Hi! Thanks for adding me. Looking forward to being a part of this forum! I had a 77 Impala in high school and loved that car. I now have an opportunity to buy a 83 Delta 88 Brougham with the 307 and 58k miles... I'd love to teach my 16 year old son about these cars and teach him to work on it, but I'm not sure how much to offer or how many potential problems there are... there's some rust and oil leaking. Some pictures are attached.
Thanks for the help!
Doug

 

Having taken on a 76 cutlass supreme rust bucket, Ther were others I should have purchased for more $$. I thought I wanted a project LOL. I seen it through, but, It was a huge expense just to get the body done. Now its my money pit haha.
Be sure you want to take on something like what you see in the pictures.

Eric

 

Welcome to the site, he can learn a lot from just doing maint. and small projects.

 

Make sure and check the trunk floor and interior floor for rust. If they need replacing it'll cost more than the car is worth. Also check the frame for rust as it looks like it's seen a lot of salt. Being a very common car it will never be worth much even in great shape.

 

Welcome to the group... Your 3rd & 4th photos show some major rust concerns... It looks like the 3rd photo is in a body mount area or rear trunk area, can't be sure with the photo... Check the rear bumper mounting points... If you have to invest in more body work then mechanical work, I would walk away and find a project where your son can first learn the mechanical aspects...
If you plan on investing in both body and mechanical work for the 83 Delta, don't expect a return on your financial investment... You will however benefit from the personal investment of the time spent with your son...

 

What I see in the pictures leads me to believe that is just the tip of the iceberg. You might wan't to check above and below those many rusted areas with a sharp screw driver and find out where that rust has migrated to. If you are used to body work it is doable if you plan to send it out to a shop it will be more costly than than the car will ever be worth as mentioned above.... Just my 2 cents......Tedd

 

I'd also check underneath the chrome rocker panel trim. I'm afraid that car has got a pretty bad case of "cancer". You can probably find a car like that rust-free down here in the South or on the West Coast without too much trouble. You'll more than save the back the cost of transport on what you won't have to spend on body work.