that big a deal at the moment to me. All I am trying to figure out is if it's sounds like a good buy? This will be my first restoration that I've done alone I've always just helped my friend on his and never really got involved on the money side of it. Thanks for your inputs in advance.
CW
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I would say the $500 might be worth it if you like the car and can spend the money to fix'er up -- engine might not be that bad off, One of my cars sat for 20-25yrs and Orig Owner said engine was bad, I changed oil and trans fluid, flushed Radiator, and clean Carb, and other stuff --- fired right! - if you can turn the crank at the pulley it might be a good sign.
heard of some people spraying 'PB BUSTER' or other Lubricant in to spark plug holes, on 'stuck' motors, and let it sit for a bit then try turning crank - KInda makes some sense I guess, however I don't know about that, but seems to have worked for some people.
Anyway if motor is bad - you can rebuild it, or find one at a Junk yard for cheap {maybe not a 421-2 or 425, but something suitable... } course always Ebay...